Dragnet
Season 1
1951 • 14 Episodes
Episodes
1. The Human Bomb
December 16, 1951
A man walks into City hall carrying a live bomb. He threatens to blow up the building if his brother isn't released from jail.
2. The Big Actor
January 3, 1952
Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.
3. The Big Death
January 17, 1952
Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.
4. The Big Mother
January 31, 1952
A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.
5. The Big Cast
February 14, 1952
The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.
6. The Big Speech
February 28, 1952
A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.
7. The Big Parrot
March 13, 1952
A couple are robbed and murdered, along with their pet parrot. The killer uses a time bomb to start a fire and cover up his crime.
8. The Big Moody
March 27, 1952
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9. The Big Blast
April 10, 1952
A divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.
10. The Big Trial
April 24, 1952
Friday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.
11. The Big September Man
May 8, 1952
A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.
12. The Big Phone Call
May 22, 1952
Friday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.
13. The Big Casing
June 5, 1952
A man claims that his wife committed suicide right in front of him, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
14. The Big Lamp
June 19, 1952
Friday and Jacobs are out to catch a safe burglar who has been on the loose for seven months.