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Dragnet

Dragnet 55-07-26 ep310 The Big Housemaid

Dragnet

Entertainment Radio

Society & Culture, Fiction, Drama

51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 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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Transcript

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0:00.0

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

0:11.0

The names have been changed to protect the innocent.

0:22.7

You're a detective sergeant.

0:24.6

You're assigned to burglary detail.

0:29.9

A woman posing as a housemaid has been stealing cash and other valuables from homes in your city.

0:32.2

Your job? Stopper. Music Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime.

0:46.1

For the next 30 minutes, in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department,

0:50.3

you will travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case

0:53.9

transcribed from official police files.

0:56.6

From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, drag net is the story of your police force in action.

1:06.8

It was Tuesday, October 11th. It was cloudy in Los Angeles. We were working the day, watch out of burglary detail.

1:11.6

My partner is Frank Smith. The boss is Captain Bernard. My name's Frank. We're on our way back from lunch, and it was 1.17 p.m. when we you to call her back. Oh, thanks. That's funny. It's not like Faye to call

1:29.4

the middle of day. Well, kids are all right when I left this morning. I wonder what she wants.

1:33.6

Why don't you call her and find out? You're not married, Joe. You don't understand. Sometimes a guy

1:39.2

wants a minute to think things over. Sort of prepare himself. If he's done something he shouldn't.

1:46.1

We'll have you? No done something you shouldn't of course not then be my guest okay thanks

1:54.0

well dial nine for you too that's mighty nice Funny, I know the kids are all right

2:09.6

Mm-hmm

2:10.6

Hi, honey

2:12.6

Yeah, and I just told me

2:14.6

We're out to lunch. Why? Something wrong.

2:18.2

Oh.

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