Bookends: The three escaped convicts had stolen a police car to escape from jail in Part One, then steals a CHP cruiser at the closer of Part Two.
Laser-Guided Karma: After not taking their obligations with following orders while on their Motor Training Officer duties seriously one time too many, Mitchell and Woods are punished by Jon, who was acting Sergeant while Getrear was on sick leave, with being stripped of their motors, taken off the MTO program, and put in patrol cruisers until they learn their lesson, mainly to replace a couple of cruiser officers on sick leave as well. Needless to say, despite the circumstances, both voice their contempt at their reassignment to Ponch when they next see him...
Paula: (spitefully) Have a nice day, Poncherello.
Melanie: (sarcastically) Ask the officer in charge.
Of course, once the girls have been given some humility being on the shelf and help bust a couple that tried to steal the security deposit from a seafood restaurant, they go to see Getrear about being forgiven and put back on their motors and the MTO program, and seeing they've learned their lesson about following protocol and realizing that rules are made to be followed, and he has enough officers to cover all the cruisers on duty in the motor pool, Getrear decides to Throw the Dog a Bone and gives them their motors back.
