About this episode
Friday and Smith investigate a corrupt cop.
Season 3
1The Big White Rat
30 minSep 3, 1953
Friday and Smith respond to and investigate reports of a drug ring.
2The Big Revolt
30 minSep 10, 1953
A woman reports her husband missing and Friday and Smith are assigned to find him.
3The Big Bull
30 minSep 17, 1953
Smith takes a personal interest when a strong-arm bandit threatens his family if he doesn't back off the case.
4The Big Betty
30 minSep 24, 1953
Friday and Smith track down a confidence ring who are selling defective watches.
5The Big Sophomore
30 minOct 1, 1953
A teenage boy steals food for his starving family.
6The Big Pill
30 minOct 8, 1953
Friday and Smith are on the trail of a gang that is robbing local drugstores.
7The Big Lie
30 minOct 15, 1953
8The Big Fake
30 minOct 22, 1953
A police rookie is accused of assaulting a citizen and stealing his money.
9The Big Dream
30 minOct 29, 1953
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a girl who came to Los Angeles with a dream of being an actress.
10The Big Guilt
30 minNov 5, 1953
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.
11The Big Will
30 minNov 12, 1953
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a rich man.
12The Big In-Laws
30 minNov 19, 1953
Friday and Smith try to capture a ring of truck hijackers.
13The Big Lilly
30 minNov 26, 1953
14The Big Kill
30 minDec 3, 1953
A cop is gunned down at home by a vengeful ex con. Friday must go under cover in prison to obtain a full confession.
15The Big Lover
30 minDec 10, 1953
Friday and Smith investigate a con man that marries rich women just for their money.
16The Big Thief
30 minDec 17, 1953
Robbers phone doctors for house calls then assault them and steal their drugs.
17The Big Little Jesus
30 minDec 24, 1953
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.
18The Big Eavesdrop
30 minDec 31, 1953
Friday and Smith overhear a suspicious conversation while on a coffee break in a diner.
19The Big Trunk
30 minJan 7, 1954
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.
20The Big Youngster
30 minJan 14, 1954
Friday and Smith catch a boy who has been vandalising private property, but they discover that the boy's problems begin at home.
21The Big Boys
30 minJan 21, 1954
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.
22The Big Ham
30 minJan 28, 1954
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a young girl that is initially ruled a suicide but turns out to be murder.
23The Big Chance
30 minFeb 4, 1954
Signs point to foul play when a highway patrolman disappears from his car along a deserted road.
24The Big Children
30 minFeb 11, 1954
Three children are found abandoned, filthy and starving. Friday and Smith charge the mother with neglect.
25The Big Poison
30 minFeb 18, 1954
An elderly couple suddenly disappears from a fashionable neighborhood.
26The Big Quack
30 minFeb 25, 1954
A man posing as a doctor burgles the house of a woman who is mentally disturbed.
27The Big Winchester
30 minMar 4, 1954
An elderly man appears to have killed himself with a rifle, but the cops soon learn that it was no accident.
28The Big Shoplift
30 minMar 11, 1954
Friday and Smith are surprised to find a wealthy house wife is a shoplifter, until they discover that she is a kleptomaniac.
29The Big Hit-Run Killer
30 minMar 18, 1954
A woman and her grandson are run down by a bakery truck, but the driver has an airtight alibi.
30The Big Drink
30 minMar 25, 1954
31The Big Girl
30 minApr 1, 1954
Friday and Smith hunt down the bandit queen; a tall, gorgeous woman who is on a rampage of robberies and shootings.
32The Big Mattress
30 minApr 8, 1954Now viewing
Friday and Smith investigate a corrupt cop.
33The Big Pug
30 minApr 15, 1954
An elderly woman is badly beaten and robbed while on her way to the bank. The trail leads to an ex prize fighter.
34The Big Frame
30 minApr 22, 1954
A man's body is found in the gutter and the only clue is a pair of skid marks found nearby.
35The Big Plant
30 minApr 29, 1954
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.
36The Big Check
30 minMay 6, 1954
A check forger is victimizing small businessmen in a particular neighborhood.
37The Big Threat
30 minMay 13, 1954
A man is beaten and robbed, then the thieves intimidate him and his family so he'll refuse to testify against them.
38The Big Dare
30 minMay 20, 1954
A single mother is stabbed to death in her home. The list of suspects includes her teenage son and her many boyfriends.
39The Big False Make
30 minMay 27, 1954
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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