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Sergeant Klein, what do you mean you were off? Held up? So where did this happen? Where? Did he have a gun? There were two men. When was this? Just now? You are in the muscle room at the 21st precinct, the nerve center. A call is coming through. You will follow the action taken pursuant to that call from this minute until the final report is written in the 124 room at the 21st precinct. Where are you calling from? Where? On what floor is that? All right, you take the elevato…

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Synopsis

In The Bookkeeper, Captain Frank Cannelli of the 21st Precinct is introduced as he responds to a call about a robbery. The scene is set in the nerve center of the precinct, where Cannelli oversees the safety of the community. The rain-soaked streets of New York City serve as a backdrop as he learns about a hold-up involving Miss Beatrice Parazoni, a bookkeeper who has just been robbed of her company's payroll.

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21st Precinct 53-08-25 (008) The Bookkeeper.mp3

21st Precinct, Episode 8

The Bookkeeper

Tuesday, August 25, 1953 · 27:37

21st Precinct, Episode 8

The Bookkeeper

Tuesday, August 25, 1953 · 27:37

Summary

Captain Cannelli and his team respond to a robbery at a building where a bookkeeper was held up for the payroll. As they investigate, they uncover a deeper story involving the bookkeeper's relationship with the suspect.

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