Dragnet - Season 2

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The Big Jump

1 - The Big Jump

Air Date: September 11, 1952

A man stands upon the ledge of a tall building and threatens to jump to his death below.

The Big Sorrow

2 - The Big Sorrow

Air Date: September 25, 1952

Friday must cope with the sudden death of his partner as he and his new partner track a pair of escaped convicts.

The Big Elevator

3 - The Big Elevator

Air Date: October 9, 1952

Friday and Smith search for the person who left a dead woman in a hospital elevator.

The Big Seventeen

4 - The Big Seventeen

Air Date: November 6, 1952

Friday and Smith investigate a group of teenagers who are using and selling drugs.

The Big Trio

5 - The Big Trio

Air Date: November 20, 1952

Friday and Smith investigate three traffic accidents in one night.

The Big Imposter

6 - The Big Imposter

Air Date: December 4, 1952

A missing young boy is found and returned to his grandfather, but the case gets complicated when the grandfather suspects that the boy is not his own grandson.

The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas

7 - The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas

Air Date: December 18, 1952

Two small boys are missing, there are blood stains on the ground and a gun meant as a Christmas present is gone.

The Big Cop

8 - The Big Cop

Air Date: January 2, 1953

Friday has to catch a bad cop who has been dealing with the mob.

The Big Grandma

9 - The Big Grandma

Air Date: January 8, 1953

An elderly woman is passing bad checks, but no one suspects her because she looks harmless.

The Big Whiff

10 - The Big Whiff

Air Date: January 15, 1953

A woman is murdered when she is given an overdose of chloroform.

The Big Show

11 - The Big Show

Air Date: January 22, 1953

A seven-week-old baby is found abandoned in a bus station.

The Big Safe

12 - The Big Safe

Air Date: January 29, 1953

Friday and Smith are investigating a missing office safe.

The Big Church

13 - The Big Church

Air Date: February 5, 1953

A woman receives threatening letters from an unknown stalker.

The Big Hate

14 - The Big Hate

Air Date: February 12, 1953

Gordon Miller, a young pianist, is found near an abandoned freight car holding the dead body of a woman in his arms. He claims he has killed her.

The Big Shakedown

15 - The Big Shakedown

Air Date: February 20, 1953

Friday is looking for a crooked cop.

The Big Rose

16 - The Big Rose

Air Date: February 26, 1953

Friday and Smith are looking for a missing woman that left her three children with her sister.

The Big Building

17 - The Big Building

Air Date: March 5, 1953

A prominent dentist denies that his wife is missing, but Friday and Smith can find no trace of her.

The Big Run

18 - The Big Run

Air Date: March 12, 1953

Two elderly women are struck down by a hit-and-run driver.

The Big Break

19 - The Big Break

Air Date: March 19, 1953

Friday and Smith track down an escaped convict who is armed and dangerous.

The Big Light

20 - The Big Light

Air Date: March 26, 1953

Friday and Smith must decide between accident or murder when a crewman working on a movie set is killed by a falling light.

The Big Waiter

21 - The Big Waiter

Air Date: April 2, 1953

An immigrant is brutally beaten to death and the trail may lead to the victim's abused wife.

The Big Test

22 - The Big Test

Air Date: April 9, 1953

A young man reports that he was robbed by bandits on horseback while he was down in Mexico.

The Big Lay-Out

23 - The Big Lay-Out

Air Date: April 16, 1953

A friend of Friday's asks him for help when he discovers that his son has been using drugs, and may be selling them as well.

The Big Fire

24 - The Big Fire

Air Date: April 23, 1953

A land lord begins threatening his tenants so he can force them to move out of his building.

The Big Ray

25 - The Big Ray

Air Date: April 30, 1953

A man suddenly becomes ill and dies after eating his dinner at home.

The Big Frank

26 - The Big Frank

Air Date: May 7, 1953

While investigating a routine robbery with Friday, Smith suffers a critical gunshot wound. Sergeant Friday is out for vengeance.

The Big Lease

27 - The Big Lease

Air Date: May 14, 1953

An elderly widower is missing, so Friday and Smith retrace his actions before his disappearance. Things point to a long vacation until the story of Mrs. Banner, who rented the man's house, doesn't add up.

The Big Hands

28 - The Big Hands

Air Date: May 21, 1953

Friday and Smith suspect a psycho killer when they find a woman with a broken neck in a hotel room.

The Big Fourth

29 - The Big Fourth

Air Date: May 28, 1953

Several babies are stolen in the city.

The Big Market

30 - The Big Market

Air Date: June 4, 1953

A bandit starts robbing people at local markets.

The Big Friend

31 - The Big Friend

Air Date: June 11, 1953

Friday and Smith are torn between two suspects when a man reports that his wife has been strangled.

The Big Barrette

32 - The Big Barrette

Air Date: June 18, 1953

Friday and Smith search for the brutal killer of a 21-year-old woman.

The Big Dance

33 - The Big Dance

Air Date: June 25, 1953

Friday and Smith are looking for two thugs that seem to have disappeared from the city.