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Dragnet: The Big Fellow

Dragnet · August 30, 1955 · 24 min · 4,274 words

The transcript of “The Big Fellow”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast August 30, 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 about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Your detective sergeant, you're assigned a robbery detail. You get a teletype warning you that two hold-up men are heading for your city. You know they're armed and dangerous. Your job. Be ready for them. The document and 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 to an actual case transcribed from official police violence from beginning to end from crime to punishment. Dragness is the story of your police force in action.

It was Tuesday April 5th with raining in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of robbery detail. My partner Frank Smith, the boss of C.L. Detective, Thad Brown, my name's Friday. I was only back tomorrow and I and it was 8.46 a.m. and I got you room 27 a. Squad room.

Oh, back here. How about a turning thing? Yeah, a couple of names, none of them are meant to be tripped in. Mm-hmm. One of them are supposed to be in. This afternoon's mail, I said they were sent in the mayor's section.

It'd be easier when we know who we're looking for in the mayor's room. Friday? Smith? Yeah, come on. You on a minute? Right there. Morning. Yep. Close the door. Hey, sure. Sit down. About the Martin Brothers.

I just had to leave hold Sheriff Las Vegas. I've got a lot of things in the track. Came me as much as he could on the merchant. Check our records, there's nothing on them here.

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