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Dragnet: The Big Whiff

Dragnet · June 5, 1952 · 29 min · 5,810 words

The transcript of “The Big Whiff”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast June 5, 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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Buy 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 files.

From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, dragnet is the story of the crime. of your police force in action. It was Thursday, October 16th. It was cloudy in Los Angeles. We were working tonight.

Watch out on homicide detail. My partner is Frank Smith, the boss's Captain Lormont. My name's Friday. It was 9.48 PM when I got to Georgia Street receiving hospital. Dr. Hall's office. Joe, how are you?

Hi, Doc. How about that case you got in from Seventh-in Union? How's she doing? She died about five minutes ago. Fill me in. What do you got on it? You talk to the radio car officers, ones that handle the call.

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