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Dragnet, the documentary 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, November 19th. It was

warm in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of homicide detail. My partner's Frank Smith. The boss is Captain Lorman. My name's Friday. We just got in a call from Georgia Street receiving hospital and it was 9.46 a.m. and we got to the second floor. The treatment room. Yes. If you'd like to see Dr. Hall, please. Come in, Joe. Frank. Hi, Frank? Hi, Doc.

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