by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) receive a frantic long distance call from the mother of a girl who had recently moved from Utah to L.A. The mother hasn't heard from her daughter in over a month--and when the two detective investigate, they find that the shower in the girl's apartment is still running. What follows is a crazy-quilt of frustrating near-misses and false leads, culminating in a surprising development just before Christmas. This episode was adapted from the Dragnet radio broadcast of July 28, 1949.
