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Dragnet: The Big Mother

Dragnet · November 9, 1950 · 29 min · 4,997 words

The transcript of “The Big Mother”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast November 9, 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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punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Thursday, January 28th, it was raining in Los Angeles. We were working the night, watch out of homicide. My partner's been Romero, the boss is Captain Steve, my name's Friday was 11 35 PM and we got the Mercy Hospital on Norwech Avenue the main

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