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This story follows Mike Lingard, a photographer who descends into alcoholism and homelessness after his wife, Marian, dies from a heart attack induced by viewing a disturbing art exhibition titled “Faces of Premonition”. Mike is recused by Alex Davidson, a former psychologist seeking his own redemption, who encourages Mike to answer a cryptic newspaper advertisement seeking a travelling companion based solely on a photograph of their eyes. This leads Mike to Edna Richard’s a mysterious artist with a “mannequin like” physical presence intensely “living” eyes, forcing Mike to ...

One last laugh for the summer as it winds down. One last prank just to scare a friend. Bringing a mannequin into a theater is just some harmless fun, right? Until it wakes up. Until is starts killing. Luckily, Sawyer has a plan. He'll be a hero. He'll save everyone to the best of his ability. He'll kill as many people as he needs to so he can save the day. That's the thing about heroes - sometimes you have to become a monster first.

This Dragnet episode originally aired on October 19, 1954.

Ein junges Mannequin wird ermordet. Ertränkt in einem Brunnen. Der Vater des Mädchens bittet den Meisterdetektiv aus der Baker Street um Hilfe. Doch noch bevor dieser entscheidend eingreifen kann, geschieht ein zweiter Mord nach demselben Muster.