Dragnet
Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
Episodes
E1
The Human BombA man walks into City hall carrying a live bomb. He threatens to blow up the building if his brother isn't released from jail.
E2
The Big ActorFriday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.
E3
The Big DeathFriday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.
E4
The Big MotherA new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.
E5
The Big CastThe police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.
E6
The Big SpeechA doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.
E7
The Big ParrotA 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.
E8
The Big Moody
E9
The Big BlastA divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.
E10
The Big TrialFriday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.
E11
The Big September ManA secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.
E12
The Big Phone CallFriday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.
E13
The Big CasingA man claims that his wife committed suicide right in front of him, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
E14
The Big LampFriday and Jacobs are out to catch a safe burglar who has been on the loose for seven months.
