Dragnet: The Big Beer

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 homicide detail. A night watchman has been stabbed to death in a downtown appliance store.

There's no apparent motive for the killing. No lead to the suspect. Your job, find 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 violence. From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Monday, August 8th, warm in Los Angeles. We're working the day. Watch out a homicide detail.

My partner's Frank Smith, the boss is Captain Lorman. My name is Frank. We're on the way out from the office and it was 8.26 AM when we got the corner of 7th and Duke Common Street.

Bentley Appliance Company. Sure, big place. Where's somebody coming? Yeah, what do you want? Police officers. Oh, yeah, just a minute. Come on in. Thanks, boss. That gives me a good idea if I like the door again, huh?

If you would like to, yes, sir. Good idea. Hey, no, it's all secure. My name is Ralph Bentley. I'm the one who put in the call. This is Frank Smith. My name is Friday I do I just where's the body? Oh back here in the stockroom Who thought of us that our building superintendent Curtis home. See here now. Yeah, he's upstairs

All right, I suppose you want to talk to him. Yes, we will all get it Go ahead Over here it's behind these packing cases. We can see there either stat I'm sure a mess, isn't it?