by Hal Erickson
synopsis
A con artist specializes in fleecing lonely middle-aged women whom he meets via the lonely-hearts columns. He promises to marry these women, then asks to "borrow" small amounts of money from each victim--which he has no intention of returning. Although Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) catch up with this creep, he manages to beat the rap because he has technically committed no crime, since each of the women has lent him money voluntarily. Grimly, Friday warns the cocky scam artist that "your time will come"--which of course it does just before the final fadeout. This episode was adapted from the Dragnet radio broadcast of March 3, 1953.
