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Dragnet: The Big Brink

Dragnet · December 15, 1953 · 29 min · 5,779 words

The transcript of “The Big Brink”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast December 15, 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. Dragnet is brought to you by Chesterfield, made by Ligget and Myers. First, major tobacco company to give you a complete line of quality cigarettes.

You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a robbery detail. A gang is hijacked and robbed of bank truck. They've stolen over $100,000. There's no lead to their identity. Your job? Get him. During this holiday season, Young America, all of us will be concentrating on our favorite winter sports, ice skating, bowling, basketball, skiing.

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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 Thursday, June 5th, it was warm in Los Angeles. We were working the night, watch out a robbery detail.

My partner's Frank Smith, the boss's chief of detective staff, Brown, Lenny's Friday. I was on my way back from the business office and it was 10.52 PM when I got to room 27A. Robert. It's a gun?

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