Dragnet: The Big Imposter

The story you're about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Fatima cigarettes. Best of all, long cigarettes. Brings you dragnet. Your detective sergeant. You're assigned to missing persons detail.

A ten-year-old boy disappears from his home in a remote section of the city. Two nights and two days pass. There's not a trace of the boy. Your job. Find him. Friends, compare Fatima with any other king-sized cigarette.

You'll find a world of difference. Yes, in Fatima, the difference is quality. Quality of tobaccos. The finest domestic and Turkish varieties. Extra mild, superbly blended. To give you a much different, much better flavor and aroma.

of manufactured, smooth, round, perfect cigarettes rolled in the finest paper money can buy, manufactured in the newest and most modern of all cigarette factories. Quality. Even to the appearance of the bright, clean, golden yellow package, carefully wrapped and sealed to bring you Fatima's rich, fresh, extra-mile flavor.

So compare Fatima yourself. Today, you'll find Fatima's now cost the same as other long cigarettes, but your first puff will tell you... Ah, that's different. Yes, in Fatima, the difference is quality. By Fatima. 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 Wednesday, August 4th. It was hot in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of juvenile bureau. My partner's Ben Romero. The boss is Inspector Bowling. My name's Friday. We were on the way out from the office, and it was 2.25 PM, and we got the Bowers Avenue.