This gripping 1949 Dragnet episode tells the relentless story of a master jewel thief who terrorized Los Angeles for sixteen consecutive nights, stealing thousands of dollars in diamonds, watches, and precious gems from the city's finest homes. Featuring Sergeants Joe Friday and Ben Romero as they investigate a case that begins with mounting pressure from society women and Chief of Detectives Ed Backstrand demanding results. The detectives discover their suspect Walter Tracy through pawn shop records, but catching him is only the beginning.

The case culminates when a landlady finally recognizes "Mr. Baker" and the detectives discover an apartment filled with stolen property hidden in the most ingenious places—rings in milk bottles, diamonds in mayonnaise jars, watches taped under kitchen sinks—transforming a routine burglary investigation into a testament to the unglamorous persistence of real police work.

Episode Quotes:

"16 burglaries in 16 days. That's gotta stop. It's gotta stop soon. You understand?" - Chief Ed Backstrand

"By the sixth day, all three of us had special pads in our shoes. Our feet ached worse than ever. Tracy let us know about his every three minutes." - Sgt. Joe Friday

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This gripping Gunsmoke episode takes listeners on a journey through the tension between friendship and justice on the frontier. When a deputy sheriff from Virginia arrives in Dodge City with murder warrants for two fugitives, Marshal Matt Dillon faces an impossible moral dilemma. One suspect is John Allison, a bank robber and gambler. The other is Calvin Moore, wanted for murder committed 17 years earlier—and the faded photograph bears a striking resemblance to his trusted friend, Doc Adams.

As Doc reveals his tragic past involving a duel over a Southern belle, suspicion falls on him when the deputy is ambushed. This powerful episode explores redemption, loyalty, and the grey areas between right and wrong that will keep you riveting until an unexpected twist changes everything.

Episode Highlights & Quotes

"I've been running for 17 years, Matt, and it still caught up with me. I'm too old to run any farther." - Doc Adams confronts his past

"I always figured that the only kind of law that would work out here is an honest law." - Matt Dillon on frontier justice

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This 1949 Dragnet episode tells the heartbreaking story of the Red Light Bandit, a vicious criminal who weaponized citizens' trust in law enforcement to commit a brutal crime spree across Los Angeles. Featuring Sergeants Joe Friday and Ben Romero as they hunt a sadistic imposter who uses stolen police credentials and a red spotlight to prey on innocent victims. The case escalates from robbery to murder, culminating in a father's devastating decision to turn in his own son and a dramatic rooftop confrontation that ends the reign of terror.

Episode Quotes:

"Most people don't realize that as a citizen, they have the right to check on police officers identification. When in doubt." Sgt. Joe Friday

"He's bad Sergeant. Like something poison or true? He is bad." - Carl Savage, speaking about his own son

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