Striking distance / Dungeon

It's late at night and the bad guy is on the run.  He streaks down the ocean side road in a Ford Mustang, tires screeching at every adjustment of the steering wheel.  Dust flies up along the dirt road then settles again.  There doesn't see to be anyone following.  He and his trunk full of stolen money is good as home free.

But wait.  It's our hero and his attractive partner.  They're on the chase!  The bad guy checks the rear view mirror and doesn't see them at first.  He thinks the coast is clear.  Quite the contrary.  Bouncing along that very coast is our hero in his government issued speed boat.

"Damn" says the bad guy.  It's that meddling Coast Guard Officer again.  He thought he left him and his attractive partner tied up in that burning house boat.  This guy just won't give up.  The bad guy steps on the gas.  He'll just have to outrun him.

Our hero realizes that the bad guy's out of his jurisdiction - being on land - but that doesn't change the fact that he has a score to settle.  That beautiful woman standing next to our hero has been done wrong.  The bad guy has to pay.  The bad guy will pay.

He pulls out a megaphone.  "Pull over!"  No response.  "This is the United States Coast Guard.  Pull over!"  The bad guy refuses to heed our hero's warning.  What threat is a boat to a car?

Our hero pulls out a revolver, fires at the speeding car, and misses wildly due to the choppy water.  He fires again.  Again.  Yet again.  His final shot shatters the bad guy's rear window but the car speeds on, fast approaching state lines and assured freedom.  His pursuer is out of bullets and seemingly out of options.

Our hero takes a moment to glance at the beautiful woman standing next to him.  They've been through a lot together.  They were not expecting to find each other.  They've recently had sex.

"Stop him!" she cries.

Our hero has an idea.  He pulls the flare gun from the boat's glove compartment.  There is only one flare.  He will have to make this count.  He carefully aims.  He fires.  The flare flies high into the air before falling through the broken window into the back seat of the bad guy' car.  The bad guy looks back.  The car explodes for some reason.