Airing on May 8, 1952, "The Big September Man" is the eleventh episode of Dragnet's first season. And this isn't the jolly, strange colorized Dragnet that you may be used to. This is a drab, black-and-white, barely-out-of-radio program!

Starring creator Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, this episode also features Barney Phillips, Stacy Harris, George Sawaya, Eddie Firestone, and Jonathan Hole.

In this episode, Friday catches a case of brutal homicide. A young woman has been beaten to death with a pipe. Suspicions fall on the alcoholic acquaintance of the victim, but is something even more sinister at play?

Áine and Kevin chat about lunch, dramatic horns, and the mystery of the Dragnet masters.

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