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Dragnet: Big Smart Guy AFRS46

Dragnet · June 8, 1950 · 24 min · 4,059 words

The transcript of “Big Smart Guy AFRS46”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast June 8, 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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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 transcribed from official police files.

From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Friday, March 16th. It was damp in Los Angeles. We were working the night, watch out on homicide.

My partner's been Romero, the boss is Thad Brown, Chief of the Techies. My name is Friday. It was 11.45pm when we got to where we parked our car. Second main. Couple of drops on the windshield.

Well, hope it holds off. I was thinking of coming up to see the Cubs and Pirates play an exhibition game tomorrow. If maybe not, I won't. You might be lucky. What's the weather man? Oh, look at the radio.

Huh? It's a slow night. Yeah? It might not be the morning. What? 17, can I? Oh yeah. D2A, call your station. All units in vicinity of 102 South Virgil 211 and shooting code 3. To have one.

All units in vicinity of 102 South Virgil 211 and shooting code 3. Unit 13, take home. Happy St. Patrick's Day. Here. 1158 PM. We arrived at 102 South Virgil, the Bartlett Hotel, a four-story building.

Sergeant Shimer, Medicine, and the Lobby, and in forms of the shooting took place. The shooting took place at 11.40 pm in room 432 occupied by a Mr. and Mrs. Theodore V. Benham. Mrs. Benham was the victim. We went up to the fourth floor where Officer McCready was stationed outside the room. Any witnesses? Only Benham says it was a thief.

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