Dragnet: The Big Trial
Dragnet · April 20, 1950 · 29 min · 4,733 words
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While the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles 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 Monday, September 4th, was hot in Los Angeles. We were working the night watch out of traffic division. My partner's Ben Romero. The boss is Captain Sullivan, Commander AID. My name's Friday. It was 12.45 a.m. when I got to the second floor at 123 South Figaroa Street accident investigation the record bureau.
Hi, Oanna. Hi I got a phone message for him. So he's over George's street. He'll be back in a couple minutes. You got time to take a 15-7? Sure. I got some additional information on it. Get in run felony. Alright.
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