Season 3

01 The Big White Rat Episode 13rd September 1953 Friday and Smith respond to and investigate reports of a drug ring. 02 The Big Revolt Episode 210th September 1953 A woman reports her husband missing and Friday and Smith are assigned to find him. 03 The Big Bull Episode 317th September 1953 Smith takes a personal interest when a strong-arm bandit threatens his family if he doesn't back off the case. 04 The Big Betty Episode 424th September 1953 Friday and Smith track down a confidence ring who are selling defective watches. 05 The Big Sophomore Episode 51st October 1953 A teenage boy steals food for his starving family. 06 The Big Pill Episode 68th October 1953 Friday and Smith are on the trail of a gang that is robbing local drugstores. 07 The Big Lie Episode 715th October 1953 08 The Big Fake Episode 822nd October 1953 A police rookie is accused of assaulting a citizen and stealing his money. 09 The Big Dream Episode 929th October 1953 Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a girl who came to Los Angeles with a dream of being an actress. 10 The Big Guilt Episode 105th November 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. 11 The Big Will Episode 1112th November 1953 Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a rich man. 12 The Big In-Laws Episode 1219th November 1953 Friday and Smith try to capture a ring of truck hijackers. 13 The Big Lilly Episode 1326th November 1953 14 The Big Kill Episode 143rd December 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. 15 The Big Lover Episode 1510th December 1953 Friday and Smith investigate a con man that marries rich women just for their money. 16 The Big Thief Episode 1617th December 1953 Robbers phone doctors for house calls then assault them and steal their drugs. 17 The Big Little Jesus Episode 1724th December 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. 18 The Big Eavesdrop Episode 1831st December 1953 Friday and Smith overhear a suspicious conversation while on a coffee break in a diner. 19 The Big Trunk Episode 197th January 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. 20 The Big Youngster Episode 2014th January 1954 Friday and Smith catch a boy who has been vandalising private property, but they discover that the boy's problems begin at home. 21 The Big Boys Episode 2121st January 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. 22 The Big Ham Episode 2228th January 1954 Friday and Smith investigate the death of a young girl that is initially ruled a suicide but turns out to be murder. 23 The Big Chance Episode 234th February 1954 Signs point to foul play when a highway patrolman disappears from his car along a deserted road. 24 The Big Children Episode 2411th February 1954 Three children are found abandoned, filthy and starving. Friday and Smith charge the mother with neglect. 25 The Big Poison Episode 2518th February 1954 An elderly couple suddenly disappears from a fashionable neighborhood. 26 The Big Quack Episode 2625th February 1954 A man posing as a doctor burgles the house of a woman who is mentally disturbed. 27 The Big Winchester Episode 274th March 1954 An elderly man appears to have killed himself with a rifle, but the cops soon learn that it was no accident. 28 The Big Shoplift Episode 2811th March 1954 Friday and Smith are surprised to find a wealthy house wife is a shoplifter, until they discover that she is a kleptomaniac. 29 The Big Hit-Run Killer Episode 2918th March 1954 A woman and her grandson are run down by a bakery truck, but the driver has an airtight alibi. 30 The Big Drink Episode 3025th March 1954 31 The Big Girl Episode 311st April 1954 Friday and Smith hunt down the bandit queen; a tall, gorgeous woman who is on a rampage of robberies and shootings. 32 The Big Mattress Episode 328th April 1954 Friday and Smith investigate a corrupt cop. 33 The Big Pug Episode 3315th April 1954 An elderly woman is badly beaten and robbed while on her way to the bank. The trail leads to an ex prize fighter. 34 The Big Frame Episode 3422nd April 1954 A man's body is found in the gutter and the only clue is a pair of skid marks found nearby. 35 The Big Plant Episode 3529th April 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. 36 The Big Check Episode 366th May 1954 A check forger is victimizing small businessmen in a particular neighborhood. 37 The Big Threat Episode 3713th May 1954 A man is beaten and robbed, then the thieves intimidate him and his family so he'll refuse to testify against them. 38 The Big Dare Episode 3820th May 1954 A single mother is stabbed to death in her home. The list of suspects includes her teenage son and her many boyfriends. 39 The Big False Make Episode 3927th May 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.