Dragnet: The Big Producer (EP4979)
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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
32 min
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4 chapters
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How does Joe Friday start the investigation into high school pornography?
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Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio. From Boise, Idaho, this is your host, Adam Graham. In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of Dragnet. But first, I do want to encourage you, if you're enjoying the podcast, to please follow us using your favorite podcast software. And today's program is brought to you in part by financial support of our listeners. You can support the show on a one-time basis. ...app to box13atgreatdetectives.net... And I want to thank Christopher for sending along a donation that way. You can also become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters for as little as $2 per month. Just go to patreon.greatdetectives.net. Now, from February 21st, 1952, here is The Big Producer.
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 juvenile division. A steady supply of obscene literature is finding its way into a half a dozen high schools in your city. You get a lead on one of the sources of supply. A 17-year-old high school senior. Your job, pick him up.
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It was Wednesday, November 8th. It was windy in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of juvenile division. My partner's Ed Jacobs. The boss is Captain Stein. My name's Friday. It was 11.05 a.m. when we got to the basement floor of Gorman High School, the locker room. Which way, Steve? Want to show us which locker's yours?
You still haven't told me what this is all about.
Routine check, son.
Yeah, but why do you have to pick on me? Why do you have to see my locker?
We're not picking on you, Steve. Now, how about it? Which locker's yours?
Right here. This is mine. 318. Here's the key.
No, you open it, Steve.
Just a couple of personal things of mine, that's all. Mm-hmm. All right. I'll open it.
Well, there you are. See for yourself. Want to take your things out of the locker, son?
You can see what's in there, can't you? My gym stuff.
A couple of textbooks. How about digging back in the corner, left-hand side there?
Where?
You know where I mean. Come on, Steve. Dig them out.
Back here, you mean? These joke books?
That's right. Let's have a look, huh?
Why? Just a couple of joke books. A kid gave them to me. Bring them out, Steve. Okay. Just a couple of them. A kid gave them to me. There. There.
Looks like more than a couple. That's what you call a joke book, Steve?
That's what the kids call them, yeah. Some of them are a little dirty. Not so bad, though.
They're filthy, Steve, and you know it. Now, where'd you get them?
I told you. A kid gave them to me.
Who? What's his name?
Some kid around school. I don't remember right now.
Gave you these books for nothing?
Sure. I had a couple he wanted. We traded off. A lot of the kids have them. They trade them around.
That stack you got there, they look pretty new. Couldn't have been passed around much.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
How does Joe Friday start the investigation into high school pornography?
0:00–7:39
2
What leads does Joe Friday uncover about Stephen Banner?
7:39–18:18
3
What evidence do Joe Friday and Ed Jacobs find at Stephen Banner's home?
18:18–26:15
4
How do Joe Friday and Ed Jacobs track down Charles Freiberg?
26:15–32:56