Dragnet: The Big Broad 01/15/1957
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Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
25 min
3 speakers
4 chapters
transcribed 8 days ago
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What is the opening premise and who are the detectives on the robbery detail?
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Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Drag men. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a robbery detail. A pair of thieves has been terrorizing the merchants in your city. They're described as a man and a woman. From their actions, you know they're capable of murder. Your job, stop them.
It was Wednesday, July 23rd. It was warm in Los Angeles. We were working the night watch out a robbery detail. My partner's Frank Smith. The boss is Chief Detective Stab Brown. My name's Friday. I was on my way back from the main jail, and it was 8.16 p.m. when I got to room 27A. Robbery detail. Hi, Slats. Joe, any word from Frank? Yeah, I talked to Skipper this morning. He said they were having a little trouble with that extradition. Anything big? No, I guess not. Chief Brown said the authorities back in St. Louis would get it straightened out. Frank ought to be back in the middle next week.
Mm-hmm.
Skipper said he wants me to work with you on that liquor store thing.
Gaffney and I can use some help. We run down just about every lead there is. They all end up in the same place.
Well, I got a little of it. You want to fill me in on the rest?
Yeah. Hot shot. I'll get it.
Well, you can get it firsthand. Yeah? They just scored again.
Sergeant Slats Henry, Tom Gaffney, and I went downstairs to the carpool. We took out our robbery car and we rolled on the call code three. It took us a little over ten minutes to get to the corner of Alexandria and Burns Avenues. The place that had reported being robbed was a small neighborhood liquor store. By the time we'd gotten there, a radio card answered the call and a felony car from Hollywood Division had gotten there. While Gaffney talked with the men in the felony car, Slats and I went inside the store to see the victim. The uniformed officer who was with him told us that the elderly man's name was Charles Osborne. We got what information the officer had been able to get, and while he went to his unit to get out a broadcast on the suspects, Slats and I talked to Osborne.
Well, there's much to tell. I guess they worked it the same way they've been doing. Just the way I tells the papers. Same. There were two of them, were there? Yeah, a man and a woman, two.
How do the detectives first respond to the liquor‑store robbery call?
Might be better if you told us just exactly what happened. Well, just pick up any paper. It's all there. They've been doing the same thing for a couple of weeks. I don't understand it. I don't. What's that, Mr. Osborne? Well, these two just walk into any store and take what they want. You guys don't seem to be able to stop them. You go great guns after they've held up somebody, then you're great. But where are you when they're doing the robbing, huh? Where are you then? Where?
Well, if you'll just calm down here and tell us what happened, we might be able to do something about it.
Oh. Well, they come in just like always. About what time
was
that? Well, it must have been around eight. I was a little too busy to look at my watch. Do you want to go ahead? Well, there was two of them, man and the woman. Yes, sir. Man and the woman stood over there at the door... Woman walked right up here at the counter, right up, stood there. First off, I thought she had a cold or something. Wasn't long that thought held on, though. No, sir, not long at all. Yes, sir. Turned out to be a mask. Actually, you know, right across here. Right here across her face. About that time, of course, I realized there was something was wrong, you know. Anybody walks into a store with a mask on, they don't mean no good. Oh, none.
Yes, sir. Did you get a good look at the pair before they put the masks on?
No, sir. Not at all. No, no. They had them kind of up over their mouths when they come in. Kind of like they was going to call for something. Then they took their hands away and I could see that the handkerchief was tied right on.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the opening premise and who are the detectives on the robbery detail?
0:00–2:41
2
How do the detectives first respond to the liquor‑store robbery call?
2:41–5:56
3
What details does the store owner provide about the masked man and woman?
5:56–12:46
4
How are the suspects described physically and what clues are given about their clothing?
12:46–25:04
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3 identifiedMore from Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
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