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The Big Bill
Originally Aired: January 19, 1954
Dragnet #231, "The Big Bill," Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith investigate the mysterious disappearance of Bertha Gillespie, an elderly woman who runs a popular tea shop called the Tea Cozy. Her best friend, Miss Crocker, is convinced something terrible has happened because Bertha vanished without a word—and more importantly, she abandoned an important Scrabble championship match she'd been eagerly preparing for. The devoted Scrabble champion had recently withdrawn $2,500 from her bank account, leaving over $18,000 behind, and posted a cryptic…
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