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Dragnet

Dragnet

Season 1

December 16, 1951 14 episodes

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The Human Bomb
E1
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E1. The Human Bomb

30m Dec 16, 1951

A man walks into City hall carrying a live bomb. He threatens to blow up the building if his brother isn't released from jail.

The Big Actor
E2
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E2. The Big Actor

30m Jan 3, 1952

Friday and Jacobs track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin.

The Big Death
E3
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E3. The Big Death

30m Jan 17, 1952

Friday poses as a hired killer for a man who wants his wife dead.

The Big Mother
E4
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E4. The Big Mother

30m Jan 31, 1952

A new-born baby is stolen from a hospital nursery and the trail leads the police to a deranged mother.

The Big Cast
E5
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E5. The Big Cast

30m Feb 14, 1952

The police interrogate a suspect whom they believe to have murdered more than a dozen men.

The Big Speech
E6
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E6. The Big Speech

30m Feb 28, 1952

A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.

The Big Parrot
E7
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E7. The Big Parrot

30m Mar 13, 1952

A 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.

The Big Moody
E8
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E8. The Big Moody

30m Mar 27, 1952
The Big Blast
E9
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E9. The Big Blast

30m Apr 10, 1952

A divorced mother is killed in bed by a shotgun while her young boy sleeps beside her.

The Big Trial
E10
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E10. The Big Trial

30m Apr 24, 1952

Friday testifies at the trial of a man accused of a hit-and-run, but the main witness against him suddenly disappears.

The Big September Man
E11
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E11. The Big September Man

30m May 8, 1952

A secretary is beaten to death and the search for the killer leads police to a religious fanatic.

The Big Phone Call
E12
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E12. The Big Phone Call

30m May 22, 1952

Friday confronts a jeweler with tape recorded evidence that proves he hired someone to rob his own store.

The Big Casing
E13
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E13. The Big Casing

30m Jun 5, 1952

A man claims that his wife committed suicide right in front of him, but the evidence suggests otherwise.

The Big Lamp
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E14. The Big Lamp

30m Jun 19, 1952

Friday and Jacobs are out to catch a safe burglar who has been on the loose for seven months.

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