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Dragnet: The Big Mink

Dragnet · June 22, 1950 · 29 min · 4,380 words

The transcript of “The Big Mink”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast June 22, 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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From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Saturday, November 23rd, with Warrman, Los Angeles. We're working the night watch out of homicide detail.

My partner's Ben Romero. Boss is Blaine Steed, Captain of Homicide. My name's Friday. It was 6.35 p.m. and we got to the corner of Western and Lexington. The Western fur shop. Hi, Brian. Hi. What happened, Frank?

The owner's been shot. His name's Albert Krueber. You know. Who is that? Mrs. Krueber. Haven't been able to get anything out of her. Where's the body? In the back. Monkris is back there. Did you call the lamb?

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