Episode
Dragnet: The Badge Racket
Overview
Three con artists have been swindling businessmen from out-of-town by posing as a prostitute and two policemen. The detectives set a trap as Gannon pretends to be a manufacturer from Lincoln Nebraska.
Details
- Series
- Dragnet
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1967-09-28
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Badge Racket is Episode 3 in Dragnet 1968 of Dragnet. It aired on 1967-09-28. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 2: The Shooting Board
Joe tries to stop a burglary at an all night launderette and ends up exchanging fire with the suspect. When SID tries to find the bullet fired at Joe, they come up empty and Joe faces a shooting board with no proof the man ever fired at him.
Episode 4: The Bank Jobs
A nervy bank robber uses innocent women to help commit his crimes. Friday and Gannon are nearly sidetracked when one of the victims lies about her involvement and later proves to have a criminal record of her own.
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Episode 6: The Big Frustration
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Episode 7: The Senior Citizen
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Episode 8: The Big High
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Episode 9: The Big Ad
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Episode 10: The Missing Realtor
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Episode 11: The Big Dog
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Episode 12: The Pyramid Swindle
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Episode 13: The Phony Police Racket
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