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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. All right, you stay there. Our sending office is right over. Yeah, right away. Just stay there and work for them. Okay. 21st precinct. It just lines on a map of the city of New York. Most of the 173,000 people waged into the nine tenths of a square mile between Fifth Avenue and the East River wouldn't know if you asked them if they l…

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Synopsis

In The Cabinet, the narrative unfolds within the bustling environment of the 21st Precinct, where Captain Frank Kennelly is on duty during the night shift. The precinct is responsible for the safety of a densely populated area in New York City, and the pressure is palpable as they respond to a call regarding a liquor store robbery. The clerk has been shot, and the urgency of the situation is heightened when Detective Kagan reveals that a gun was discarded by one of the suspects, leading to serious implications for Sergeant Waters, a respected member of the team.

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21st Precinct 54-05-05 (043) The Cabinet.mp3

21st Precinct, Episode 43

The Cabinet

Wednesday, May 5, 1954 · 26:53

21st Precinct, Episode 43

The Cabinet

Wednesday, May 5, 1954 · 26:53

Summary

In The Cabinet, Captain Kennelly and his team at the 21st Precinct investigate a liquor store robbery where the clerk is shot. The case takes a personal turn when the gun used in the crime is linked to Sergeant Waters' son.

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  • 1954 — Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
  • 1954 — Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13).

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