Episode
Adam-12: Log 174: Loan Sharks
Overview
Malloy and Reed try to investigate a series of beatings at a plant resulting from a loan shark operation, but the employees refuse to talk until the son of one employee stands up to testify. The officers arrest an armed robber who could only bring himself to steal $2, then was robbed himself.
Details
- Series
- Adam-12
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1970-09-19
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Log 174: Loan Sharks is Episode 1 in Season 3 of Adam-12. It aired on 1970-09-19. The runtime is 30 min.
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