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Dragnet: The Big Story Man

Dragnet · October 18, 1951 · 25 min · 5,352 words

The transcript of “The Big Story Man”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast October 18, 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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Sorry your locker here is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Your detective Sergeant. You're assigned a burglary detail. And dozen churches in your city are victimized by a team of experienced safe burglars.

You track the suspects for weeks. You finally have to head for men. Your job? Convictum. 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.

This Sunday, March 5th, was cloudy in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of Burgeri, detail. My partner has been the middle. The boss is captain with them for my name, Friday. I was on the way back to the record bureau with 11.30pm when I got to room 25a the interrogation room

Excuse me bent. Yeah, Joe got a minute. Yeah sure wait here Brian back in a minute Yeah, let's go out in the office How you doing right from the teddy anything now? I will never find out about the other two minutes now nothing I sit in tight waiting for their lawyer to show up had all three of them checked through R&I license the two time loser

or third degree GTA, this two-part-list surf time for robbery. We shouldn't have to make stuff up with them away. We got a good enough collection of physical evidence. Or maybe. Heard from the prime lab yet?

No, not yet. I feel better about it if we get by to the cop house. Let's call him again. I'm not sure I'm not gonna go ahead. Go ahead. Keep his eight-brag. He's got a few more questions for you.

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