1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:11,200 Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. 2 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:14,120 The names have been changed to protect the innocent. 3 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:18,920 Dragnet is brought to you by Chesterfield, made by Liggett and Myers. 4 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:32,240 First major tobacco company to give you a complete line of quality cigarettes. 5 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:33,680 You're a detective sergeant. 6 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:35,720 You're assigned a punko fugitive detail. 7 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,920 An extortion ring is operating in your city. 8 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:41,200 The victims are wealthy businessmen. 9 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:43,440 The thieves claim they're policemen. 10 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:47,440 Your job, check them out. 11 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:53,960 Friends, this month's Chesterfield poster features the world's greatest golfer, Ben 12 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:54,960 Hogan. 13 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,680 Now here's what he has to say about Chesterfield. 14 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:01,560 I'm a Chesterfield smoker and have been for seven years. 15 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:02,880 The reason's simple. 16 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,600 Chesterfield is the best for me. 17 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,400 They're milder and they taste great. 18 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:09,400 Try them yourself. 19 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:11,440 Take Ben Hogan's advice. 20 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,120 Try Chesterfield. 21 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:19,160 The only cigarette ever to give you proof of low nicotine, highest quality, and a proven 22 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:21,240 record with smokers. 23 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:28,200 Chesterfield, regular or king size, best for you. 24 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:37,360 Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime. 25 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:41,440 For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will 26 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:45,940 travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official 27 00:01:45,940 --> 00:01:47,840 police files. 28 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:53,280 From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force 29 00:01:53,280 --> 00:02:00,440 in action. 30 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:01,440 It was Tuesday, August 10th. 31 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:02,440 It was warm in Los Angeles. 32 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,840 We were working the day watch out of Bunko Fugitive Detail. 33 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:06,200 My partner's Frank Smith. 34 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:07,200 The boss is Captain Didion. 35 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:08,200 My name's Friday. 36 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:13,280 I spent the morning in court and it was 1145 AM when I got back to room 38, Bunko Division. 37 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:15,800 Well, I'm telling you, you better do something about it. 38 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:17,800 Getting terrible when a citizen has a thing like this happening. 39 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:18,800 All right, Mr. Mathur. 40 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:20,600 If you'll take it easy, tell me what happened. 41 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:21,840 I got a lot of friends in this town. 42 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:23,720 I happen to know one of the councilmen real well. 43 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:26,680 If you don't clean this thing up, you're going to be walking a beat out in a plum thicker. 44 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:27,680 Just a minute, Mr. Mathur. 45 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:28,680 Here's my partner. 46 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:30,680 If you'll tell us what happened, maybe we can help you out. 47 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:31,680 You don't need no partner. 48 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:32,960 Just go out and arrest them fellas. 49 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:33,960 Go get them. 50 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:34,960 What's the matter here? 51 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:35,960 This is Mr. Keith Mathur, Joe. 52 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,400 This is my partner, Sergeant Friday. 53 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:39,400 How are you, sir? 54 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:40,400 I don't want you to come around here trying to smooth things over. 55 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:43,040 I'm not going to be happy until them hoodlums end jail where they belong. 56 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,240 I'm telling you the same as I told this fella. 57 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:46,240 You do something about this. 58 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:47,240 I'm going to take it to the mayor. 59 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:48,240 What's the matter here, Frank? 60 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:49,240 I don't know. 61 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:50,240 Been trying to find out? 62 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:51,240 Well, what you going to do about it? 63 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,240 How about a cigarette, huh? 64 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:54,240 Thank you. 65 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,240 Here, I have a match. 66 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,240 Here you are. 67 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:01,240 How about it? 68 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:02,240 Sir? 69 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:03,240 Well, how about it? 70 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:04,240 What you going to do? 71 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:06,240 You start right at the beginning and tell us what this is all about. 72 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:07,240 Maybe we can give you a hand. 73 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:09,240 Well, here's the shoeshine in the world. 74 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:10,240 It's worth five dollars. 75 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:11,600 I don't care what kind of wax they use. 76 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:13,000 Not for five dollars, no sir. 77 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:14,000 Shoeshine? 78 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,000 Yes. 79 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:16,000 They call it imported wax. 80 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,000 Where they charge for it must be brought in from Timbuktu. 81 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:19,000 Ridiculous. 82 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:20,000 I'll get the report. 83 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:21,000 All right. 84 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,840 Take a match and light it and they burn the edges of your shoe soles. 85 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:25,200 Don't do nothing but smoke up your shoes. 86 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:26,200 That's all. 87 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:27,200 Just smoke up your shoes. 88 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:28,200 A five dollar hot foot. 89 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:29,200 You want to give us your full name, sir? 90 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:31,280 Keith Jefferson Mathur. 91 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:32,480 Right down the street to threaten me. 92 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:34,200 Where'd this happen, sir? 93 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:35,600 Shoeshine stand in the corner of Main and Colon. 94 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:38,200 A little place with pinup pictures all over the walls. 95 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:39,200 Never seen so many pinups. 96 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,200 Do you know if they had a card showing the prices of the shines? 97 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:43,200 Well, I didn't see one. 98 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:44,560 Only them pictures are hard to tell. 99 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:48,360 Well, if you'd just tell us in your own words exactly what happened, will you please? 100 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:49,360 I was on my way to work. 101 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:50,360 Had a very busy day. 102 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:51,360 A lot of important appointments. 103 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:54,360 I just parked my car and I was walking along and went by this place. 104 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,400 A fellow standing there asked me if I wanted a shine. 105 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:58,360 Just so happened I did, so I climbed up in the chair. 106 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,840 Well, I was sitting there reading the paper and the man asked me if I wanted imported 107 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:02,840 wax. 108 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:04,320 I wasn't paying a lot of attention. 109 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:05,320 I guess I said yes. 110 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,400 Next thing I know, I think he's trying to give me a hot foot. 111 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:09,440 I looked down, he's got this big kitchen match out. 112 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:11,280 He's burning the edges of my soles. 113 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:12,280 Smoke coming up. 114 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:13,280 I told him to stop it. 115 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:14,280 I got down from the chair. 116 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:15,280 I was plenty sore. 117 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:16,280 You can just bet I was sore. 118 00:04:16,280 --> 00:04:17,280 Plenty. 119 00:04:17,280 --> 00:04:18,280 Yes, sir, we can understand. 120 00:04:18,280 --> 00:04:19,280 Well, I had him a half a dollar. 121 00:04:19,280 --> 00:04:20,280 Figured that'd take care of the tip, too. 122 00:04:20,280 --> 00:04:22,640 Wasn't a very good shine. 123 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,000 Come right down to it, a half dollar was too much. 124 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:26,000 All that smoke. 125 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,800 Next thing I know, he said the shine was five dollars. 126 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:29,800 Five dollars! 127 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:30,800 Almost climbed right down top of the place. 128 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:31,800 Couldn't believe my ears. 129 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:33,680 $25 for shine. 130 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:35,240 That's when the men got out of the car, did they? 131 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:36,240 That's right. 132 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:38,040 Them three fellas got right at me. 133 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:39,960 Say, how'd you know about that? 134 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:41,880 Well, sir, this isn't a new operation. 135 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:43,240 You mean tell me this happened before? 136 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,480 Yes, sir, we get a couple dozen complaints a week. 137 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,200 We'll finish up this report, and then if you'll point out the place, we'll have a look. 138 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:49,200 Then you can just start writing. 139 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:50,800 I told you I had a lot of important appointments. 140 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:52,360 I can't spend all day here. 141 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:54,760 Can I see someone here, please? 142 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:55,760 Yes, sir. 143 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:56,760 You want to go ahead with this, Frank? 144 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:57,760 I'll see what he wants. 145 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:58,760 Yes, sir. 146 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:00,760 Yes, sir, could I help you? 147 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:02,480 I want to give myself up. 148 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:03,480 Sir? 149 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:04,880 This is Bunko Fugitive, isn't it? 150 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:05,880 That's what it says on the door. 151 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:06,880 Yes, sir, that's right. 152 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:08,640 I want to give myself up. 153 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:09,640 I'm tired of running. 154 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:10,640 I haven't got any place to go. 155 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:12,720 Would you like to tell me what this is all about? 156 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:14,040 I gave him every nickel I had. 157 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,280 I didn't even got enough money to go home. 158 00:05:16,280 --> 00:05:18,480 All I want is enough to eat on and get back home. 159 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:19,480 I gave him everything. 160 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:21,200 I don't believe I understand you, sir. 161 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:22,760 I gave him all the money I had. 162 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:23,760 He said it'd be all right. 163 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:25,960 I'm broke, and I want a bar enough to get home. 164 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:26,960 Who are you talking about? 165 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:27,960 Who'd you give the money to? 166 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:28,960 Policeman. 167 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:34,240 The man who walked into the office identified himself as Martin Dietrich. 168 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:38,000 From the story he gave us, it appeared that he'd been the victim of a shakedown by a person 169 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,440 or persons representing themselves as police officers. 170 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:44,400 We turned the shoeshine parlor complaint over to one of the other officers for investigation, 171 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:47,280 and then we took Dietrich across the street to the Federal Cafe. 172 00:05:47,280 --> 00:05:51,320 We sat down in a booth and ordered coffee while the victim had breakfast. 173 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:53,920 He acted as if he hadn't eaten in several days. 174 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,440 Frank and I waited until he finished, and then we started to question him. 175 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:58,680 Now, if you'll just tell us what happened, Dietrich. 176 00:05:58,680 --> 00:05:59,680 Sure. 177 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:00,680 I'm from Chicago. 178 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:03,920 I worked for a wholesale drug company back there, and I had to come out here on business. 179 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:04,920 I got in last Saturday. 180 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:06,920 That'd be August 7th, would it? 181 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:08,280 Yeah, yeah, the 7th. 182 00:06:08,280 --> 00:06:10,080 I got in at 8.45 on the Super Chief. 183 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:13,680 Well, I didn't have any business to do until yesterday, so I thought I'd look the town 184 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:14,680 over, get settled, you know? 185 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:15,680 Yes, sir. 186 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:19,200 I didn't even have a hotel reservation, so after I got off the train, I was waiting for 187 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:23,120 my baggage to be checked through, and I went over to the coffee shop for some coffee. 188 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:24,120 Sat down, started to read the paper. 189 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:27,960 I must have been there for about 15, 20 minutes when this guy came in and sat down next to 190 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:28,960 me. 191 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:29,960 Go ahead. 192 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:31,640 He just sat there for a couple of minutes. 193 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:33,120 I didn't pay any attention to him. 194 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:34,760 Busy reading the paper, you know? 195 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:35,760 Mm-hmm. 196 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:36,760 Then he asked me for a match. 197 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,120 I gave him one, told him to keep the pack. 198 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:41,280 I remember telling him that. 199 00:06:41,280 --> 00:06:43,040 Next thing I know, we're in a big conversation. 200 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:44,040 Turns out he's from Chicago, too. 201 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:45,040 Did he tell you his name? 202 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:46,040 No. 203 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:47,040 He said it was Gabriel Bush. 204 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:50,960 He told me he was in the wholesale liquor business, said he was out here on a selling 205 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:53,840 trip, checking up on the branch office. 206 00:06:53,840 --> 00:06:55,000 I went right along with him. 207 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:58,920 He seemed like such a nice fellow, well-dressed, cultured. 208 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:01,280 Even knowing it, you sure wouldn't figure him for what he was. 209 00:07:01,280 --> 00:07:02,280 What was that, sir? 210 00:07:02,280 --> 00:07:03,640 A narcotic addict. 211 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:04,920 Are you sure about that? 212 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:05,920 Well, I should be. 213 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:09,040 It cost me over $3,000 to find out. 214 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:10,120 You want to go on, sir? 215 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:12,800 We got a cab and went out to a big hotel on Wilshire. 216 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:13,800 He had reservations there. 217 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,560 He signed the card and we went up the room. 218 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:19,520 The way he acted, you'd never know anything was wrong, never even suspected. 219 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:20,520 I see. 220 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:24,360 Well, we no sooner got in the room that Gabe started to unpack his suitcase. 221 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:25,360 Gabe? 222 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:26,360 Yeah, Gabriel Bush. 223 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:27,360 Oh, yeah. 224 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:28,360 He told me to call him Gabe. 225 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:29,720 Said he was named after a great uncle or something. 226 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:30,720 Didn't care much for the name. 227 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:31,720 I see. 228 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:32,720 Go ahead, please. 229 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,840 Well, he unpacked his bag and I guess I should have noticed something then, the way he acted. 230 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:36,840 How do you mean? 231 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:40,240 When he took the stuff out of his bag, he acted like he didn't want me to see what he was 232 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:41,240 doing. 233 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:43,600 But he did it in a funny way so I couldn't miss noticing it. 234 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:44,600 You know what I mean? 235 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:45,600 I think I do, yeah. 236 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:48,760 Well, he went into the bathroom, stayed in there a couple of minutes, and then when he 237 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:52,120 came out, he had his sleeve rolled up, had a piece of cotton on his arm like when they 238 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:53,120 give you a transfusion. 239 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:54,120 You know here? 240 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:58,960 He had this little leather case, and when he went to put it away, he dropped it. 241 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,160 Spilled his stuff in it all over the floor. 242 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,160 I should have gotten out right then, right there. 243 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:05,480 If I'd had any brains, I would have gotten out. 244 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:07,000 What was in the case, do you know? 245 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,760 All this stuff for taking narcotics, hypodermic needle, all that stuff. 246 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:11,440 Well, what did he say when he dropped this? 247 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:13,240 He just tried to laugh it off. 248 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,800 Then he told me that he was a diabetic, said that he had to take insulin shots. 249 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:18,520 About that time, the other two guys came in. 250 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:20,280 What did these two men want? 251 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:23,360 Said Gabe was a narcotic addict, said they'd been after him for a long time and that they'd 252 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:26,080 gotten word from the Chicago police that he was coming out here. 253 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:27,080 Yeah. 254 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:29,200 And told me that they'd been following us since we got off the train. 255 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:30,600 Been following us all the time. 256 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:31,760 What'd they do then? 257 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:35,920 Took us downstairs and put us in a car, said they were going to take us to jail. 258 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,840 Tried to talk to them, tell them I didn't have any part in what Gabe was doing. 259 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:40,840 I didn't even know about the narcotics. 260 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:42,520 One of them said they knew that. 261 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:44,080 That you weren't involved in it? 262 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:45,080 Yeah. 263 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,080 Then the other one opened up the glove compartment of the car and took out a microphone, called 264 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:49,640 in here to police headquarters. 265 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:51,280 Gave him Gabe's name and mine. 266 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,600 Said they had us in custody and were bringing us in. 267 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:57,080 I kept asking the one guy in the back with me to let me go, let me get out of the car. 268 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:58,080 What'd he say? 269 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:00,360 Oh, he told me that they'd like to, but it was too late. 270 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:03,720 That they'd already called in my name, said they couldn't do anything about it now. 271 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,240 I told him how it had ruined me if the story got out. 272 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:08,720 How could I explain it to my bosses? 273 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:10,040 That's when they told me there was a way. 274 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:11,040 Yeah. 275 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:13,640 The one fellow said that if I could afford to take care of all the policemen who knew 276 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:15,960 that I'd been picked up, maybe they could fix it. 277 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:18,880 The other one, the one in the front seat, said that wasn't a good idea, that they should 278 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:19,880 book me. 279 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,960 Well, they got in a discussion about it, the one guy wanted to let me go, the other one 280 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:23,960 said not to. 281 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,920 Finally, the one with me, the one in the back seat, won out. 282 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,320 I gave him all the money I had. 283 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:30,600 Thirty-three hundred and fifty dollars. 284 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:31,600 How much? 285 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:32,920 Thirty-three hundred and fifty dollars. 286 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:33,920 I see. 287 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:36,720 Then they pulled a car over the curb and told me to get out. 288 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:38,560 The badge these two men showed you. 289 00:09:38,560 --> 00:09:41,200 Did it look like this one? 290 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:42,200 I think so. 291 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:45,400 I was so worried I didn't get a real close look at it. 292 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:46,400 I think it was the same. 293 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:47,400 I see. 294 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:48,640 You want them to tell you their names? 295 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:52,520 The one in the front seat, the one who wanted to let me go, said his name was Lang, said 296 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:53,520 he was a sergeant. 297 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:55,120 Did he tell you where he worked? 298 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,520 Just narcotics, that's all he said. 299 00:09:57,520 --> 00:09:59,360 You gave him this money all in cash, did you? 300 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:00,360 Yeah, all of it. 301 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:01,360 I say, do you know him? 302 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:02,360 You know these two officers? 303 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:03,360 No, sir, we don't. 304 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:07,160 He said they were policemen, the badges, the police car, even the radio. 305 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:09,480 Did you hear anyone talk back to him on that radio? 306 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:10,480 I don't remember. 307 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:14,040 I was so upset about what was happening, I didn't pay any attention to what was going 308 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:15,040 on. 309 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:18,040 All I could think about was that I was going to jail for something I didn't know anything 310 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:19,040 about. 311 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:20,680 No, I don't remember. 312 00:10:20,680 --> 00:10:21,680 What kind of a car was it? 313 00:10:21,680 --> 00:10:22,680 A Chevrolet. 314 00:10:22,680 --> 00:10:23,680 What color? 315 00:10:23,680 --> 00:10:24,680 Sort of a light gray. 316 00:10:24,680 --> 00:10:27,040 Will you show us the hotel where all this happened? 317 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:29,080 Sure, but I don't understand all this. 318 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:32,200 The other two policemen said that if I gave them the money, everything would be all right. 319 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:33,640 They said they could fix it up. 320 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:35,320 I don't want any trouble. 321 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:37,200 All I want is enough money to get home. 322 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:38,560 They said they'd fix the whole thing up. 323 00:10:38,560 --> 00:10:39,840 They told me there wouldn't be any trouble. 324 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:40,840 No trouble. 325 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:41,840 Yes, sir. 326 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:42,840 You think they're really cops? 327 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:44,040 I don't know, but they're wrong about one thing. 328 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:45,040 What's that? 329 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:46,040 There's going to be trouble. 330 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:49,040 I don't know. 331 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,240 1252 p.m. 332 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,600 We took the victim, Martin Dietrich, back to the city hall. 333 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:56,440 We got in touch with Lieutenant Iannone, Internal Affairs Division. 334 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:58,200 We filled him in on what had happened. 335 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:02,160 He started an immediate check of all police officers in the city and the county. 336 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:05,920 Working from the description we'd gotten from the victim, we notified the narcotics detail. 337 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:06,920 They went to work on it. 338 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:10,120 A local and an APB were gotten out on the suspects. 339 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:14,000 We checked the name Gabriel Bush through R&I, but when the mug shots from the packages that 340 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:18,440 we came up with were shown to Dietrich, he was unable to give us an identification. 341 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:19,440 315 p.m. 342 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:22,920 We drove the victim out to the hotel where he told us the shakedown had occurred. 343 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:25,240 In the company of the manager, we went upstairs. 344 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,400 Come right in. 345 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:32,040 This is the room. 346 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:33,040 How about it, Dietrich? 347 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:34,040 Yeah. 348 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:35,040 This is where he brought me. 349 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:37,000 Mr. Alden, do you know anything about the man who took this room? 350 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:38,000 You mean Mr. Bush? 351 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:39,000 Yes, sir. 352 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:40,000 No, I don't. 353 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:41,440 I do remember when he came in, registered with this gentleman here. 354 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:42,440 He had a reservation. 355 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:43,720 I had the boy bring him up to the room. 356 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:44,720 Yes, sir. 357 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:47,760 Well, all the time Mr. Bush was signing the card, he was telling Mr. Dietrich here that 358 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:49,240 there was a convention in town. 359 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:52,560 How all the hotels were full up, well, that's not right. 360 00:11:52,560 --> 00:11:54,960 We haven't had a really big convention in a couple of months. 361 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:59,680 Why, right here in this place, we've got several rooms we could have let Mr. Dietrich have. 362 00:11:59,680 --> 00:12:01,520 Not that we're not doing a good business, you understand. 363 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:02,520 Not at all. 364 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:03,520 Yes, sir. 365 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:05,200 But we do have a few very nice rooms. 366 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:06,800 Have you ever seen us, Mr. Bush, before? 367 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:07,800 No. 368 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:09,120 No, I don't think I ever have. 369 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:10,120 All right, sir. 370 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:12,960 If we could take a look at the registration card and then we'd like to talk the cashier. 371 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:13,960 Sure. 372 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:15,480 Do you know if their bill was paid when they checked out? 373 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:16,480 I imagine so. 374 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:17,480 I don't collect the money. 375 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:18,480 Cashier does that. 376 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:19,480 We can ask her. 377 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:20,480 All right, sir. 378 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:21,480 Do you think you might get a clue from her? 379 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:22,840 Well, we'd like to talk to her if we could. 380 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,960 She won't be able to tell you anything that I haven't filled you in on already. 381 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:26,960 Sir? 382 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:27,960 Well, it follows. 383 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:28,960 I'm the manager here. 384 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,120 Anything goes on, I'm going to know about it. 385 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,920 Not only that, but I've worked a lot with our security officer. 386 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:36,200 How's that, sir? 387 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:37,200 House detective. 388 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:38,200 Oh, yeah. 389 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:39,200 Oh, yes. 390 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,080 I help him out all the time. 391 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:44,360 We're always trying to get away with hotel property, but we stop them. 392 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:46,760 Come right down to it, I could almost be a policeman myself. 393 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:47,760 All I need is a badge and a gun. 394 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:49,760 I'm afraid you're a little wrong there, mister. 395 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:50,760 Just a badge and a gun. 396 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:53,760 They don't make you a cop. 397 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:55,560 438 p.m. 398 00:12:55,560 --> 00:13:00,800 We talked to the cashier at the hotel. 399 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:04,560 She told us that the bill for the room had been paid by Gabriel Bush at 2.15 the afternoon 400 00:13:04,560 --> 00:13:08,120 of the shakedown, three hours after Martin Dietrich had turned over all his money to 401 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:09,640 the thieves. 402 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:12,680 She told us that the bill had been paid with cash and that she could give us no further 403 00:13:12,680 --> 00:13:14,400 information on the man. 404 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:18,600 We obtained the registration card the suspect had signed when he checked into the hotel. 405 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:22,280 In the usual processing of the card by hotel employees, it had been handled so much that 406 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:25,000 lifting fingerprints from it was impossible. 407 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:28,440 The card was turned over to Don Myers and handwriting to be checked. 408 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:29,840 520 p.m. 409 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:33,180 The victim started to look through the photographs of police officers. 410 00:13:33,180 --> 00:13:36,200 Lieutenant Ionone's preliminary investigation had failed to turn up any police officers 411 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:39,040 who matched the description of the shakedown men. 412 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:42,040 A check with the officers from narcotics detail meant it as nothing. 413 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:45,400 They were still checking their sources of information to help us in coming up with a 414 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:46,400 lead. 415 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:47,400 1116 p.m. 416 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:49,820 We took the victim out for dinner and then we came back to the city hall and continued 417 00:13:49,820 --> 00:13:51,000 to go through the pictures. 418 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:55,000 At 1.26 a.m. he finished the last book without finding the men who claimed that they were 419 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:56,600 police officers. 420 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:59,720 We checked out of the office and Dietrich spent the night at Frank's house. 421 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:03,960 The following morning, Wednesday, August 11th, 8.04 a.m., Frank and I met with Captain Didion 422 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:04,960 in his office. 423 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:06,000 Well, where are you, Ionone? 424 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:07,000 Not too far, Skipper. 425 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:08,000 What have you got? 426 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:09,000 We checked the files. 427 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:10,000 We're pretty sure that they aren't policemen. 428 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:11,000 How about narcotics? 429 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:12,000 They come up with anything? 430 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:13,000 Not yet. 431 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:14,000 They're still working on it. 432 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:15,000 You need any extra men? 433 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:16,000 No, not right now. 434 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:17,000 We might later. 435 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:18,000 I got Johnny DeBetter standing by. 436 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:20,360 You can use anybody else you need, but clean this thing up. 437 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:21,360 Where do you go from here? 438 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:24,000 Well, we're getting descriptions out to all the hotels. 439 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:25,000 Wanting them about the racket. 440 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,400 Asking them to call us if this Bush guy registers again. 441 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:29,400 Doesn't seem like you'll use the same name again. 442 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:31,020 No reason not to, Skipper. 443 00:14:31,020 --> 00:14:32,280 He doesn't know we're on to him. 444 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:34,320 I suppose so. 445 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:35,880 I got an idea last night. 446 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:36,880 Might work. 447 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:38,320 Could be something to start on. 448 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:39,320 All right. 449 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:43,000 Well, it figures that the only men who'll go for this dodge have got responsible positions 450 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:44,000 in their hometowns. 451 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:47,040 If they didn't have, they wouldn't care about being brought down here along with Bush. 452 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:48,040 Is that right? 453 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:49,040 Yeah, that follows. 454 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:52,440 They gotta be from out of town so the con men can get rid of them fast. 455 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:53,440 Yeah. 456 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:56,120 Now, this Dietrich, he was picked up in the Union Station, right? 457 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:57,120 Yeah, that's right. 458 00:14:57,120 --> 00:14:59,840 And if you're gonna pick your men up, that's the place to do it. 459 00:14:59,840 --> 00:15:01,080 Try to nail them while they're setting the mark. 460 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:02,080 Yeah, it might work. 461 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:03,960 It'd be better if one of us was the mark, though. 462 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:05,500 That's what I had in mind. 463 00:15:05,500 --> 00:15:07,000 You got any good luggage, Joe? 464 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:08,000 Expensive looking? 465 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:09,560 Well, I got a set my mother gave me last Christmas. 466 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:10,560 Looks pretty good to me. 467 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:11,560 Well, try it then. 468 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:13,440 Smith, you'll work with DeBette. 469 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:16,120 Keep a tail on Friday from the time he gets into Union Depot. 470 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:17,120 Joe. 471 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:18,120 Yeah? 472 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:19,120 Here's the timetable. 473 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:20,120 What? 474 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:33,080 Tomorrow morning, you start riding the train. 475 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:38,840 You are listening to Dragnet, the authentic story of your police force in action. 476 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:44,160 It's taking place at your dealers, cigarette dealers coast to coast. 477 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:48,480 Smokers by the thousands are now changing to Chesterfield. 478 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:53,560 Join them today and you'll be smoking the only cigarette that gives you proof of low 479 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:56,600 nicotine highest quality. 480 00:15:56,600 --> 00:16:00,520 I want you to know that's a matter of record and so is this. 481 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:05,680 As I've been telling you, Chesterfield is the only cigarette with this proven record 482 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:07,280 with smokers. 483 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:14,080 No adverse effects to the nose, throat, and sinuses from smoking Chesterfield. 484 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:17,240 Good reasons why you should change to Chesterfield? 485 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:18,400 You bet. 486 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:20,320 Ask for Chesterfield. 487 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:26,640 Regular or king size, best for you. 488 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:36,920 The following morning, Thursday, August 12th, I drove out to Pasadena. 489 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:40,920 At 812 a.m., I caught the train on its last stop before it reached the Union Depot in 490 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:42,720 Los Angeles. 491 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:45,480 At 845 a.m., the train pulled into the station. 492 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:48,280 I got off, walked up the ramp into the terminal. 493 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:51,720 From there, I walked over to the coffee shop and waited for over an hour. 494 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:55,440 Where I sat, I could see Frank and Sergeant John DeBetta further down the counter. 495 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:59,040 At the end of the hour, no attempt had been made to approach me and we called off the 496 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:01,160 operation for the day. 497 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:04,080 While I was in the coffee shop, I watched for anybody matching the description of the 498 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:07,560 suspect Bush, but if he was there, we didn't see him. 499 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:11,120 The operation was staged again for the next two days without results. 500 00:17:11,120 --> 00:17:14,400 On Sunday, August 15th, I went through the same procedure. 501 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:16,840 After the waitress brought my coffee, I waited. 502 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:17,840 9.02 a.m. 503 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:19,880 Mind if I sit down here? 504 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:21,880 No, go right ahead. 505 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:22,880 Here, I'll move my coat. 506 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:23,880 I'll get it for you. 507 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:25,920 You're not going to need an overcoat out here. 508 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:26,920 Sure is hot. 509 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:27,920 Yeah, I guess so. 510 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:28,920 This is my first trip. 511 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:30,560 I thought I'd bring one with me anyway. 512 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:31,560 California weather, you know. 513 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:32,560 Yeah, you never know. 514 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:33,560 Where are you from? 515 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:34,560 Chicago. 516 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:35,560 Where, take the chief in? 517 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:36,560 Yeah. 518 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:38,520 Just thought I'd have a cup of coffee before I start out to find a hotel. 519 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:40,720 Yeah, guess I ought to introduce myself. 520 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:41,720 I'm Gabriel Bush. 521 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:42,720 My friends call me Gabe. 522 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:43,720 Well, my name's Friday. 523 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:44,720 Did you just get into? 524 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:45,720 Yeah. 525 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:47,800 I work for a wholesale liquor company in Chicago. 526 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:49,320 It's a small world. 527 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:50,320 Where are your offices? 528 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:51,320 On State Street. 529 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:54,280 I'm in real trouble with our West Coast office, so the boss sent me out to see if I can straighten 530 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:55,280 it out. 531 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:56,280 What are you doing here? 532 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:57,600 Oh, just kind of business and pleasure. 533 00:17:57,600 --> 00:17:58,600 Mm-hmm. 534 00:17:58,600 --> 00:17:59,600 What line you're in? 535 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:00,600 Machine tools. 536 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:01,600 How long are you going to be in town? 537 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:03,640 Well, as a matter of fact, I'm leaving Tuesday. 538 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:05,280 That doesn't give you a lot of time here. 539 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:06,280 You know anybody in town? 540 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:07,280 No, sir, I don't. 541 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:08,280 Not a soul. 542 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:09,280 Where'd you say you're staying? 543 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:11,000 Well, I'm not staying any place. 544 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:12,000 I haven't got a place yet. 545 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:13,000 Thought I'd go over to the Statler. 546 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:14,000 Oh, you're not going to get in there. 547 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,320 As a matter of fact, you're going to have a rough time getting in any place. 548 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:17,320 Oh, is that so? 549 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:21,480 Well, I was at a big convention in town, no rooms to be had. 550 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:25,280 I made my reservation a couple of weeks ago, and the office out here took care of it. 551 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:26,280 I didn't know it would be that crowded. 552 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:27,280 I'll tell you what. 553 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:28,280 Yeah? 554 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:29,280 Come on over to my hotel. 555 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:30,280 You can park your luggage there, and I'll get in touch with a couple of friends here 556 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:31,280 and see what they can do. 557 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:34,280 Well, that's sure nice of you, but I don't want you to go to a lot of trouble. 558 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:35,280 I'll find a place somewhere. 559 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:36,280 There's no trouble at all. 560 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:38,680 Can't let a fellow Chicagoan stand out in the cold. 561 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:40,520 I'm sure the boys can find you a place. 562 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:42,160 Now, you know, I sure appreciate all this. 563 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:43,280 I don't think anything about it. 564 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:44,280 Who knows? 565 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:45,920 Maybe you'll be able to do something for me someday. 566 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:51,520 Yeah, maybe I can. 567 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:53,600 We walked out of the terminal and we got into a cab. 568 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:55,840 I could see Frank and DeBetta following us. 569 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:58,400 The address Bush gave the cab driver was out on Wilshire. 570 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,480 We pulled up in front of the place we went in. 571 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:03,740 The suspect signed the registration card and we went upstairs. 572 00:19:03,740 --> 00:19:07,080 All the time he kept up a running conversation about how difficult it was to get a hotel 573 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:08,080 room. 574 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:11,640 The bellboy left our bags in the room and asked us if we wanted them opened. 575 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:14,640 Bush made it apparent to both the boy and to me that he was the only one who was going 576 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:16,400 to open his own suitcase. 577 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:19,360 After the bellboy left the room, Bush laid his bag on the bed and snapped it open. 578 00:19:19,360 --> 00:19:22,880 He took out a small leather case, trying to keep me from seeing it and at the same time 579 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:24,240 making sure that I did. 580 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:27,200 He went into the bathroom and after about two minutes he came out. 581 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:29,800 He'd taken off his coat and his left shirt sleeve was rolled back. 582 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:32,280 He had a small piece of cotton on his arm. 583 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:35,000 I feel a lot better now. 584 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:36,000 What's the matter? 585 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:37,000 Something wrong? 586 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:38,000 Oh, no, nothing at all. 587 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:39,000 You see, I'm a diabetic. 588 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:40,000 I have to take insulin shots every so often. 589 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:41,000 Oh, that's too bad. 590 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:44,120 I'll get this back in my suitcase and we can start looking for a room for you. 591 00:19:44,120 --> 00:19:45,120 That's nice of you. 592 00:19:45,120 --> 00:19:46,560 Oh, here, let me give you a hand. 593 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:47,560 I'll help you pick it up. 594 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:48,560 Oh, no, it's all right. 595 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:49,560 Don't worry about it. 596 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:50,560 I can get it. 597 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:51,560 I'll be here in just a minute. 598 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:53,560 I guess this spoon's part of it, isn't it? 599 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:54,560 Oh, yeah. 600 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:56,600 I didn't know you used a spoon for insulin. 601 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:57,600 I'll get it. 602 00:19:57,600 --> 00:19:58,600 Wait a minute. 603 00:19:58,600 --> 00:19:59,600 Let me put this stuff away. 604 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,600 Well, I'll open the door and see who it is anyway, huh? 605 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:03,760 Yeah, what do you want? 606 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:04,760 Police officers. 607 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:05,760 You're under arrest. 608 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:06,760 What for? 609 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:07,760 Narcotics. 610 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:08,880 What are you doing breaking in here like this? 611 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:10,440 You got no right coming in a room like this. 612 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:11,440 I'd knock it off, Bush. 613 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:15,440 We've been after you for a long time, we finally nailed you, not all ball about it. 614 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:16,640 This other fella a cop, too? 615 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:18,120 Yeah, this is my partner, Roger Silvey. 616 00:20:18,120 --> 00:20:19,600 Now, listen, I had no part in this. 617 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:20,600 I just met this guy. 618 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:22,840 If you want him, OK, but don't tie me in with him, please. 619 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:23,840 Too bad, mister. 620 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:24,840 Get your coat. 621 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:25,840 And where are we going? 622 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:26,840 Downtown. 623 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:27,840 We gotta book you. 624 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:28,840 But I had no part in this. 625 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:29,840 I tell you, I just met the guy just this morning down at the depot. 626 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:30,840 I just met him. 627 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:31,840 I'm not mixed up on anything. 628 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:32,840 My company finds out about this. 629 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:33,840 It's gonna cost me my job. 630 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:34,840 Now, you guys gotta give me a break, please. 631 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:35,840 You should have thought of that before, mister. 632 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:36,840 A little late now. 633 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:41,840 Yeah, but if my boss hears about this, he's gonna kill me. 634 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:42,840 Come on, why don't you give the guy a break? 635 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:43,840 He's telling the truth. 636 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:44,840 I just met him. 637 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:45,840 He's got no piece of the action. 638 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:46,840 That's rough. 639 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:47,840 Maybe next time he'd be more careful of who he bums around with. 640 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:48,840 Let's go. 641 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:49,840 Oh, please, give him a break. 642 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:50,840 You guys are all alike. 643 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:51,840 You cry when you get tagged. 644 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:52,840 Yeah, but this isn't right. 645 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:53,840 Let's go. 646 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:54,840 We're taking you in. 647 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:55,840 What's the chart? 648 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:56,840 We'll tell you in jail. 649 00:20:56,840 --> 00:21:01,440 The two men had shown us badges when they came in, but they'd flashed them by so fast, 650 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:03,600 there was no way of taking a good look at them. 651 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,240 They made Bush and I get our things together, and then they took us downstairs. 652 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:09,480 As we walked through the lobby, I nodded to Frank and Johnny DeBetta. 653 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:11,160 They followed us at a distance. 654 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:14,880 The plan was that I'd get in the car with the suspects and then give them the money. 655 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:16,800 After that, they'd be taken into custody. 656 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:19,840 Until they'd actually taken the money, all we could prosecute them on was the charge 657 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:21,520 of impersonating an officer. 658 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:25,600 Once the currency was in their possession, we could prove extortion, a felony. 659 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:29,200 After we left the hotel, we walked up Wilshire Boulevard and we stopped by a gray Chevrolet. 660 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:30,560 All right, get in. 661 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:32,440 Is this a police car? 662 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:33,440 That's right. 663 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:35,440 I'll take this one in front with me. 664 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:38,040 All right, get in. 665 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:42,720 You're making a mistake. 666 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:44,720 Well, let the judge worry about that. 667 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:46,280 I'll call in and tell them we're coming in. 668 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:48,320 Right. 669 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:51,240 This is car 12-7, car 12-7. 670 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:52,480 We have two prisoners in custody. 671 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:53,960 We're taking them downtown for booking. 672 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:56,000 Repeat, we have two prisoners in custody. 673 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:57,800 We're taking them downtown for booking. 674 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:00,560 All right, just sit back, mister. 675 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:01,560 You got a long ride. 676 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:02,880 What are they gonna do to me? 677 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:03,880 We just booked you after that. 678 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:05,600 It's up to the court. 679 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:06,600 Yeah, but they're gonna let me go, aren't they? 680 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:07,600 I don't know. 681 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:09,600 I got a big drive on now about narcotics. 682 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:10,600 Court's getting pretty rough. 683 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:12,200 I had a guy up just last week. 684 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,920 They caught him in a car with another fellow who was smoking marijuana. 685 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:16,320 This one guy didn't even know it was tea. 686 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:17,320 They really nailed him. 687 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:18,680 Hey, how long did they give Jansen? 688 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:20,640 You mean on that tea wrap last week? 689 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:21,640 Yeah, five years. 690 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:23,520 Well, you see, they're really getting rough. 691 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:25,680 Yeah, but you know I didn't have anything to do with this. 692 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:26,680 You said that yourself. 693 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:27,680 You know that. 694 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:30,840 Listen, isn't there some way? 695 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:32,760 There's gotta be a way. 696 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:34,380 I don't know. 697 00:22:34,380 --> 00:22:37,120 We don't like to see guys like you nailed, but the pressure's on us, too. 698 00:22:37,120 --> 00:22:39,680 We'd like to just let you out of the car, forget we ever saw you. 699 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:40,680 We can't do it. 700 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:41,680 Why not? 701 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:42,680 Why can't you? 702 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:43,680 Too many people know we picked you up. 703 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:44,680 Well, who? 704 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:45,680 Who knows it? 705 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:46,680 Well, our office, for one. 706 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:48,280 Soon as we spotted you and Bush at the hotel, we called them. 707 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:50,080 Told them we were gonna take you into custody. 708 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,120 My partner just called in and told them we had you. 709 00:22:52,120 --> 00:22:53,120 People on the radio know it. 710 00:22:53,120 --> 00:22:54,120 Must be a couple of dozen. 711 00:22:54,120 --> 00:22:55,120 I'm sorry. 712 00:22:55,120 --> 00:22:56,120 There's nothing we can do. 713 00:22:56,120 --> 00:22:57,120 I'm sorry. 714 00:22:57,120 --> 00:22:58,120 It's a lousy deal. 715 00:22:58,120 --> 00:22:59,120 It's gonna ruin me. 716 00:22:59,120 --> 00:23:00,120 You guys know that. 717 00:23:00,120 --> 00:23:01,120 I'll lose my job. 718 00:23:01,120 --> 00:23:03,120 I'll be through. 719 00:23:03,120 --> 00:23:04,720 I don't know. 720 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:07,360 We'd like to help you out, but you can see there just isn't any way. 721 00:23:07,360 --> 00:23:08,360 But there's gotta be. 722 00:23:08,360 --> 00:23:09,360 Shelby? 723 00:23:09,360 --> 00:23:10,360 Yeah? 724 00:23:10,360 --> 00:23:11,360 How about it? 725 00:23:11,360 --> 00:23:14,080 Can't we just let him out? 726 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:15,560 You tell me how we're gonna get away with it. 727 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:17,600 How are we gonna explain when he isn't there to be booked? 728 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:18,920 Oh, look, he's a nice guy. 729 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:21,160 I don't want to see him get into trouble for something he didn't do. 730 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:23,520 Neither do I, but how do you figure to square it? 731 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:24,520 You're bright, Cots. 732 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:26,400 Come on, give the guy a break. 733 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:28,440 Suppose we could take care of the warts, Commander. 734 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:29,920 Maybe he'd forget we called in. 735 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:31,520 Taking care of him is expensive. 736 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:32,520 Yeah. 737 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:33,520 How much money you got on you? 738 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:34,520 Well, about $2,500. 739 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:35,520 That's not too much. 740 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:36,520 Can you raise any more? 741 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:37,520 No, not without sending home. 742 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:38,520 I can't do that. 743 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:39,520 How about it, Sylvie? 744 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:40,520 $2,500 enough? 745 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:41,520 Won't go very far. 746 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:42,520 A lot of people to take care of. 747 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:43,520 That's all he's got. 748 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:44,520 Ain't enough. 749 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:45,520 Let's book him. 750 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:46,520 Oh, come on. 751 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:47,520 We've been riding together a long time, Sylvie. 752 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:48,520 This is the loziest deal we've ever had to pull. 753 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:49,520 If we take the $2,500 and explain it to the Commander, it'll work. 754 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:50,520 Come on, let's give the guy a chance. 755 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:51,520 If it goes wrong, it's on your neck. 756 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:52,520 All right, all right. 757 00:23:52,520 --> 00:24:00,520 I'll take the beef. 758 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:01,520 Okay, shove him out. 759 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:02,520 We've got to take Bush in, though. 760 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:03,520 All right. 761 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:04,520 Come on, give me the money. 762 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:05,520 Sure. 763 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:06,520 Here you are. 764 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:07,520 It's all there. 765 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:08,520 Okay. 766 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:09,520 Sylvie? 767 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:10,520 Pull over. 768 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:11,520 Let's let him out. 769 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:12,520 Where are we? 770 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:13,520 Fourth and Spring. 771 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:16,160 Would you mind dropping me off a couple of blocks up the street? 772 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:17,600 This isn't a taxi service, mister. 773 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,240 You're coming out of this smelling like a rose. 774 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:20,240 Don't press your luck. 775 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:21,720 Just a couple of blocks up there near First. 776 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:22,720 What's over there? 777 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:23,720 City Hall. 778 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:24,720 You're under arrest. 779 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:32,640 The three men were taken into custody and then the Mark money was booked as evidence. 780 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:35,440 We got in touch with the victim, Martin Dietrich, and asked him to come down to the City Hall 781 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:36,440 and give us an identification. 782 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,960 He looked at the suspects and then stated positively that they were the men who'd shaken 783 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:40,960 him down. 784 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:41,960 That's them. 785 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:42,960 He'll sign a complaint? 786 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:43,960 You bet I will. 787 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:44,960 I want to see him get there. 788 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:46,360 Oh, it's all a beef, a little con game, that's all. 789 00:24:46,360 --> 00:24:47,360 So we took the mark. 790 00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:48,360 Shut up, Lang. 791 00:24:48,360 --> 00:24:49,360 I've still got to prove it. 792 00:24:49,360 --> 00:24:51,560 That ain't going to be hard with the help your friend Gabe handed out to them. 793 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:53,960 Imagine being so dumb you pick a cop as a mark. 794 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:55,200 You know, both of you went along with it. 795 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:56,200 Oh, you're dumb, Gabe. 796 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:57,200 Face it. 797 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:58,200 All right, let's go. 798 00:24:58,200 --> 00:24:59,200 Come on, mister. 799 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:01,400 Don't give me no orders, cop. 800 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:02,880 You got me in custody, that's enough. 801 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:03,880 Now don't order me around. 802 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:04,880 I'll go when I'm ready. 803 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:05,880 Come on, Lang. 804 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:06,880 Hey, you know something, cop? 805 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:08,880 I think I play the part better than you do. 806 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:10,160 Now I'm going to tell you something, mister. 807 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:11,600 I want you to remember it. 808 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:13,020 As a con man, you're a flop. 809 00:25:13,020 --> 00:25:15,480 You wouldn't know a mark if he came up and hit you right in the mouth. 810 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:16,960 Besides being bad at that, you're a liar. 811 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:17,960 The worst kind of liar. 812 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:19,720 You go around telling people that you're a cop. 813 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:22,080 You flash a tin badge and write off, you're the law. 814 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:24,040 You don't care what you do or who you hurt. 815 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:25,280 I've been in this business a long time. 816 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:27,760 I've seen a lot of five tens come across the desk here. 817 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:30,840 Guys who take old women cheap crumbs with a handkerchief switch and the smack game. 818 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:33,280 But at least they don't try to hide behind a phony badge. 819 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:35,600 We don't know how many people you pull this cheap deal on, but we're going to find out. 820 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:37,960 We'll get every name there is and then we'll make you on all of them. 821 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:38,960 I live in this town. 822 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:39,960 I work here and I like it. 823 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:43,200 There are 4,500 men in this city who feel the same way, all cops. 824 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:46,360 Men are trying to prove that the law is here to protect people, not to cut them down. 825 00:25:46,360 --> 00:25:48,880 They spend every day of the year making up a good score and you come along and tilt 826 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:50,360 it. 827 00:25:50,360 --> 00:25:52,960 Every one of those people you hit thinks he's been taken by a cop now. 828 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:56,240 A cop whose hand was reaching for money that wasn't his. 829 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:57,240 You keep wearing that grin, Lang. 830 00:25:57,240 --> 00:26:00,480 See if you can still make it when we turn the key on you. 831 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:01,480 Now let's go. 832 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:04,280 You want to take him outside, Frank? 833 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:07,280 I'll be right with you. 834 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:10,200 Yeah, come on. 835 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:12,680 That all you need me for? 836 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:15,000 Yeah, Martin, we'll be in touch with you. 837 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:16,000 Right. 838 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:17,800 Too bad about all this, isn't it? 839 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:18,800 Yeah. 840 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:21,600 Those people that bunch took, they're always going to think those guys were real cops. 841 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:22,600 Yeah, that's right. 842 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:23,600 They were going to know. 843 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:25,640 Of course, you can't blame them, not really. 844 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:26,640 Look how they got to me. 845 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:28,320 I guess there just ain't any way to tell. 846 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:30,600 If a guy flashes a badge, you know, how are you going to tell? 847 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:31,600 Yeah, there's one way. 848 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:33,160 How are you going to know he's a fake? 849 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:42,240 When he asks you for money. 850 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:44,640 The story you have just heard is true. 851 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:47,440 The names were changed to protect the innocent. 852 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:52,360 On December 17th, trial was held in Department 92, Superior Court of the State of California 853 00:26:52,360 --> 00:26:54,520 in and for the County of Los Angeles. 854 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:56,720 In a moment, the results of that trial. 855 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:59,100 Now here is our star, Jack Webb. 856 00:26:59,100 --> 00:27:00,100 Thank you, George Fenomen. 857 00:27:00,100 --> 00:27:04,920 Friends, we'd like to express our appreciation to all of you who made our dragnet theme song 858 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:05,920 so popular. 859 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:10,600 Whenever or wherever you hear it, we hope it'll remind you to try our Chesterfields, 860 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:14,200 to join the thousands who are changing to Chesterfields and getting the one cigarette 861 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:17,280 that's low in nicotine, highest in quality. 862 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:29,480 Chesterfield, best for me, best for you. 863 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:33,800 Gerald Richard Lang, Richard Harris Silbey, and Gabriel Norris Bush were tried and convicted 864 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:37,560 of violation of Section 518 P.C. extortion. 865 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:40,400 They received sentences prescribed by law. 866 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:44,480 Violation of Section 518 P.C. is punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary 867 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:59,000 for a period of not less than one, nor more than ten years. 868 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:03,680 You have just heard dragnet, a series of authentic cases from official files. 869 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:06,360 Technical advice comes from the Office of Chief of Police, W.H. 870 00:28:06,360 --> 00:28:08,960 Parker, Los Angeles Police Department. 871 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:13,720 Technical advisors, Captain Jack Donahoe, Sergeant Marty Wins, Sergeant France Brasher. 872 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:17,920 Heard tonight were Ben Alexander, Vic Perrin, Herb Ellis, Paul Richards. 873 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:19,800 Script by John Robinson. 874 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:21,120 Music by Walter Schuman. 875 00:28:21,120 --> 00:28:25,760 Hal Gibney speaking. 876 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:31,200 Watch an entirely new dragnet case history each week on your local NBC television station. 877 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:36,400 Please check your newspapers for the day and time. 878 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:46,320 This has brought you dragnet transcribed from Los Angeles. 879 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:49,040 Have you tried new cork tip fatima? 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