by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Someone has been forging checks and spreading them throughout the city. Once all the evidence is in, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) can't believe that the "perp" is a sweet little old lady, Mary Walker (Myra Marsh). She insists that he intentions were honorable--but when has that sort of excuse ever held water with Sergeant Joe "By the Book" Friday? Based on a Dragnet radio episode first heard on October 19, 1950,this TV version features Dorothy Abbott, soon to be cast as Friday's ersthwhle girlfriend Ann Baker, in a bit role as a model.
