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When a couple's nine-month-old son is injured, the suspicions of Sgt. Friday (Jack Webb) and Officer Gannon (Harry Morgan) are raised, despite the fact the couple insists that their child simple fell down the stairs. Soon discovering that the husband is to blame, he is quickly sent to prison. Following his release, however, it is soon discovered that he has fallen back into his cycle of abusive behavior. It's not long before Friday and Gannon learn that, this time, the abuse has gone too far, and the toddler has died as a result of the beatings.