Dragnet 55-04-26 ep297 The Big Child

Dragnet

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Society & Culture, Fiction, Drama

5 • 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	Dragon.
0:02.0	Ladies and gentlemen, the story you're about to hear is true.
0:10.0	The names have been changed to protect the innocent.
0:13.0	Your detective sergeant.
0:24.2	You're assigned to juvenile detail.
0:26.5	You get a call from Georgia Street receiving hospital.
0:29.4	A two-year-old child has been brought in.
0:31.5	Her condition is critical.
0:33.1	There's evidence of foul play.
0:35.1	Your job?
0:36.1	Check it out.
0:40.7	For a Sunday, August 14th. It was warm in Los Angeles. We were working the night and watch out
0:44.6	of juvenile detail. My partner is Frank Smith. The boss is Captain Powers. My name's Friday.
0:49.1	I was on my way back from detention cells and it was 7.28 p.m. when I got to the second floor
0:52.9	of Georgia Street, Jr. Squad room.
0:56.6	Hi, how to go?
0:57.7	Nothing. Those kids won't cop to a thing.
1:00.2	What about the weapons?
1:01.2	No, we admit they had them, and that's all.
1:02.8	Nothing about what they were going to do with them.
1:04.4	No.
1:05.8	I don't know, Joe. Today, kids got a lot more than we ever had.
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