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In the gripping episode Give Me Liberty, an escaped prisoner named Earl French finds himself in a dire situation after a train crash leaves him handcuffed to a detective. French, who has just completed a meticulous plan to embezzle $250,000, is determined to reclaim his hidden fortune.
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