Dragnet (1951)

The Big Lie (3x7)

Air date: Oct 15, 1953

In this episode, Edith Curtis (Virginia Brissac) contacts the police and calmly informs them that her son has been killed. Detectives Friday (Jack Webb) and Smith (Ben Alexander) are puzzled by the woman's calm demeanor and embark on an investigation into her troubled past in an attempt to uncover the truth.