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Dragnet: The Big In-Laws

Dragnet · August 23, 1951 · 29 min · 5,929 words

The transcript of “The Big In-Laws”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast August 23, 1951. 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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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 Saturday, November 8th, was foggy in Los Angeles.

We were working the day, watch out a robbery detail. My partner's Ben Romero, the boss is Captain Dydian, my name's Friday. I was on the way back from our and I and it was 11 23 a.m. when I got through him 27 a.

Robbery detail. Joe? Hi. Where you been any, I've been taking your 20 minutes waiting for you. Oh, I'm sorry. I've been checking a couple names to her and I took a little longer than I figured you.

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