Dragnet: The Big Close 09/20/1955
6/16/202626 min
Choice Classic Radio presents Dragnet, featuring today’s episode titled “The Big Close.”
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 1· Host0:00
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Speaker 20:13
[dramatic music] Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to homicide detail. You get a call telling you that the body of a man has been found in a motel room. There's no lead to his true identity. Your job, check it out. 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.
Joe Friday· Soundbite1:18
It was Tuesday, July 19th. It was hot in Los Angeles. We were working the night watch out of homicide detail. My partner's Frank Smith. The boss is Captain Moreland.