by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) investigate the reported suicide of wealthy retiree Chester Dillon. Everyone who knew the man--including neighbor Lucille Banner (Susan Selby), who found the body--agrees that Dillon had been despondent over the death of his wife. However, this doesn't explain why, just before his death, Dillon had made a huge bank withdrawal. . .nor why his charge account shows several recent purchases, all signed for by his "deceased" wife. This episode is based on the Dragnet radio broadcast of November 14, 1951
