Ladies and gentlemen, the entire production staff and technicians on dragnet wish to thank the American weekly and the television editors of the various newspapers which distribute the American weekly for voting dragnet the best mystery drama on television for 1951 1952.

Our deepest thanks for this fine recognition.

The story we're about to hear is true, the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

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Your detective sergeant, you're assigned a juvenile detail.

An eight-month-old baby is stolen from his mother.

It's the third case of child stealing reported in less than three weeks.

There's no lead on the suspect. Your job? Get him.

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Dragnet, 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 files. From beginning to end, from crime to punishment.

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