This was a two-fold episode: 1 - Our hero, "Joe Friday" (Jack Webb) being a possible murder suspect because his story on a shooting hasn't held up; 2 - a promotion piece for the police Shooting Board or Review Board, or whatever it is called. It is the board, as explained, where a policeman involved in a shooting must explain his actions and have proof of what he's saying is true. He is judged by his peers, who just consider the facts. We are given a speech about how fair it is run.
It's frustrating to see what actually happened - we see a dramatic shootout scene in a laundromat in the middle of the night when Friday, just completing a long day, went over there to get a pack of cigarettes. It's then frustrating to see Joe in a pickle like this for much of the show, but you know the truth will win out somehow. You have to watch to find out how he's cleared, which is kind of interesting.
It's frustrating to see what actually happened - we see a dramatic shootout scene in a laundromat in the middle of the night when Friday, just completing a long day, went over there to get a pack of cigarettes. It's then frustrating to see Joe in a pickle like this for much of the show, but you know the truth will win out somehow. You have to watch to find out how he's cleared, which is kind of interesting.