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In the gripping episode titled The Big Cab from Dragnet, the story begins with a violent robbery at a small neighborhood grocery store owned by 62-year-old Raymond Bailey. The robbery takes a dark turn when Bailey is brutally assaulted with a sawed-off shotgun by the assailant, who then escapes into the rainy streets of Los Angeles. The detectives, led by Joe Friday and his partner Frank Smith, are called to the scene to investigate the crime, which has left Bailey in critical condition.
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