by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Acting on an anonymous tip, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) investigate the apparent beating death of Hazel Rockman. The woman's landlady and next-door neighbor offer evasive and contradictory evidence, suggesting that either Hazel was killed by her absentee husband, or that she committed suicide. Once the cause of death is firmly established, the detectives must race against time to prevent Hazel's husband from taking his own life. This episode is based on the Dragnet radio broadcast of June 14, 1953.
