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Dragnet: The Big Saw

Dragnet · April 6, 1954 · 29 min · 5,850 words

The transcript of “The Big Saw”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast April 6, 1954. 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 bring you a complete line of quality cigarettes.

You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a robbery detail. Two masked gunmen have held up a bank in your city. The victims can't give you a lead to their identity. Your job, find them. Today, friends, you hear these three words everywhere, Chesterfield's for me.

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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. It was two to the June 3rd, warm in Los Angeles. We were working today, watch out a robbery detail.

My partner, Frank Smith, the boss is Chief of Detective, Stad Brown. My name is Friday. I was on my way back from the street and it was 8.47 am when I got to the rear of the bank, the manager's office.

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