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.
Sep 11, 1952 - 30m
A man stands upon the ledge of a tall building and threatens to jump to his death below.
Sep 25, 1952 - 30m
Friday must cope with the sudden death of his partner as he and his new partner track a pair of escaped convicts.
Oct 9, 1952 - 30m
Friday and Smith search for the person who left a dead woman in a hospital elevator.
Nov 6, 1952 - 30m
Friday and Smith investigate a group of teenagers who are using and selling drugs.
Nov 20, 1952 - 30m
Friday and Smith investigate three traffic accidents in one night.
Dec 4, 1952 - 30m
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.
Dec 18, 1952 - 30m
Two small boys are missing, there are blood stains on the ground and a gun meant as a Christmas present is gone.
Jan 2, 1953 - 30m
Friday has to catch a bad cop who has been dealing with the mob.
Jan 8, 1953 - 30m
An elderly woman is passing bad checks, but no one suspects her because she looks harmless.
Jan 15, 1953 - 30m
A woman is murdered when she is given an overdose of chloroform.
Jan 22, 1953 - 30m
A seven-week-old baby is found abandoned in a bus station.
Jan 29, 1953 - 30m
Friday and Smith are investigating a missing office safe.
Feb 5, 1953 - 30m
A woman receives threatening letters from an unknown stalker.
Feb 12, 1953 - 30m
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.
Feb 20, 1953 - 30m
Friday is looking for a crooked cop.
Feb 26, 1953 - 30m
Friday and Smith are looking for a missing woman that left her three children with her sister.
Mar 5, 1953 - 30m
A prominent dentist denies that his wife is missing, but Friday and Smith can find no trace of her.
Mar 12, 1953 - 30m
Two elderly women are struck down by a hit-and-run driver.
Mar 19, 1953 - 30m
Friday and Smith track down an escaped convict who is armed and dangerous.
Mar 26, 1953 - 30m
Friday and Smith must decide between accident or murder when a crewman working on a movie set is killed by a falling light.
Apr 2, 1953 - 30m
An immigrant is brutally beaten to death and the trail may lead to the victim's abused wife.
Apr 9, 1953 - 30m
A young man reports that he was robbed by bandits on horseback while he was down in Mexico.
Apr 16, 1953 - 30m
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.
Apr 23, 1953 - 30m
A land lord begins threatening his tenants so he can force them to move out of his building.
Apr 30, 1953 - 30m
A man suddenly becomes ill and dies after eating his dinner at home.
May 7, 1953 - 30m
While investigating a routine robbery with Friday, Smith suffers a critical gunshot wound. Sergeant Friday is out for vengeance.
May 14, 1953 - 30m
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.
May 21, 1953 - 30m
Friday and Smith suspect a psycho killer when they find a woman with a broken neck in a hotel room.
May 28, 1953 - 30m
Several babies are stolen in the city.
Jun 4, 1953 - 30m
A bandit starts robbing people at local markets.
Jun 11, 1953 - 30m
Friday and Smith are torn between two suspects when a man reports that his wife has been strangled.
Jun 18, 1953 - 30m
Friday and Smith search for the brutal killer of a 21-year-old woman.
Jun 25, 1953 - 30m
Friday and Smith are looking for two thugs that seem to have disappeared from the city.
