Dragnet 55-01-25 ep284 The Big Bounce

Dragnet

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Drama, Society & Culture, Fiction

5.0 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2020

⏱️ 25 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 were about to hear is true.
0:12.1	The names have been changed to protect the innocent.
0:14.8	Drag men.
0:25.1	You're a detective sergeant.
0:27.0	You're assigned to forgery detail.
0:29.0	For the past several months,
0:30.3	a man posing as an actor has been passing worthless checks in your city.
0:32.8	You've got a description of the suspect,
0:34.6	but no lead to his whereabouts.
0:36.4	Your job, get him.
0:43.6	Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime. For the next 30 minutes, in cooperation
0:49.3	with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will travel step by step on the side of the law
0:53.9	through an actual case
0:55.1	transcribed from official police violence. From beginning to end, from crime to punishment.
1:00.8	Dragnet is the story of your police force in action.
1:07.6	It was Tuesday, January 10th. It was foggy in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of forgery division. My partner's Frank Smith. The boss is Captain Wells. My name's Friday. I was on my way back to the office from a cup of coffee. It was 412 p.m. when I got to forgery. The squadrored. I told her it was her duty and the citizen. It is a duty, isn't it? Yes, ma'am. Hi, Joe. Hi. Mrs. Nesket, this is my partner, Sergeant Friday.
1:29.1	Ms. Neskett?
1:29.7	No, Sergeant.
1:30.5	It seems Mrs. Neskett's mother got stuck with a bum check, Joe.
1:33.0	Mm-hmm. She's a landlady out on Western.
1:34.6	Well, not a landlady, exactly. Dick and me, Dick's my husband.
1:44.5	We help her out.
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