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Dragnet: The Big Cliff

Dragnet · June 28, 1951 · 29 min · 4,855 words

The transcript of “The Big Cliff”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast June 28, 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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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 bring chute dragnet. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a homicide detail.

An elderly man reports the sudden death of his wife. He claims he awoke in the morning to find her dead on the floor of their bedroom. The cause of death is not apparent. Your job, investigate.

In Fatima, the difference is quality. Yes, in Fatima, the difference is quality. Quality of tobaccos. The finest domestic and Turkish variety is extra mild. Superbly blended to give you Fatima is much different, much better flavor and aroma.

Quality of manufacture. Smooth, round, perfect Fatima cigarettes. Rolled in the finest paper money can buy. manufactured in the newest and most modern of all cigarette factories. Quality. Even to the appearance of the bright, clean, golden yellow Fatima package.

So compare Fatima yourself. Today, you'll find Fatima gives you all the advantages of extra length. Plus Fatima quality, which no other King's Eyes cigarette has. Yes, light up a Fatima. Your first pup will tell you...

Ah, that's different. Because, infotema, the difference is quality. The documented drama of an actual crime. For the next 30 minutes in cooperation of 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, November 12th. It was cold in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of homicide detail. My partner's Ben Romero. The boss is Thad Brown, Chief of Detectives.

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