Season 3 • Episode 17
LatestStone and Briggs arrest African diplomat Nburu for attempted murder after he attacks fund-raising expert Charlie Finnerman. The more they investigate, they discover that the expert is a possible fraud. Criminal Lawyer Clinton Judd arrives to defend the diplomat on the charges, but matters turn worse when Nburu is found standing over the body of Finnerman, and Stone and Briggs wrestle Nburu down a flight of stairs, injuring him.
Twenty-year veteran Detective Sergeant Sam Stone is paired with rookie Briggs in a large Western metropolis.
Acting
Howard Duff's world-weary Stone invented the tired cop archetype.
Production
Authentic Los Angeles locations before they became generic backlots.
Creator
Richard Murphy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Felony Squad debuted months before Adam-12 and Hawaii Five-O, establishing the visual grammar of TV policing that persists today.
Ben Alexander played Sgt. Friday's first partner in Dragnet's radio days — his Briggs is basically that guy, older and wiser.
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