Season 8

October 14, 1958

The detectives take a report of valuables stolen from the home of a somewhat eccentric old lady. They begin to suspect something is amiss when she starts talking about how she gets the "scoop" on crimes by being the first to report them to the local newspaper.

October 21, 1958

The detectives are trying to solve the case of the milk bottle bandit when they catch a break and apprehend a diminutive fifteen year old.

October 28, 1958

A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's too late.

November 4, 1958

Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.

November 11, 1958

As Friday and Smith investigate a woman's death, they are disturbed to find that her daughter is more interested in discussing her collection of dolls.

November 18, 1958

Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.

November 25, 1958

While investigating reports of teenagers involved in a gunfight, Friday and Smith are shocked to find one of the teens involved wearing a Nazi uniform.

December 2, 1958

Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.

December 9, 1958

Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.

December 16, 1958

Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.

December 23, 1958

Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.

December 30, 1958

Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.

January 6, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.

January 13, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.

January 20, 1959

Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.

January 27, 1959

Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.

February 3, 1959

An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.

February 10, 1959

Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.

February 17, 1959

February 24, 1959

An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate.

March 10, 1959

An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.

March 17, 1959

Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.

March 24, 1959

A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.

March 31, 1959

The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.

April 7, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.

April 14, 1959

Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.

April 21, 1959

A young girl commits suicide after she is tricked by a pair of movie talent scouts who are really operating a prostitution ring.

April 28, 1959

Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.

July 7, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow involved.

July 12, 1959

Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.

July 19, 1959

Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.

July 26, 1959

Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.

August 2, 1959

Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.

August 9, 1959

A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.

August 16, 1959

A man impersonating a police officer is going to local businesses and asking for donations for the widows and orphans fund. Smith and Friday set out to stop the con man.

August 23, 1959

An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.