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Dragnet: The Big Job

Dragnet · April 27, 1950 · 29 min · 4,524 words

The transcript of “The Big Job”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast April 27, 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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You receive information and escaped criminal is hiding out in your city. He's dangerous. He may be armed. Your job. Get him. 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.

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It's wise to smoke extra mild Fatima. It's wise to smoke extra mild Fatima. Dragnet, 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, April 27th? Was warm in Los Angeles. We were working a night watch out of Bunko Fugitive detail.

My partner's Ben Romero. The boss is Blaine Steed, Captain of Bunko Fugitive. My name's Friday. I was on the way back from communications. It was 6.45 p.m. and I got to room 38. The squad room.

Hi. How about some dinner? About some dinner and we got one to check out first years of teletype skipper just brought it in thanks San Rafael Pick up and hold for this department one Alfred Garvey Wanted for suspicion forgery robbery this man poses as a fingerprint expert from San Rafael police department Here's his mouth both the racket girl

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