Dragnet: Dragnet 1970
This is a list of episodes from the fourth and final season of the 1967 Dragnet series. The season was directed by Jack Webb.
Season 4 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 3.
- 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.
Season overview
This is a list of episodes from the fourth and final season of the 1967 Dragnet series. The season was directed by Jack Webb.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Personnel - The Shooting
Sep 18, 1969 · 30 min
Joe and Bill are assigned to the Medical Services Division. Two policemen have been shot. Joe and Bill must notify the wives.
Homicide - The Student
Sep 25, 1969 · 30 min
A sniper shoots a man and a woman as they are leaving a printing plant. Joe and Bill narrow down the suspects to a college student who is part time employee of the printing plant a
S.I.U. - The Ring
Oct 2, 1969 · 30 min
Joe and Bill are working the Special Investigation Unit. Informant “Black 10” asks for a meeting with Joe and Bill and gives them a tip about a bartender who is fencing stolen jade
D.H.Q. - Medical
Oct 9, 1969 · 30 min
Joe and Bill are working a medical detail at a hospital. They handle an old man whose hobby is sitting in hotel lobbies, question a man who brings in a dead woman, investigate a ma
Burglary - Mister
Oct 16, 1969 · 30 min
An old woman has all her possessions including her cane stolen by her grandson, "Mister Daniel Lumis". Joe and Bill try to locate Lumis and find a trail of bigamy and thievery.
Juvenile - The Little Pusher
Oct 23, 1969 · 30 min
Joe and Bill are working Juvenile Narcotics Division and find a 12 year old under the influence of narcotics. They go to the boy’s school and conduct a class for teachers on how to
Homicide - Cigarette Butt
Oct 30, 1969 · 30 min
Joe and Bill investigate a dead body found in a rundown apartment building. A half eaten peanut butter sandwich and a knife are found at the scene of the crime. A neighbor says tha
D.H.Q. - Missing Person
Nov 13, 1969 · 30 min
Joe and Bill investigate a missing high school student. They find that both the student and her older sister are missing. However, the apartment manager and neighbor say that there
Burglary Auto - Courtroom
Nov 20, 1969 · 30 min
Joe and Bill are in court as arresting officers of three burglars. One of the prosecution witnesses is out of town and has developed car trouble and can’t return in time. Can a cas
Internal Affairs - Parolee
Nov 27, 1969 · 30 min
The warden of a Colorado prison has notified the department that an inmate is about to be paroled, but there is a hold from LA because of an outstanding warrant. Joe and Bill inves
Burglary Auto - Juvenile Genius
Dec 4, 1969 · 30 min
Burglaries are happening and the thieves are leaving a red cloth at each crime scene. Joe and Bill respond to another break in at a chemical company and a safe company. Joe and Bil
Bunco - $9,000
Dec 11, 1969 · 30 min
Charlie Feeney, a wino police informant, calls Joe and claims he was swindled out of $9,000. The problem is the money wasn't his. Feeney turns the money over to someone claiming to
Narco - Missing Hype
Jan 8, 1970 · 30 min
A teenage Hype from a nice home has missed his parole officer meeting. Joe and Bill are asked to locate the teenager before he starts up his habit.
Burglary - Helpful Woman
Jan 22, 1970 · 30 min
A woman befriends elderly people and then steals from them. Joe and Bill contact a radio personality and ask to have him talk about the scam. The radio broadcast turns up a lead, a
Homicide - Who Killed Who?
Jan 29, 1970 · 30 min
There is a multiple homicide at a rooming house. When Joe and Bill arrive, they find two dead in the lobby near a broken TV set and the manager has been shot and is near death. The
Burglary - The Son
Feb 5, 1970 · 30 min
A victim of a burglary calls and tells Joe she forgot to report one of the items that was stolen. A pawn shop reports receiving one of the stolen items and it leads to a drug deale
A.I.D. - The Weekend
Feb 12, 1970 · 30 min
Bill's wife is out-of-town, and Bill invites Joe home for the weekend. They have dinner, Bill concocts a hideous sandwich, and they try to play poker with some of Bill's friends. A
Narco - Pill Maker
Feb 19, 1970 · 30 min
A narcotic called "uppers" is being sold to juveniles. Joe and Bill must find who is making the pills and shut the operation down.
Burglary - The Dognappers
Feb 26, 1970 · 30 min
Dogs are disappearing from cars parked at the El Centro shopping center. Joe and Bill suspect that the dogs are being stolen to get a reward for the dogs' return.
Missing Persons - The Body
Mar 5, 1970 · 30 min
Joe and Bill investigate the identity of a dead 23 year old woman found under the Venice Pier. They check missing person reports to try to identify the woman, and they use a ring s
Forgery - The Ranger
Mar 12, 1970 · 30 min
Friday and Gannon interrogate a Park Ranger who is alleged to have forged checks and committed credit card fraud.
D.H.Q. - Night School
Mar 19, 1970 · 30 min
Joe is enrolled in night school and busts a classmate for possession of marijuana. The professor threatens to give Joe an F for the bust. He puts removing Joe up for a vote by the
I.A.D. - The Receipt
Mar 26, 1970 · 30 min
Two of the department's veteran homicide detectives are accused of stealing $800 from a dead man. Joe and Bill investigate and try to find a missing receipt that would clear the de
Robbery - The Harassing Wife
Apr 2, 1970 · 30 min
Joe and Bill investigate a holdup at a small neighborhood grocery store. Joe gets a tip from a woman that the robber was her husband. The husband is cleared. Another supermarket ro
Burglary - Baseball
Apr 9, 1970 · 30 min
A furniture store has been burglarized overnight and the thief took $1900 from a locked safe. The store's secretary find a lead and Joe uses it to track down a "baseball fan".
D.H.Q. - The Victims
Apr 16, 1970 · 30 min
Joe and Bill investigate a series of victims. An elderly man has been stabbed to death in his hotel room. An elderly is assaulted and her purse stolen. A store is robbed and the ow