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episode of dragnet the original air date, May the 18th, 1950, and the title is The Big

Puck. The story you're about to hear is true is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

You're a detective sergeant.

You're a detective sergeant.

You're assigned detective sergeant, you're assigned to robbery detail. An elderly woman on her way to the bank has been robbed and beaten senseless. The suspects are cruel, ruthless.

Your job. Get them. Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime.

For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will travel step by step on the

side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official police files.

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

It was Saturday, August 9th, it was hot in Los Angeles.

We were working the day watch out of robbery detail. My partner is Ben Romero. The boss is Ed Walker, Captain of Robbery. My name's Friday. It was 1014 a.m. when I got to room 27A. Robbery detail.

Hi. Hi.

Hi.

Hello, Jim.

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