Dragnet: The Big Little Jesus
Dragnet · December 21, 1954 · 27 min · 4,361 words
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The transcript of “The Big Little Jesus”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast December 21, 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. Dragnet! You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to burglary division. You get a call that an important piece of religious art has been stolen from the oldest church in Los Angeles.
There's no lead to its whereabouts. Your job? Find it. The documented 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 from official police fires From beginning to end from crime to punishment drag net is the story of your police force in action
It was Wednesday December 24th was cold in Los Angeles We were working the day watch out of burglary division my partners Frank Smith of bosses Captain Bernard My name is Friday. I'd gone across the street to buy stamps for some Christmas cards I was sending out it was 9 15 a.m. When I got back to room 45
Burgery. I sat on a table in the squad room and I started to address the cards when Frank walked in carrying a stack of Christmas boxes. Hi, Joe. All right. Christmas cards, huh? A little late, aren't you?
Well, I was going to send them out Monday, but we had that steak out. You ought to get married, Joe. Yeah? It's the only system. Hey, it does all that stuff for me. Rondry, meals cards.
Only system. Might help. I brought in your present. Won't open it now? No, I'll wait. I always opened a couple of days before. Why? Well, I'll put you in the spirit ahead of time. I opened Phil's this morning.
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