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From: suzeeq <suzeeq@imbris.com>
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Subject: Re: Cops with a lot of money on TV
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 14:25:41 -0700
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On 4/23/2024 1:17 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
> suzeeq <suzeeq@imbris.com> wrote:
>> On 4/23/2024 10:04 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>>> suzeeq <suzeeq@imbris.com> wrote:
>>>> On 4/23/2024 8:53 AM, David Lesher wrote:
> 
>>>>> Doesn't anyone remember "Burke's Law.."?
>>>>> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056745/
> 
>>>> He was a PI, not a cop.
>   
>>> He was Captain Amos Burke, of LA homicide.
> 
>> Okay, but maybe he inherited it. Or he was the crookedest cop ever....
> 
> I've heard of it but never saw it. I've never read an explanation of
> where the money came from. My guess is that Bat Masterson invented off
> shore holdings and, thanks to the magic of compounding interest over the
> decades, he had access to this vast fortune.
> 
Yeah, that sounds like it could be the thing.

I was in midteens when it first aired, so only vaguely remember it.