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Dragnet: The Big Roll

Dragnet · June 26, 1952 · 29 min · 6,205 words

The transcript of “The Big Roll”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast June 26, 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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Story your Abaca here is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Fatima Cigarex, king size, extra mild and soothing, brings you dragnet on both radio and television. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a homicide detail.

An unidentified man is abducted from a downtown street. The scene is checked where the man was reported taken. Blood stains are found on the sidewalk. The abductors escaped in a grey sedan. No one saw the license number.

Your job? Get him. Compare Fatima with any other king-size cigarette. Yes, compare Fatima with any other king-size cigarette. One, Fatima's length filters for smoke, 85 millimeters for your protection. Two, Fatima's length cools the smoke for your protection.

Three, Fatima's length gives you those extra puffs. 21% longer than standard cigarette size. Fatima gives you more for your money. And in King's Eyes Fatima, you get an extra mile in soothing smoke. Plus the added protection of Fatima quality.

5 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 fires from beginning to end from crime to punishment drag

mess is the story of your police force and action was Monday March 18 was overcast in Los Angeles we were working tonight watch out of homicide detail my partners Frank Smith the boss is Captain Warrman's my name's Friday it was 648 p.m. we got to the corner of 11th and South Pierce Street. The 797 Club.

Sorry, no more service than I closing up. Your name Leon Morley? Yeah, I can't serve you any drinks. So I'm closing up. Police officers, Mr. Morley. Like talking to you a minute if you don't mind.

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