Will Fife's house sits on the county line between Cahoga County and Mesa County and he uses the difference in jurisdiction between the two counties to avoid answering to either county's sheriff when he's accused of smuggling and murder. Pearson and Morgan are assigned to investigate.; Pearson is visiting an state penitentiary when three convicts try to escape. When Pearson leaves the prison he finds that one of the escapees was hiding in the back seat of his car. The convict changes clothes with Pearson, slugs him and leaves him along the side of the road.; Pearson has to find out why a couple of robbers are only stealing silver.