Episode guide
Dragnet: Season 3
39 episodes · premiered Sep 3, 1953
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- Episode 1: The Big White Rat Sep 3, 1953 · 30m Friday and Smith respond to and investigate reports of a drug ring.
- Episode 2: The Big Revolt Sep 10, 1953 · 30m A woman reports her husband missing and Friday and Smith are assigned to find him.
- Episode 3: The Big Bull Sep 17, 1953 · 30m 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 Sep 24, 1953 · 30m Friday and Smith track down a confidence ring who are selling defective watches.
- Episode 5: The Big Sophomore Oct 1, 1953 · 30m A teenage boy steals food for his starving family.
- Episode 6: The Big Pill Oct 8, 1953 · 30m Friday and Smith are on the trail of a gang that is robbing local drugstores.
- Episode 7: The Big Lie Oct 15, 1953 · 30m
- Episode 8: The Big Fake Oct 22, 1953 · 30m A police rookie is accused of assaulting a citizen and stealing his money.
- Episode 9: The Big Dream Oct 29, 1953 · 30m 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 Nov 5, 1953 · 30m 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 Nov 12, 1953 · 30m Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a rich man.
- Episode 12: The Big In-Laws Nov 19, 1953 · 30m Friday and Smith try to capture a ring of truck hijackers.
- Episode 13: The Big Lilly Nov 26, 1953 · 30m
- Episode 14: The Big Kill Dec 3, 1953 · 30m 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 Dec 10, 1953 · 30m Friday and Smith investigate a con man that marries rich women just for their money.
- Episode 16: The Big Thief Dec 17, 1953 · 30m Robbers phone doctors for house calls then assault them and steal their drugs.
- Episode 17: The Big Little Jesus Dec 24, 1953 · 30m 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 Dec 31, 1953 · 30m Friday and Smith overhear a suspicious conversation while on a coffee break in a diner.
- Episode 19: The Big Trunk Jan 7, 1954 · 30m 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 Jan 14, 1954 · 30m 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 Jan 21, 1954 · 30m 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 Jan 28, 1954 · 30m 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 Feb 4, 1954 · 30m Signs point to foul play when a highway patrolman disappears from his car along a deserted road.
- Episode 24: The Big Children Feb 11, 1954 · 30m Three children are found abandoned, filthy and starving. Friday and Smith charge the mother with neglect.
- Episode 25: The Big Poison Feb 18, 1954 · 30m An elderly couple suddenly disappears from a fashionable neighborhood.
- Episode 26: The Big Quack Feb 25, 1954 · 30m A man posing as a doctor burgles the house of a woman who is mentally disturbed.
- Episode 27: The Big Winchester Mar 4, 1954 · 30m 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 Mar 11, 1954 · 30m 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 Mar 18, 1954 · 30m A woman and her grandson are run down by a bakery truck, but the driver has an airtight alibi.
- Episode 30: The Big Drink Mar 25, 1954 · 30m
- Episode 31: The Big Girl Apr 1, 1954 · 30m 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 Apr 8, 1954 · 30m Friday and Smith investigate a corrupt cop.
- Episode 33: The Big Pug Apr 15, 1954 · 30m 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 Apr 22, 1954 · 30m 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 Apr 29, 1954 · 30m 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 May 6, 1954 · 30m A check forger is victimizing small businessmen in a particular neighborhood.
- Episode 37: The Big Threat May 13, 1954 · 30m 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 May 20, 1954 · 30m 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 May 27, 1954 · 30m 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.