Review - The Big Deal Aired 4-26-56
Friday, Smith are working the day-watch out of Auto-Theft Division. To catch the thieves they enlist the help of their contact Whitey, leading to a dubious character Roger Grayson, giving a description of the three characters.
Joel Pennet thinks he bought a stolen car; Smith confirms the car was stolen. Pennet's cancelled check and the pink slip signatures were endorsed the same; they were signed Ralph Prescott. The fake original seller leads Friday, Smith to a business office void of furniture, the superintendent, Tad Whitney said they evidently moved out over the weekend; they were there two weeks. The pink slip was a forgery.
Forgery has picked up a printer, cashing a lot of phony checks and found a stash of pink slips. Harry Larwill, had a printer in his home used for printing bogus checks and creating fake pink slips. Friday, Smith grill Larwill for the names of the people he printed the slips. He gives up names. Harry is arrested. They planned on collecting the rest at this morning's meeting, Harry was going to attend before he was arrested. Friday says he and Smith will go in place.
The team of thieves were taken into custody and found guilty of several thefts; the men were interrogated by other detectives, the woman was questioned by Friday, Smith. The woman denied being a part of the gang, Friday, Smith tell her otherwise. She thinks she is going without punishment for the actions of her compatriots. Friday tells her otherwise; she is guilty as they are.
The forger and car thieves were all found guilty, tried, convicted and all are serving time. An above average episode as Friday, Smith go through the process of checking every lead, tracking every detail finding the cars were sold quickly after they were stolen via forged documentation and bogus sales offices.
Forgery has picked up a printer, cashing a lot of phony checks and found a stash of pink slips. Harry Larwill, had a printer in his home used for printing bogus checks and creating fake pink slips. Friday, Smith grill Larwill for the names of the people he printed the slips. He gives up names. Harry is arrested. They planned on collecting the rest at this morning's meeting, Harry was going to attend before he was arrested. Friday says he and Smith will go in place.
The team of thieves were taken into custody and found guilty of several thefts; the men were interrogated by other detectives, the woman was questioned by Friday, Smith. The woman denied being a part of the gang, Friday, Smith tell her otherwise. She thinks she is going without punishment for the actions of her compatriots. Friday tells her otherwise; she is guilty as they are.
The forger and car thieves were all found guilty, tried, convicted and all are serving time. An above average episode as Friday, Smith go through the process of checking every lead, tracking every detail finding the cars were sold quickly after they were stolen via forged documentation and bogus sales offices.
