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The Big Sucker
Originally Aired: February 16, 1954
Dragnet #235, "The Big Sucker," Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith investigate a sophisticated diamond swindle operating in Los Angeles. When Harold Filson arrives at the Bunco Fugitive Detail office, he claims he's reporting the crime on behalf of an embarrassed friend who lost $10,000 in a confidence scheme. The story unfolds with a classic setup: a seedy-looking man approached the victim outside a bank, claiming to be a displaced person from Belgium who needed to secretly sell genuine diamonds because he lacked proper immigration papers. After a…
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