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You'll find premium quality Chesterfields much milder. 13 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:53,000 Yes, Chesterfield is best for you. 14 00:01:53,000 --> 00:02:13,000 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. 15 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:20,000 From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. 16 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:29,000 It was Thursday, February 7th. It was raining in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of robbery detail. 17 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:33,000 My partner is Frank Smith. The boss is Captain Didion. My name is Friday. 18 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:38,000 I was on the way back from R&I and it was 8.42 a.m. when I got to room 27A. Robbery. 19 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:39,000 Hi, you Joe? 20 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:40,000 Yeah. 21 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:41,000 Where you been? 22 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:42,000 Gone to R&I. 23 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:43,000 Oh, I'm sorry I'm late. 24 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:44,000 No, it's no problem. 25 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:48,000 Couldn't get the car started. The battery was dead. I had to call the gas station and have them get me started. 26 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,000 Well, don't worry about it. It's okay. 27 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:51,000 Anything here in the book? 28 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:57,000 No. Checked them when I got in. Had a 211 out in Westwood last night. Same M.O. might be the guy. 29 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:58,000 Who's checking it? 30 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:01,000 Murph and Creasy went out there this morning. 31 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:07,000 Here's the stuff we got last night. R&I went through it. Doesn't look like they got anything. You seen the skipper yet? 32 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:11,000 No, I saw him come in. I didn't talk to him. Came in, went to his office carrying a bottle of milk. 33 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:12,000 Well, that figures. 34 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:17,000 He's like a barometer, isn't he Joe? When there's no milk on his desk, you know, everything's under control. 35 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:18,000 Yeah. 36 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,000 As soon as that milk comes out, you know the ulcers are grinding. 37 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:21,000 Yeah, I suppose. 38 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:25,000 Yeah, it must be real rough on him though. The way the papers have been yakking about this thing. 39 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,000 I saw Captain Jack this morning on the way in. 40 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:28,000 Yeah. 41 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,000 He said the corner pockets leaned him all over him. 42 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:35,000 Well, there's gotta be an answer some place. The guy can't just keep walking into the stores and walking out again. He's gotta make a mistake some place. 43 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,000 Yeah. What's that figure? Six jobs so far? 44 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,000 Yeah, six of them. Every one of them. He's made it clean. 45 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,000 Hot shot. I'll get it. 46 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:47,000 Well, those figures were wrong. 47 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:48,000 Yeah? 48 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:49,000 He just made it seven. 49 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:58,000 For the past two months, a holdup man had been hitting markets throughout the central area. 50 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:04,000 In each case, the description of the bandit was the same. His M.O. tallied with that used in other robberies. 51 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:08,000 In each instance, the bandit had been waiting for the manager of the market when the store was open. 52 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:13,000 At gunpoint, the suspect would force the manager to accompany him around the market. 53 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,000 He'd push a wire food cart in front of him as they walked. 54 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:20,000 He'd pick up various merchandise and place it in the basket. 55 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:28,000 He'd then force the manager to open the safe, clean it out, lock the manager in a cold storage vault, and walk out of the market pushing the food cart in front of him. 56 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:31,000 Special stakeouts had been arranged at the market. 57 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:35,000 Extra units from Metro Division had been assigned to patrol duty, but the holdups continued. 58 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:42,000 922 A.M. Frank and I got to the address of the latest robbery, the county market at the corner of Olympic and Maryland. 59 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,000 A radio car was there when we arrived. 60 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:48,000 Come in. 61 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:49,000 Yes, something you wanted. 62 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:52,000 Police officers. It's my partner, Frank Smith. My name's Friday. 63 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:56,000 Hello, I'm Arthur Scott. I'm the manager here. You got that man did this yet? 64 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,000 No, sir, not yet. I wonder if you could tell us just what happened. 65 00:04:58,000 --> 00:04:59,000 Sure. 66 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,000 You know where the other officers are, Mr. Scott? 67 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:05,000 Outside someplace they were talking to the others, getting names and addresses, something like that. 68 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:06,000 You want to check them, Frank? 69 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:07,000 Yeah, sure. 70 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,000 Fine. I wonder if you'd mind telling me just what happened. 71 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:18,000 Well, the man was waiting for me when I came in this morning. I don't know how he got in. He just walked up behind me and said that I shouldn't cause any trouble. 72 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:19,000 By what time was this, do you remember? 73 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:23,000 Well, let's see. It must have been about 710, 715. 74 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,000 Yeah, I came in the front door. Everything looked all right. 75 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:31,000 I walked back here on my way to the office. He just came up and backed up me. 76 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:32,000 Yes, sir. 77 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:35,000 He had this gun. He pointed at me and told me not to cause any trouble, like I said. 78 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,000 What kind of a gun was it, would you remember? 79 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,000 It was just a gun. He pointed it right at me. 80 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:43,000 Well, I understand that, sir. Do you remember if it was an automatic or a revolver? 81 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:49,000 I guess it was a revolver, a long barrel. I could see the bullets in it. I knew it was loaded. I wasn't going to mess with him. 82 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,000 Yes, sir. And what happened after he walked up to you? 83 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:57,000 He told me that if I went along with him, I wouldn't get hurt. And then he walked me up to the front of the store by the check stands, 84 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:04,000 took one of the baskets, and started to walk along the racks. Made me walk in front of him. Real nerve. He took his time. 85 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:08,000 Well, while we walked along, he'd take things out of the displays. 86 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:09,000 What kind of things? 87 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:17,000 Well, you know, different kind of cheeses, caviar, took some special artichoke hearts. Things cost a buck and a half a jar. Expensive. 88 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:22,000 Yes, sir. What did the man look like, Mr. Scott? Can you give us any kind of a description? 89 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:29,000 Well, that's kind of hard. He had on this big overcoat and a brown hat pulled down, and then the black mask over his face. 90 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,000 I couldn't get a very good look at him. 91 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,000 Well, how old would you say he was? 92 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:38,000 Oh, boy, I'd have to guess on that. Maybe 50, 55. Looked that old anyway. 93 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:43,000 But all I could see was the bottom part of his face, like he was pretty old. 94 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,000 How about the color of his eyes? Could you see them? 95 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:49,000 Yeah, through the mask they were blue. Real light blue, kind of watery. 96 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,000 About how tall would you say he was? 97 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:54,000 Maybe five, two or three. Short little man. 98 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:55,000 How about his weight? 99 00:06:55,000 --> 00:07:00,000 Real little, like I said. I don't think he weighed more than 130. That'd be outside, too. 100 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:03,000 Was there anything unusual about him? Anything at all that you can remember? 101 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,000 No, not that I can remember. 102 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,000 Anything in the way he talked? Some accent of any kind? Anything like that? 103 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,000 No, nothing at all there. 104 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,000 How about the coat he was wearing? What color was that? Do you remember? 105 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:18,000 It was a dark brown, sort of a herringbone. Real old, like he'd been worn for a long time, 106 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:21,000 kind of frayed around the edges of the cuffs. You know, around here like this. 107 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:25,000 And the buttonholes on the coat were all torn, too. Oh, excuse me. 108 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,000 Yes, we're going to go ahead. 109 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:33,000 Scott? Yeah? How much? Yeah, and how much case? 110 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,000 Mm-hmm. 111 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:39,000 That's not too bad. Yeah, well, order 25 cases of it, huh? 112 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,000 We'll use it as a loss later this weekend. 113 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:46,000 Oh, okay. Well, don't bother me about it now. You do what you think. 114 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:51,000 Okay. Seems like nobody can do anything but you give people a little responsibility. 115 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:54,000 They hardly ever know how to use it. Yes, sir. What if you'd go ahead with your story? 116 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:57,000 Hmm? Well, right after this man picked up the food? 117 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:03,000 Oh, well, at first I thought he was going to take that, and then I got thinking about the stuff in the papers. 118 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,000 You know about the black mask bandit? Yes, sir. 119 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:08,000 Well, I got thinking about that, and then I knew who he was. 120 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:11,000 I tried to get as much information about him as I could. 121 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:17,000 Not much anyway, but this time must have been 7.30 or so. Jack Thomas came in. 122 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:21,000 He works in the vegetable department. And right away this guy said for him to get in the back. 123 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:25,000 You mean back here? No, back in the meat department. Put him right in the refrigerator. 124 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:27,000 Well, what about the other employees? What happened when they came in? 125 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:32,000 He'd make them get back in the refrigerator. Cold. People were pretty lucky. 126 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:35,000 Being as how it's cold outside, most of them had coats on. Would have froze if they didn't have. 127 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:36,000 I understand. 128 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,000 Customers too. They'd come in. He'd put them in the refrigerator. 129 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:43,000 There was 14 people in there when he got through. A couple of kids, too. Came in with their mothers. 130 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:44,000 I see. 131 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:49,000 Well, then he took me back to the safe, made me open it. I thought about saying no, but it's a little safe. 132 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,000 You know down low? Yes, sir. 133 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:56,000 Well, I knelt down to work the combination. I looked up at him. He had the gun pointed right at my head. 134 00:08:56,000 --> 00:09:01,000 I looked right into the barrel, saw the bullets in the cylinders. I was scared, and I opened the safe. 135 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:04,000 He took the money and put it in a paper bag and dropped it into the basket. 136 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:06,000 And he put you in the refrigerator, too, did he? 137 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:13,000 Yeah. That is, he started to when he opened the door of the people and they were all shivering, flailing their arms around, trying to keep warm. 138 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:17,000 It's a little room, not much bigger than this, and there wasn't much room to flail. 139 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:23,000 Anyway, they asked him if he wouldn't let them out. He said no, but then he asked me if there was someplace else he could put him. 140 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:29,000 And I told him that the only place I could think of was another storage room. We use it sometimes when we've got a real big shipment of meat. 141 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,000 Don't usually keep it under refrigeration. 142 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:34,000 I see. They let you all go there, huh? 143 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:39,000 Yeah, the darndest thing I ever saw. Fourteen of them. All fourteen herded them just like cattle. 144 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:43,000 Moved them all to the other cooler. They were all so cold, they'd have done anything to get out of that one. 145 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:49,000 I tell you, officer, I was scared that one of them might try to be brave about it and cause trouble. I think that guy would have killed him right on the spot. 146 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,000 Yes, sir. Well, what'd he do then? 147 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:59,000 Well, he locked the door. Then from when I could see through the cooler window, he just strolled out of the store and down the street. He was still wheeling the basket in front of me. 148 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:00,000 Anything, Frank? 149 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:07,000 Yeah, Joe. I checked with Wheelock from the radio car. He said they canvassed the neighborhood. Came up with a man who thinks he saw the band at Driveaway. 150 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,000 Was he able to give us any kind of a description on the car? 151 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:15,000 No. Said he saw this guy walking down the street pushing a basket and thought it was kind of funny. Didn't pay too much attention to it. 152 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:22,000 Saw him get into a late model Ford and drive away. Couldn't give a very good description of the car. Said it was a dark color. Not sure about the year. 153 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:23,000 The guy still had that mask on? 154 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:30,000 No. Didn't have the mask, but the fella didn't notice anything about his face. Can't help us much there. He's gonna come down and look through the mug books. 155 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:34,000 Oh, that's good. Do you have any idea how much money was taken here, sir? 156 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:38,000 Well, I can't tell you to the penny, but I figure about $3,500. 157 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,000 You usually keep this much money on hand, do you? 158 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:46,000 No, not as a rule. I didn't get to the bank yesterday. We had an inventory sale going on. I just didn't get the chance. 159 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:52,000 Did the band take anything you think might help us identify him? Anything from the safe that you might be able to describe? 160 00:10:52,000 --> 00:11:01,000 No, not a thing. Just the money. Of course, that's enough. There wasn't much in there. A wristwatch. It was lost here in the store. He looked at that but threw it back into the safe. 161 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:03,000 Was he wearing gloves, do you remember? 162 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:11,000 Yeah, he was. Looked like pigskin. Sort of a light tan. Oh, I know what you're thinking about. Fingerprints. Oh, with those gloves, he wouldn't leave anything. 163 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:12,000 Yes, sir. 164 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:13,000 Say, officer. 165 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:14,000 Yeah? 166 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:16,000 You talked to the other officer that was here, the one in the car? 167 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:17,000 Yes, sir. I did. 168 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:21,000 He was kind of in charge of the people in the icebox. Took care of them. Was any of them hurt? 169 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:23,000 No, sir. Some of them were pretty cold, but they were all right. 170 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:26,000 Yeah, we keep that box turned way down to sub-zero. 171 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:27,000 Yes, sir. 172 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:34,000 I wonder if, as police officers, you'd mind talking to those folks. They're all good customers here. I'd hate to lose them to Frenchie's Fine Foods down the street. 173 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:35,000 Where is that, sir? 174 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:40,000 Frenchie's Market just down the street. He's going to make a big thing out of this. By noontime, it'll be all over the neighborhood. 175 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:43,000 Well, I'm sure none of your customers will blame you, sir. 176 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:48,000 Well, no, officer. It ain't exactly that. That Frenchie's going to make a big reputation on my back. 177 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:51,000 Well, Mr. Scott, markets have been held up before. 178 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:52,000 Yeah, but not with our motto. 179 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:53,000 What's that? 180 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:55,000 We freeze anything. 181 00:11:55,000 --> 00:12:07,000 946 A.M. Frank and I continued to talk to Arthur Scott. We questioned him about the actions of the holdup man, but he was unable to give us any new information. 182 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:17,000 The crime lab came out and checked the store. The MO was the same. He'd entered through a rear window. Tool marks were found. Photographs were taken. No other physical evidence was found. 183 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:26,000 1014 A.M. We drove back to the office and checked with Captain Didion. Three other teams of men were assigned to help us in interviewing the people who had been locked up in the refrigerator. 184 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:29,000 None of them could add anything to what we already knew. 185 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:36,000 Because of the age of the bandit and the smoothness with which he operated, we had a hunch that he might have served some time in a state prison. 186 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:42,000 Frank and I checked out a trip car and drove up to Folsom Penitentiary. We checked with Warden Heinze and told him what we wanted. 187 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:49,000 For the next two days we checked the prison files. We got several possible leads, but when we got back to Los Angeles, none of them led anywhere. 188 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:55,000 Tuesday, February 12th, 849 A.M. We checked with Captain Didion. 189 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:58,000 Well, you come up with anything? 190 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:00,000 No, not a thing, Skipper. We checked them all out. Nothing. 191 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:03,000 How much longer do you figure it's going to take you to come up with something we can use? 192 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,000 We're doing everything we can. We've run down every lead. 193 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:11,000 They all go nowhere. Yeah, I know. I've been telling the corner pocket they had all month. It doesn't prove a thing, and they aren't buying it anymore. 194 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:16,000 Well, Frank and I got an idea, Skipper. It's kind of wild, but we might turn it. 195 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:17,000 Well, let's hear it. 196 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:20,000 If you take a look at the map over here. 197 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:27,000 In the last two months he's hit seven places here. Here, through here, and up and through here. 198 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:30,000 Not much of a pattern, but maybe there's enough to work on here. 199 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:34,000 And the way he's worked in the past, he's going to be waiting in the stores when the manager comes in. 200 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:38,000 So the problem is to find some way to check the managers after they first get to the stores. 201 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:39,000 So? 202 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:42,000 Well, so most of the stores open about 8 o'clock. 203 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:46,000 From what we've been able to check out, the managers get in about 6.30 to 7. 204 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:50,000 We make arrangements for them to call the office after they're in the stores, and they've checked them through. 205 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:51,000 How are you going to work the calling? 206 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:58,000 Well, Frank and I figured if we could stagger the call, so we'd get one at, say, 6.30, next one at 6.31 or 6.32, you know, and so forth. 207 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:02,000 We allow them five minutes leeway. If we haven't heard from them in that time, then we know something's wrong. 208 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,000 How many men do you figure you're going to need to do this? 209 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:09,000 Well, maybe two, three other teams, those and the men from Metro that we have now. 210 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,000 It's Wildskipper, but it's about the only thing we've got left. 211 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:14,000 How long will it take you to check with the store owners? 212 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:18,000 Well, maybe two, three days. We figured we'd keep it in this area right over here. 213 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:21,000 There seems to be maybe where he'll hit next is all we can say. 214 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:22,000 Just a minute. 215 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:25,000 Robbery, did he? 216 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:27,000 Yeah. 217 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:28,000 When? 218 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:30,000 Are you sure about the ammo? 219 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:32,000 Mm-hmm. 220 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:33,000 Description? 221 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:34,000 Send it in, will you? 222 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:35,000 Right. 223 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:38,000 Better enlarge that area. 224 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:39,000 What do you mean? 225 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:40,000 He just hit in Sacramento. 226 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,000 Tuesday, February 12th, 3.45 p.m. 227 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:54,000 Frank and I talked on the phone to Fritz Kaminski, chief of police in Sacramento. 228 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:59,000 He told us that the market bandit went through the same sequence of events that had characterized his operations in Los Angeles. 229 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:05,000 First, he took several food items from the display stands in the store, and then he forced the manager to open the safe. 230 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:10,000 After robbing the safe, the thief locked the manager in a meat refrigeration locker and left the store. 231 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:16,000 A witness in the neighborhood saw the suspect leave the store and said that he'd escaped in a late-modeled dark Ford sedan. 232 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:25,000 He was unable to give as much of a description of the man, but he said that he was elderly, small, and that he'd been dressed in a brown overcoat and a brown hat, and he wore a black mask. 233 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:29,000 There could be little doubt that it was the same man who had been hitting the markets in the Southland. 234 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:34,000 Wednesday, February 13th, Frank and I checked out a trip car and we drove up to Sacramento. 235 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:36,000 We talked with the victim and with the witness. 236 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,000 Both of them were unable to find the thief's picture in the mug books. 237 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:45,000 Sake outs were arranged on the markets in the Sacramento area, and additional bulletins were gotten out on the Ford sedan. 238 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:50,000 Frank and I returned to Los Angeles and started to set up the plan that we discussed with Captain Didion. 239 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:57,000 Each of the store managers agreed to cooperate, and starting the morning of February 18th, the plan was put into operation. 240 00:15:57,000 --> 00:16:03,000 Three weeks passed. The band had failed to hit again. March 18th, 637 a.m. 241 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,000 Robbery, Mervin. What's that number? 242 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:08,000 Yes? 243 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:09,000 Robbery, Smith. 244 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:10,000 Yes, sir. 245 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:11,000 Okay, thanks. 246 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:13,000 Number 38, okay. 247 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:16,000 Right. Still no word from 34. We better get ready to roll on it. 248 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:20,000 Let's see. That's that supermarket on Palmetto Avenue. 249 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:21,000 That's right. Let's go. Merv? 250 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:22,000 Yeah? 251 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:23,000 Catch the rest of the calls, will you? 252 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:24,000 Yes, sure, Joe. 253 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:25,000 What do you think, Joe? 254 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:26,000 I don't know. Let's find out. 255 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:42,000 You are listening to Dragnet, the authentic story of your police force in action. 256 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:50,000 The modern way to sell cigarettes is the Chesterfield way, both regular and king size, and we're the only one that does it. 257 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:57,000 We tell you what Chesterfields are made of to give you premium quality in both popular sizes. 258 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:05,000 Our scientists select the best materials. They select for Chesterfield the world's best tobaccos, blend them just right, 259 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:10,000 and they keep Chesterfields tasty and fresh with the best of moistening agents. 260 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:14,000 Now here's something else that's completely modern about Chesterfield. 261 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:19,000 People smoke Chesterfield, and we tell you what happens, scientifically but simply. 262 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:26,000 A medical specialist is making regular bi-monthly examinations of a group of people from various walks of life. 263 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:32,000 Forty-five percent of this group have smoked Chesterfield for an average of over ten years. 264 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:43,000 After eight months, the medical specialist reports that he observed no adverse effects on the nose, throat, and sinuses of the group from smoking Chesterfield. 265 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:50,000 I'd say that means real mildness. And finally, we ask you to try Chesterfield and prove what we say. 266 00:17:50,000 --> 00:18:07,000 Chesterfield is best for you. They're much milder, to give you all the pleasure that the modern cigarette can give. 267 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:10,000 It took us a little over five minutes to get to the store on Palmetto. 268 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:14,000 As we went by the place, we couldn't see anyone through the front windows. The store looked empty. 269 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:19,000 Frank pulled the car into the parking lot next door to the store, and we walked around to the front. 270 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:20,000 How about it? 271 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:22,000 No, I can't see anything from here. You want to cover the bank? 272 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:23,000 Yeah. 273 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:24,000 I'll give you time to get back there, then I'll go in the front. 274 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:33,000 Right. Watch it. 275 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:34,000 I tell you, I don't know the combination. 276 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:38,000 I don't want any trouble. I'm trying to be nice. I don't want to hurt you. 277 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:43,000 I'm hoping to save you and everything will be all right. You read the papers. You know about me. Now, do what I say. Nothing will happen. 278 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,000 All right, mister. Let's hold it right there. Police officers, put that gun down. 279 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:52,000 Watch it, Joe. It's coming at you. 280 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:53,000 You okay, Joe? 281 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:55,000 Yeah, I got him, Frank. 282 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:56,000 Want to shake him down? 283 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:57,000 Right. 284 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:58,000 Here. 285 00:18:58,000 --> 00:18:59,000 You got him? You got the gun? 286 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:00,000 Yeah, we got him. 287 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:05,000 I was sure scared there for a minute. I tried to think about how I was going to stall him long enough for you to get here. 288 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:09,000 Yeah. He's clean, Joe. All right, come on, mister. On your feet. Come on. 289 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:10,000 What's your name? 290 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:12,000 Clark. Leonard Clark. 291 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:13,000 All right. Let's go. 292 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,000 You want me to go along with you? 293 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:16,000 Yeah, I want you to make a crime report. 294 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:19,000 Fine. I'll do anything to help try to rob me. 295 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:23,000 Lousy deal. Might have known something was wrong the way that guy played it. Should have known. 296 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:24,000 Yeah, sure. 297 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:29,000 You figure me for the guy you're looking for, this black mask bandit the paper's been yacking about? 298 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:30,000 That's the way we figure it. 299 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:32,000 Too bad, fellas. You can't make me for it. 300 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:33,000 Is that right? 301 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,000 Yeah, you're looking for somebody else. You got the wrong man. 302 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:36,000 How old are you, Clark? 303 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:37,000 52. 304 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:38,000 Ever serve any big time? 305 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:39,000 Sure. What's that prove? 306 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:43,000 Well, the way you look, the way you work this one, even the mask. We made you for it. 307 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:44,000 Only one thing. 308 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:45,000 What's that? 309 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:46,000 You gotta prove it. 310 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:55,000 Eight thirty a.m. We took Leonard Clark downtown to the city hall. We talked to him for about an hour. 311 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:59,000 He admitted trying to hold up the market, but he insisted that he was not the black mask bandit. 312 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:04,000 He told us that he'd read about the holdups in the paper and that it seemed like an easy way to pull a robbery. 313 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:08,000 He told us that he'd used a pinch bar to jimmy a rear window in the market and then he entered the place. 314 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:12,000 He told us that he'd waited for the manager to come in and then he tried to get him to open the safe. 315 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:17,000 Sergeants Murphy and Creasy went out to his home. They found nothing there to tie him in with the other robberies. 316 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:24,000 A check through R&I showed a record on Clark listing two convictions for 211 and one count of 245 P.C. 317 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:30,000 He'd served time at both San Quentin and Folsom penitentiaries as well as some of the eastern penitentiaries. 318 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:36,000 Mug shots of Clark were shown to the victims of the black mask bandit and they said that it was a possibility that he could be the man who'd robbed them. 319 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:41,000 Friday, March 21st, a special show up was arranged and the victims were asked to be present. 320 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:47,000 We explained that the questions asked were for the express purpose of acquainting the victims with the suspect's voice. 321 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:49,000 Clark was brought out on the stage and asked his name. 322 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:51,000 Leonard Clark. 323 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,000 What were you arrested for? 324 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:54,000 I don't know. 325 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,000 You must know what you're being held for. 326 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:59,000 They say I'm the black mask bandit. 327 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:00,000 Are you? 328 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:01,000 No. 329 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:03,000 Were you armed when you were arrested? 330 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,000 What? 331 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,000 Were you armed when you were arrested? 332 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:08,000 Yeah. 333 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,000 What kind of weapon were you carrying? 334 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:12,000 38 revolver. 335 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,000 Leonard, could you speak a little louder, please? 336 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,000 38 revolver. 337 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,000 How long have you been in jail? 338 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,000 Since Tozie. 339 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:21,000 Where were you arrested? 340 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:24,000 Market out on South Palmetto. 341 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:27,000 It's a long street. Where on South Palmetto? 342 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,000 1721 on South Palmetto. 343 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,000 What were you doing there? 344 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:35,000 I was arrested for trying to hold up a place. 345 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:37,000 You ever done any big time? 346 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:38,000 Huh? 347 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,000 I say you ever done any big time? 348 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:41,000 Yeah. 349 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:42,000 Where? 350 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:44,000 They killed Folsom. 351 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:46,000 What'd you do the time for, Leonard? 352 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:47,000 Which time? 353 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,000 Let's take him in order. How about Quentin? 354 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:52,000 Five to life for robbery. 355 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:53,000 How about Folsom? 356 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:54,000 Same thing. 357 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:56,000 You owe any time now? 358 00:21:56,000 --> 00:22:01,000 I'm on parole. 359 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:02,000 Joe. 360 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:03,000 Yeah? 361 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:04,000 Ask him to turn around. 362 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:06,000 One of the victims can't see him too good. 363 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:07,000 All right. 364 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:10,000 Leonard, take a quarter turn to your left. 365 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:13,000 No, no, no, Leonard, to your left. 366 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:18,000 All right, now another quarter turn. 367 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:21,000 Another quarter turn. 368 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:22,000 Now another quarter turn. 369 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:26,000 No, no, same way, another quarter turn. 370 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,000 Now face the front, Leonard. 371 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:29,000 Where do you live? 372 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:30,000 In Hollywood. 373 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:31,000 Where? 374 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:35,000 Corner of DeLoncrea Monroe, apartment house. 375 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:36,000 It's a good sized corner. 376 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:37,000 Which apartment? 377 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:40,000 Ashley Arms, apartment 604. 378 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,000 What do you do for a living? 379 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,000 I'm a carpenter. 380 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:45,000 A what? 381 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:48,000 A carpenter, a carpenter, I said. 382 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,000 You work steady? 383 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:51,000 Yeah. 384 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:52,000 Who do you work for? 385 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:56,000 I'm a carpenter for a contractor named Gageley. 386 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:59,000 Now look straight, will you, Leonard? 387 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:00,000 Straight ahead. 388 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:01,000 Yeah. 389 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,000 You remember where you were on February 7th? 390 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:04,000 That was a Thursday. 391 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:05,000 No. 392 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,000 You got no idea at all? 393 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:09,000 Not at all. 394 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:10,000 You own a car? 395 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:11,000 Yeah. 396 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,000 What make is it? 397 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:14,000 There's a four. 398 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:15,000 Speak up, will you, Leonard? 399 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:16,000 We can't hear you. 400 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:19,000 A four, a four. 401 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:21,000 What color is it? 402 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:22,000 Dark blue. 403 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:23,000 What year? 404 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:24,000 1950. 405 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:25,000 All right, Leonard. 406 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,000 Now would you step over to the side of the stage? 407 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:29,000 Uh-uh, the other way. 408 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:30,000 Side of the stage. 409 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:33,000 How's it look, Frank? 410 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:34,000 Nothing yet. 411 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:37,000 Manager at the county market seems to think it's him. 412 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:38,000 The others aren't sure. 413 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:39,000 Yeah. 414 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:43,000 Maybe when we get the coat and mask on it'll help. 415 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:45,000 Those clothes, Leonard, are they yours? 416 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:46,000 Yeah, they're mine. 417 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:47,000 How about that mask? 418 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:48,000 That belong to you too? 419 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:49,000 Yeah. 420 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:52,000 Would you put the mask on? 421 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:53,000 Just put it on. 422 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:55,000 That's it. 423 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,000 Now put the hat on. 424 00:23:58,000 --> 00:23:59,000 Not the way you usually wear it? 425 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:00,000 That's right. 426 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:01,000 All right. 427 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,000 Take a quarter turn to your left. 428 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,000 No, Leonard, your left. 429 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:07,000 That's it. 430 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:10,000 Now again. 431 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:13,000 And again. 432 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:15,000 Once more. 433 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:17,000 All right, now face forward. 434 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:19,000 All the way around. 435 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:20,000 Come on, Leonard. 436 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:21,000 Straight forward. 437 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:22,000 That's it. 438 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:25,000 Now repeat these words. 439 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:27,000 Just be quiet and you won't get hurt. 440 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:30,000 Just be quiet and you won't get hurt. 441 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:34,000 Now say, open the safe and don't cause any trouble. 442 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,000 Open the safe and don't cause any trouble. 443 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:37,000 A little louder, Leonard. 444 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:40,000 Open the safe and don't cause any trouble. 445 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:41,000 All right, Leonard. 446 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,000 You can take the mask off. 447 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:45,000 How many times have you been arrested? 448 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:46,000 I don't know. 449 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:47,000 How many times did you say? 450 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:49,000 Maybe 15, something like that. 451 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:50,000 What did you fall for? 452 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:51,000 Suspicion. 453 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:52,000 Suspicion of what? 454 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:53,000 A lot of things. 455 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,000 They didn't nail me for it. 456 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,000 How old are you now, Leonard? 457 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:58,000 52. 458 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:00,000 How old were you when you were arrested the first time? 459 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:02,000 16. 460 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,000 You've had quite a life, haven't you? 461 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:07,000 Yeah, I fell among evil companions. 462 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:12,000 All right, Leonard, that's all. 463 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:13,000 How about it, Mr. Scott? 464 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:16,000 I can't be sure, Sergeant, but I think that's a man. 465 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:18,000 Can I see you a minute, Joe? 466 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,000 Mm-mm. 467 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:23,000 Scott just gave a tentative identification. 468 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:24,000 Yeah, well, he's the only one. 469 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:25,000 What do you mean? 470 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:27,000 The others say we got the wrong man. 471 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:33,000 11.45 p.m. 472 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:35,000 We returned Leonard Clark to his cell. 473 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:38,000 Frank and I continued to question the victims of the black mask bandit. 474 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:41,000 Only one of them was able to give us a tentative identification. 475 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:45,000 Clark would be filed on the following morning for attempting to rob the market on Palmetto Avenue, 476 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:48,000 pending investigation on the other charges. 477 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:52,000 The working detective has come to know that many times at a show up, 478 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:55,000 identifying witnesses sometimes become confused, 479 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:58,000 sometimes fail to speak up for one reason or another, 480 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:01,000 sometimes due to fear, the idea of incriminating a man, 481 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:06,000 thus making the officer's task of bringing a suspect to justice all the more difficult. 482 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:09,000 In spite of the lack of identifying witnesses, 483 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:13,000 Frank and I felt reasonably sure that we had the black mask bandit in custody. 484 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:18,000 The following morning, March 22nd, we checked into the office to fill out the follow-up forms. 485 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,000 You know, Joe, I just can't figure it. He's got to be it. 486 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,000 He's got the motive, the opportunity, everything. 487 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:24,000 Yeah, M.O. matches. 488 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:26,000 We got him on one count anyway. What happens now? 489 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:28,000 I guess we just wait. 490 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:30,000 If there aren't any more holdups, we know we got the right guy. 491 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:32,000 That's about the only way we can do it. 492 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:33,000 Anyway, you slice it, Clark's finished. 493 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:35,000 The court gets through them this time, they'll nail him for life. 494 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:36,000 Yeah, I suppose so. 495 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:38,000 He sure looks like the guy to me, though. 496 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:39,000 I tell you, Joe, he's got to be it. 497 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,000 Everything fits with him, all the way down the line. 498 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:42,000 That's what I figured, too. 499 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:43,000 Friday, Smith? 500 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:44,000 Yes, Gipper. 501 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:46,000 Call from Hollywood Division. Just had one at 3rd and Selma. 502 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:47,000 Yeah, what about it? 503 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:50,000 Black mask bandit? We haven't got him. 504 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,000 The story you have just heard was true. 505 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:02,000 The names were changed to protect the innocent. 506 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:05,000 On July 17th, trial was held in Department 89, 507 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:09,000 Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the County of Los Angeles. 508 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,000 In a moment, the results of that trial. 509 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:14,000 Now, here is our star, Jack Webb. 510 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:15,000 Thank you, George Fenomen. 511 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:18,000 Friends, all of us who sell Chesterfields want to thank you 512 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:23,000 for making 1952 such a wonderful year, both for Dragnet and for Chesterfield. 513 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:26,000 Remember, Chesterfield makes it possible for us to bring you Dragnet, 514 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:30,000 and in return, we hope you'll try our cigarette, because Chesterfield is best for you. 515 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,000 Premium quality, Chesterfield. 516 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:36,000 Either way you like them, regular or king size, they're much milder. 517 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:49,000 Leonard Stanley Clark was tried and convicted of attempted robbery. 518 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:53,000 Because of his previous criminal record, he was sentenced to life imprisonment 519 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,000 without possibility of parole. 520 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:59,000 He is now serving his term in the State Penitentiary, Folsom, California. 521 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:02,000 Next week, the big mask, Part 2. 522 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:07,000 Ladies and gentlemen, as an investment, bonds are better than ever. 523 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:11,000 So whether you already buy on the payroll savings plan where you work, 524 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:16,000 or the bond-a-month plan where you bank, get an extra bond for defense tomorrow. 525 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:20,000 You have just heard Dragnet, a series of authentic cases from official files. 526 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:24,000 Technical advice comes from the Office of Chief of Police, W.H. Parker, 527 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:26,000 Los Angeles Police Department. 528 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:31,000 Technical advisors, Captain Jack Donahoe, Sergeant Marty Wynn, Sergeant Vance Brasher. 529 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:35,000 Heard tonight were Ben Alexander, Whit Connor, Harry Bartel, 530 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:38,000 and the Chief of Police, John H. W. Bates. 531 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:42,000 The Chief of Police, John H. Bates, and the Chief of Police, John H. Bates. 532 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:46,000 Heard tonight were Ben Alexander, Whit Connor, Harry Bartel. 533 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:49,000 Script by John Robinson. Music by Walter Schuman. 534 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:51,000 Hal Gibney speaking. 535 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,000 Sound off for Chesterfield. 536 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:00,000 Either way you like them, regular or king size, 537 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:05,000 you'll find premium quality Chesterfields much milder. 538 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:09,000 Chesterfield has brought you Dragnet transcribed from Los Angeles. 539 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:42,000 Tonight there's more adventure with Barry Craig, confidential investigator on NBC.