by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Officers Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) and Jim Reed (Kent McCord) are assigned to escort criminal Charlie Shanks (William Campbell) to jail. While shuffling their prisoner through Malibu Canyon, the two cops are ambushed by a pair of hired killers who are determined to prevent Shanks from ever testifying in court. The situation worsens when the killers take Jim hostage, offering to exchange his life for Shanks'.
