Malloy and Reed quickly realize that stakeouts won't suffice if they are to ever apprehend brazen armored truck robbers who keep evading capture despite the aid of an informant who has predicted all of their recent strikes well in advance. In the meantime, they respond to a woman who thinks she has a rattlesnake in her luggage, pull over an out-of-towner who doesn't know California traffic laws, and stop a bar brawl.