Episodes
The Big Jump
September 11, 1952
A man stands upon the ledge of a tall building and threatens to jump to his death below.
The Big Sorrow
September 25, 1952
Friday must cope with the sudden death of his partner as he and his new partner track a pair of escaped convicts.
The Big Elevator
October 9, 1952
Friday and Smith search for the person who left a dead woman in a hospital elevator.
The Big Seventeen
November 6, 1952
Friday and Smith investigate a group of teenagers who are using and selling drugs.
The Big Trio
November 20, 1952
Friday and Smith investigate three traffic accidents in one night.
The Big Imposter
December 4, 1952
A missing young boy is found and returned to his grandfather, but the case gets complicated when the grandfather suspects that the boy is not his own grandson.
The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas
December 18, 1952
Two small boys are missing, there are blood stains on the ground and a gun meant as a Christmas present is gone.
The Big Cop
January 2, 1953
Friday has to catch a bad cop who has been dealing with the mob.
The Big Grandma
January 8, 1953
An elderly woman is passing bad checks, but no one suspects her because she looks harmless.
The Big Whiff
January 15, 1953
A woman is murdered when she is given an overdose of chloroform.
The Big Show
January 22, 1953
A seven-week-old baby is found abandoned in a bus station.
The Big Safe
January 29, 1953
Friday and Smith are investigating a missing office safe.
The Big Church
February 5, 1953
A woman receives threatening letters from an unknown stalker.
The Big Hate
February 12, 1953
Gordon Miller, a young pianist, is found near an abandoned freight car holding the dead body of a woman in his arms. He claims he has killed her.
The Big Shakedown
February 20, 1953
Friday is looking for a crooked cop.
The Big Rose
February 26, 1953
Friday and Smith are looking for a missing woman that left her three children with her sister.
The Big Building
March 5, 1953
A prominent dentist denies that his wife is missing, but Friday and Smith can find no trace of her.
The Big Run
March 12, 1953
Two elderly women are struck down by a hit-and-run driver.
The Big Break
March 19, 1953
Friday and Smith track down an escaped convict who is armed and dangerous.
The Big Light
March 26, 1953
Friday and Smith must decide between accident or murder when a crewman working on a movie set is killed by a falling light.
The Big Waiter
April 2, 1953
An immigrant is brutally beaten to death and the trail may lead to the victim's abused wife.
The Big Test
April 9, 1953
A young man reports that he was robbed by bandits on horseback while he was down in Mexico.
The Big Lay-Out
April 16, 1953
A friend of Friday's asks him for help when he discovers that his son has been using drugs, and may be selling them as well.
The Big Fire
April 23, 1953
A land lord begins threatening his tenants so he can force them to move out of his building.
The Big Ray
April 30, 1953
A man suddenly becomes ill and dies after eating his dinner at home.
The Big Frank
May 7, 1953
While investigating a routine robbery with Friday, Smith suffers a critical gunshot wound. Sergeant Friday is out for vengeance.
The Big Lease
May 14, 1953
An elderly widower is missing, so Friday and Smith retrace his actions before his disappearance. Things point to a long vacation until the story of Mrs. Banner, who rented the man's house, doesn't add up.
The Big Hands
May 21, 1953
Friday and Smith suspect a psycho killer when they find a woman with a broken neck in a hotel room.
The Big Fourth
May 28, 1953
Several babies are stolen in the city.
The Big Market
June 4, 1953
A bandit starts robbing people at local markets.
The Big Friend
June 11, 1953
Friday and Smith are torn between two suspects when a man reports that his wife has been strangled.
The Big Barrette
June 18, 1953
Friday and Smith search for the brutal killer of a 21-year-old woman.
The Big Dance
June 25, 1953
Friday and Smith are looking for two thugs that seem to have disappeared from the city.
