Dragnet 54-06-22 ep253 The Big Customer

Dragnet

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Drama, Society & Culture, Fiction

5.0 • 1.1K 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're about to hear is true.
0:11.5	The names have been changed to protect the innocent.
0:14.6	Drag net.
0:25.0	You're a detective sergeant.
0:26.7	You're assigned to robbery detail.
0:30.2	A special officer has been shot during a routine patrol.
0:32.5	His assailants have escaped into the city.
0:34.5	There's no lead to their whereabouts.
0:36.4	Your job, find them.
0:45.4	It was Saturday, May 21st. It was warm in Los Angeles. We were working the night, watch out a robbery detail. My partner is Frank Smith, the boss, Chief of Detective Stad Brown. My name's
0:49.5	Fidey. We're on our way back from the scene, and it was 10.56 p.m. when we got to Georgia
0:53.4	Street receiving hospital. Treatment room.
0:58.0	That's you, doctor? No, ma'am. Police officers. Doctor said we could ask you some questions.
1:01.8	About the robbery? Yes, ma'am. That's my partner, Frank Smith. My name's Friday. Hello, Ms. Montgomery.
1:06.4	You heard anything about Keith? Is he all right? Well, the doctor's still with him. Is he going to be all right? We better talk to the doctor about that, I think.
1:11.9	He tried to stop the men from robbing us.
1:14.0	Tried to throw him out of the store.
1:15.5	Yes, ma'am. Now, can you tell us what happened?
1:17.4	Well, I guess so if the doctor said I could.
1:19.5	Well, any time you don't feel like going on, just tell us, please.
1:21.5	All right. into the store. About 9.30, right around in there. Yeah. Keith and me were sitting in the back room playing cribbage.
1:29.2	We usually play a couple of games before we close up, especially when business is kind of
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