Dragnet: Season 7
Season 7 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Dragnet Season 6.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 7 Progress Shield
The Big Dip
Nov 7, 1957 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate money being taken from a department store's registers with the help of store security.
The Big Blank
Nov 21, 1957 · 30 min
A bunch of forged checks are popping up all over the city and it's up to Friday and Smith to catch the forger.
The Big Love
Dec 25, 1957 · 30 min
A man reports that his wife ran off with his little girl and the man she was having an affair with. The trail leads Friday and Smith to a suicide pact.
The Big Prescription
Dec 19, 1957 · 30 min
Mrs. Eileen Multon picks up the wrong prescription. Now it's up to Friday and Smith to find her before it's too late.
The Big Jade
Jan 2, 1958 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate a series of jade robberies.
The Big Lip
Jan 30, 1958 · 30 min
Friday and Smith are on the trail of a hit-and-run driver.
The Big Boot
Feb 13, 1958 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate a home invasion and their only clue is a boot print in the mud by a window.
The Big Rip
Feb 20, 1958 · 30 min
A man accuses his son of stabbing him, but Friday and Smith find out that his son has an airtight alibi.
The Big Organizer
Mar 20, 1958 · 30 min
Friday and Smith are trying to bring down a street gang but are having a hard time getting to the top man known as The Organizer.
The Big Gent
Mar 27, 1958 · 30 min
An ex con called The Gentleman Bandit begins working again when he holds up a bank with two helpers.
The Big Wardrobe
Apr 3, 1958 · 30 min
Friday and Smith track a man who writes bad checks for expensive clothes and then sells the clothes for a profit.
The Big War
Apr 10, 1958 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate a report of a teen gang war in the middle of Los Angeles.
The Big Evans
Apr 24, 1958 · 30 min
A man reports that a police officer blackmailed him for money and then beat him up, and he has the bruises to prove his story.
The Big Honeymoon
May 8, 1958 · 30 min
Friday and Smith are looking for a man who sells fake honeymoon trips to unsuspecting couples.
The Big Cracker Box
May 22, 1958 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate a rash of supermarket robberies, and the burglar's calling card is leaving crackers scattered all over the floor of the store.
The Big Perfume Bottle
May 29, 1958 · 30 min
A unique and costly perfume bottle is taken from an upscale home and it's up to Friday and Smith to get it back.
The Big Ruthie
Jun 12, 1958 · 30 min
A disgruntled ex-con helps Friday and Smith take down a forgery ring that has cashed thousands of dollars in forged payroll checks.
The Big Grifter
Jun 19, 1958 · 30 min
A con artist operating in the gentle swindle steals money from grieving relatives after their loved ones die.
The Big Irony
Jun 26, 1958 · 30 min
Friday and Smith investigate a murder-suicide of a husband and wife.