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Dragnet: The Big Gent Part 2

Dragnet · July 27, 1950 · 29 min · 4,943 words

The transcript of “The Big Gent Part 2”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast July 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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The documented drama of an actual crime. For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los 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 Tuesday, June 6th. It was cloudy in Los Angeles. We were working a day watch out of Robert's detail.

My partner's been Romero. The boss is Captain Ed Walker. My name's Friday. I was on the way back from communications, and it was 11.35 AM when I got to room 27A. The property division. Oh, hi Dave.

Message in the book for you. I met a couple of minutes ago. Oh, thank you. Woman's voice. I'll let you call and send that in. Yeah, thank you Dave. Let me get it now. Can you joke and all of your office bent lane?

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