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Dragnet: The Big Thank You

Dragnet · March 9, 1950 · 29 min · 4,642 words

The transcript of “The Big Thank You”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast March 9, 1950. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Thanksgiving Radio plays Dragnet free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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A story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Fatima cigarettes. Best of all long cigarettes brings you dragnet. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a homicide detail.

A confessed murderous is parole from the state prison for women. After seven months, the parole office loses contact with her. Your job, finder. If you want a long cigarette, smoke the best of all long cigarettes.

Smoke king-size Fatima. Fatima is the long cigarette which contains the finest. Turkish and domestic tobaccos superbly blended to make Fatima extra mild. And that's why Fatima has a much different, much better flavor and aroma than any other long cigarette.

That's why Fatima has more than doubled its smokers coast to coast. So enjoy Fatima, the best of all, long cigarettes. It's wise to smoke extra mild Fatima. It's wise to smoke extra mild Fatima. The documented drama of an actual crime.

For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case from official police files from beginning to end from crime to punishment.

Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. Where's Thursday, Mark's 9th was foggy in Los Angeles. We're working a day watch out of homicide detail. My partner's Ben Romero, the boss is that Brown chief of detectives.

My name's Friday. We're on our way back from the state building. It was 2.45 p.m. when we got to the city hall. Room 29, handwriting analysis. Want to have a seat Fred? Okay, thanks. I'll see if Don's around, maybe in the back room.

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