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Dragnet

Dragnet 54-05-04 ep246 The Big Stop

Dragnet

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Drama, Society & Culture, Fiction

5.01.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. Dragnet is perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in media history. The series gave audience members a feel for the danger and heroism of police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers. Actor and producer Jack Webb's aims in Dragnet were for realism and unpretentious acting; he achieved both goals, and Dragnet remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media..

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0:00.0

Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true.

0:11.9

The names have been changed to protect the innocent.

0:14.7

Drag net.

0:25.6

You're a detective sergeant.

0:27.4

You're assigned to homicide detail.

0:29.5

A killer is loose in your city.

0:32.1

You don't know who he is or where to find him.

0:34.3

You don't know who his victim will be.

0:36.5

Your job, stop him.

0:44.6

It was Tuesday, May 13th. It was warm in Los Angeles. We were working the day, watch out a homicide detail. My partner's Frank Smith. The boss is Captain Warman. My name's Friday.

0:49.2

I was on my way back from handwriting, and it was 8.26 a.m. when I got to room 42. Homicide. You get it? Yeah. Don just finished up. He says the handwriting matches. Victim wrote the note. Huh. That's it then, huh? Yeah. Did you talk to his wife? Yeah, she's pretty broken up. Figures. Eight too fast. Oh, got a heartburn. Well, want to take a couple of those pepto pals or whatever it is. Let's get on with this. A lot of work here.

1:11.8

Hey, there's an idea and everything. ate too fast I got a heartburn Well, why don't you take a couple of those peptopals Or whatever it is

1:12.3

Let's get on with this, a lot of work here

1:13.6

Hey, there's no idea

1:14.6

I never thought of that

1:15.4

Yeah, I got some of my locker over here

1:17.5

You sure have

1:18.5

Last time I bought a big box of them

1:20.4

There must be some left

1:21.7

Find them?

1:29.2

Yeah Find him?

1:31.3

Yeah, yeah.

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