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The star you are about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to burglary detail. A dozen churches in your city are victimized by a team of experienced safe burglars. You track the suspects for weeks. You finally apprehend three men. Your job? Convict them. Dragnet. The documented drama of an actual crime. For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will travel…

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Synopsis

In the gripping Dragnet episode 'The Big Story Man', detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero are on the case of a series of burglaries targeting churches in Los Angeles. The episode opens with the detectives in the interrogation room, where they are questioning Charles Bryson, a man caught in a web of crime and personal conflict. Bryson, a two-time loser, claims he was merely trying to protect his sister's fiancé, Tony Miller, from a life of crime.

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Dragnet, Episode 123

The Big Story Man

Thursday, October 18, 1951 · 25:56

Dragnet, Episode 123

The Big Story Man

Thursday, October 18, 1951 · 25:56

Summary

Detectives Friday and Romero investigate a series of church burglaries, tracking down suspects and gathering evidence to ensure their conviction. As they interrogate a key witness, they uncover a tangled web of relationships and deceit.

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