Pat Novak does a favor for a friend who has just gotten out of prison – he picks up a package. He returns to his office to find a cop standing over a dead body.

Original Air Date: April 23, 1949

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Pat Novak; Raymond Burr as Inspector Hellman; and Tudor Owen as Jocko Madigan

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