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

The names have been changed to protect the innocent.

Your detective sergeant, you're assigned to homicide detail.

An elderly woman in your city has disappeared.

There's no lead to where she's gone or why she left.

Your job, Find her.

It was Wednesday, July 14th. It was hot in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of homicide detail. My partner's Frank Smith, the boss is Captain Lawman. My name's Friday.

We're on our way out from the office, and it was 9.47 a.m. when we got to 6.54, Kenmore

Avenue. Yes. Ms. when we got to 654, Kenmore Avenue. Yes? Miss Crocker? It's Miss Crocker, but I'm her. Police officers. Oh, yes. Come in. Thank you. This is my partner, Frank Smith. My name's Friday. How you do, ma'am? You sit down there on the couch. Move that ass you and i was laying down when you got here

terrible thing i just know it yes ma'am if you tell us about it please you just bet i will

first off can i get you something maybe a cup of coffee little piece of cinnamon toad no no thank you

ma'am okay you change your mind you just let me know yes we will now if you just tell us about

gillespie please i hope if anything ever happens to me, I get this kind of service.

Yes, ma'am.

Are you a friend of Mrs. Gillespie? Her best. That's why I know something's happened to her. Uh-huh. She wouldn't just take off like this without telling me. Matter of fact, you can tell nobody. Just all of a sudden she was gone.

All right, if you'd start right at the beginning

and just tell us the whole story, please.

Well, Brother Gillespie and me been friends for years. I see. Her and me been friends for years ever since her husband died, and she opened up the key cozy. That's a little tea shop she has. Well, nice place. She's done real good with it. All the ladies in the neighborhood were down there for afternoon tea. served those little tiny cake rolls with a pot of tea. Ladies fingers, you know. Yes, ma'am. Well, a couple of days

ago, I went down there to see, Bursa. You know what day that was? I say, do you know the exact date?

Oh, now, let's see. This is Wednesday. I guess it must have been Saturday. Yes, that's it. Saturday.

All right. Would you like to go ahead, please?

Well, I went down to the tea closet, and there was a sign right on the door telling how Bertha was sick, and she'd gone away for a couple of days.

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