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Dragnet: The Big Mask Part 1

Dragnet · December 28, 1952 · 29 min · 5,203 words

The transcript of “The Big Mask Part 1”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast December 28, 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're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a robbery detail. A series of hold-ups takes place in your city. The victims are managers of large markets. You've got a description of the suspect. Your job, get him. Thousands are changing to Chesterfield, both regular and king's eyes, because only Chesterfield has premium quality in both sizes. That means King-sized Chesterfield contains tobacco's of better quality

and higher price than any other King-sized cigarette. The same fine tobacco-izing regular Chesterfield. There is absolutely no difference except that King-sized Chesterfield is larger. Contain so much more of the same tobacco's. It gives more than a fifth longer smoke. Yes, more than a fifth longer smoke from King's Eyes Chesterfield.

So remember, Chesterfield is the only cigarette to give you premium quality in both regular and King's Eyes. By them either way you like them, regular or King's Eyes. You'll find premium quality Chesterfield much milder.

Yes, Chesterfield is best for you. 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.

We're thirsty February 7th, I was raining in Los Angeles. We were working today, watch out a robbery detail. My partner's Frank Smith, the boss of the Captain Dillion, I was on the way back from R&I and it was 842 AM when they got to room 27 and a robbery. How you Joe? Yeah. Where you been? John R&I. Oh I'm sorry I'm late. There's no

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