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The Big Break
Originally Aired: December 14, 1950 Dragnet #79, "The Big Break," Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Ben Romero close in on George R. Hoffman, a career criminal responsible for 18 armed robberies over three months. Acting on a tip that Hoffman is holed up in a bungalow on Buchanan Avenue, Friday and his team move in during a foggy night to make the arrest. The dangerous suspect, armed with two revolvers and a hunting rifle, attempts to flee but is cornered when his getaway car fails to start. With multiple victims identifying him in a lineup, Friday and the district attorney build what seems…
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