by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Working out of Homicide, Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) investigate when accountant Ada Fitzgerald is found in her office, beaten to death with a lead pipe. Although the office was left in a shambles, it does not appear that robbery was the motive for the crime. Following the trail of clues, the two detectives come up with a brace of likely suspects: The victim's embittered ex-husband, and a drunk who has been regaling his fellow barflies with some not-so-tall tales about murder. Familiar Dragnet supporting player Virginia Gregg appears as a terrified cleaning lady. This first episode of Dragnet's fifth TV season was adapted from a radio broadcast originally heard on February 23, 1954.
