Epilogophilia Outlaw

Mark takes the judge to meet 'world champion driver' E. J. Corlette—spokesman for a major auto supply distributor—after Hardcastle expresses doubt at McCormick's insistence that he once ran head to head with Corlette in the Outlaw Trail series.Corlette's in a slump, and in trouble, too. He's been racing up on Mulholland against amateurs and there's been a near-fatal accident. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to E.J., the man who guided him in his rise to the top, Bill Rogers, was using mob money. Rogers and another mobster plan to take the champ out, to cut their losses. The judge and Mark step in, and set up a trap that bags Rogers and his boss.In the end, Corlette accepts responsibility for his illegal drag racing He tells McCormick that Mark's car was sabotaged by Rogers before a critical race. Mark ought to have won the championship that launched Corlette's career. E.J. hands over the trophy and Mark puts it proudly on the mantle in the den (after which it is nevermore seen again).