The 48th episode of the syndicated series Highway Patrol, starring Broderick Crawford, is broadcast in the United States. This story, titled Prospector, is an early TV script written by future Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, who has just retired from the Los Angeles Police Department, is also the show’s “technical advisor” on police procedure. This is the only Highway Patrol credited to Roddenberry’s real name instead of his Robert Wesley pseudonym. 
