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

The names have been changed to protect the innocent.

Dragnet, the authentic story of your police force in action.

Music Dragnet, the authentic story of your police force in action. 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 Lorham.

My name's Friday.

We're on the way out from the office, and it was 9.47 a.m. when we got the 654 Kenmore Avenue. Yes. Ms. Crocker? It's Miss Crocker, but I'm her. Police officers. Oh, yeah. Come in. Thank you.

It's my partner, Frank Smith. My name's Friday. How do you do, ma'am?

Just sit down there on the couch.

Move that afghan, 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, a little piece of cinnamon toast. No, no, thank you, ma'am.

Okay.

If you change your mind, you just let me know.

Yes, we will.

Now, if you just tell us about Mrs. 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 glaspey 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 she didn't tell nobody just all of a sudden was gone. All right, if you start right at the beginning and just tell us the whole story, please. Well, Bertha 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 tea cozy. That's a little tea shop she has. Yeah. Nice place. She's done real good with it. All the ladies in the neighborhood go down there for afternoon tea. Served those little tiny cake rolls with a pot of tea. Lady fingers, you know. Yes, ma'am. Well, a couple of days ago, I went down there to see Bertha. You know what day that was? Hmm? I said, 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 teacose

and there was a sign right on the door telling how bertha was sick and she'd gone away for a couple of

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