The Big Gamble

Originally Aired: May 8, 1952

Dragnet #152, "The Big Gamble," Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Bill Lockwood are tracking a professional gambling ring that's been victimizing dozens of Los Angeles citizens. The operation is elusive, constantly moving locations day to day, making it nearly impossible for the vice detail to pin down. When a down-on-his-luck informant named Dave stops by their office, Friday and Lockwood take him for coffee and donuts to hear what he's learned. Dave has been keeping his ears open at a bar near the bowling alley where he works as a pin setter, and he's overheard something promising about the gamblers' next move.

Dave reports overhearing a conversation involving a man called Mike, whom Friday identifies as Mike Filmer, someone already on their radar. According to Dave's information, there's a big game planned for that night at 11:30 at an address on Gibbons Avenue. As Friday slips Dave a ten-dollar bill for his help, the detectives prepare to follow up on this lead, hoping it will finally give them the break they need to shut down the operation.

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