Barton Yarborough

Ep 131

In The Big Overtime, the daughter of banker Martin Sullivan, Judith, is kidnapped, and her family receives a ransom note demanding $30,000 for her safe return. Detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero are assigned to the case, and they quickly mobilize to track down the abductor befo…

Ep 130

In Dragnet: The Big Canaries, detectives Friday and Romero are assigned to a homicide case involving the murder of 40-year-old Florence Eleanor Dixon. The investigation takes a dark turn when they learn that her 16-year-old daughter, Roberta, may hold the key to understanding the…

Ep 129

In The Big Affair episode of Dragnet, a jewelry store is targeted by an armed robber who violently assaults both the clerk and a witness, a French woman named Cécile. As detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate, they rely on Cécile's fragmented memories to identify the su…

Ep 128

In this gripping episode of Dragnet, Sergeant Friday and his partner are assigned to a homicide case involving the brutal murder of an unidentified woman. Found in a cheap hotel room, the victim's cause of death is strangulation, and the detectives face the daunting challenge of…

Ep 127

In The Big Bungalow, Sgt. Friday receives a tip from an informant about a burglar named Jeff Allen, who is reportedly behind a string of second-story jobs in Los Angeles. The informant, Red Smalley, shares that Allen is a seasoned criminal with a history of successful heists. As…

Ep 126

In this episode of Dragnet, a tragic hit-and-run accident leaves an elderly woman dead and her grandson critically injured. The detectives assigned to the case, led by Sergeant Spridey, face the challenge of identifying the driver of a bakery truck that fled the scene. Witnesses…

Ep 125

In The Big Lease, detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero are assigned to a case involving the disappearance of Chester Dillon, a wealthy retired businessman. With no leads on his whereabouts, they explore two main theories: foul play or suicide. Their investigation reveals that Dil…

Ep 116

There's hatred and murder aboard a freighter. Johnny travels to New Orleans to investigate. The closing public service announcement and the system cue have been deleted.

Ep 122

In the Dragnet episode titled The Big Shoplift, detectives Friday and Romero are assigned to investigate a wave of shoplifting incidents that have struck a local shopping district. As they delve into the case, they discover that the thefts are not random but may be linked to a sa…

Ep 120

In The Big September Man, detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero are assigned to a homicide case involving the murder of Adele Pryor, a secretary found dead in her office. With little evidence and no suspects, they focus on a drunken man found nearby who claims to have known the vi…

Ep 119

In The Big Sour, detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero are called to investigate a horrific robbery where 71-year-old Wendell McClung is brutally tortured by two armed thieves. The elderly couple had their home invaded, and the assailants are not only after their valuables but als…

Ep 118

In The Big Waiter, detectives Friday and Romero are called to the scene of a gruesome murder where Joseph Wilford, a 64-year-old shopkeeper, is found brutally beaten in the back room of his store. As they piece together the evidence, they discover that the victim had a complicate…

Ep 117

In The Big 17, detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero are faced with a sudden surge of violent crimes among teenagers in Los Angeles. The situation escalates when a riot breaks out in a local movie theater, prompting the detectives to investigate the underlying causes of this troub…

Ep 437

'Steel River Prison Break' follows a group of inmates at Steel River Prison as they devise an elaborate escape plan, initially timed for a recreation period. However, the imminent threat of a flood forces them to accelerate their timeline, complicating their escape as the rising…