# Dragnet: The Big Plant (EP4984)

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Podcast: [The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-great-detectives-of-old-time-radio-daily-mystery-dramas-162279)
Published: 2026-05-27T07:10:01+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2093

## Resource

Todays Mystery: A missing housewife vanishes without taking any clothes, money, or luggage, and detectives quickly begin to suspect her tight-fisted husband may know more than he admits. As Sergeant Friday investigates, the woman’s troubled teenage son provides a clue that points toward something buried deep inside the family nursery. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 28, 1952 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed JacobsAlso featuring Herb Ellis. Announcer: Hal Gibney. Script by Jim Moser. Music by Walter Schumann. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Peter, Patreon supporter since April 2020 Support the show on a one-time basis at support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… Listener Survey Give us a call 208-991-4783 Become one of our Facebook friends Follow us on Instagram at Instagram Follow us on Twitter Twitter/X Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

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