Season 8 · Episode 4 — The Big Oskar
The detectives take a report of valuables stolen from the home of a somewhat eccentric old lady. They begin to suspect something is amiss when she starts talking about how she gets the "scoop" on crimes by being the first to report them to the local newspaper.
Season 8 episodes
E1Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.
E2Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.
E3Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.
E4The detectives take a report of valuables stolen from the home of a somewhat eccentric old lady. They begin to suspect something is amiss w…
E5The detectives are trying to solve the case of the milk bottle bandit when they catch a break and apprehend a diminutive fifteen year old.
E6A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's too late.
E7Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.
E8As Friday and Smith investigate a woman's death, they are disturbed to find that her daughter is more interested in discussing her collecti…
E9Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.
E10While investigating reports of teenagers involved in a gunfight, Friday and Smith are shocked to find one of the teens involved wearing a N…
E11Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.
E12Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.
E13Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.
E14Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.
E15Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.
E16Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.
E17Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.
E18Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.
E19Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.
E20An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.
E21Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.
E22E23An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate.
E24An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.
E25Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.
E26A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.
E27The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.
E28Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.
E29Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.
E30A young girl commits suicide after she is tricked by a pair of movie talent scouts who are really operating a prostitution ring.
E31Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.
E32Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow involved.
E33Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.
E34Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.
E35Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.
E36Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.
E37A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.
E38A man impersonating a police officer is going to local businesses and asking for donations for the widows and orphans fund. Smith and Frida…
E39An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.