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Dragnet: The Big Help

Dragnet · May 18, 1954 · 25 min · 4,952 words

The transcript of “The Big Help”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast May 18, 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 star you are about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Dragnet. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a forgery detail. A group of check-passers is working in your city.

They've hit over 50 places of business. You have no lead to their true identity. They're still working. Your job, stop them. It was Wednesday July 11th, this is War on the Los Angeles. We were working the daywatch out of forgery detail.

My partner's thanks, Smith. The boss is QV Detective's dad, Brown. My name's Finey. We're on our way out from the office. It was 11.20 a.m. when we got to the corner of York Boulevard and Buchanan Street.

York Cannon, Martin. Yeah, tell me you're looking for? Like C. Tarleton. He's in the back there on the back of the Capitol, and called Serial. Thank you. Yeah? Mr. Dawson? Yeah? Police officers would like to talk to you.

Oh, but check. That's right. Mind if I go ahead with this display, I like to get it finished. I got enough trouble with the boss. I don't want to build anymore. No sir, you go right ahead.

Is this follow cop too? Yes sir, this is Officer Frank Smith. My name's Frank. How do you do, Mr. Frank? Sure hope you can get the guy that gave me the paper. It stands on, I'm gonna have to make it up out of my salary.

I don't make that much. I haven't told my wife yet. She's gonna scream like an eagle when she finds out. You got a real strict budget. You're gonna louse it up. You have the check.

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