Dragnet: The Big Switch

Ladies and gentlemen, the story you're about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Tragnet is brought to you by Chesterfield, made by Liggett & Myers. First major tobacco company to give you a complete line of quality cigarettes.

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and crime to punishment, dragnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Thursday, November 19th, it was warm in Los Angeles. We were working the day to watch out a homicide detail.

My partner is Frank Smith, the boss is Captain Lorman. My name is Friday. We just got in a call from Georgia Street receiving hospital, and it was 946 a.m. and we got to the second floor.

The treatment room. Yes? Good luck see Dr. Hall please. Come in, Joe. Joe, Frank. Hi, Doc. Mr. Girl. How's she doing? I'm not sure yet, just finished the transfusion. And when you're gonna know? We think she's gonna live, but there's no way of telling right now how much damage has been done to the brain tissue.