Dragnet: The Big Shock

about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Tragnet, your detective sergeant. You're assigned to burglary detail. For the past several weeks a gang has been breaking into neighborhood stores. Routing investigation fails to turn up any kind of elite. Your job. 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.

We're working the day watch out of burglary detail. My partner's Frank Smith, the boss is Captain Bernard. 947 AM when we got to the third floor of the Vell Arms Hotel. Room 314. I like somebody's moving around.

Did you add an eggle? Yeah, why? Police officers would like to talk to you. I ain't done nothing wrong, there's no reason to rouse me. You want to open the door? There's nobody else. Thank you.

I told you that there wasn't anybody else here. Well, you don't mind if we look around, do you? I do too, mine. I don't like you cops coming around. They got to work in my reputation.

People are building good. I think you're friends. Well, now I'll tell you, we won't tell. We got a report that you were down on East Fifth last night. I like it. I don't remember where I was, exactly.

You remember being downtown? I told you, I didn't. Why? What are you trying to lay off on me now? Places, Queen John. Well, I told you it was. Now you want to fill me in on what This is all about.