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Dragnet: The Big Locker

Dragnet · November 2, 1954 · 29 min · 5,570 words

The transcript of “The Big Locker”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast November 2, 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 are about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Dragnet brought to you by Chesterfield. This is the best Chesterfield and the time to change today.

You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a burglary detail. A man walks into a pawn shop and wants to sell a ring. Indications are that the ring is stolen. Your job? Find out. This is the best Chesterfield and the time to change today.

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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.

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