The Big Late Script

Friday - The Dragnet Podcast · Jun 26, 2026 · 31m

Originally Aired: July 26, 1951 Dragnet #111, "The Big Late Script," Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Ben Romero are called in when prominent businessman Tony Richmond vanishes from his North Hollywood home under suspicious circumstances. While Richmond and his family are watching television, two unidentified men arrive at the front door. A neighbor, Mrs. Sanford, witnesses Richmond being escorted down his front steps by the two men and driven away in a dark sedan, though it's unclear whether he went willingly. The situation takes a darker turn when Richmond's wife Adele receives a…