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Dragnet: The Big Little Mother

Dragnet · October 6, 1953 · 29 min · 5,268 words

The transcript of “The Big Little Mother”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast October 6, 1953. 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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Sound off or Chesterfield. Chesterfield. Low and nicotine. Highest in quality. Best for you. Chesterfield brings you dragmen. Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to forgery details. For the past six years a forger has been working in your city. The victims

described the suspect as a woman. Her MO is simple, but it continues to work. Your job, stopper. Smokers by the thousands are now changing to Chesterfield. No wonder. More and more smokers are learning this fact for themselves. Chesterfield, low in nicotine, highest in quality. A published fact, proved by chemical analyses of the country's six

leading cigarette brands. Chesterfield, the only cigarette ever with a record like this. Regular or king's eyes, 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 files. From beginning to end, from crime to punishment. Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Friday September 18th it was warm in Los Angeles we were working the day watch out of forgery detail my partners Frank Smith the boss is Captain Welsh

my name is Friday we are on our way out from the office and it was 10 42 a.m. when we got to the ninth floor of the Beckworth Department store the credit manager's office yes but like see Mr. Donaldson please may I say he was calling Sergeant Friday Los Angeles Police Department oh yes he's expecting

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