Homicide Detail. A man is shot down in the street, and Joe Friday has to track down the shooter.

It was a mild January day for the night shift, as Joe and Ed discuss desserts, and trouble with in laws. When a domestic dispute case comes in, the cops realize how good they have when hearing how bad the family lives of others are.

Responding to the call, Joe and Ed interview neighbors who thought the shooting was rowdy teenagers. Details of the fleeing man being shot multiple times is recounted. He’s now in critical condition, and in the care of medical authorities. It’s clear though, that his wife did the shooting , but where is she now? Neighbors continue to tell the story of the hot headed woman, and arguments.

Preparing to surround, and rush the small cottage, it becomes evident that Mrs Radford snuck out in the earlier confusion. As the cops plan on checking with friends and family on where she may be, a neighbor close to the Radford’s, and with a gift of gab, manages to keep the woman on the line, but will it be enough to trace her phone calls?

Can she be tempted to come out of hiding? Why can’t the phone calls be traced? When the cops recognize the sound of a passing streetcar, her position, and telephone booth where she is calling are identified.