Dragnet: The Big Father

Dragnet. Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a burglary detail. For the past month, the hot-powel artist has been working the Silver Lake District in your city.

Your job? Stop him. 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 files.

From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Tuesday April 12th, it was sunny in Los Angeles. We were working the daywatch out of Burgery detail.

My partner's Frank Smith, the boss is Captain Bernard. My name is Friday. I was on my way back from the business office and it was 431 p.m. when I got to room 45. Burgery. Been beating him out of the paper.

You know, little Adam's here and there. not front page stuff, but it starts with me. Oh, hi, don't I? Mr. Burch is my partner, Sergeant Friday. I do. Hi, Mr. Burch. Pretty good, pretty good.

Except for my feet. They're killing me. Oh. That's just a little joke amongst us male men, Sergeant. Somebody asked us how we feel. We say our dogs are killing us. It ain't necessary as a truth, but it's what folks expect to hear, so we don't disappoint them.

Yes, sir. What was it you wanted to see us about, Mr. Burch? I was just telling your partner here, Smith, is it? That's right, sir. Well, I was just telling Mr. Smith my major outside the Silver Lake District.