Dragnet: The Big Test

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From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. Was Monday August 9th, was warm in Los Angeles. We were working a day watch out of homicide detail.

My partner Frank Smith, the boss is Captain Warman, planning Friday. It was 7.58 AM when I got to room 42, promise iron. That's you Frank? Yeah, morning Joe. It's like it's gonna be a scratcher today doesn't it?

Yeah, nice and clear. How'd the weekend go? Lazy. Oh, family had a ruckus Saturday night for that, so. Yeah, it happens every time we have somebody old for dinner, never failed. She gets to yacken it up with the company.