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Synopsis
In the Dragnet episode "22 Rifle for Christmas," the story begins on December 22nd, when detectives Joe Friday and his partner Ben Ramell are assigned to a missing child case. Nine-year-old Stanley Johnstone has disappeared from his home, and foul play is suspected. The detectives arrive at the scene, where they find blood stains in the backyard and an empty .22 caliber cartridge, indicating something sinister may have occurred.
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