Dragnet: The Big Hate
Dragnet · July 10, 1952 · 29 min · 5,014 words
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The transcript of “The Big Hate”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast July 10, 1952. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Search inside this transcript.
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you are about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Fatima cigarettes, king-size, extra mild and soothing brings you dragnets on both radio and television. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a homicide detail. A 25-year-old man is found hiding in a freight car in a deserted train yard. In his arms he holds the body of a dead woman.
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Five Fatima in the bright, sunny yellow pack. 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 violence.
From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Tuesday, January 18th, it was cold in Los Angeles. We were working the night, watch out on homicide detail.
My partner's Frank Smith, the boss is Captain Mormon. My name's Friday. I was on the way back from the record, Bill, and it was 10.38 PM when I got through him 42. Homicide detail. I'll be talking to myself.
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