Dragnet: The Big Search

of Octo here is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Dragnet. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a juvenile detail. A thirteen-year-old girl has disappeared from her home. There's reason to suspect foul play. Your job?

It was Saturday, April 17th. It was cold in Los Angeles. We were working the night watch out of juvenile detail. My partner, Frank Smith. The boss is Captain Powers. My name's Friday. I was on my way back from the fourth floor and it was 11.

52 p.m. when I got down to the main floor. Squad him. That's your job? Yeah. How'd it go? Oh, not too good. Did you say anything? No. He says we got him for the job, but it's gonna end there.

I'm playing the big man now. He says he's not gonna name that other kid. Yeah. I'm gonna sweat it out tonight. He'll feel different in the morning, maybe. No, if you're right. Anything coming? Uh-uh.

Soon as I finish up this log, we can shove off if you want to. All right. You going right home? Hmm? I say you're going right home. Well, maybe I'd go by the city hall.

I'd like to see Danny go in there for a minute. Uh-uh. What, are you gonna eat, then? Yeah, I'll probably grab something. You wanna go? Might as well. Kinda hungry. And I don't like to wake Fay up.

She sleeps kinda light, you know? She always wakes up when I get to rattling around the kitchen. You know, maybe you're starting to have a poached egg and some car and beef hash. How's that sound to ya?

I'm like a poached egg and some car and beef hash. Why am I kidding? I'm hungry. Think about finished air? Yeah. I wanna see Danny before he leaves. Was it something special? No, I heard that he had a set of golf clubs for sale.