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Ladies and gentlemen, due to technical difficulties beyond our control at the moment, the dragnet program originally scheduled at this period has been postponed temporarily. It will be heard in just a few moments. There's a boss, Steve. My name's Friday. We're on the way out from the office. 738 A.M. when we got to Paris Avenue. Number 213. Yes? How do you do, Miss Wagner? Police officers. I'm Sergeant Jacobs. This is my partner, Sergeant Friday. Oh, yes, Sergeant. I've been…

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Synopsis

In The Big Honeymoon, the story unfolds with the tragic suicide of Dorothy Wagner, a woman whose life is shattered by betrayal. Dorothy had recently married Charles R. Reynolds, a man she believed was her ticket to happiness. However, after a whirlwind romance, he disappears with her $10,000, leaving her heartbroken and desperate. The episode opens with detectives Joe Friday and Sergeant Jacobs arriving at the Wagner home to investigate the circumstances surrounding Dorothy's death.

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Dragnet, Episode 139

The Big Honeymoon

Thursday, February 7, 1952 · 29:23

Dragnet, Episode 139

The Big Honeymoon

Thursday, February 7, 1952 · 29:23

Summary

Dorothy Wagner's tragic suicide follows the disappearance of Charles R. Reynolds, who absconds with her $10,000. The police investigate the circumstances surrounding her death and the deceitful relationship she had with Reynolds.

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  • 1952 — Elizabeth II becomes Queen of the United Kingdom and her other Realms and Territories and Head of the Commonwealth upon the death of her father, George VI. At the exact moment of succession, she was in a tree house at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya.

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