About this episode
A desperate man holds Los Angeles City Hall hostage with a homemade bomb, demanding his brother’s release from jail. Sergeant Joe Friday and Ben Romero have less than an hour to defuse the situation—literally. As tension mounts and the clock ticks toward disaster, the detectives must outthink a man with nothing left to lose. Originally aired: July 13, 1950. Cast: Jack Webb, Barton Yarborough, Raymond Burr, Herb Vigran, Stacy Harris, Parley Baer Tags: Dragnet, LAPD, detectives, truecrime, 1950s, noir, crime, hostage, bomb, standoff, thriller, suspense, LosAngeles, police, investigation, drama, criminal, justice, explosion, cityhall, classicradio
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