Dragnet: The Big Pipe

Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are 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 bring you a complete line of quality cigarettes.

You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to homicide detail. The body of an attractive woman has been found in the downtown office building, beaten to death with a piece of lead pipe. The killer is escaped into the city.

Your job, find him. Today, friends, you hear these three words everywhere. Chesterfield's for me. The Chesterfield you smoke today is the best cigarette ever made. Best for you, because Chesterfield gives you proof of highest quality, low nicotine, the taste you want, the mildness you want.

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Yes friends, the Chesterfield you smoke today is the best cigarette ever made. For the taste you want, the mildness you want, join the thousands now changing to Chesterfield. to document a 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 Thursday, April 15th, it was Warren in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of homicide detail. My partners Frank Smith, the boss is Captain Warren. My name's Friday. We just left the murdered room and it was 7.40am when we got the sweet 7.18.