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Synopsis
In The Big Shirt, the story begins with a grim discovery in a small pawn shop in Los Angeles. Detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith arrive at the scene where Mark Williams, co-owner of the shop, has been brutally murdered. The atmosphere is tense as they survey the chaos left behind—a room filled with shattered glass and scattered clothing. The detectives quickly realize that they are dealing with a violent crime that demands immediate attention. With the killer still at large, the pressure mounts to solve the case swiftly.
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