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Dragnet: The Big Bounce

Dragnet · January 25, 1955 · 24 min · 4,508 words

The transcript of “The Big Bounce”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast January 25, 1955. 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. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a forgery detail. For the past several months, the man posing as an actor has been passing worthless checks in your city.

You've got a description of the suspect, but no lead to his whereabouts. Your job, get him. The document had drawn over 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 to an actual case framed by the official police fire from beginning to end, from crime to punishment.

Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. For a student January 10th, with quad year in Los Angeles, we were working a day watch out of forgery division. My partner, Spike Smith, the boss is Captain Wealth.

My name is Frank. I'm only back to the office from a cup of coffee. I was four twelve p.m. when I got to four three. I told her to report it herself. Told her it was a duty of this citizen.

It is a duty of this citizen. Yes, ma'am. Hi, John. Hi. Mrs. Neskit, this is my partner Sergeant Friday. He was Neskit. No, Sergeant. Seems Neskit's mother got stuck with a bum check. He's a landlady out on West.

Well, not a landlady, exactly. I only rent a couple of rooms, more for companies than anything. Dad left a plane with biomes. Yes, ma'am. And we know for our outfit was necessary. Dook me. Nes my husband.

We know for our outfit. So far, she's managed pretty well by herself, but if she's She pulled any more food stunts like this. Sony has a $3 bill here right there. No such account. Big as life stamps all over.

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