- [first lines]
- Narrator: Vandalism, in which acts of violence erupt suddenly without motive or purpose, poses an endless and dangerous puzzle for law enforcement agencies. But the case of Fred Carter was doubly dangerous; for this man used apparently pointless vandalism to mask a sinister motive and a deadly purpose. What appeared to be random sniping at passing cars was, in reality, a carefully contrived pattern for murder.
- [last lines]
- [From a long distance, Sergeant Morse has shot murder suspect Fred Carter with his revolver]
- Dan Mathews: [to Sergeant Morse] I'll get an ambulance. Oh, by the way, you qualified with that pistol of yours this month.
- Fred Carter: Well, you are looking for boys, aren't you?
- Dan Mathews: Why should I?
- Fred Carter: Well, you know how boys are.
- Dan Mathews: Sure I know how boys are, but that doesn't make 'em snipers.
- Fred Carter: Well, grown men wouldn't go around shooting at cars.
- Dan Mathews: [wryly] You'd be amazed how many middle-aged juvenile delinquents there are.