1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:11,840 The story you're about to hear is true. 2 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:14,920 Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. 3 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:16,720 Fatima cigarettes. 4 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:27,560 Best of all long cigarettes brings you dragnet. 5 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:29,300 You're a detective sergeant. 6 00:00:29,300 --> 00:00:31,000 You're assigned to robbery detail. 7 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:36,160 In four months, 15 food markets in your city have been held up and robbed. 8 00:00:36,160 --> 00:00:39,040 The bandit is well dressed, well armed. 9 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:44,680 Your job, stop him. 10 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:49,000 You'll be amazed when you compare Fatima with other long cigarettes. 11 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,520 You'll find they now cost the same. 12 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,800 But in Fatima, the difference is quality. 13 00:00:54,800 --> 00:01:01,480 You see, Fatima is the quality king size cigarette because it contains the finest Turkish and 14 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,520 domestic tobacco superbly blended. 15 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:10,500 And Fatima is extra mild with a much different, much better flavor and aroma than any other 16 00:01:10,500 --> 00:01:12,360 long cigarette. 17 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:17,840 Because of its quality, its extra mildness, its better flavor and aroma, Fatima has more 18 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:20,040 than doubled its smokers coast to coast. 19 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:23,680 So try comparing Fatima yourself. 20 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:29,000 Cigarettes now cost the same as other long cigarettes, but your first puff will tell 21 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:30,000 you. 22 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,000 Ah, that's different. 23 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:35,360 Yes, in Fatima, the difference is quality. 24 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:40,760 Ask your dealer for Fatima, the quality king size cigarette. 25 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,000 Best of all long cigarettes. 26 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:47,520 Start enjoying Fatima tomorrow. 27 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:54,040 Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime. 28 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:58,120 For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will 29 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:02,520 travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official 30 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:04,240 police files. 31 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:09,360 From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force 32 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:14,080 in action. 33 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,760 It was Monday, February 12th, it was cold in Los Angeles, we were working the night 34 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:19,200 watch out of robbery detail. 35 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:22,920 My partner is Ben Romero, the boss is Thad Brown, chief of detectives. 36 00:02:22,920 --> 00:02:23,920 My name is Friday. 37 00:02:23,920 --> 00:02:29,240 It was 9.48 p.m. when we got to room 25A, the interrogation room. 38 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:34,720 Have a chair, Mr. Potter. 39 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,360 Yeah, thanks. 40 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:41,520 Now, what is it that you wanted to tell us, sir? 41 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:44,000 Well, uh, you have a cigarette, please. 42 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,640 Yeah, there you are. 43 00:02:47,640 --> 00:02:48,640 Thanks. 44 00:02:48,640 --> 00:02:51,640 I'm a little nervous. 45 00:02:51,640 --> 00:02:56,160 This never happened to me before. 46 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:57,160 What's that? 47 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:00,520 Well, after I thought it over, I knew it wouldn't be any use to keep it up. 48 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:01,520 I knew you'd find me. 49 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:02,520 I don't think I quite follow you. 50 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,520 I want to confess, that's why I came here. 51 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:06,520 Why? 52 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:07,920 I knew I was doing wrong. 53 00:03:07,920 --> 00:03:09,400 I just couldn't help myself. 54 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:10,400 What have you done? 55 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:11,920 I'm not trying to defend myself. 56 00:03:11,920 --> 00:03:12,920 I needed money, that's all. 57 00:03:12,920 --> 00:03:14,880 There wasn't anything else I could do. 58 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,520 Well, we still don't know what you're talking about, Potter. 59 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:18,880 Been after me four months. 60 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:21,600 I thought maybe you'd recognize me from the description. 61 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:23,560 Some of the people must have seen me. 62 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,480 Those food market holdups. 63 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,200 You pulled those robberies by yourself? 64 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:29,680 Yeah, 15 of them. 65 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:31,120 Needed the money. 66 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,600 Potter, is that your true name? 67 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:34,600 That's right, Chief Frank Potter. 68 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:36,040 You ever been arrested before? 69 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,040 I had a drunk charge, that's all. 70 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:40,320 I don't know why I went wrong, I just did. 71 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:42,360 You ever done any big time? 72 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:43,360 No. 73 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:44,360 Why do you want to confess? 74 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:48,360 I want to get it off my mind, I want to tell somebody, everybody. 75 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:55,280 Look, call in newspapers, I'll give them a whole story, I'll tell them everything. 76 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,240 How many of those markets did you hold up, Polly? 77 00:03:58,240 --> 00:03:59,240 15. 78 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,920 You said you needed the money, is that right? 79 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:02,920 Why? 80 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:03,920 Personal reasons. 81 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:07,280 Look, you got a light again, the smoke's out. 82 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:08,280 Yeah. 83 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:09,280 Here you are. 84 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:10,280 All right. 85 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:19,720 You used pretty much the same routine on all of the holdups, is that right? 86 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:21,680 Yeah, I only pulled one job a week. 87 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:24,440 Figured that was the safest way. 88 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:26,360 Dressed pretty well, like a salesman. 89 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:27,360 Always had a briefcase with me. 90 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:29,360 Is that where you carried the gun? 91 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:30,840 Yeah, always worked too. 92 00:04:30,840 --> 00:04:34,960 I'd show up at closing time, get the manager in the back room, then pull the heist. 93 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:36,640 What kind of a gun did you use? 94 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:37,640 Service pistol. 95 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:38,640 I had it from when I was in the Army. 96 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:39,640 How do you usually work it? 97 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:43,920 Well, when I got the manager alone in the back office, I'd just pull the gun. 98 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:45,760 I'd say, give me the money, all of it. 99 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,080 They knew I wasn't fooling, they'd give me the dough. 100 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,400 You don't seem to fit the holdup man's description too closely. 101 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,800 Did you wear a mask on those jobs, did it? 102 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:53,800 Sometimes I did, sometimes I didn't. 103 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,520 How about the man who worked with you, where's he? 104 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:58,520 Wasn't anybody else, just me. 105 00:04:58,520 --> 00:04:59,520 Worked him alone. 106 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:00,960 That's where you cops are wrong. 107 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:02,520 You thought there were two of us, didn't you? 108 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:03,520 We thought so, yeah. 109 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,520 Pulled every job by myself. 110 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:07,200 That's where I crossed you up. 111 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:08,200 I knew what I was doing. 112 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:09,200 I didn't need any help. 113 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:11,920 How about that market out on West Seventh that you held up last night? 114 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:13,320 Did you pull that one alone too? 115 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,240 Yeah, sure, I always work alone. 116 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,960 I guess I had you guys going, huh? 117 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:19,240 Your story doesn't come very close. 118 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:21,160 The man we're after doesn't use a service pistol. 119 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:23,040 He never wears a mask either. 120 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:24,040 What are you guys getting at? 121 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:25,480 I told you, I pull those robberies. 122 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:26,600 I don't know how it happened. 123 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:28,280 I use a service pistol. 124 00:05:28,280 --> 00:05:30,960 Did you use it in that robbery last night, the one out on West Seventh? 125 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:32,800 Sure, I always use the same gun. 126 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:33,800 Last night was no different. 127 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:34,800 You're wasting time, mister. 128 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:35,800 What do you mean? 129 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:37,000 Look, I just want to confess. 130 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:42,920 No, sir, there wasn't any robbery last night. 131 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:46,600 On further questioning, the suspect Frank Pollard broke down and admitted his confession 132 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:47,600 was a lie. 133 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,760 He explained that he wanted the publicity to impress a girlfriend. 134 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,640 We had him fingerprinted and delivered him to the Georgia Street Hospital detail. 135 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:58,240 It was filed on and then removed to the psychopathic ward at the county hospital for further examination 136 00:05:58,240 --> 00:05:59,240 and treatment. 137 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:02,760 Our four-month-old search for the market bandit went on. 138 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:05,800 In the two weeks that followed, we tracked down more leads. 139 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:06,800 They led nowhere. 140 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,080 The real market bandit was still at large. 141 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:14,480 On the night of February 25th, he hit again, this time at a supermarket out on Santa Monica 142 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:15,760 Boulevard. 143 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:20,240 We interviewed the manager, a Mr. Harry Talbot, in his small office at the rear of the store. 144 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:21,800 I guess I should have known better. 145 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:25,120 I got the bulletin you sent out on the guy, his description, everything. 146 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:26,760 I just wasn't thinking, I guess. 147 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,760 He came in the market just before closing time, is that right? 148 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:31,800 Yeah, couple of minutes after eight. 149 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,120 Looked well dressed, had a briefcase under his arm. 150 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:35,600 I fell for it like the rest of them. 151 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:36,960 I thought he was a salesman. 152 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:39,040 How about the man's description, sir? 153 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:42,040 About five foot, 1170 pounds, I guess. 154 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:43,320 Grey suit. 155 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,680 It's the same description you had printed up in the paper. 156 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:48,240 Was anyone else around when the man came in the door? 157 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:52,400 One of my clerks, Everett Smiley, he saw him leave and get in a car right after the robbery. 158 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:53,920 Is this clerk still around? 159 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:54,920 We'd like to talk to him. 160 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:55,920 He went down the street a minute. 161 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:56,920 He'll be right back. 162 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:57,920 Maybe that's him. 163 00:06:57,920 --> 00:06:58,920 Yeah? 164 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:03,320 Mr. Talbot, you remember me, Mrs. Bolton? 165 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:04,320 Oh, yes ma'am. 166 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:08,040 I'd like to ask you a favor, Mr. Talbot, as an old customer. 167 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:09,440 I'm tied up right now, ma'am. 168 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:10,440 Could I see you a little later on? 169 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:11,440 I won't even come in, Mr. Talbot. 170 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:16,440 You see, we're having our annual benefit whisk party down at the community church. 171 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:20,160 They were going to have it next Thursday, but I made them put it off another week so we 172 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:21,160 could get some decent prizes. 173 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:22,160 Oh, yes ma'am. 174 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:26,720 Of course, a lot of our people are good customers of the store here, so I knew you'd be willing 175 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:28,720 to give something to the prize list. 176 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:29,720 Oh, yeah. 177 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,520 Shall I put you down for one of the door prizes? 178 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:36,320 Two or three market baskets full of canned corn, peas, things like that. 179 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:37,320 Yeah, okay, Mrs. Bolton. 180 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:38,320 I'll have Everett fix them up tomorrow. 181 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:39,320 Of course. 182 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:40,320 Well, thank you very much, Mr. Talbot. 183 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:41,320 I'll have my boy Robert pick them up tomorrow. 184 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:42,320 You'll have the baskets fixed up real nice, won't you? 185 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:43,320 Yes, ma'am. 186 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:44,320 I'll take care of it. 187 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:45,320 Well, thank you again. 188 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:46,320 Goodbye. 189 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:47,320 Goodbye, ma'am. 190 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:48,320 Goodbye, gentlemen. 191 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:49,320 Goodbye. 192 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:52,320 Mr. Talbot, I wonder if you could tell us what happened after you got back here in your 193 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:53,320 office with the holdup man. 194 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:54,320 Well, it happened pretty fast. 195 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:58,940 He reached in with a briefcase of the 196 00:07:58,940 --> 00:08:05,940 holdup man. 197 00:08:05,940 --> 00:08:09,720 He told me to open that safe there, but I stalled. 198 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:10,720 I said I didn't know how. 199 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:11,720 I see. 200 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:15,360 And that's when he started telling me what he'd do to my family, my wife, if I didn't 201 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:16,360 open the safe. 202 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:20,320 He knew all about us, my address, my wife's name, my kids. 203 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:22,840 He said he'd get them if I didn't do what I was told. 204 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:23,840 Same M.O. 205 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:24,840 Never failed him. 206 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:25,840 What'd you do then, Talbot? 207 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:27,800 Well, money's not worth that much to me. 208 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,640 I opened the safe and gave him everything, a little over $400. 209 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:34,200 I still don't know how he got that information about my family. 210 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:36,040 Do you have any suspicions at all? 211 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:37,400 No, nobody I can think of. 212 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:38,520 How about the gun he had? 213 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:39,520 Can you describe it? 214 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:42,120 Well, just like you have it listed in that bulletin on him. 215 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:44,920 38 revolver, blue steel, long bow. 216 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,440 Mr. Talbot. 217 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:49,480 Come on in, Ev. 218 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:52,040 Officers, this is my clerk, Everett Smiley. 219 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:53,040 I'm sorry. 220 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:54,040 I forgot your name. 221 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:55,040 Friday and Romero, robbery detail. 222 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:56,040 Hi. 223 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:57,040 How are you? 224 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:58,040 Hey, I databases. 225 00:08:58,040 --> 00:08:59,040 You look??? 226 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:00,040 Oh, I was just shriveling on corners. 227 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:03,680 leaving the market is that right? Yeah that's right. He walked right out of the store and down the 228 00:09:03,680 --> 00:09:07,760 street just like nothing happened. I didn't know anything was wrong till later. Did you notice if 229 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:12,200 the men got in the car? Yeah I did. Car was parked about halfway down the block. Another guy was 230 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:17,020 driving. Motor was running. Did you catch the license number? No but it was a brand new sedan. 231 00:09:17,020 --> 00:09:22,220 A Pontiac I think. You shouldn't have much trouble finding it. Without a license number? Well it's a 232 00:09:22,220 --> 00:09:31,040 brand new car. I remember the color. I couldn't forget that. Yeah. Bright red just like a fire engine. 90% 233 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:35,720 of the time color identification of a car means nothing. For one thing a getaway car can be painted 234 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:40,440 in a matter of a few hours and for another the color of a vehicle is not listed on the registration 235 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:46,040 slip. It's impossible to check a car through DMV on color alone but in this case we figured that we 236 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:51,200 had half an exception to the rule. The car used in the robbery was new. It was painted a very 237 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:56,520 distinctive color. We began an immediate canvas of automobile dealers throughout the city. After a 238 00:09:56,520 --> 00:10:01,600 day and a half of calling and checking we found two dealers who had sold two new cars within recent 239 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:06,460 weeks with fire engine red paint jobs. We got the names and addresses of the purchasers and checked 240 00:10:06,460 --> 00:10:13,600 them out. One of them was a Miss Mona Taylor, an ad taker for one of the daily morning papers. I'm 241 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:17,720 sorry to bother you at your work Miss Taylor. Not at all. Worst of it's over for today. What is it you 242 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:21,920 want to know? We understand that you bought a new Pontiac sedan about three weeks ago is that correct? 243 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:28,600 Yes I did. If this is about that parking ticket why I've already taken care of it. No ma'am that's not it. 244 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:32,720 We just like to know if you still own that car. Well I don't own it yet. I'm still paying on it. 245 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:37,440 Colors are bright red is that right? Yes it is. Fire engine red. I like bright colors. Well does 246 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:41,840 anyone else beside yourself drive the car Miss Taylor? Well yes once in a while. I lend it to my 247 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:51,760 boyfriend Al. Al daily I've known him for a long time. Excuse me. Classified ads Miss Taylor. Yes 248 00:10:51,760 --> 00:11:02,080 sir two-room apartment unfinished. All right. You got a smoke Joe? Dean Heath. Yes ma'am. View. Beverly Hill. That's it. $80. 249 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:10,000 Okay. Yes sir tomorrow morning's edition. Yes $2.12 for two days. Could I have your name 250 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:17,880 address and telephone number? Thank you sir. About this friend of yours Miss Taylor this Al Daily. 251 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:23,800 How long have you been lending him your car? Since he got his new salesman's job. He has to make night 252 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:28,920 calls on customers out in the valley so I let him have a car usually about once a week. When's the last 253 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:36,280 time that he borrowed the car Miss? Two nights ago. For Mona Taylor we got the address of her boyfriend 254 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:41,720 Al Daily. We located him in a rooming house on South Bovard Avenue. He admitted he borrowed the Taylor 255 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:45,480 girl's car the night before but he denied that he drove it anywhere in the vicinity of the robbery. 256 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:53,560 How about your friend Jimmy Bray? I don't know. I loaned the car that's all. He gave me 30 bucks. Well 257 00:11:53,560 --> 00:12:01,160 that's an awful lot of rental money. Why did he need a car so bad? I don't know. Let's ask him. Where does he stay? 258 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:10,240 Bartlett Hotel. Nathan Flough. You going over to see him now? That's right. Why? Well I thought if you 259 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:14,120 were going over there you wouldn't mind taking this with you. He left it in the car when he brought it 260 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:23,560 back. His briefcase. Let's have a look. What's the matter? It's all a fuss about a briefcase. Yeah. 261 00:12:23,560 --> 00:12:32,440 What is it? Let's see. All right you got an answer for that Daily? Sure a funny place to keep a gun. 262 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:39,200 We took Al Daily downtown where he was held for questioning. We had a stakeout placed on his 263 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:44,800 rooming house. We had both Daily and Bray checked through R&I. No criminal record. The briefcase and 264 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:48,680 the 38 revolver were booked as evidence with the property clerk. There was no record or prints on 265 00:12:48,680 --> 00:12:54,520 the gun. The Taylor girl's car was impounded to be checked for fingerprints. 7 p.m. we drove out to 266 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:59,280 the Bartlett Hotel on 8th and Flower. The room clerk confirmed the fact that Jimmy Bray was a registered 267 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:19,280 guest at the hotel. You want to call the office too? Yeah all right I'll do it. You got change? Yeah I think I have. Yeah. Okay. 268 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:37,240 City Hall. 2511. 2511. Robbery powers. Joe Friday John we're out at Bray's hotel. We're gonna 269 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:53,240 stake it out he's not in yet. That's what I figured. What do you mean? Market out on 12th Street was held up a minute ago. Yeah. Bandit carried briefcase. 270 00:13:53,240 --> 00:14:00,880 You are listening to Dragnet. Authentic stories of your police force in action. You'll be amazed 271 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:08,120 when you compare Fatima with other long cigarettes. Buy a pack. You'll find Fatima's now cost the same. 272 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:21,840 Lighter Fatima. Ah that's different. What a difference. Yes friends in Fatima the difference is quality. 273 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:28,040 Quality of tobaccos. The finest Turkish and domestic varieties. Extra mild and superbly 274 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:34,440 blended to give you a much different much better flavor and aroma than any other long 275 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:40,280 cigarette. Quality of manufacture. Smooth plump cigarettes rolled in the finest paper money 276 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:45,960 can buy. Quality even to the appearance of the bright clean yellow package. Carefully 277 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:53,160 wrapped and sealed to bring you Fatima's rich fresh extra mild flavor. Try comparing Fatima 278 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:59,720 yourself. Fatima's now cost the same as other long cigarettes but your first puff will tell 279 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:07,600 you. Ah that's different. Yes in Fatima the difference is quality. Ask your dealer for 280 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:15,120 Fatima the quality king size cigarette. Best of all long cigarettes. Start enjoying Fatima 281 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:33,200 tomorrow. 1130 p.m. After checking Bray's room and finding nothing Ben and I remained 282 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:38,480 on stakeout at the Bartlett Hotel. The suspect failed to show up. At midnight Young and McKenzie 283 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:41,960 came out and relieved us. We drove back to the office and got the particulars on the 284 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:46,120 hold up of the 12th Street Market. The MO was almost exactly the same as in the other 285 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:51,640 16 robberies. The victim's description of the hold up man matched perfectly with Bray's. 286 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:56,520 By noon the next day the suspect still had not returned to his hotel. An intensive canvas 287 00:15:56,520 --> 00:16:00,880 of the immediate neighborhood around the Bartlett Hotel netted us nothing. Nobody remembered 288 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:06,040 Bray. We checked the bars and restaurants. He was known to patronize. No one had any 289 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:11,600 idea where he might be. Details at the airport, railroad stations and bus terminals were alerted. 290 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:15,880 We got out a supplementary description on our original APB. The sheriff's office was 291 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:22,320 kept advised. Two days passed. Still no sign. We questioned and re-questioned Al Daly. Either 292 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:26,280 he couldn't or he wouldn't add anything to what he'd already told us about Bray. A series 293 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:30,920 of stakeouts were placed at food markets in areas where Bray had staged robberies previously. 294 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:34,480 A composite picture of the suspect was made up and given wide distribution throughout 295 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:39,980 the city. It all went for nothing. The following Tuesday, March 4th, Bray robbed a neighborhood 296 00:16:39,980 --> 00:16:45,080 market in Highland Park of $150. I had to give him the money, Sergeant. He threatened 297 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:49,440 my wife and kids. Said he'd see something happen to them if I didn't open the safe. 298 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:54,560 Did you say he wore gloves, sir? That's right. I thought it didn't jive at first. A salesman 299 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:58,400 wearing gloves like that. Didn't think about it until it was too late. Did you notice if 300 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:02,040 he was on foot or did he get away in a car? He had a car all right. Parked down the street 301 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:06,200 there. Saw it through the window. Another fellow was at the wheel. Did you notice anything 302 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:09,960 else about the car? The license number maybe? No, I couldn't see that. But it was a coupe. 303 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:17,960 I'm sure of that. Yeah. It was red. Bright red. There was one angle we couldn't figure. 304 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:21,960 If Bray was bent on a steady career of robbery, why did he use an escaped car painted the most 305 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:26,960 conspicuous color possible? We checked out Mona Taylor's car again. There was no connection. 306 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:32,720 The search went on. Two weeks, three weeks, another month. Bray kept to his usual schedule. 307 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:38,040 One robbery a week. The leg work went on, too. On March 20th, we got a call from one of Ben's 308 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:41,280 informants. He told us that he'd seen a man answering Bray's description in the Venice 309 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:48,280 Park amusement area down to the beach. We drove down to Venice to check it out. Pretty 310 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:53,280 good crowd for a cold night. Yeah. Where do we find this friend of yours? See where the 311 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:58,000 man go around here's up ahead? Yeah. Just beyond that. He runs one of the booze. You 312 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:02,480 throw baseballs at phony milk bottles. Three chances for a dime, you know. Oh, yeah. He 313 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:06,440 and his wife run it. They've been out here for years. I don't know how they ever make 314 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:13,440 a living there. Hey, those hot dogs smell good, don't they? Is that your friend's booze 315 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:21,240 across the way there? Yeah. Yeah, I think. Come on, follow the girls until you can throw 316 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:26,240 a baseball. Fill the milk. Come on. We'll let the girls have a free throw. Step up when 317 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:29,240 it's live. Looks like Maude's running the place tonight. Maude, that's his wife. Oh, 318 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:34,240 yeah. How you doing, Sergeant? Cold night, huh? Hi, Maude. This is my partner, Joe Friday. 319 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:38,240 How are you? Glad to know you, Joe. Guess you're looking for Scooter, huh? Yeah. Is he around? 320 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:42,240 Just down the way, Sarge. Hey, how about it? Say hello to Troy, you luck. One spin, 321 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:47,240 dime. Fill the milk. Pretty good crowd tonight, Maude. Oh, yeah, but they're not spending. 322 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:51,240 Haven't been good at all lately. Where'd you say your husband was, ma'am? Just down the 323 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:55,240 way. Old man Hudson's out to Charles. Scooter runs Ameri-Garon for him while he eats. Well, 324 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:58,240 thank you, Maude. We'll drop back and see you before we leave. Right. Glad to met you, 325 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,240 Joe. Glad to met you. Goodbye. What did you say, girl? I'll have the boys show you how 326 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:05,240 good they control. Fill them up. Scooter, is that what you said? Is that the guy's name? 327 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:09,240 Yeah, that's right. He used to run the Scooter's room. You know the little electric cars you 328 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:14,240 drive around? Bumpers all around them? Yeah. Yeah. All right. Thank you. 329 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:24,240 There he is. Scooter. Hey, Scooter. Hi, Sarge. I've been waiting for you. 330 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:28,240 Yeah, go ahead, Joe. Okay. 331 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:37,240 How you doing, Sarge? Good to see you. Scooter, my partner, Joe Friday. How are you? 332 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:43,240 Glad to know you, Joe. I guess we can talk here as well as anyplace, huh? Sure. What's 333 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:49,240 the story, Scooter? It's like I told you on the phone. Murphy down at the Penny Arcade, 334 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:56,240 he noticed a guy first. He pointed him out to me. He sure hits close to Bray's description. 335 00:19:56,240 --> 00:20:01,240 When did you first see him? Two nights ago. I wasn't so sure. It was Bray the first 336 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:06,240 time. Then I saw him last night. That's since then. I didn't hear that. I said I saw him 337 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:10,240 last night. That's since then. Oh. When did this Murphy, was that his name? When did 338 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:16,240 he first see him? About a week ago. He's got an eagle eye for strangers who hang around. 339 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:23,240 Murphy thinks the guy's staying out here someplace. You any idea where? Yeah, just a minute. 340 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:29,240 No jumping around like that, son. Now you'll fall off and bang your head. Kids, where'd 341 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:35,240 you spot this man, Scooter? Same place Murphy did it. He's hanging around the shooting gallery 342 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:40,240 down the way. The guy who runs the place is new. We don't know him well enough to ask 343 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:44,240 him about it. You mean this man who looks like Bray just hangs around the counter there? 344 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:51,240 No, not exactly. You see, his little office to one side of the shooting gallery and the 345 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:56,240 times I seen the guy, he was either coming in or going out of there. When's the last 346 00:20:56,240 --> 00:21:01,240 time you saw him, Scooter? Huh? I say when's the last time you saw him? Oh, earlier tonight, 347 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:08,240 about 6.30. Yeah, I think Murphy's right. The guy's holding up in there. Hold on there, 348 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:14,240 Scooter. Girlie, now don't try to get off the merry-go-round. Let's stop. There, now 349 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:18,240 that's a girl. Thank you a lot, Scooter. We'll check back with you before we leave. Yeah, 350 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:25,240 okay, Sarge. I hope it helps you out. I glad I met you, Joe. Right, see you later. 351 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:30,240 Now, there's the shooting gallery down there by the bullseye, Sarge. Yep, the guy is Bray. 352 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:36,240 It's funny that he hasn't been spotted before. This area's pretty well patrolled here. Yeah. 353 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:41,240 Try your skill, fellas. Ten shots, only a quarter. We're police officers. We'd like 354 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:47,240 to ask you a few questions. Oh, what about? What's your name? Gridley. Max Gridley. You 355 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:53,240 know anybody by the name of James Bray? Bray? Uh-huh. No, I don't. Why? How about this, 356 00:21:53,240 --> 00:22:02,240 Mr. Gridley? You know anybody who fits that description? No. No, that doesn't mean anything 357 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:06,240 to me. What's the matter, anyway? My man answering that description has been seen entering and 358 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:10,240 leaving this office right next door over here. It's part of your concession, isn't it? Yeah, 359 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:15,240 that's right. But I'm the only one who uses it. Somebody must have got the wrong slant. 360 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:19,240 Then you wouldn't mind if we looked it over. Routine investigation. Well, I don't know. 361 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:26,240 Yeah, all right. I'll come around and open the door for you. All right, come on. 362 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:36,240 It's just a cubby hole, as you can see. I kind of use it as a storage place. Sometimes I have 363 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:41,240 my lunch in here. Take a nap once in a while. Looks pretty well lived in. All those clothes 364 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:47,240 are yours, Mr. Gridley? That's right. Why? Hey, Mac, how about a load on this thing? Oh, 365 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:57,240 it's a customer. Excuse me, man. I'll be right back. Yeah, go ahead. Hey, Jim. Yeah. Over 366 00:22:57,240 --> 00:23:08,240 here. Have a look. This towel. Yeah. Look at the name stenciled on it. Botlod Hotel. 367 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:13,240 9.30 p.m. We advised the shooting gallery operator not to attempt any phone calls. Then 368 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:17,240 I called the office and Ricketts and Powers came out to help us with the stakeout on the 369 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:21,240 shooting gallery in the adjoining office. Ben and I covered from the penny arcade directly 370 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:25,240 opposite the shooting gallery. Ricketts and Powers were staked out two doors away at a 371 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:31,240 stand that advertised handwriting analyzed. 25 cents. We waited. Ben munched on a bag 372 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:45,240 of popcorn. 10.30 p.m. No sign of the suspect. 11 o'clock. Still no sign. Hmm. Getting pretty 373 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:52,240 cold. Everybody going home? Yeah. Got any more of that popcorn there? Oh, yeah. There you 374 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:57,240 are. Two pieces left. Very good. Must have been. Not much in there now. Oh, I'm sorry. 375 00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:02,240 I can get another bag. Machine's right over there. No. Turn it off. How about some peanuts? 376 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:12,240 No, no thanks. Oh, sure. There's some in there, Joe. Want some? No. Sure would like to see 377 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:18,240 Bray show up. Hate to spend the night staked out here. Yeah. Hey, wait a minute. Look. 378 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:22,240 Huh? The shooting gallery. The guy in the blue suit. He's talking to the manager. He's 379 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:29,240 going around the side door. Yeah, come on. He's going inside. All right. Hold it right 380 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:34,240 there, mister. Joe, watch it. Rickett. Johnny. Cover the back. I'll get the door. Come on. 381 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:43,240 Let's hit it. Yeah. What about the back? Come on. Yeah. Hold it. Johnny's got it. Yeah. 382 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:57,240 Good. Johnny, you okay? Yeah. Yeah, roughly. Let's roll him over, huh? Yeah, all right. 383 00:24:57,240 --> 00:25:04,240 How about it, Joe? Short, dark complexion, fat. What do you think? I don't know, but it's 384 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:11,240 not Bray. Ricketts and Powers remained on stakeout at the shooting gallery while Ben 385 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:15,240 and I took the suspect downtown along with the proprietor of the shooting gallery, Max 386 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:19,240 Gridley. We had the man treated for cuts and bruises at Georgia Street Receiving Hospital 387 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:24,240 and then we took him to the office. He identified himself as Blake Chatfield, an unemployed 388 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:28,240 salesman. After two hours of questioning, he broke down and admitted that he was Bray's 389 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:33,240 accomplice. In each of the 18 robberies, he drove the getaway car. He said for the past 390 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:37,240 month he and Bray had been living in the office adjoining the shooting gallery. He was booked 391 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:43,240 at the New City Jail on suspicion of 211 PC. Max Gridley was held for further questioning. 392 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:51,240 1.35 a.m. We checked back in at the office. I guess I had too many hot dogs out there. 393 00:25:51,240 --> 00:26:04,240 What's the matter? Oh, indigestion. Maybe it was the popcorn. Yeah. A couple of messages 394 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:10,240 in the book. Wife wants you to call her before you go home. Uh-huh. 395 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:28,240 Hello, Amy. Yeah, long night. Yeah. What? Both are Graham bread. Well, I'll try. Okay, 396 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:38,240 here. Yeah, I'm by. Same old thing. Yeah. I get it. Robbery Friday. Johnny Farris, Joe. 397 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:42,240 Yeah, John. How's it going? Jimmy Bray finally showed. We got him. Any trouble? No. Drove 398 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:46,240 up in a bright red coupe. Couldn't miss him. Uh-huh. You coming in now? Yeah, just leaving. 399 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:52,240 See you. Right, John. Bye. Well, I picked up Bray. Bringing him in now. Good. Sure been 400 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:59,240 a long haul. Almost five months. Yeah, it's a long time. Hey, Joe. Yeah. Where am I going 401 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:02,240 to get a loaf of Graham bread at this time in the morning? 402 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:14,240 The story you have just heard was true. Only the names were changed to protect the innocent. 403 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:21,240 Now, here is our star, Jack Webb. Thank you. For the past few weeks, I've asked you to send 404 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:26,240 me the names of dealers who are out of Fatimas. You see, the demand for Fatimas is so great, 405 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:31,240 I want to make sure that all of you can buy them. So keep on writing. If you find a dealer 406 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:35,240 fresh out of Fatimas, let me know. We'll have something done about it. Write your dealer's 407 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:42,240 name and address on a card and mail it to me, Jack Webb, Post Office Box 951, Hollywood 408 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:50,240 28. That's Jack Webb, Post Office Box 951, Hollywood 28. Now a word for you, Mr. Dealer. 409 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:55,240 The coming holiday season, we'll find new thousands insisting on Fatima quality. So 410 00:27:55,240 --> 00:28:00,240 step up your orders for Fatima tomorrow. Get in on the increasing demand for the quality 411 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:01,240 long cigarette. 412 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:13,240 James Arbray and Blake A. Chatfield were tried and convicted on several counts of armed robbery 413 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:19,240 and received sentences as prescribed by law. Max Gridley was filed on for failure to register 414 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:24,240 as an ex-convict. Bray and Chatfield are now serving their terms in the state penitentiary. 415 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:31,240 Technical advice for Dragnet comes from the Office of Chief of Police, W.H. Parker, Los 416 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:33,240 Angeles Police Department. 417 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:38,240 This is Bob Hope. Can we steal a second? 418 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:44,240 Chesterfield, Chesterfield always wins first place. That mile-to-mile tobacco never leaves 419 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:48,240 an aftertaste. So open a pack, give them a smell. 420 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:50,240 Then you'll smoke them. 421 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:54,240 Don't forget to give Crosby for Christmas. I mean the Chesterfield Christmas carton with 422 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:57,240 Bing as Papa Santa Claus. See you Tuesday. 423 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:05,240 Fatima cigarettes, the best of all, long cigarettes has brought you Dragnet portions transcribed 424 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:07,240 from Los Angeles. 425 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:19,240 Coming up, We the People, then Screen Director's Playhouse on NBC.