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Dragnet: The Big Affair

Dragnet · November 29, 1951 · 29 min · 5,184 words

The transcript of “The Big Affair”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast November 29, 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 names have been changed to protect the innocent. Fatima Cigarettes. Best of all, King-sized cigarettes brings you dragnet. As you're assigned a robbery detail, an unidentified armed bandit starts a campaign of jewelry storeable and the bandit commits brutal attacks on each of the victims.

Your job? This Fatima sales report shows thousands and thousands of King-sized cigarette smokers are switching to Fatima. For the month of October, coast to coast actual figures show Fatima sales are up 110 percent or more than double. The Tima. Best of all, king-sized cigarettes.

Definitely the best quality in its class. But the same price to cigarette you're now smoking. Remember, thousands of Americans are switching to extra mild Fatima. Next time, insist on the best, king-sized Fatima in the distinctive golden yellow package. Document a drum 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 to an actual case transcribed from official police violence. From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, dragnet is the story of your police force in action.

It was Wednesday, March 10th, was cold in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of robbery detail. My partner's Ben Romero. The boss is Captain Biddian. My name's Friday. It was 3.28 pm when I got to room 27.8.

Strawberry detail. You know? Yeah, Ben. You know, this is Mitch and Mrs. Gordon. Folks would like to have you meet my partner, Sergeant Price. How are you doing, Gladden? How are you, Sergeant? Mrs. Gordon, are you feeling a little better now?

Yes, can I do you hope, Ben? You would very much have a lot of comon tic de saunt. Recontillor, su cotee, c'est du vase. She's a lot better now, Sergeant. Thank you. My French isn't very good, but it's a lot better in her English.

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