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Synopsis
In Dragnet: The Big Red Part 1, Detective Joe Friday is assigned to the narcotics detail in Los Angeles. The episode begins with Friday receiving a call from Jack Wallace, a former suspect he had previously arrested. Wallace claims to have vital information about a major narcotics ring led by a man known as Cadillac Red. With the stakes high, Friday must determine whether Wallace's intel is credible and how to proceed without jeopardizing the investigation.
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