It was Saturday night and Pete sat watching TV. People were being killed
for an hour on the screen. Policemen were shot in the line of duty,
gangsters were thrown off roofs, and an elderly lady slowly was poisoned
for her pearls, and her murderer was brought to justice by a cigarette
company after long discussions which were held in the office of a
private detective. Villains holding guns were leapt at by brave, unarmed
actors, and were saved from deaths by the quick-thinking young men.
Страдательный залог отмечен жирным шрифтом.