It’s a damp March night in Los Angeles, and Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Ben Romero are barely out of the car when the call comes in: a woman shot to death in a fourth-floor hotel room, apparent motive robbery. Her husband, Theodore Benham, is shaken, claiming a masked intruder stepped out of the closet, demanded money, and fired. He shot back — and missed.

But nothing quite adds up. A young drifter named Tommy Kane — also known as Jack Morrison, also known as Jack Mars — is found in the adjacent hotel with a bullet wound in his arm and a story full of holes. Threads from his clothing match the murder room. A witness saw him coming down the back stairs. And Benham? He keeps asking to stop for a drink on the way to identify the suspect — and inexplicably winks at Kane during the lineup.

Episode Quotes:

“Ben’s a real smart guy. He’s got a gang. He double-crossed me. He tried to kill me. I’m going to jail — he’s going with me.” — Tommy Kane

“You’ve been telling us the same story for two days, but it doesn’t hold water.” — Sgt. Friday

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