After a robbery two criminals are apprehended. One escapes, but one gets away. To top it off, one is a friend of Joe Friday and he has to send him to prison. In the scuffle, Ben Romero has been shot, but it isn't a serious wound. Joe tells about his old Army buddy that was caught, and his fall onto bad luck. They talk, but will Joe be enticed to help get his buddy off the hook? Not likely.
Flashback to the day before, when Connie and Mrs Davis talk about their new Years Eve party plans. Miss Brooks is hopeful that Mr Boynton will take her out. Too bad he has to drop in and break his date. Boynton will be attending a Biologist convention, and only has money for one ticket.
Fibber decides to invite friends over for dinner. Doc Gamble visits for a dose of abuse. Teeny stops in to tell about school. Billy Mills plays, Fiddle Dee Dee. Milt…
As Rochester cleans house, Jack is at the hospital after being so sick last week. In the process he finds Jack's diary, and reads a passage. We learn of Jack's…
Most people live a life, free of trouble, or at least the kind of trouble that awaits Richard Diamond. The action starts with a bar fight over a girl. There's…
Connie trims her Friendship Tree with Christmas cards. Friendship tree? Wow, I didn't think they had that much trouble with the political correctness police back then. Mrs Davis has to…