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01:45.480 --> 01:47.480 Chesterfield. 01:47.480 --> 01:56.720 Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime. 01:56.720 --> 02:01.840 For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will 02:01.840 --> 02:06.600 travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official 02:06.600 --> 02:07.600 police files. 02:07.600 --> 02:13.800 From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force 02:13.800 --> 02:14.800 in action. 02:14.800 --> 02:17.800 It was Monday, April 20th. 02:17.800 --> 02:22.360 It was warm in Los Angeles. 02:22.360 --> 02:24.440 We were working the day watch out of auto theft detail. 02:24.440 --> 02:25.440 My partner is Frank Smith. 02:25.440 --> 02:26.440 The boss is Captain Nelson. 02:26.440 --> 02:27.440 My name is Friday. 02:27.440 --> 02:32.440 I was on my way into the office and it was 8.02 a.m. when I got to room 40. 02:32.440 --> 02:33.440 Auto theft. 02:33.440 --> 02:34.440 Hi, Frank. 02:34.440 --> 02:35.440 Hi. 02:35.440 --> 02:36.440 Where'd you get the sunburn? 02:36.440 --> 02:37.440 I went fishing yesterday. 02:37.440 --> 02:38.440 Yeah? 02:38.440 --> 02:39.440 Where'd you go? 02:39.440 --> 02:40.440 Down Newport. 02:40.440 --> 02:41.440 How'd you do? 02:41.440 --> 02:42.440 Didn't. 02:42.440 --> 02:43.440 What do you mean? 02:43.440 --> 02:44.440 I didn't. 02:44.440 --> 02:45.880 Yesterday's the first day off. 02:45.880 --> 02:47.360 We've been able to collect for a month. 02:47.360 --> 02:48.360 Yeah, I know. 02:48.360 --> 02:49.920 Last Thursday, I checked with a skipper. 02:49.920 --> 02:52.440 Said it looked like I'd be able to make it sure this weekend. 02:52.440 --> 02:53.640 So I called a place. 02:53.640 --> 02:54.640 I made reservations. 02:54.640 --> 02:55.640 All set. 02:55.640 --> 02:56.640 Gonna go fishing. 02:56.640 --> 02:57.640 Yeah. 02:57.640 --> 03:00.240 Saturday night, I got all my tackle out and took my reel apart. 03:00.240 --> 03:02.280 Cleaned it already. 03:02.280 --> 03:03.280 They packed a lunch. 03:03.280 --> 03:04.280 Real good. 03:04.280 --> 03:05.280 I'm all set. 03:05.280 --> 03:07.440 Get up at 4.45 in the morning. 03:07.440 --> 03:09.200 I drove down to Newport. 03:09.200 --> 03:10.200 Beautiful morning. 03:10.200 --> 03:11.200 Sun shining. 03:11.200 --> 03:12.800 Little wind, you know. 03:12.800 --> 03:13.800 Really looking forward to it. 03:13.800 --> 03:16.200 Gonna be a real day off, you know. 03:16.200 --> 03:18.560 Get down there, get on the boat. 03:18.560 --> 03:20.320 Not many people, maybe 15 or 20. 03:20.320 --> 03:22.040 Yeah, not many for a Sunday, was it? 03:22.040 --> 03:23.960 No, that's why I think I got it made. 03:23.960 --> 03:25.760 I got a place right at the back of the boat. 03:25.760 --> 03:26.760 We shoved off. 03:26.760 --> 03:29.680 I went down to get some breakfast. 03:29.680 --> 03:31.840 You know, load up, really pull those fish in. 03:31.840 --> 03:32.840 Yeah. 03:32.840 --> 03:33.840 Yeah, I got to the weekend. 03:33.840 --> 03:34.840 Went up on deck. 03:34.840 --> 03:35.840 What do you suppose we were? 03:35.840 --> 03:36.840 I wouldn't know. 03:36.840 --> 03:37.840 Don't take a guess. 03:37.840 --> 03:38.840 I think I wouldn't have the least idea. 03:38.840 --> 03:39.840 All right, where were you? 03:39.840 --> 03:40.840 I was in Newport. 03:40.840 --> 03:41.840 I was in Newport. 03:41.840 --> 03:42.840 I was in Newport. 03:42.840 --> 03:44.400 All right, where were you? 03:44.400 --> 03:45.400 Right back at the dock. 03:45.400 --> 03:46.400 What? 03:46.400 --> 03:48.400 Yeah, right back at the dock. 03:48.400 --> 03:52.400 They'd gone out to the ocean and the water was so rough they turned around and came right 03:52.400 --> 03:53.400 back. 03:53.400 --> 03:55.480 And all the while I'm down below having breakfast. 03:55.480 --> 03:56.480 I didn't even see the ocean. 03:56.480 --> 03:57.480 Oh well, that's too bad, isn't it? 03:57.480 --> 03:58.480 Yeah. 03:58.480 --> 03:59.480 Yeah. 03:59.480 --> 04:04.880 Picked up my tackle when I went and fished on the pier. 04:04.880 --> 04:05.880 After all day. 04:05.880 --> 04:07.880 Ate my lunch and fished all day. 04:07.880 --> 04:09.240 Well, how'd you do there? 04:09.240 --> 04:10.240 Pretty good, huh? 04:10.240 --> 04:12.240 All day just getting a blister on my lip from the sun. 04:12.240 --> 04:13.240 Yeah, well did you catch anything? 04:13.240 --> 04:14.240 How'd you do? 04:14.240 --> 04:15.240 Skunk. 04:15.240 --> 04:16.240 What? 04:16.240 --> 04:17.240 Skunk, nothing. 04:17.240 --> 04:20.240 You mean you didn't catch anything at all? 04:20.240 --> 04:23.240 No, a couple of little perch. 04:23.240 --> 04:24.240 Skunk. 04:24.240 --> 04:26.240 Yeah, well, too bad. 04:26.240 --> 04:28.240 Did you check the book? 04:28.240 --> 04:30.240 My day off from skunk. 04:30.240 --> 04:31.240 I got it. 04:31.240 --> 04:32.240 Auto theft Friday. 04:32.240 --> 04:33.240 Yeah. 04:33.240 --> 04:34.240 Mm-hmm. 04:34.240 --> 04:35.240 When did it go out? 04:35.240 --> 04:36.240 Yeah, just a minute. 04:36.240 --> 04:43.240 All right, what's that address again? 04:43.240 --> 04:44.240 Uh-huh. 04:44.240 --> 04:45.240 Yeah. 04:45.240 --> 04:46.240 Okay. 04:46.240 --> 04:47.240 Yeah, we'll be right there. 04:47.240 --> 04:48.240 You bet. 04:48.240 --> 04:49.240 All right. 04:49.240 --> 04:50.240 I'll get your hat. 04:50.240 --> 04:51.240 Yeah. 04:51.240 --> 04:52.240 Truck rental company out on Pico. 04:52.240 --> 04:53.240 Guy came in Saturday and rented a two ton from them. 04:53.240 --> 04:54.240 Yeah. 04:54.240 --> 04:55.240 Said he'd be back in a couple hours. 04:55.240 --> 04:56.240 Uh-huh. 04:56.240 --> 04:57.240 I haven't seen them since. 04:57.240 --> 04:58.240 824, 824. 04:58.240 --> 04:59.240 Yeah. 04:59.240 --> 05:06.240 We drove out to the address of the Coventry U Drive truck service. 05:06.240 --> 05:13.240 The lot was on the corner of Pico Boulevard and Cambridge Street. 05:13.240 --> 05:17.240 Along the front of the place were several panel and pickup trucks, and in the back of 05:17.240 --> 05:19.240 the yard was one large steak truck. 05:19.240 --> 05:22.240 The office was in a small wooden building at the rear of the lot. 05:22.240 --> 05:25.240 We went in and talked to the manager, Mr. Stephen Cole. 05:25.240 --> 05:29.240 I tried to check him this morning when the truck wasn't back. 05:29.240 --> 05:31.240 Once the landlady said she saw him come home with the truck, said she hasn't seen him 05:31.240 --> 05:32.240 since. 05:32.240 --> 05:33.240 What's the man's name, Cole? 05:33.240 --> 05:35.240 The name he used when he rented the truck was George Summers. 05:35.240 --> 05:36.240 Did he have any identification? 05:36.240 --> 05:37.240 Yeah, he had a driver's license. 05:37.240 --> 05:38.240 I got the number here on the slip. 05:38.240 --> 05:39.240 Oh, here it is. 05:39.240 --> 05:40.240 The California license. 05:40.240 --> 05:41.240 You've got to have one when you rent a truck. 05:41.240 --> 05:42.240 Uh-huh. 05:42.240 --> 05:43.240 He signed his name George R. Summers. 05:43.240 --> 05:44.240 Number of the license was W414626. 05:44.240 --> 05:45.240 26, huh? 05:45.240 --> 05:46.240 Uh-huh. 05:46.240 --> 05:47.240 What kind of a truck was it? 05:47.240 --> 05:48.240 A new one. 05:48.240 --> 05:49.240 A new one. 05:49.240 --> 05:50.240 A new one. 05:50.240 --> 05:51.240 A new one. 05:51.240 --> 05:52.240 A new one. 05:52.240 --> 05:55.240 A new one. 05:55.240 --> 05:56.240 A new L4203. 05:56.240 --> 05:57.240 A new one. 05:57.240 --> 05:58.240 A new one. 05:58.240 --> 05:59.240 It was a new truck. 05:59.240 --> 06:00.240 Oh, I see. 06:00.240 --> 06:01.240 That's great. 06:01.240 --> 06:02.240 Uh-huh. 06:02.240 --> 06:03.240 Uh-huh. 06:03.240 --> 06:04.240 What kind of a truck was it? 06:04.240 --> 06:05.240 A new Ford. 06:05.240 --> 06:06.240 Discard it a couple weeks ago. 06:06.240 --> 06:07.240 Brand new. 06:07.240 --> 06:08.240 What color was it? 06:08.240 --> 06:09.240 Blue, light blue. 06:09.240 --> 06:10.240 Had the name Coventry paint on the side. 06:10.240 --> 06:11.240 The name's in the cream color. 06:11.240 --> 06:12.240 What kind of a truck is it? 06:12.240 --> 06:13.240 Two-ton steak. 06:13.240 --> 06:14.240 Well, is it possible that Summers was just keeping it out longer than he said he would? 06:14.240 --> 06:15.240 Possible, but it isn't likely. 06:15.240 --> 06:16.240 Said when he came in he wanted to haul a load of furniture, said he just needed a couple 06:16.240 --> 06:17.240 of hours. 06:17.240 --> 06:18.240 That was Saturday morning. 06:18.240 --> 06:19.240 Who's rent? 06:19.240 --> 06:20.240 What's for me? 06:20.240 --> 06:21.240 Oh, I see. 06:21.240 --> 06:24.840 When a truck is late getting back, we usually call first, then send one of our men out to 06:24.840 --> 06:25.840 check on it. 06:25.840 --> 06:27.080 Red drove over to see this summer's. 06:27.080 --> 06:28.080 He left about an hour ago. 06:28.080 --> 06:29.080 I haven't heard from him yet. 06:29.080 --> 06:30.080 All right. 06:30.080 --> 06:31.080 So do you get a deposit on the truck? 06:31.080 --> 06:32.080 Yeah, we do. 06:32.080 --> 06:33.680 Some of the places don't, but we get one. 06:33.680 --> 06:34.680 Twenty bucks. 06:34.680 --> 06:35.680 Do the summers pay cash? 06:35.680 --> 06:36.680 No, it gave me a check. 06:36.680 --> 06:38.680 I haven't had a chance to deposit it yet. 06:38.680 --> 06:39.680 I'll call the bank later. 06:39.680 --> 06:40.680 Uh-huh. 06:40.680 --> 06:41.680 Can you give us a description of the man? 06:41.680 --> 06:42.680 Well, not very good. 06:42.680 --> 06:44.440 I was out in the yard when he came in. 06:44.440 --> 06:45.680 I didn't handle the deal myself. 06:45.680 --> 06:48.680 I got a look at him, but not good. 06:48.680 --> 06:49.680 Would you know him again at the time? 06:49.680 --> 06:50.680 Oh, it'd be hard to say. 06:50.680 --> 06:51.680 I couldn't be sure. 06:51.680 --> 06:52.680 The girl would, though. 06:52.680 --> 06:53.680 She wrote out the papers. 06:53.680 --> 06:54.680 What if we could talk to her? 06:54.680 --> 06:55.680 Yeah, she'll be in at nine. 06:55.680 --> 06:56.680 You can talk to her then. 06:56.680 --> 06:57.680 You got his address there? 06:57.680 --> 07:00.680 I'll see if I can check the name. 07:00.680 --> 07:01.680 Yeah. 07:01.680 --> 07:02.680 Oh, here it is. 07:02.680 --> 07:03.680 2462 New Jersey Street. 07:03.680 --> 07:04.680 Oh, okay. 07:04.680 --> 07:07.680 Can you give us some kind of a description on him? 07:07.680 --> 07:09.680 Well, I told you I didn't get a good look at him. 07:09.680 --> 07:12.680 He's a small fellow, blonde, maybe 25 or 26 around in there. 07:12.680 --> 07:13.680 That's about the best I can do. 07:13.680 --> 07:14.680 Excuse me a minute. 07:14.680 --> 07:15.680 Yeah. 07:15.680 --> 07:16.680 Come to you drive. 07:16.680 --> 07:17.680 Yeah, how big? 07:17.680 --> 07:18.680 Oh, sure, we got one. 07:18.680 --> 07:19.680 Yeah, wait a minute, I'll check. 07:19.680 --> 07:20.680 Just a minute. 07:20.680 --> 07:21.680 Run your 210 the first dollar, dollar 25 an hour after that. 07:21.680 --> 07:22.680 Mm-hmm. 07:22.680 --> 07:23.680 No, there's gas in it when you get it. 07:23.680 --> 07:24.680 That's right. 07:24.680 --> 07:25.680 Oh, you pay for the gas. 07:25.680 --> 07:26.680 All right. 07:26.680 --> 07:27.680 Well, there's a 20 dollar to be farthest. 07:27.680 --> 07:28.680 That's right. 07:28.680 --> 07:29.680 Well, you get it back. 07:29.680 --> 07:30.680 California driver's license. 07:30.680 --> 07:31.680 Right. 07:31.680 --> 07:32.680 You pay for the gas. 07:32.680 --> 07:33.680 Mm-hmm. 07:33.680 --> 07:34.680 Well, you pay for the gas. 07:34.680 --> 07:35.680 All right. 07:35.680 --> 07:36.680 Well, there's a 20 dollar to be farthest. 07:36.680 --> 07:37.680 That's right. 07:37.680 --> 07:38.680 Well, you get it back. 07:38.680 --> 07:39.680 California driver's license. 07:39.680 --> 07:40.680 Right. 07:40.680 --> 07:41.680 Well, you get it back. 07:41.680 --> 07:44.680 California driver's license. 07:44.680 --> 07:45.680 Right. 07:45.680 --> 07:46.680 Coal. 07:46.680 --> 07:47.680 C-O-L-E. 07:47.680 --> 07:48.680 Okay, bye. 07:48.680 --> 07:49.680 All right, if I use the phone there. 07:49.680 --> 07:50.680 Oh, sure, help yourself. 07:50.680 --> 07:51.680 Thanks. 07:51.680 --> 07:52.680 Pretty busy, you're right. 07:52.680 --> 07:53.680 Yes, sir. 07:53.680 --> 08:05.680 Once in a while we get kind of slow, but it seems like everybody's moving or something all 08:05.680 --> 08:06.680 the time. 08:06.680 --> 08:07.680 I've got 20 tries. 08:07.680 --> 08:08.680 Yeah, 2626. 08:08.680 --> 08:11.680 You've got three other places you know around town. 08:11.680 --> 08:15.680 Hi there, it's Dr. Frank Smith, 2633. 08:15.680 --> 08:16.680 Mm-hmm. 08:16.680 --> 08:20.680 Would you check the name George R. Summers, please? 08:20.680 --> 08:28.680 Well, he's described as WMA 2327, flight bill, and blonde. 08:28.680 --> 08:30.680 So blonde. 08:30.680 --> 08:31.680 Mm-hmm. 08:31.680 --> 08:34.680 Possible address is given as 2462. 08:34.680 --> 08:37.680 I wonder if we could see the check he left his deposit code. 08:37.680 --> 08:39.680 Sure, I got it kept on the back of the slip. 08:39.680 --> 08:40.680 Sure, I'll hang on. 08:40.680 --> 08:41.680 Here it is. 08:41.680 --> 08:42.680 Uh-huh. 08:42.680 --> 08:46.680 That truck is worth about $2,800 as a fan. 08:46.680 --> 08:48.680 Well, you carry insurance on it, don't you? 08:48.680 --> 08:50.680 Oh, sure, it's covered, but that isn't the point. 08:50.680 --> 08:52.680 That guy that just called wants to rent a two-ton stake. 08:52.680 --> 08:53.680 I only got two of them. 08:53.680 --> 08:55.680 Somebody else calls, I'm going to lose the rental. 08:55.680 --> 08:56.680 That's what Graf say it is. 08:56.680 --> 08:59.680 Probably turn out that deposit check isn't any good either. 08:59.680 --> 09:01.680 I'm not all the way around. 09:01.680 --> 09:02.680 How about it, Frank? 09:02.680 --> 09:03.680 Well, I'll be sure. 09:03.680 --> 09:05.680 I've got a record on the George R. Summers and Mikey. 09:05.680 --> 09:07.680 The address is different, but out of six cards, 09:07.680 --> 09:09.680 it's the closest done time for possession. 09:09.680 --> 09:10.680 What's he mean possession? 09:10.680 --> 09:11.680 He's narcotic. 09:11.680 --> 09:13.680 So how about it, does he want it now? 09:13.680 --> 09:14.680 No, nothing on him. 09:14.680 --> 09:16.680 Can you give us the license number of the truck? 09:16.680 --> 09:17.680 Yeah, it's right here. 09:17.680 --> 09:19.680 I got the body motor serial number too. 09:19.680 --> 09:20.680 Lousy phone. 09:20.680 --> 09:21.680 Here's the slip. 09:21.680 --> 09:22.680 You can copy the dope yourself. 09:22.680 --> 09:23.680 Thank you. 09:23.680 --> 09:25.680 Tell him to you drive. 09:25.680 --> 09:27.680 Yeah. 09:27.680 --> 09:28.680 Is he there? 09:28.680 --> 09:29.680 Uh-huh. 09:29.680 --> 09:31.680 You tell me to get right down here. 09:31.680 --> 09:32.680 Yeah, you bring him. 09:32.680 --> 09:33.680 Right. 09:33.680 --> 09:35.680 Well, that's it. 09:35.680 --> 09:36.680 Huh? 09:36.680 --> 09:38.680 Callers from Reddy found Summers in his boarding house. 09:38.680 --> 09:39.680 Says he's been there since Saturday night. 09:39.680 --> 09:40.680 How about the truck? 09:40.680 --> 09:41.680 According to what he told Reddy, 09:41.680 --> 09:43.680 he left it out in front of the house Saturday afternoon. 09:43.680 --> 09:45.680 Came back, it was gone. 09:45.680 --> 09:49.680 914 A.M. 09:49.680 --> 09:51.680 The owner of the truck rental service called the bank 09:51.680 --> 09:53.680 that the deposit check had been written on. 09:53.680 --> 09:56.680 He talked to the cashier and found that there was enough money 09:56.680 --> 09:58.680 in Summers' account to cover the check. 09:58.680 --> 10:01.680 We got a full description from Cole, Secretary of the Suspect. 10:01.680 --> 10:03.680 The check of the truck company records showed 10:03.680 --> 10:05.680 that he'd never rented a truck from them before. 10:05.680 --> 10:07.680 946 A.M. 10:07.680 --> 10:09.680 Summers arrived at the office of the U Drive company. 10:09.680 --> 10:12.680 We talked with him briefly and asked him to accompany us downtown. 10:12.680 --> 10:15.680 We got out a local and an APB on the stolen truck. 10:15.680 --> 10:18.680 We checked his fingerprints against the record card 10:18.680 --> 10:20.680 and got a positive identification. 10:20.680 --> 10:21.680 1037 A.M. 10:21.680 --> 10:22.680 We took him to the interrogation room. 10:22.680 --> 10:23.680 You ever been arrested? 10:23.680 --> 10:24.680 You know the answer to that. 10:24.680 --> 10:25.680 I'd like to have you tell us. 10:25.680 --> 10:27.680 Yeah, I've felt once did my time. 10:27.680 --> 10:28.680 I'm clean, no parole. 10:28.680 --> 10:30.680 Want to tell us about this truck deal? 10:30.680 --> 10:31.680 Sure, I got nothing to lose. 10:31.680 --> 10:33.680 I didn't have anything to do with it. 10:33.680 --> 10:34.680 All right, from the beginning. 10:34.680 --> 10:36.680 I rented it about noon on Saturday. 10:36.680 --> 10:37.680 What were you going to use it for? 10:37.680 --> 10:39.680 I had to help a friend of mine move some furniture. 10:39.680 --> 10:41.680 What's the friend's name? 10:41.680 --> 10:42.680 Louise Jordan. 10:42.680 --> 10:43.680 Where does she live? 10:43.680 --> 10:44.680 2487 Clifford Street. 10:44.680 --> 10:45.680 She got a phone? 10:45.680 --> 10:46.680 No. 10:46.680 --> 10:47.680 Hey, listen, I don't want you guys going around there 10:47.680 --> 10:48.680 and giving her a bad time. 10:48.680 --> 10:50.680 According to the landlady at your place, 10:50.680 --> 10:51.680 she saw you drive away from the rooming house 10:51.680 --> 10:53.680 and that truck Saturday afternoon. 10:53.680 --> 10:54.680 How about it? 10:54.680 --> 10:55.680 Yeah, how about it? 10:55.680 --> 10:56.680 What do you get to say? 10:56.680 --> 10:57.680 She's off a rocker. 10:57.680 --> 10:59.680 If she saw anybody six-two and even, it wasn't me. 10:59.680 --> 11:00.680 Well, the way we get it, she was pretty sure. 11:00.680 --> 11:01.680 Well, you get it wrong. 11:01.680 --> 11:02.680 According to the record, you were picked up 11:02.680 --> 11:04.680 for violation of the State of Narcotics Act, right? 11:04.680 --> 11:05.680 I don't like the record. 11:05.680 --> 11:07.680 If that's what it says, that's what I fell for. 11:07.680 --> 11:08.680 Well, let me see your arm. 11:08.680 --> 11:09.680 Why? 11:09.680 --> 11:10.680 I want to see your arm rolled up your sleeve. 11:10.680 --> 11:11.680 Come on. 11:11.680 --> 11:12.680 Look, I don't like the way you guys are acting. 11:12.680 --> 11:13.680 You got nothing on me. 11:13.680 --> 11:15.680 If you got anything to say, say it and get it over with. 11:15.680 --> 11:17.680 You got nothing, let me get out of here. 11:17.680 --> 11:18.680 Sit down. 11:18.680 --> 11:19.680 Sit down, son. 11:19.680 --> 11:20.680 Come on. 11:20.680 --> 11:22.680 I know you rolled up your sleeve. 11:22.680 --> 11:23.680 Let me see your arm. 11:23.680 --> 11:24.680 I can't prove anything. 11:24.680 --> 11:25.680 Roll it up. 11:25.680 --> 11:26.680 Yeah. 11:26.680 --> 11:30.680 Well, looks like you've been riding kind of high. 11:30.680 --> 11:31.680 It's not as bad as it looks. 11:31.680 --> 11:32.680 A lot of scars you've seen. 11:32.680 --> 11:33.680 That's from before. 11:33.680 --> 11:34.680 They look fresh. 11:34.680 --> 11:35.680 When was the last time you had a pop? 11:35.680 --> 11:36.680 A long, long time ago. 11:36.680 --> 11:37.680 How long? 11:37.680 --> 11:38.680 I don't remember. 11:38.680 --> 11:39.680 You holding now? 11:39.680 --> 11:40.680 No. 11:40.680 --> 11:41.680 You got a habit? 11:41.680 --> 11:42.680 No. 11:42.680 --> 11:43.680 Nothing rough. 11:43.680 --> 11:44.680 I enjoy pop once in a while. 11:44.680 --> 11:45.680 You must think you're playing with kids, Somers. 11:45.680 --> 11:46.680 Why don't you stop columnist? 11:46.680 --> 11:47.680 You look like you're hosting You Know It. 11:47.680 --> 11:48.680 You're as bad as my landlady. 11:48.680 --> 11:49.680 Frank? 11:49.680 --> 11:50.680 Yeah? 11:50.680 --> 11:51.680 You want to get in touch with narcotics? 11:51.680 --> 11:52.680 See if Roxy can come over. 11:52.680 --> 11:53.680 Sure, right away. 11:53.680 --> 11:54.680 What's the deal on calling him over? 11:54.680 --> 11:57.680 Why don't you have him look at your arm, see what he thinks? 11:57.680 --> 11:58.680 He'll tell you. 11:58.680 --> 11:59.680 It's like I said. 11:59.680 --> 12:00.680 Well, it's one sure way to find out. 12:00.680 --> 12:01.680 What's that? 12:01.680 --> 12:02.680 Drop you in a cell and wait. 12:02.680 --> 12:03.680 If you haven't got a habit, you won't mind. 12:03.680 --> 12:04.680 We're going to hold you anyway. 12:04.680 --> 12:05.680 For what? 12:05.680 --> 12:06.680 Dirty about the truck. 12:06.680 --> 12:07.680 It's got too many holes in it. 12:07.680 --> 12:08.680 Well, what do you mean? 12:08.680 --> 12:09.680 It's true the way I told you. 12:09.680 --> 12:10.680 That's the way it happened. 12:10.680 --> 12:11.680 You don't believe anything, do you? 12:11.680 --> 12:12.680 Yeah, the truth when we hear it. 12:12.680 --> 12:13.680 I'm giving you that. 12:13.680 --> 12:14.680 You aren't buying it. 12:14.680 --> 12:15.680 Maybe it's the way you're trying to sell it. 12:15.680 --> 12:17.680 Do you want to tell us what really happened to that truck? 12:17.680 --> 12:18.680 I told you. 12:18.680 --> 12:25.680 I parked it out in front of my house when I came back, it was gone, isn't anything more. 12:25.680 --> 12:26.680 Well, if you were home, how come your landlady says she didn't see you from Saturday afternoon? 12:26.680 --> 12:27.680 I came in the back way for once the old bat was looking the other way. 12:27.680 --> 12:28.680 You mean you stayed in your room all that time? 12:28.680 --> 12:29.680 Yeah, that's what I said. 12:29.680 --> 12:30.680 What do you do for a living? 12:30.680 --> 12:31.680 You mean do I work? 12:31.680 --> 12:32.680 That's right. 12:32.680 --> 12:33.680 No. 12:33.680 --> 12:34.680 You don't work, huh? 12:34.680 --> 12:35.680 No, I had a job, but I lost it. 12:35.680 --> 12:36.680 When? 12:36.680 --> 12:37.680 Friday. 12:37.680 --> 12:38.680 What did you do? 12:38.680 --> 12:39.680 I was a pro diver. 12:39.680 --> 12:40.680 Where'd you wash dishes? 12:40.680 --> 12:41.680 Placed down on Sixth. 12:41.680 --> 12:42.680 Why'd you get fired? 12:42.680 --> 12:43.680 Boston, I had a beef. 12:43.680 --> 12:44.680 What about? 12:44.680 --> 12:45.680 I got hacked because I came in late. 12:45.680 --> 12:48.680 Roxy's on his way over, John. 12:48.680 --> 12:50.680 It's Roxy, that Roxy Luccarelli? 12:50.680 --> 12:52.680 Yeah, do you know him? 12:52.680 --> 12:54.680 Yeah, I ran into him before, nice guy, treated me right. 12:54.680 --> 12:55.680 He's the one that nailed you? 12:55.680 --> 12:56.680 He's one of them. 12:56.680 --> 12:58.680 Find all these joy pops you've had, where do you get this stuff? 12:58.680 --> 12:59.680 Around. 12:59.680 --> 13:00.680 Where around? 13:00.680 --> 13:01.680 Here and there. 13:01.680 --> 13:02.680 Why don't you come off it, Somers? 13:02.680 --> 13:03.680 You might think you're playing it cozy, but you're laying a big bomb here. 13:03.680 --> 13:05.680 The story you're trying to peddle is just phony all the way through. 13:05.680 --> 13:06.680 We know it and so do you. 13:06.680 --> 13:08.680 Now why don't you level on it, make it a lot easier. 13:08.680 --> 13:09.680 I'd like to, cop, really I would. 13:09.680 --> 13:10.680 There's just one big problem. 13:10.680 --> 13:11.680 Yeah. 13:11.680 --> 13:12.680 You're off base, you know it. 13:12.680 --> 13:15.680 You haven't got anything on me, I rented a truck, it was stolen. 13:15.680 --> 13:17.680 I'm the one that reported it, I didn't try to get away. 13:17.680 --> 13:18.680 I'm telling you all I know. 13:18.680 --> 13:20.680 You're leaning all over me because I fell once. 13:20.680 --> 13:23.680 You guys just can't stand to see anyone carry a lunch bucket for long. 13:23.680 --> 13:26.680 You gotta try to make up for something even if you have to build it yourself. 13:26.680 --> 13:28.680 But you made a big mistake this time, cop. 13:28.680 --> 13:29.680 You haven't got anything on me that you can stick. 13:29.680 --> 13:32.680 All I gotta do now is keep my mouth shut and you're up an alley. 13:32.680 --> 13:33.680 And that's what I'm gonna do. 13:33.680 --> 13:37.680 You're not gonna get another word out of me. 13:37.680 --> 13:42.680 All right, now tell us again about the truck. 13:42.680 --> 13:46.680 Come on, what time did you find out it was gone? 13:46.680 --> 13:47.680 You didn't tell us that. 13:47.680 --> 13:53.680 Did you leave the keys in the truck when you parked it? 13:53.680 --> 13:54.680 All right, mister, your plan is smart. 13:54.680 --> 13:56.680 Let's see how long you can make it last. 13:56.680 --> 13:58.680 We'll see how it is after you've been sitting in the cell for a few hours. 13:58.680 --> 14:00.680 We'll try it again then, huh? 14:00.680 --> 14:01.680 I'm gonna take my time. 14:01.680 --> 14:06.680 You do that, we got a lot of it. 14:06.680 --> 14:10.680 Sergeant Roxy Luccarelli came over from the narcotics division to talk to the suspect. 14:10.680 --> 14:12.680 Summers would say nothing. 14:12.680 --> 14:16.680 The marks on Summers' arm were fresh and indications were that he was a narcotics user. 14:16.680 --> 14:21.680 Summers was booked at the main jail in suspicion of violation of the State Narcotic Act of felony. 14:21.680 --> 14:25.680 Frank and I, along with Sergeant Luccarelli, went over to the suspect's rooming house. 14:25.680 --> 14:27.680 A thorough search of the place netted us nothing. 14:27.680 --> 14:32.680 We talked with a landlady and she gave us the same story she'd given the owner of the U-Drive truck service. 14:32.680 --> 14:38.680 She said that it was possible for Summers to come in through the back of the house and get to his room without being noticed. 14:38.680 --> 14:41.680 But she told us that there'd been several phone calls for him on Sunday 14:41.680 --> 14:44.680 and that when she'd knocked on his door there'd been no answer. 14:44.680 --> 14:45.680 Five-thirty p.m. 14:45.680 --> 14:50.680 We checked back into the office and found that there'd been no reply to the broadcast we'd gotten out on the truck. 14:50.680 --> 14:57.680 We ran Louise Jordan, Summers' girlfriend, through RNI, but we found no record on anyone answering her description. 14:57.680 --> 15:01.680 We drove out and talked to her and she verified the suspect's story about moving the furniture. 15:01.680 --> 15:07.680 A meeting with the district attorney's office decided that there was not enough evidence to bring Summers to court on a narcotics charge 15:07.680 --> 15:10.680 and not enough to issue an indictment for the theft of the truck. 15:10.680 --> 15:12.680 He was released from custody. 15:12.680 --> 15:16.680 In the next three weeks we got reports of four more trucks being stolen. 15:16.680 --> 15:19.680 The MO was the same as with the Coventry U-Drive theft. 15:19.680 --> 15:27.680 In each instance the persons involved were checked out, but the leads we came up with led us nowhere. 15:27.680 --> 15:35.680 Additional MO bulletins were gotten out warning all operators of U-Drive agencies to be on the lookout for a thief or thieves unknown. 15:35.680 --> 15:37.680 Another two weeks passed. 15:37.680 --> 15:40.680 The thefts continued, but the thieves had switched their method of operation. 15:40.680 --> 15:45.680 They were now stealing privately owned automobiles from parking lots in front of homes. 15:45.680 --> 15:48.680 Thursday, June 4, Frank and I checked into the office. 15:48.680 --> 15:52.680 I got it. 15:52.680 --> 15:54.680 How about that, buddy? 15:54.680 --> 15:56.680 Yeah, yeah, please put it through. 15:56.680 --> 15:57.680 Sal Gaitan from San Diego. 15:57.680 --> 15:58.680 Yeah? 15:58.680 --> 15:59.680 Yeah, hi Al. 15:59.680 --> 16:01.680 Uh-huh. When? 16:01.680 --> 16:02.680 Yeah. 16:02.680 --> 16:04.680 Will anybody near it? 16:04.680 --> 16:07.680 How about paper? 16:07.680 --> 16:08.680 Yeah, no, we'll be right down. 16:08.680 --> 16:10.680 Yeah, okay. 16:10.680 --> 16:11.680 What? 16:11.680 --> 16:12.680 Uh-huh. 16:12.680 --> 16:13.680 They've been keeping up. 16:13.680 --> 16:14.680 Right. 16:14.680 --> 16:15.680 Well, maybe they have. 16:15.680 --> 16:16.680 No, we'll leave here right away. 16:16.680 --> 16:19.680 We'll see you in about, well, let's see, it's 10, 20 now. 16:19.680 --> 16:21.680 About three hours. 16:21.680 --> 16:22.680 About how long will it take us? 16:22.680 --> 16:23.680 Yeah, bye. 16:23.680 --> 16:25.680 Bye, Al. 16:25.680 --> 16:27.680 I only heard that truck from Cumberford U Drive has been found. 16:27.680 --> 16:28.680 Where? 16:28.680 --> 16:29.680 Just outside Rosarito Beach in Mexico. 16:29.680 --> 16:30.680 Yeah. 16:30.680 --> 16:32.680 Found new registration papers and something else under the seat. 16:32.680 --> 16:33.680 Huh? 16:33.680 --> 16:35.680 Twelve bindles of heroin. 16:35.680 --> 16:51.680 You are listening to Dragnet, the authentic story of your police force in action. 16:51.680 --> 16:55.680 Chesterfield is best for you. 16:55.680 --> 16:57.680 Listen to Chesterfield's record. 16:57.680 --> 17:04.680 For a full year and two months, a doctor has been making regular examinations of a group of Chesterfield smokers, 17:04.680 --> 17:11.680 and he reports no adverse effects to the nose, throat, and sinuses from smoking Chesterfields. 17:11.680 --> 17:15.680 Don't you want to try a cigarette with a record like this? 17:15.680 --> 17:16.680 Chesterfield. 17:16.680 --> 17:21.680 First with premium quality in both regular and king signs. 17:21.680 --> 17:22.680 Chesterfield. 17:22.680 --> 17:29.680 First choice with Young America, and that's from a survey of 274 colleges and universities. 17:29.680 --> 17:32.680 Cry Chesterfields today. 17:32.680 --> 17:37.680 Remember, Chesterfield is America's best cigarette buy. 17:37.680 --> 17:49.680 Ten twenty-five a.m. We talked with Captain Nelson about the latest developments in the case, 17:49.680 --> 17:52.680 and he instructed us to leave for San Diego. 17:52.680 --> 17:57.680 When we arrived at San Diego, we checked with their auto theft detail and with Sergeant Al Gaten. 17:57.680 --> 17:59.680 He went with us to the border. 17:59.680 --> 18:03.680 We talked with the authorities at the border, but they could give us a little information. 18:03.680 --> 18:08.680 They said that they'd received the bulletins we'd sent out, but that they hadn't seen the stolen vehicle. 18:08.680 --> 18:14.680 We checked with the authorities at Tijuana, and with them we drove to the location where the truck had been found. 18:14.680 --> 18:17.680 A thorough search of the area was started, but we turned up nothing. 18:17.680 --> 18:21.680 None of the people in the immediate vicinity could tell us anything about the truck. 18:21.680 --> 18:24.680 From the registration slip, we got the name of the owner. 18:24.680 --> 18:30.680 The license plates were issued by the state of California, but a check showed that they'd been taken from a wrecked car. 18:30.680 --> 18:34.680 The narcotics found in the cab of the truck were turned over to the Mexican police. 18:34.680 --> 18:36.680 The next morning, Frank and I left for Los Angeles. 18:36.680 --> 18:41.680 While we'd been gone, officers Bill Donovan and Jack Pilkington, along with Sergeant Al Mansell, 18:41.680 --> 18:44.680 had been following up the leads in the Los Angeles area. 18:44.680 --> 18:46.680 They hadn't come up with anything new. 18:46.680 --> 18:48.680 The car thefts continued. 18:48.680 --> 18:53.680 State police units along the road to the Mexican border were alerted, but the cars continued to disappear. 18:53.680 --> 18:59.680 Two weeks went by. Tuesday, June 23rd, Frank and I came back from a meeting with members of the National Auto Theft Bureau. 18:59.680 --> 19:01.680 Want to check the book? 19:01.680 --> 19:02.680 Yeah, I'll get it. 19:02.680 --> 19:05.680 One of these steps are sure to drop on our recovery record, aren't they? 19:05.680 --> 19:08.680 Yeah, we talked to Skipper this morning. The insurance companies are raising the rough. 19:08.680 --> 19:10.680 I figure it's costing them a lot. 19:10.680 --> 19:13.680 There's a message here from Judge Shelton wants us to call him. 19:13.680 --> 19:14.680 Sheriff's department? 19:14.680 --> 19:16.680 Yeah, Mark Deportin. 19:16.680 --> 19:17.680 You want to get it? 19:17.680 --> 19:35.680 Yeah, I'll get it. 19:35.680 --> 19:39.680 Narcotics, please. 19:39.680 --> 19:41.680 Yeah, is Judge Shelton there? 19:41.680 --> 19:43.680 Yeah, thanks. 19:43.680 --> 19:45.680 He's there, sir. 19:45.680 --> 19:47.680 Is Judge Frank Smith over at the Auto Theft? 19:47.680 --> 19:49.680 Yeah. 19:49.680 --> 19:53.680 Well, why do you think that's it? 19:53.680 --> 19:54.680 Yeah. 19:54.680 --> 19:56.680 When are you going to meet her? 19:56.680 --> 19:57.680 Mm-hmm. 19:57.680 --> 19:58.680 Okay, we'll be right over. 19:58.680 --> 20:00.680 Right, goodbye. 20:00.680 --> 20:01.680 You need me? 20:01.680 --> 20:04.680 Yeah, Judge got a call this morning from a girl said she's been invited down to Mexico. 20:04.680 --> 20:05.680 Yeah. 20:05.680 --> 20:07.680 Says two of them are going down to pick up some heroin. 20:07.680 --> 20:08.680 Yeah, where do we fit in? 20:08.680 --> 20:18.680 Girl told Judge they'd be driving the stolen car. 20:18.680 --> 20:21.680 We went over to the Hall of Justice and talked with Sergeant Judge Shelton. 20:21.680 --> 20:23.680 He told us about the call he'd received. 20:23.680 --> 20:26.680 He said that he was supposed to meet the girl at 3.30 that afternoon, 20:26.680 --> 20:28.680 and he wanted to know if we wanted to accompany him. 20:28.680 --> 20:33.680 We told him we did, and at 3.15 p.m., the three of us walked into a bar on West 7. 20:33.680 --> 20:37.680 We waited for the girl to arrive, 3.46. 20:37.680 --> 20:38.680 Here she comes. 20:38.680 --> 20:39.680 The blonde? 20:39.680 --> 20:40.680 Yeah. 20:40.680 --> 20:41.680 Hi, Judge. 20:41.680 --> 20:43.680 I'd like you to meet a couple of friends of mine, 20:43.680 --> 20:45.680 Kurt Collins, Frank Smith, Joe Friday. 20:45.680 --> 20:46.680 How are you? 20:45.680 --> 20:46.680 Hi, Judge. 20:46.680 --> 20:47.680 Sit down, Barry. 20:47.680 --> 20:48.680 Thanks. 20:48.680 --> 20:49.680 Can I get you anything? 20:49.680 --> 20:50.680 Sandwich, cup of coffee? 20:50.680 --> 20:51.680 No. 20:51.680 --> 20:53.680 I could use an old-fashioned, though. 20:53.680 --> 20:54.680 Tell him to give you a big piece of orange. 20:54.680 --> 20:55.680 Okay, I'll get it. 20:55.680 --> 20:56.680 Excuse me. 20:56.680 --> 20:57.680 Sure. 21:02.680 --> 21:03.680 Are you two guys cops? 21:03.680 --> 21:04.680 Yes, ma'am. 21:04.680 --> 21:05.680 What are you a cop of? 21:05.680 --> 21:06.680 Central Auto Pest. 21:06.680 --> 21:08.680 Well, that's why Judd called you, huh? 21:08.680 --> 21:09.680 Pardon? 21:09.680 --> 21:11.680 About the hot car we're driving south. 21:11.680 --> 21:12.680 Yes, ma'am. 21:12.680 --> 21:13.680 My name is Vera. 21:13.680 --> 21:14.680 Why don't you use that? 21:14.680 --> 21:15.680 All right, Vera. 21:15.680 --> 21:17.680 You know where the stolen car is, the one they're going to drive down? 21:17.680 --> 21:18.680 Not now. 21:18.680 --> 21:19.680 I will, though. 21:19.680 --> 21:20.680 What do you mean? 21:20.680 --> 21:21.680 I don't think it's been stolen yet. 21:21.680 --> 21:22.680 What? 21:22.680 --> 21:24.680 Well, I don't think the car's been stolen yet. 21:24.680 --> 21:26.680 Well, do you know when it's going to be taken? 21:26.680 --> 21:27.680 Sometime this afternoon. 21:27.680 --> 21:28.680 We're supposed to leave tonight. 21:28.680 --> 21:30.680 You know who's going to take it? 21:30.680 --> 21:32.680 This friend of mine, fellow named Harry Sloan. 21:32.680 --> 21:34.680 Here's your old passenger. 21:34.680 --> 21:36.680 Oh, thanks, Judd. 21:36.680 --> 21:39.680 You know how this operation's going to work, Vera? 21:39.680 --> 21:40.680 No. 21:40.680 --> 21:42.680 All I know is I got a call from Harry this morning. 21:42.680 --> 21:43.680 He asked me what I was doing. 21:43.680 --> 21:44.680 I told him nothing. 21:44.680 --> 21:47.680 So he asked me if I wanted to take it right down to Mexico. 21:47.680 --> 21:49.680 I told him I would, and he said he'd pick me up. 21:49.680 --> 21:51.680 He's going to pick you up at your house? 21:51.680 --> 21:52.680 No. 21:52.680 --> 21:54.680 No, he said he'd call me and let me know where I'd meet him. 21:54.680 --> 21:56.680 Well, where is he going to call you? 21:56.680 --> 21:57.680 My place, in about an hour. 21:57.680 --> 21:59.680 What did he say makes you think the car's going to be stolen? 21:59.680 --> 22:01.680 Just the way he talks. 22:01.680 --> 22:03.680 Can't say anything real definite. 22:03.680 --> 22:05.680 You know, just the way he talked. 22:05.680 --> 22:06.680 Do you work alone? 22:06.680 --> 22:07.680 No, there's another guy with him. 22:07.680 --> 22:09.680 I don't know who it is. 22:09.680 --> 22:11.680 What did he say to you about the narcotics? 22:11.680 --> 22:13.680 He said that he was planning to pick up some H down there. 22:13.680 --> 22:14.680 Didn't say where. 22:14.680 --> 22:16.680 He gave us a description of this Harry, where he lives? 22:16.680 --> 22:18.680 Yeah, I can give you that. 22:18.680 --> 22:20.680 Got a record, you know? 22:20.680 --> 22:22.680 Never talked about it. 22:22.680 --> 22:24.680 I think maybe he's been picked up a couple of times, 22:24.680 --> 22:26.680 but I don't think he serves time. 22:26.680 --> 22:28.680 You said on the phone you had an idea how we could take him. 22:28.680 --> 22:29.680 Yeah. 22:29.680 --> 22:32.680 You see, I'll have to drive my car to meet him. 22:32.680 --> 22:34.680 As soon as I get a call from Harry, I'll get in touch with you 22:34.680 --> 22:36.680 and tell you where the meet's going to be. 22:36.680 --> 22:39.680 I'll park my car and leave the license number of the stolen car in it. 22:39.680 --> 22:40.680 Where? 22:40.680 --> 22:42.680 In the back seat. 22:42.680 --> 22:45.680 Judd, wouldn't it be a lot easier if we just kept her under surveillance? 22:45.680 --> 22:48.680 Might be better for you, but it wouldn't for me. 22:48.680 --> 22:50.680 Harry found out I'd been playing footsie with you guys. 22:50.680 --> 22:51.680 He'd kill me. 22:51.680 --> 22:53.680 Sure, this is a big operation. 22:53.680 --> 22:55.680 It's not just Harry, you know that? 22:55.680 --> 22:56.680 What do you mean? 22:56.680 --> 22:59.680 All those cars that have been stolen lately, the trucks. 22:59.680 --> 23:01.680 It's all part of the deal. 23:01.680 --> 23:02.680 And Buncher's doing it. 23:02.680 --> 23:04.680 You mean it's an organized ring. 23:04.680 --> 23:05.680 Sure. 23:05.680 --> 23:07.680 They got it all laid out from here in Sonata. 23:07.680 --> 23:09.680 All the way, it's planned. 23:09.680 --> 23:10.680 You know who the top man is? 23:10.680 --> 23:11.680 No. 23:11.680 --> 23:13.680 I never heard the name here, he never used it. 23:13.680 --> 23:15.680 They take all the trucks down to Mexico, do they? 23:15.680 --> 23:16.680 Hmm. 23:16.680 --> 23:19.680 From what I understand, most of them end up down there. 23:19.680 --> 23:21.680 You got any idea how they do it? 23:21.680 --> 23:23.680 No. 23:23.680 --> 23:25.680 What do you want out of this? 23:25.680 --> 23:26.680 What? 23:26.680 --> 23:27.680 Well, where are you going to come out, girl? 23:27.680 --> 23:29.680 Why are you telling us all this? 23:29.680 --> 23:31.680 Judd gave me a break once. 23:31.680 --> 23:33.680 This is my way to pay him back. 23:33.680 --> 23:35.680 Harry doesn't mean anything to me. 23:35.680 --> 23:37.680 I don't care if you get him. 23:37.680 --> 23:39.680 Well, I still think we ought to keep you under surveillance. 23:39.680 --> 23:40.680 Be safer for you, Vera. 23:40.680 --> 23:42.680 Don't worry about it. 23:42.680 --> 23:44.680 I'll let you know right where I'm going to park my car. 23:44.680 --> 23:48.680 You find that, and I'll see that the other information's there. 23:48.680 --> 23:49.680 I better get going now. 23:49.680 --> 23:50.680 Just a minute. 23:50.680 --> 23:52.680 You want to give us a description of Sloan? 23:52.680 --> 23:55.680 Sure, I can tell you what Harry looks like. 23:55.680 --> 23:57.680 What are you going to do, check up on him? 23:57.680 --> 23:59.680 We'd like to know who we're after. 23:59.680 --> 24:01.680 I don't think you'll find anything. 24:01.680 --> 24:03.680 You'd be pretty surprised if you do. 24:03.680 --> 24:05.680 Not as surprised as he'll be. 24:05.680 --> 24:12.680 We got the description of Harry Sloan and called the office to check the name. 24:12.680 --> 24:15.680 There was no record of anyone answering his description. 24:15.680 --> 24:19.680 Vera Collins was unable to tell us anything about the second man in the operation. 24:19.680 --> 24:22.680 She went back to her home and waited for the phone call from Sloan. 24:22.680 --> 24:27.680 We returned to the office and waited for her to contact us with the information about the stolen car. 24:27.680 --> 24:33.680 At 5.15 p.m., we got a call from her saying that her car would be parked somewhere within a 16-block area, 24:33.680 --> 24:36.680 from Washington Boulevard to the north, Adams Boulevard to the south, 24:36.680 --> 24:40.680 from Crenshaw Boulevard to the west, and Arlington Avenue to the east. 24:40.680 --> 24:44.680 Frank, Judge Shelton, and I drove out to the area and began to cruise the vicinity. 24:44.680 --> 24:47.680 We spent the next hour looking for the car. 24:47.680 --> 24:51.680 When we were sure that it was not in the designated area, we began to expand our search. 24:51.680 --> 24:57.680 At 6.37 p.m., we found the car parked on a small side street near St. Charles Place, 24:57.680 --> 25:00.680 12 blocks outside the designated area. 25:00.680 --> 25:03.680 We searched the car and found a slip of paper in the back seat. 25:03.680 --> 25:10.680 It said Chevrolet sedan, blue color, 1C-33272. 25:10.680 --> 25:13.680 We'll try to stall Harry on the way to Tijuana. 25:13.680 --> 25:15.680 It was signed Vera. 25:15.680 --> 25:19.680 We got out a local in an APB with special attention to the Border Patrol on the car, 25:19.680 --> 25:24.680 asking that if it was found abandoned, to place a stakeout on it and to notify us immediately. 25:24.680 --> 25:28.680 It was 7.02 p.m. when we started to drive to the Mexican border. 25:28.680 --> 25:32.680 We kept in constant radio contact with Sergeant Al Gaitan at the border, 25:32.680 --> 25:35.680 and he told us that the suspect's car had not crossed over yet. 25:35.680 --> 25:40.680 10.37 p.m. We drove through National City and took the road to Tijuana. 25:40.680 --> 25:46.680 Just south of Chula Vista, we picked up a car that matched the description of the stolen vehicle. 25:46.680 --> 25:49.680 How about it, Joe? Yeah, it matches. 25:49.680 --> 25:53.680 Frankie, can you get a little closer? Yeah, I think so. 25:55.680 --> 25:57.680 Different license plate, Judd. 25:57.680 --> 26:01.680 Probably switched to cold plates. That's what they haven't been spotted before. 26:02.680 --> 26:06.680 You see them yet? Yeah, it's the Collins woman, all right. 26:06.680 --> 26:09.680 Want to take them now? Yeah. I'll get the sign. 26:09.680 --> 26:18.680 Doesn't look like they're gonna stop. I'll make a try for the tire, Frank. 26:18.680 --> 26:23.680 Wait a minute, Joe. Yeah, road's clear ahead. All right. 26:29.680 --> 26:32.680 They're slowing down. Yeah, they're slowing over. 26:33.680 --> 26:37.680 All right, get your hands on that wheel right, see them. I'll cover the others. Right. 26:37.680 --> 26:41.680 Right. All right, get out of the car. 26:41.680 --> 26:44.680 What are you trying to prove? We're always shooting. Come on, let's get out of the car. 26:44.680 --> 26:47.680 Come on, you just get out. I don't know what you're trying to prove. We haven't done anything. 26:47.680 --> 26:50.680 Come on, come on, let's don't argue. All right, Mr. Over to the car. 26:50.680 --> 26:53.680 I'll take them, Joe. You're gonna be sorry about this. You've got a right to stop us. 26:53.680 --> 26:58.680 Stand still. Yeah, he's clean? Turn around. 26:58.680 --> 27:00.680 You're George Sommers, aren't you? Yeah. 27:00.680 --> 27:02.680 He picked you up for that stolen truck about six weeks ago, wasn't it? 27:02.680 --> 27:05.680 Yeah, you had to let me go. You're gonna do the same this time. You've got nothing to hold me on. 27:05.680 --> 27:08.680 No, you're wrong there, Sommers. Where'd you get this car? I borrowed it. 27:08.680 --> 27:10.680 From who? A friend of mine. He knows you took it, huh? 27:10.680 --> 27:12.680 Certainly, he told me to. This car is stolen and you know it. 27:12.680 --> 27:14.680 We know all about the operation, the whole deal. 27:14.680 --> 27:16.680 You gonna stand there appellant or you gonna tell us who the big gun is? 27:16.680 --> 27:19.680 What do you mean operation? This isn't the first car you've shoved across the border. 27:19.680 --> 27:22.680 We know about the narcotics too. You're in this all the way. 27:22.680 --> 27:26.680 You've got a choice. You can take it alone or you can go along with it and nail the big guy. 27:26.680 --> 27:28.680 It's up to you. 27:28.680 --> 27:31.680 Wouldn't do any good if I told you who he was. I can't prove anything. 27:31.680 --> 27:33.680 I don't, neither can you. You'll never get him, never. Is that right? 27:33.680 --> 27:36.680 Sure, he told me so. Cops will never get me. Those are his words. That's what he said. 27:36.680 --> 27:39.680 Well, that's not new. Huh? You said the same thing. 27:47.680 --> 27:52.680 The story you've just heard is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. 27:52.680 --> 28:00.680 On November 19th, trial was held in Department 89, Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the County of Los Angeles. 28:00.680 --> 28:02.680 In a moment, the results of that trial. 28:02.680 --> 28:05.680 And now here is our star, Jack Webb. 28:05.680 --> 28:07.680 Thank you, George Fenorman. 28:07.680 --> 28:14.680 Friends all of us on Dragnet are proud to be associated with Chesterfield because, believe me, Chesterfield here is years ahead of them all. 28:14.680 --> 28:19.680 You just can't beat a cigarette that was good to begin with and keeps getting better all the time. 28:19.680 --> 28:23.680 But of course you can't find out how much you'll like them until you try them. 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