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This is a generally good episode, though I have three complaints I'll air at the end. This time, "Dragnet" has Friday and Gannon working for Internal Affairs--the unit that investigates misconduct complaints concerning the officers. A lady (Virginia Gregg) alleges that two detectives stole $800 from a dead man. The officers vigorously deny it when questioned but they can't find the notebook that proves they are correct--as it had a receipt in it for $200 signed by the complainant. The lady alleges that it was $1000 and that the officers pocked the rest. Eventually, Friday gets to the heart of the case and proves conclusively that one of them is lying--tune in and see for yourself.

While this is a very entertaining show, my complaints are that the episode was essentially a retooling of an earlier one ("Internal Affairs - DR-20"). What makes this worse is that DR-20 aired only a season before this one. The other two problems concern Ms. Gregg and her character. First, her Southern accent seemed too much--coming off as a bit fake. Second, the epilogue does not resolve one of the most important questions every viewer had when they saw it--what penalty did the person receive for lying to the board?! Surely they didn't just drop this. This made the show seem very incomplete. However, because it was generally enjoyable otherwise, it's still worth seeing.

Two things have always been bothersome about this story. #1 At the conclusion of the show, it was disclosed that both officers were cleared of all charges and returned to duty, but nothing was mentioned about Agnes Emmerson (played great by Virginia Gregg) being arrested and charged/convicted of several charges: perjury, making a false police report, attempted robbery, and so on. It would seem they just let her walk out of there and go home. And #2, if Emmerson wanted the $800 for herself, why didn't she just keep it in the first place and just turn over $200 to the officers instead of trying to place the blame on them for stealing? Heck, why didn't she just keep all the $1,000? Absolutely no one knew she had the money in the first place. It just doesn't make sense. The scene stealer to me was the final expression on Virginia Gregg's face at the end of the show, when the camera zooms in on her expression. It essentially says "Oh poop - now how am I going to get out of this?" I loved her participation in this series.