Novak is hired by a woman who wants him to meet with notorious gambler Joe Candono to pay off her brother's sizable gambling debt. but runs into a group of thugs instead. Novak is knocked out and wakes up next to a dead body.  Commentary on the femme fatale angle, Sgt. Marty Wynn who consulted on Dragnet but hated this series, plus The Pat Novak Top 5 Zingers!