SV. Man opening door of a car. SCU. Interior of car showing the combination dials. CU. The dials. SV. Man closing door and walking round and lifting bonnet. SCU. The box containing the alarm.
SV. Would-be thief getting into the car. SCU. The thief turning the...
SV. Man opening door of a car. SCU. Interior of car showing the combination dials. CU. The dials. SV. Man closing door and walking round and lifting bonnet. SCU. The box containing the alarm.
SV. Would-be thief getting into the car. SCU. The thief turning the ignition key and the alarm is activated. TV. Thief getting out of car and running out of picture. GV. Lorry coming towards camera, bogus policeman steps into road to hold up lorry. SV. From lorry cab, the policeman. SV. The lorry comes to a stop and two more thugs run out from cover. CU. Dials inside the cab as driver's finger presses button. SCU. Button being pressed. SV. The thug running away from the lorry.
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