Dragnet: The Big Late Script
Dragnet · July 26, 1951 · 29 min · 5,120 words
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You're about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Fatima Cigarette's, best of all, long cigarettes, bring chute dragnet. MUSIC You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a homicide detail.
A well-known businessman in your city disappears suddenly from his home. He seemed driving away from the house in the company of two unidentified men. There's no explanation for it. Your job? Find him. How does Fatima compare with other king-sized cigarettes? Fatimas are the same length and circumference. 85 millimeters long, 1 and 1-64 inches around. And Fatima filters the smoke
exactly the same long distance as any other king-sized cigarette. Tell me then, how is Fatima different from other king-sized cigarettes. In Fatima, the difference is quality. Fatima gives you extra mildness, a much different, much better flavor and aroma. Remember Fatima has all the advantages of extra length plus Fatima quality, which no other king-sized
cigarette has. So, insist on the best. Smoke king-sized Fatima, best of all long cigarettes. 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 Wednesday, October 10th, it was my out of Los Angeles. We were working the night watch out of homicide detail.
My partner's Ben Romero, the boss is Captain Lorman. My name's Friday. I was on the way back from the record bureau and it was 10 38 p.m. and I got to room 42. I'm assigned.
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