Dragnet – The Christmas Story – S2 E15

Dragnet – The Christmas Story – S2 E15

Friday and Gannon investigate the theft of a statue of the baby Jesus from a church’s nativity scene on Christmas Eve. The figure itself has little monetary value. Father Xavier Rojas explains this Jesus statue has been at the church for decades and has great sentimental value to the parishioners. The detectives pursue a lead but come up empty. As they return to Father Rojas, a small boy is pulling a wagon with the statue in it. The boy had prayed for a new wagon and promised the baby Jesus the first ride if he received it. The episode is a remake of “The Big Little Baby Jesus” from the original series, with three cast members (in addition to Jack Webb) reprising their original roles.

Check out more Dragnet episodes here.  For a full review of the series check out this page.