Dragnet - Season 3
1 - The Big White Rat
Air Date: September 3, 1953
Friday and Smith respond to and investigate reports of a drug ring.
2 - The Big Revolt
Air Date: September 10, 1953
A woman reports her husband missing and Friday and Smith are assigned to find him.
3 - The Big Bull
Air Date: September 17, 1953
Smith takes a personal interest when a strong-arm bandit threatens his family if he doesn't back off the case.
4 - The Big Betty
Air Date: September 24, 1953
Friday and Smith track down a confidence ring who are selling defective watches.
5 - The Big Sophomore
Air Date: October 1, 1953
A teenage boy steals food for his starving family.
6 - The Big Pill
Air Date: October 8, 1953
Friday and Smith are on the trail of a gang that is robbing local drugstores.
7 - The Big Lie
Air Date: October 15, 1953
8 - The Big Fake
Air Date: October 22, 1953
A police rookie is accused of assaulting a citizen and stealing his money.
9 - The Big Dream
Air Date: October 29, 1953
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a girl who came to Los Angeles with a dream of being an actress.
10 - The Big Guilt
Air Date: November 5, 1953
A man is found dead in an alley and it's up to Friday and Smith to find his killer and notify the man's wife.
11 - The Big Will
Air Date: November 12, 1953
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a rich man.
12 - The Big In-Laws
Air Date: November 19, 1953
Friday and Smith try to capture a ring of truck hijackers.
13 - The Big Lilly
Air Date: November 26, 1953
14 - The Big Kill
Air Date: December 3, 1953
A cop is gunned down at home by a vengeful ex con. Friday must go under cover in prison to obtain a full confession.
15 - The Big Lover
Air Date: December 10, 1953
Friday and Smith investigate a con man that marries rich women just for their money.
16 - The Big Thief
Air Date: December 17, 1953
Robbers phone doctors for house calls then assault them and steal their drugs.
17 - The Big Little Jesus
Air Date: December 24, 1953
A statue of the Child Jesus is stolen from a church. Friday and Smith must find it before the paritioners miss it on Christmas morning.
18 - The Big Eavesdrop
Air Date: December 31, 1953
Friday and Smith overhear a suspicious conversation while on a coffee break in a diner.
19 - The Big Trunk
Air Date: January 7, 1954
Three men are taken into custody for the murder of a former vaudeville actress who owned a large steamer trunk. The three men maintain innocence.
20 - The Big Youngster
Air Date: January 14, 1954
Friday and Smith catch a boy who has been vandalising private property, but they discover that the boy's problems begin at home.
21 - The Big Boys
Air Date: January 21, 1954
The cops must stake out a hotel lobby and deal with a drunken desk clerk as they wait for four juvenile armed robbers to show up.
22 - The Big Ham
Air Date: January 28, 1954
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a young girl that is initially ruled a suicide but turns out to be murder.
23 - The Big Chance
Air Date: February 4, 1954
Signs point to foul play when a highway patrolman disappears from his car along a deserted road.
24 - The Big Children
Air Date: February 11, 1954
Three children are found abandoned, filthy and starving. Friday and Smith charge the mother with neglect.
25 - The Big Poison
Air Date: February 18, 1954
An elderly couple suddenly disappears from a fashionable neighborhood.
26 - The Big Quack
Air Date: February 25, 1954
A man posing as a doctor burgles the house of a woman who is mentally disturbed.
27 - The Big Winchester
Air Date: March 4, 1954
An elderly man appears to have killed himself with a rifle, but the cops soon learn that it was no accident.
28 - The Big Shoplift
Air Date: March 11, 1954
Friday and Smith are surprised to find a wealthy house wife is a shoplifter, until they discover that she is a kleptomaniac.
29 - The Big Hit-Run Killer
Air Date: March 18, 1954
A woman and her grandson are run down by a bakery truck, but the driver has an airtight alibi.
30 - The Big Drink
Air Date: March 25, 1954
31 - The Big Girl
Air Date: April 1, 1954
Friday and Smith hunt down the bandit queen; a tall, gorgeous woman who is on a rampage of robberies and shootings.
32 - The Big Mattress
Air Date: April 8, 1954
Friday and Smith investigate a corrupt cop.
33 - The Big Pug
Air Date: April 15, 1954
An elderly woman is badly beaten and robbed while on her way to the bank. The trail leads to an ex prize fighter.
34 - The Big Frame
Air Date: April 22, 1954
A man's body is found in the gutter and the only clue is a pair of skid marks found nearby.
35 - The Big Plant
Air Date: April 29, 1954
A woman disappears and her husband is the prime suspect, but Friday and Smith will have a hard time getting past his fierce guard dogs.
36 - The Big Check
Air Date: May 6, 1954
A check forger is victimizing small businessmen in a particular neighborhood.
37 - The Big Threat
Air Date: May 13, 1954
A man is beaten and robbed, then the thieves intimidate him and his family so he'll refuse to testify against them.
38 - The Big Dare
Air Date: May 20, 1954
A single mother is stabbed to death in her home. The list of suspects includes her teenage son and her many boyfriends.
39 - The Big False Make
Air Date: May 27, 1954
Friday begins to question a local gardener, who has been arrested for holding up a grocery store. During the interrogation Friday begins to have strong doubts about the man's confession.