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

The names have been changed to protect the innocent.

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You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to robbery detail. A pair of thieves has been terrorizing the merchants in your city.

They're described as a man and a woman.

From their actions, you know they're capable of murder.

Your job, stop them.

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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.

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