Dragnet: The Big Convertible
Dragnet · June 28, 1955 · 25 min · 4,434 words
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The transcript of “The Big Convertible”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast June 28, 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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Drag it. The story of your debacle here is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a forgery detail. For the past six weeks, a man has been passing phony payroll checks in your city.
You've got a description but no positive identification. The checked forgeries continue. Your job. Stop them. It was two that the May 17th was windy in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of forgery detail.
My partner's Frank Smith the boss is Captain Welsh my old Friday. We're on our way back from lunch And it was 1 13 p.m. And we got to room 29 Forgery Hold on a minute wait, but hey Joe. Yeah, whoever wants to talk to you and Smith, right? Thanks. Well, just one thing man
Could you show me what kind of it is? You want to see it? Yeah I guess you know what's on my mind. Oh, we got a pretty good idea, you know. Corner pocket had me in this morning, and got in the beast from all over town.
Back to his raising cane because their employees can't catch legitimate payroll checks. Merchant's scared of death at being stuck for the foaming. Making any headway on this guy? Not much. Well, just what I do, we stand late on.
Well, he passed another one last Tuesday at Taylor Shop on South Jefferson. How many does that make? 24 that we know of. All in the last six weeks, you ever take a couple of days?
You sure they're from the same guy? Same in those same description couple times had a woman with him said she was his wife We said out circulars on them both can they result what are two leaves it in pan out? What about your informants?
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