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Synopsis
In the Dragnet episode titled The Big Frame, the story opens with detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero being called to investigate a hit-and-run case involving Edward Stokes. The body is found in the early hours of the morning, lying in the gutter with only a set of skid marks as evidence. The detectives are faced with the challenge of piecing together the events that led to Stokes' death, which appears to be a straightforward hit-and-run at first glance.
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