Dragnet: The Big Car
Dragnet · November 30, 1950 · 29 min · 4,829 words
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The story you're about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Fatima cigarettes. Best of all long cigarettes brings you dragnet. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to robbery detail.
In four months, fifteen food markets in your city have been held up in Rob. The bandit is well dressed, well armed. Your job. Stotten. You'll be amazed when you compare Fatima with other long cigarettes.
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flavor and aroma, Fatima has more than doubled its smokers coast to coast. So try comparing Fatima yourself. Fatima's now cost the same as other long cigarettes, but your first puff will tell you... Ah, that's different.
Yes, in Fatima, the difference is quality. Ask your dealer for Fatima. The quality king size cigarette. Best of all long cigarettes. Start enjoying Fatima tomorrow. 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 Monday, February 12th. It was cold in Los Angeles.
We were working the night watch out of robbery detail. My partner's Ben Romero. The boss is Thad Brown, chief of detectives. My name's Friday. Was 9.48 PM when we got to room 25A interrogation room.
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