Episode
Dragnet: The Big Key
Overview
A woman's badly mutilated body is found in a churchyard on Christmas eve. The only clue is a key lying under her.
Details
- Series
- Dragnet
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 26
- Air date
- 1955-02-24
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Big Key is Episode 26 in Season 4 of Dragnet. It aired on 1955-02-24. The runtime is 30 min.
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