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Dragnet: The Big Knife

Dragnet · May 11, 1950 · 29 min · 4,894 words

The transcript of “The Big Knife”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast May 11, 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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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. It was Thursday, November 4th, it was Wendy in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of Georgia Street Juvenile Bureau.

My partner's Ben Romero. The boss is Captain Bowling, Commander Juvenile Division. My name's Friday. It was 2.45pm when we got to charter high school. Main entrance. Which way, Joe? I don't know, we can ask this boy. Hey, son.

Yeah? Where's the principal's office? Straight down the hall last door on the left. Thank you. What's all the noise about football around him plan P-mont today? Can't beat confidence like that It's if you're funny now, they Check that sign Junior prom daughter 25 for couple. It should feel old and I never did go to those high school dance

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