Dragnet: The Big Set

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 robbery detail. A pair of hold-up men have been operating in your city.

You know their method of operation. You know what they look like. Your job? Get them. 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, June 8th, was warm in Los Angeles. We were working today to watch out a robbery detail.

My partner is Frank Smith, the boss of Chief of Detectives Thad Brown. My name is Friday. We're on our way out from the office and it was 10, 14 a.m. and we got to the corner of Roberta and Mercury.

The after hours cafe. What'll it be? I'd like to see Harry Prentice. Yeah, I'm Em. What do you want? Police officers, just my partner Frank Smith. My name is Frank. Oh, all right. By the last night, huh?

Yeah. Were you here? Yeah, sure was. I'm the only one that's got a key. Place is open. I'm here. Yes, sir. Now about the robbery. Yeah, sure. What do you want to know? Oh, would you tell us what happened?

You should have read the papers this morning. All about it and have. Got a couple of copies if you want to see them. No, that won't be nice. No, no trouble though. I'm having to have a couple of copies right here.