Dragnet: The Big Gap

Dragnet. Ladies and gentlemen, the story you're about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a Bunko fugitive detail. A pawnbroker tells you he suspects a swindle.

He isn't sure. Your job? Check it out. 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 violence.

From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Wednesday, May 18th, was cool in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of Bunkle Fugitive detail.

My partner's Frank Smith, the boss is Captain Dillian. My name is Friday. I was on my way into the office and it was 7.55 am when I got to room 38. Munkle Fugitive. Never know.

Hi, Joe. Morning. You remember Fred Alpen? Oh sure, how you fed? Hi. Hold my own sardin'. Well, what's new? I'm not sure, maybe just wasting my time. Yours too. Fred thinks he's stumbled onto a con game, Jim.

All right? No, look that way to me, ain't how? No. Well, what's the sting? Well, I was just tellin' Smith here. Yeah, a fella came in last night, a little guy. He was kinda timid, probably never been to pawn shop before.

At least he wasn't a steady. You know, I could spot them straight off. Yeah. Went to pawn a ring, got a big green stone. Fancy setting, all gimmicked up, you know. Man's ring. Real fancy, though.