Dragnet: The Big Confession

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to document a 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 violence.

From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Wednesday, September 8th, it was cold in Los Angeles. We were working the day, watch out a homicide detail.

My partner's Frank Smith, the boss is Captain Warren. My name's Friday. I was on my way back to the office from R&I, and it was 10, 14 AM when I got to room 42. Homicide.