Dragnet: The Big Office

You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to the business office. Past records show that you can expect 170 crimes to occur in the city during the next 24 hours. You don't know where. You don't know when. Your job.

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. July 10th was hot in Los Angeles. We've been assigned to the business office morning watch. My partner's Frank Smith, the boss is Captain Gilbert. My name is Friday.

I was on my way back to the coffee room and it was 1210 am when I got back to room 21, the business office. Oh, file what? Hey. Who are you talking to, buddy? Oh, hi, Joe.

Hey try to stay around, will you? I've been here 20 minutes. I've had 29 phone calls and written three reports. Okay, I brought you some coffee back. Oh, thanks. Hey, how you feeling, you better?

A little bit. I don't know what it is. How you going around? I don't want to talk to Pinker. How about the pool cards? You check them? Yeah, they're both pretty. Something to do for you?

You were detected? Yes, I am. It's right. All right, your man, my car has been stolen. All right. I told one of the officers on the corner about it, but he said it might work better.

I worked faster if I came up here. Yes, ma'am. That's right. The car is stolen. All you've got to do is go out and find it. Just find my car. What kind of car is it?