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In the episode titled The Big Paper from Dragnet, detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are called to investigate a series of forgeries that have been plaguing local businesses. The case centers around a grocery store owner, Martin Miller, who reports that his business checks have been stolen and are being passed off by a forger named Roger Theodore. However, the detectives quickly discover that Theodore has been dead for six months, raising questions about how the forgeries are being executed.
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