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In the gripping episode '22 Rifle for Christmas' from Dragnet, the story begins with the alarming report of a missing nine-year-old boy named Stanley Johnstone. Detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero are called to investigate the case, which quickly escalates as they suspect foul play. The boy's mother, Ruth Johnstone, had left him at home while she went Christmas shopping, only to return and find him gone. The detectives arrive at the scene to find blood stains in the backyard, indicating something sinister may have occurred.
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