Dragnet: The Big Scrapbook
Dragnet · May 1, 1956 · 25 min · 5,138 words
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The transcript of “The Big Scrapbook”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast May 1, 1956. 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. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a robbery detail. You get a call from the San Diego Police Department of Three Holdup Men that are thought to be heading for your city.
You know their arms, you know they're dangerous. Your job, get them. Get him. Enter 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 and describe from official police departments.
From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, dragnet is the story of your police force in action. With Monday, October 5th, at the Warman, Los Angeles, we're working tonight. Watch out a robbery, do you care?
My partner, Frank Smith, the boss of Captain Diddy, is my name's Friday. I got my wing into the office and it was 4.58pm and I got to him 27.00 and Robert. Hi, my name's Hank.
Yeah, he was here a couple of minutes ago. I think he went down the hall so he'd be right back saying. How'd he get? Well, we're in the cycle again. I mean, the cold cycle, yeah.
All the boys brings one home and then gives it to his sister. Then he goes to the baby, then to the wife, and then to me. I was like, I got up the oldest boys ready to catch it again from me.
Doesn't seem to be any end to it. Yeah, he was coming. We've been here the day where if you take care of the cold, you know, take a lot of pills, stay in bed, you can shake it in a week.
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