Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true.

The names have been changed to protect the innocent.

Drag men.

You're a detective sergeant.

Here's a robbery detail.

A gang is hijacked and robbed a bank truck.

They've stolen over $100,000. There's no lead to their identity. Your job? Get them.

Dragnet, 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 Thursday, June 5th.

It was warm in Los Angeles.

We were working the night, watch out a robbery detail.

My partner's Frank Smith, the boss's chief of detective, Stad Brown.

My name's Friday.

I was on my way back from the business office, and it was 10.52 p.m. when I got to room 27A. Robbery. Is it a gun? Yeah, there's a gun. You got the double-od buck? Yeah, Jack. Here you go. Any word yet? No, we ought to be hearing pretty quick. Nothing from Herman and Benson, huh? Last we got from them, they were over on the Hobart. No action there? Nothing. I get it. Robby, Friday. Yes, ma'am. That's right. Well, when was this? No. No, that's a burglary. If you'll hold on just a minute, I'll have you switched them. Yes, ma'am. Hold on. Just one minute. Would you give this call to 2524, please? That's right, burglary. Thank you. A woman who wants somebody to come out and talk to her about her husband's work pants being taken from the clothesline. You should have gone out? Yeah. You got a fresh out here you got a man yeah thanks well you might well sit down take it easy you got no idea how long

we're going to be here guess so you know i'm still not real sure about how this tip came in you

want to fill me in call came through this afternoon man refused to give his name just said he had some information he thought we'd like to have no idea who it was no said it wasn't important went on to say that he could tell us where to pick up the men who held up the bank truck well i figured it might be a crank so i asked him how we could be sure the story was true how'd he answer that said he could prove it said he had some of the serial numbers on the stolen bills for checkout yep gave me the numbers from 10 of the 20s i checked the serial numbers they're good and that's when he said he'd call back huh yeah said he'd call tonight around 10 and give us the address where we can pick up the men it's late now about an hour yeah but he knows what he's talking about. We've got to be here when the phone rings.

No way of getting an idea on him, huh?

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