It starts as a routine pickup. A teletype comes in: Alfred Garvey — wanted for forgery and robbery, known to pose as a fingerprint expert — is registered at the Fair Deal Hotel in Los Angeles. Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Ben Romero head over to bring him in. It shouldn't take long.
On the way, they give a lift to off-duty Sergeant Max Maxwell — badge number 10377, heading home to start a three-week vacation with his wife Eleanor and their two young children. It's a small, warm moment. The kind that makes what follows devastating.
While Friday and Romero check Garvey's empty room upstairs, Garvey slips out via the elevator — and shoots Maxwell in the lobby. Their only hope: reluctant witness Lorraine Thomas, who knows more than she's telling.
Episode Quotes:
"Maxwell's wife and kids. How does Al square with them?" — Sgt. Friday, cutting through excuses to convince reluctant witness Lorraine Thomas to cooperate
"I don't want to talk loud. The cops might have bumped this room." — Jack Fleming, unknowingly confirming his suspicions — and talking anyway — as detectives listen in from the next room
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