A man posing as a salesman is assaulting women. It’s up to Joe and Frank to put an end to his escapades.

Dragnet is a radio and television crime drama about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from an actual police term, a “dragnet”, meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.

George Hoffman is an ex-convict and armed robber in Los Angeles and it’s Friday and Smith that need to get him.