Dragnet - Season 1

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The Human Bomb

1 - The Human Bomb

Air Date: 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.

The Big Actor

2 - The Big Actor

Air Date: January 3, 1952

Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.

The Big Death

3 - The Big Death

Air Date: January 17, 1952

Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.

The Big Mother

4 - The Big Mother

Air Date: January 31, 1952

A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.

The Big Cast

5 - The Big Cast

Air Date: February 14, 1952

The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.

The Big Speech

6 - The Big Speech

Air Date: February 28, 1952

A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.

The Big Parrot

7 - The Big Parrot

Air Date: 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.

The Big Moody

8 - The Big Moody

Air Date: March 27, 1952

The Big Blast

9 - The Big Blast

Air Date: April 10, 1952

A divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.

The Big Trial

10 - The Big Trial

Air Date: 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.

The Big September Man

11 - The Big September Man

Air Date: May 8, 1952

A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.

The Big Phone Call

12 - The Big Phone Call

Air Date: May 22, 1952

Friday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.

The Big Casing

13 - The Big Casing

Air Date: June 5, 1952

A man claims that his wife committed suicide right in front of him, but the evidence suggests otherwise.

The Big Lamp

14 - The Big Lamp

Air Date: June 19, 1952

Friday and Jacobs are out to catch a safe burglar who has been on the loose for seven months.