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Dragnet: The Big Pick

Dragnet · December 8, 1953 · 28 min · 5,534 words

The transcript of “The Big Pick”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast December 8, 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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Ladies and gentlemen, the story you're about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to Bunko fugitive detail. An organized gang of pickpockets is working in your city.

None of the victims can give a description of the suspects. There's no lead to their identity. Your job? Get them. With the winter season coming on, young America and all of us us will be concentrating on our favorite winter sports, ice skating, bowling, basketball, skiing.

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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 Tuesday, May 10th. We were working the day watch out of Bunko Fugitive Division, pickpocket detail.

My partner is Frank Smith, the boss is Captain Gideon, my name's Friday. I was on my way back from communications and it was 11, 14am when I got to room 38. Bunko. Huh? Yeah? Anything come in from St. Louis?

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