Season 1

Season 1 (1951)


Episodes: 14

Star Cast: Jack Webb , Ben Alexander ,





Episodes List

Ep.1 The Human Bomb

Air Date: 1951-12-16

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.

Ep.2 The Big Actor

Air Date: 1952-01-03

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

Ep.3 The Big Death

Air Date: 1952-01-17

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

Ep.4 The Big Mother

Air Date: 1952-01-31

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

Ep.5 The Big Cast

Air Date: 1952-02-14

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

Ep.6 The Big Speech

Air Date: 1952-02-28

A doctor is beaten and robbed of prescription drugs.

Ep.7 The Big Parrot

Air Date: 1952-03-13

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.

Ep.8 The Big Moody

Air Date: 1952-03-27

Ep.9 The Big Blast

Air Date: 1952-04-10

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

Ep.10 The Big Trial

Air Date: 1952-04-24

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

Ep.11 The Big September Man

Air Date: 1952-05-08

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

Ep.12 The Big Phone Call

Air Date: 1952-05-22

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

Ep.13 The Big Casing

Air Date: 1952-06-05

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

Ep.14 The Big Lamp

Air Date: 1952-06-19

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