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Dragnet: The Big Fake

Dragnet · June 1, 1950 · 29 min · 5,259 words

The transcript of “The Big Fake”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast June 1, 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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It's wise to smoke extra mild Fatima. It's wise to smoke extra mild Fatima. document a drama of an actual crime. For the next 30 minutes, transcribed 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 Wednesday April 9th, was foggy in Los Angeles. We were working a day watch out of personnel. My partner's Ben Romero, the boss's deputy Chief Holman, Commander of BIA. My name is Friday. We're on the way over from the

City Hall and it was 5.25 p.m. when we got the Central Division. The Assembly will be here. Why? Sam Joe? Yeah, it looks like him over there. You rustled Clark? Yeah, that's right. Friday and Romero personnel.

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