Ben Alexander

Ep 301

In Dragnet: The Big Siege, a bank robber named Thomas Bud Carey is on the run after a violent heist that leaves a guard critically injured. Detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith work tirelessly to track him down, gathering information and setting up roadblocks in the hopes of pre…

Ep 300

In The Big Squealer, detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are called to investigate the stabbing of a 15-year-old boy found in a downtown alley. As they delve into the case, they encounter a reluctant witness who fears the repercussions of revealing the assailant's identity. The…

Ep 299

In The Big Revision, detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are assigned to a high-stakes burglary case where a suspect has been apprehended, but the stolen goods remain missing. The investigation leads them to a bar in Palm Springs, where they hope to track down Jarvis Dean, a po…

Ep 298

In this episode of Dragnet, detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are assigned to a case involving the mysterious disappearance of Henry Orlean, the owner of Multiple Uranium Investments. Clara Givens, his secretary, expresses concern that Orlean has skipped town with all the com…

Ep 297

In The Big Child, a two-year-old girl is rushed to the hospital after suffering convulsions, and the detectives assigned to the juvenile detail must unravel the mystery of her poisoning. As they delve into the child's home life, they find her mother missing and her aunt desperate…

Ep 296

In Dragnet: The Big Deal, Detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are assigned to tackle a troubling increase in auto thefts in Los Angeles. As they delve into the case, they discover that a clever gang is behind the thefts, using a sophisticated method to resell the stolen vehicle…

Ep 295

In The Big Tie, detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are called to a necktie manufacturing company that has been robbed of over a hundred dozen hand-painted ties. The factory owner, George Prosper, believes that the thief is Morgan Gilroy, a young man he recently fired. Gilroy h…

Ep 294

In this episode of Dragnet, detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are called to the scene of a robbery at the Brinton Hotel. A bandit has held up the establishment using a sawed-off shotgun, and the detectives must piece together the details from witnesses to catch him before he…

Ep 293

In Dragnet: The Big Death, detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are called to a cheap hotel where Arthur McNeil has been shot six times in the head. As they delve into the case, they discover that McNeil was working on a new explosive and had a quiet life, making the motive for…

Ep 292

In the Dragnet episode titled The Big Talk, a watch salesman named Russell Liggins reports the theft of his sample case, which contains valuable watches. He suspects two men he met at a bar the previous night, who offered to drive him to the airport. As Sergeant Friday and his pa…

Ep 291

In Dragnet's episode titled The Big Set, detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are on the case of a robbery detail involving two dangerous holdup men. As they interview witnesses, including a watch salesman whose sample case has been stolen, they piece together the suspects' desc…

Ep 290

In The Big Father, Detective Joe Friday and his partner Frank Smith are assigned to the burglary detail in Los Angeles, where a hot-prowl artist has been targeting homes during the day. As they delve into the case, they learn that the burglar has been posing as a utility worker t…

Ep 289

In The Big Set-Up, detectives Friday and Smith face a troubling rise in juvenile crime linked to drug use in Los Angeles. With a steady flow of narcotics entering the city, they work tirelessly to identify the source, but their efforts yield little information. As they delve deep…

Ep 288

In The Big Slug, detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are called to the scene of a liquor store shooting in East Los Angeles. The owner, Cecil Evendale, is found dead behind the counter, shot in the chest. As the detectives delve into the investigation, they uncover a series of…