The Big Paper

Friday - The Dragnet Podcast · Aug 16, 2026 · 31m

Originally Aired: August 21, 1952 Dragnet #165, "The Big Paper," Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Frank Smith are called to forgery detail when small neighborhood merchants fall victim to a check forger using an old but effective scheme. Martin Miller, owner of Marty's Mart at Sixth and Benson, arrives at the station after being sent by his banker, Mr. Alms. Miller explains that someone has been forging checks from his business account under the name Roger Theodore. While the bank initially discovered seven forged checks all passed on the same Saturday night, Miller and his wife Emma…