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A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)
A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise) is the first episode of the television series "Police Squad!". It was written and directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker.
Special guest star.
The special guest star Lorne Greene is introduced during the opening credits. Greene, wearing a trench coat, is thrown from a speeding car. He lands on the ground, then rolls over, wincing in pain and clutching his chest where a knife handle
for loss of future income, that is, for money that she would have had, if her very wealthy fiancé had not broken off the engagement. In 20th-century reforms, this was generally abolished over fears of gold digging.
One challenge in settling disputes for breach of promise was determining whether a gift made during the engagement was an absolute gift—one given permanently, with no strings attached—or a conditional gift, given in the expectation of the marriage taking place. If an engagement gift was given on