Damn good episode of "Highway Patrol" has a cunning sociopath committing strategic sniper shootings (just vandalism for a stretch, shooting into cars as they drive by, positioning himself in the bushes so he would not be seen), eventually taking out a morally upright local farmer with a headshot-this sequence is startlingly cold-blooded and onscreen, absent blood and brain matter, of course-starting an investigation by Crawford and his Highway Patrol. The investigative trajectory of where the sniper shoots other cars as opposed to the murder victim, a shoe impression linked to a specific work boot found at a goods-and-feed store, and shell casings from a particular rifle (this weapon left at the little farmhouse of a recently-released felon, to set him up) all factor into the case. The exciting finale is built up by a revelation behind why the victim was killed and an ex-con was set up..it includes a failed attempted marriage and potential inheritance. The planted gun, and a later retrieved rifle hidden for use when needed or so it wouldn't be found, not to mention the killer's car and boot purchase eventually implicating him, leads to Crawford and his patrol officer accompanying him having to set a trap to lure him into an open stance. This plot moves quite fast and is over before you know it...a lot is crammed into this one!
"Oh, do me a favor? Don't miss."
"Oh, do me a favor? Don't miss."