About this episode

Sergeant Friday goes undercover to dismantle a narcotics gang while discussing parallels with another work and featuring an interview with actor Mitchell Ryan.

Sergeant Friday goes undercover as a buyer of heroin from San Francisco to break up a narcotics gang. Commentary on the similarities with this episode and The Big Red. Plus, Lee Marvin makes a brief appearance which is capped here in an exclusive rare interview with actor Mitchell Ryan who talks of his and Marvin's alcoholism.

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