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Dragnet: The Big Ruling

Dragnet · September 6, 1955 · 29 min · 4,806 words

The transcript of “The Big Ruling”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast September 6, 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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You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned an narcotics detail. You get a report that a supply of heroin has reached your city. You don't know who's got it or where it is. Your job. Find out.

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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 transcribed from official police violence from beginning to end from crime to punishment. Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Monday May 23rd,

it was cool in Los Angeles. We were working the night, watch out on our narcotics detail. My partners Frank Smith, the boss is Captain Waller. My name is Friday. We're on our way back from questioning an informant and it was 10.46 p.m. and we got to the first street station, Narcotic Squadron.

You think Bronco's holding on us? I don't know. Well if we don't turn something pretty soon the stuff will be all over town. Yeah. How about a cup of coffee Joe? Huh? Coffee you want a cup?

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