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First Aired: December 16th, 1951

Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Summary: 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.

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Season 3

Episode 1: The Big White Rat

Air Date: September 3rd, 1953

Summary: Friday and Smith respond to and investigate reports of a drug ring.

Episode 2: The Big Revolt

Air Date: September 10th, 1953

Summary: A woman reports her husband missing and Friday and Smith are assigned to find him.

Episode 3: The Big Bull

Air Date: September 17th, 1953

Summary: Smith takes a personal interest when a strong-arm bandit threatens his family if he doesn't back off the case.

Episode 4: The Big Betty

Air Date: September 24th, 1953

Summary: Friday and Smith track down a confidence ring who are selling defective watches.

Episode 5: The Big Sophomore

Air Date: October 1st, 1953

Summary: A teenage boy steals food for his starving family.

Episode 6: The Big Pill

Air Date: October 8th, 1953

Summary: Friday and Smith are on the trail of a gang that is robbing local drugstores.

Episode 7: The Big Lie

Air Date: October 15th, 1953

Episode 8: The Big Fake

Air Date: October 22nd, 1953

Summary: A police rookie is accused of assaulting a citizen and stealing his money.

Episode 9: The Big Dream

Air Date: October 29th, 1953

Summary: Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a girl who came to Los Angeles with a dream of being an actress.

Episode 10: The Big Guilt

Air Date: November 5th, 1953

Summary: 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.

Episode 11: The Big Will

Air Date: November 12nd, 1953

Summary: Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a rich man.

Episode 12: The Big In-Laws

Air Date: November 19th, 1953

Summary: Friday and Smith try to capture a ring of truck hijackers.

Episode 13: The Big Lilly

Air Date: November 26th, 1953

Episode 14: The Big Kill

Air Date: December 3rd, 1953

Summary: A cop is gunned down at home by a vengeful ex con. Friday must go under cover in prison to obtain a full confession.

Episode 15: The Big Lover

Air Date: December 10th, 1953

Summary: Friday and Smith investigate a con man that marries rich women just for their money.

Episode 16: The Big Thief

Air Date: December 17th, 1953

Summary: Robbers phone doctors for house calls then assault them and steal their drugs.

Episode 17: The Big Little Jesus

Air Date: December 24th, 1953

Summary: 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.

Episode 18: The Big Eavesdrop

Air Date: December 31st, 1953

Summary: Friday and Smith overhear a suspicious conversation while on a coffee break in a diner.

Episode 19: The Big Trunk

Air Date: January 7th, 1954

Summary: 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.

Episode 20: The Big Youngster

Air Date: January 14th, 1954

Summary: Friday and Smith catch a boy who has been vandalising private property, but they discover that the boy's problems begin at home.

Episode 21: The Big Boys

Air Date: January 21st, 1954

Summary: 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.

Episode 22: The Big Ham

Air Date: January 28th, 1954

Summary: Friday and Smith investigate the death of a young girl that is initially ruled a suicide but turns out to be murder.

Episode 23: The Big Chance

Air Date: February 4th, 1954

Summary: Signs point to foul play when a highway patrolman disappears from his car along a deserted road.

Episode 24: The Big Children

Air Date: February 11st, 1954

Summary: Three children are found abandoned, filthy and starving. Friday and Smith charge the mother with neglect.

Episode 25: The Big Poison

Air Date: February 18th, 1954

Summary: An elderly couple suddenly disappears from a fashionable neighborhood.

Episode 26: The Big Quack

Air Date: February 25th, 1954

Summary: A man posing as a doctor burgles the house of a woman who is mentally disturbed.

Episode 27: The Big Winchester

Air Date: March 4th, 1954

Summary: An elderly man appears to have killed himself with a rifle, but the cops soon learn that it was no accident.

Episode 28: The Big Shoplift

Air Date: March 11st, 1954

Summary: Friday and Smith are surprised to find a wealthy house wife is a shoplifter, until they discover that she is a kleptomaniac.

Episode 29: The Big Hit-Run Killer

Air Date: March 18th, 1954

Summary: A woman and her grandson are run down by a bakery truck, but the driver has an airtight alibi.

Episode 30: The Big Drink

Air Date: March 25th, 1954

Episode 31: The Big Girl

Air Date: April 1st, 1954

Summary: Friday and Smith hunt down the bandit queen; a tall, gorgeous woman who is on a rampage of robberies and shootings.

Episode 32: The Big Mattress

Air Date: April 8th, 1954

Summary: Friday and Smith investigate a corrupt cop.

Episode 33: The Big Pug

Air Date: April 15th, 1954

Summary: An elderly woman is badly beaten and robbed while on her way to the bank. The trail leads to an ex prize fighter.

Episode 34: The Big Frame

Air Date: April 22nd, 1954

Summary: A man's body is found in the gutter and the only clue is a pair of skid marks found nearby.

Episode 35: The Big Plant

Air Date: April 29th, 1954

Summary: 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.

Episode 36: The Big Check

Air Date: May 6th, 1954

Summary: A check forger is victimizing small businessmen in a particular neighborhood.

Episode 37: The Big Threat

Air Date: May 13rd, 1954

Summary: A man is beaten and robbed, then the thieves intimidate him and his family so he'll refuse to testify against them.

Episode 38: The Big Dare

Air Date: May 20th, 1954

Summary: A single mother is stabbed to death in her home. The list of suspects includes her teenage son and her many boyfriends.

Episode 39: The Big False Make

Air Date: May 27th, 1954

Summary: 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.

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