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The Big Chet
Originally Aired: April 5, 1953
Dragnet #198, "The Big Chet," finds Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith struggling with a frustrating three-month case involving a pair of holdup men who have hit eleven jewelry stores and supermarkets with flawless precision. Despite having detailed descriptions—one suspect is a tall, redheaded man with a stutter, the other a shorter, dark-haired accomplice—and knowing their method of operation down to the minute, Friday and Smith have hit dead ends at every turn. The thieves' pattern is consistent: they enter stores around 10 a.m., ask to use the…
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