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Synopsis
In The Big Pipe, detectives Joe Friday and Frank Smith are thrust into a chilling murder investigation when the body of Mrs. Ada Fitzgerald is discovered in her office, brutally bludgeoned to death with a lead pipe. The scene is chaotic, with papers strewn across the floor and the office in disarray, indicating a violent struggle. As the detectives arrive at the crime scene, they are immediately faced with the grim reality of their job—solving a murder that has left the community in shock.
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