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The Big False Move
Originally Aired: May 17, 1953
Dragnet #204, "The Big False Move," opens with Sergeant Joe Friday arriving at the Robbery division office suffering from debilitating headaches and ringing in his ears. His partner Frank Smith insists the problem is a salt deficiency and plies Friday with salt tablets and bottled Poland water before they can investigate their case. The detectives proceed to interview Thomas Stanford, a suspect who has been arrested for robbing a grocery store at gunpoint. Stanford seems unusually cooperative, readily confessing to the crime and providing details about how he…
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