The story you're about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

Dragnet!

Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime investigated and solved by the men who unrelentingly stand watch on the security of your home, your family.

And your life. 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 from official police files, from beginning to end, from crime to punishment.

This is the story of your police force in action.

Dragnet!

It was Tuesday March 25th, was cold in Los Angeles. We were working the night watch out of homicide. Detectives in Los Angeles work in pairs. My partner is Ben Romero. He's a sergeant, so am I. My name's Friday.

The boss is Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives. I was on the way back from the record bureau and it was 13 minutes past 11 when I got to room 42 homicide.

That's a hot shot, somebody grab it. I got it Ed.

At 1, 2, 4, 5, East O'Hini Street.

1, 2, 4.

Two officers shot. At 1, 2, 4, 5, East O'Hini Street.

Two officers shot.

What have you got, Friday?

Graded.

Two officers shot.

Where's Romero? Right here, scuiver.

Okay, you've got one to roll on. Get going!

Both Ben and I knew where we were heading. We'd recognized the address.

It was the Traptorca Faye, a joint in the south end of town that did business with a pretty rough crowd.

13 minutes later we pulled up in front.

Two patrolmen had the crowd pretty well pushed back. It was a cruiser car in front of the cafe.

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