1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:12,000 Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. 2 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:14,560 The names were changed to protect the innocent. 3 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:19,160 Dragnet is brought to you by Chesterfield, made by Liggett and Myers. 4 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:32,920 First, major tobacco company to bring you a complete line of quality cigarettes. 5 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:34,440 You're a detective sergeant. 6 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,560 You're assigned to forgery division, shoplifting detail. 7 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:40,920 An organized gang of thieves have started operating in your city. 8 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:44,440 In spite of the precautions taken, the thieves are still working. 9 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:46,360 Your job, stop them. 10 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:54,680 Today's Chesterfield is the best cigarette ever made. 11 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:59,840 It's the cigarette tested and approved by 30 years of scientific tobacco research. 12 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:06,200 The cigarette proved highest in quality, low in nicotine, best for you. 13 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:10,720 Chesterfield gives you the taste you want, the mildness you want, a really refreshing 14 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:12,600 smoke every time. 15 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:17,640 It all adds up to Chesterfield's world famous slogan, they satisfy. 16 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:21,040 Buy Chesterfield today, regular or king size. 17 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:26,720 Just light up, relax, and enjoy America's most popular two-way cigarette. 18 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:33,200 Chesterfield, they satisfy millions. 19 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:39,960 Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime. 20 00:01:39,960 --> 00:01:44,840 For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will 21 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:49,400 travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official 22 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,120 police files. 23 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:56,280 From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force 24 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,280 in action. 25 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,760 It was Monday, September 20th. 26 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:02,920 It was cold in Los Angeles. 27 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:06,240 We were working the day watch out of forgery division, shoplift detail. 28 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,200 My partner is Frank Smith, the boss of Chief of Detective Stad Brown. 29 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:10,200 My name's Friday. 30 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:13,400 We were on our way out from the office and it was 9.45 a.m. when we got to the eighth 31 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,680 floor of the Whitfield Department Store. 32 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:16,680 Security office. 33 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:19,840 Yes, sir, can I help you? 34 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:20,840 We'd like to see Mr. Dunlop. 35 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:21,840 I believe he's expecting you. 36 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:22,840 Your name? 37 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:23,840 Joe Friday. 38 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:24,840 Oh, yes. 39 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:25,840 You want to go right in? 40 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:26,840 Thank you. 41 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:27,840 Thanks, Frank. 42 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:28,840 This door here? 43 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:29,840 Yes, go right in. 44 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:30,840 Come on in. 45 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:31,840 Hi, Jerry. 46 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:32,840 You know Frank, don't you? 47 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:33,840 Sure, how's it going? 48 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:34,840 Hi, Jerry. 49 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:35,840 You boys want to sit down? 50 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:36,840 Thank you. 51 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,440 I'll have the girl sent up. 52 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:40,440 Okay. 53 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:41,440 Yes, sir? 54 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:44,440 You want to have Miss Evans sent up, please? 55 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:45,440 Miss Evans, yes, sir. 56 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:47,440 I'd like to ask you guys a favor. 57 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:48,440 What's that, Jerry? 58 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:49,440 Poor kid thinks this whole thing is her fault. 59 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:50,440 I'd appreciate it if you could take it easy on her. 60 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:51,440 We'll do our best. 61 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:52,440 Sure. 62 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:53,440 What'd they get away with this time? 63 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:54,440 Oh, here's a list. 64 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:55,440 Thank you. 65 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:56,440 Here's a copy for you, Frank. 66 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:57,440 Thanks. 67 00:02:57,440 --> 00:02:58,440 You got any idea when they were in? 68 00:02:58,440 --> 00:02:59,440 It's hard to tell for sure. 69 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:00,440 We're open Friday night and they're not going to be here until the end of the week. 70 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:01,440 I'm sure they'll be here by the time we get there. 71 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:02,440 I'm sure they'll be here by the time we get there. 72 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:06,940 I'm sure they'll be here by the time we get there. 73 00:03:06,940 --> 00:03:09,940 I'm sure they'll be here by the time we get there. 74 00:03:09,940 --> 00:03:12,940 I'm sure they'll be here by the time we get there. 75 00:03:12,940 --> 00:03:15,940 I'm sure they'll be here by the time we get there. 76 00:03:15,940 --> 00:03:16,940 You got any idea when they were in? 77 00:03:16,940 --> 00:03:17,940 It's hard to tell for sure. 78 00:03:17,940 --> 00:03:18,940 We're open Friday night and then Saturday's a pretty rough day. 79 00:03:18,940 --> 00:03:19,940 It wasn't until after closing we found it. 80 00:03:19,940 --> 00:03:20,940 I figured they either moved in late Friday night or early Saturday morning. 81 00:03:20,940 --> 00:03:21,940 Miss Evans girl discovered the theft, did you? 82 00:03:21,940 --> 00:03:22,940 No, no, she didn't know anything about it. 83 00:03:22,940 --> 00:03:23,940 The stock clerk found it. 84 00:03:23,940 --> 00:03:24,940 He was running through the inventory to replace the coats and suits. 85 00:03:24,940 --> 00:03:25,940 Noticed there were several that couldn't be accounted for. 86 00:03:25,940 --> 00:03:26,940 He called me. 87 00:03:26,940 --> 00:03:27,940 Evans girl's in the department. 88 00:03:27,940 --> 00:03:28,940 I talked to her this morning. 89 00:03:28,940 --> 00:03:33,940 Yeah, I think she'll be able to help us. 90 00:03:33,940 --> 00:03:34,940 Oh, excuse me. 91 00:03:34,940 --> 00:03:35,940 Yes? 92 00:03:35,940 --> 00:03:36,940 Miss Evans is here. 93 00:03:36,940 --> 00:03:37,940 Will you send her in please? 94 00:03:37,940 --> 00:03:38,940 Yes, sir. 95 00:03:38,940 --> 00:03:39,940 Come in. 96 00:03:39,940 --> 00:03:42,940 You wanted to see me, Mr. Dunlap? 97 00:03:42,940 --> 00:03:45,940 Yes, would you come in please? 98 00:03:45,940 --> 00:03:46,940 Yes, sir. 99 00:03:46,940 --> 00:03:49,940 Oh, Miss Evans, this is Sergeant Friday and Officer Smith. 100 00:03:49,940 --> 00:03:50,940 They're from the police department. 101 00:03:50,940 --> 00:03:51,940 How do you do? 102 00:03:51,940 --> 00:03:52,940 Hello. 103 00:03:52,940 --> 00:03:55,940 I don't know why you want to see me, Mr. Dunlap. 104 00:03:55,940 --> 00:03:56,940 I told you I didn't know anything about them. 105 00:03:56,940 --> 00:03:57,940 I told you. 106 00:03:57,940 --> 00:03:58,940 You've got to believe me. 107 00:03:58,940 --> 00:03:59,940 I didn't have anything to do with them. 108 00:03:59,940 --> 00:04:00,940 I never saw them before. 109 00:04:00,940 --> 00:04:01,940 Now, you just sit down, Miss Evans. 110 00:04:01,940 --> 00:04:02,940 Thank you. 111 00:04:02,940 --> 00:04:06,940 Now, the officers are here to just talk to you. 112 00:04:06,940 --> 00:04:08,940 They want to ask you a couple of questions. 113 00:04:08,940 --> 00:04:09,940 There's nothing wrong. 114 00:04:09,940 --> 00:04:11,940 You mean I'm not going to lose my job? 115 00:04:11,940 --> 00:04:12,940 No. 116 00:04:12,940 --> 00:04:13,940 Really? 117 00:04:13,940 --> 00:04:14,940 You're not going to fire me? 118 00:04:14,940 --> 00:04:15,940 We never even considered it. 119 00:04:15,940 --> 00:04:17,940 I don't know how to thank you. 120 00:04:17,940 --> 00:04:19,940 My first job would have a thing like this happen. 121 00:04:19,940 --> 00:04:20,940 Sure, appreciate it. 122 00:04:20,940 --> 00:04:21,940 Anything you want to know, I'll tell you. 123 00:04:21,940 --> 00:04:22,940 You just ask, I'll tell you. 124 00:04:22,940 --> 00:04:23,940 All right, Miss Evans. 125 00:04:23,940 --> 00:04:25,940 Have you any idea who might have stolen the merchandise? 126 00:04:25,940 --> 00:04:28,940 Oh, didn't you tell them what I said, Mr. Dunlap? 127 00:04:28,940 --> 00:04:30,940 Well, I thought it would be better if they heard it from you. 128 00:04:30,940 --> 00:04:31,940 Oh, I see. 129 00:04:31,940 --> 00:04:33,940 Well, I think I know who they were. 130 00:04:33,940 --> 00:04:35,940 I've tried to remember all the people I waited on, everyone. 131 00:04:35,940 --> 00:04:37,940 There's only two that stand out, like they were different. 132 00:04:37,940 --> 00:04:39,940 How do you mean different, Miss? 133 00:04:39,940 --> 00:04:40,940 Well, they didn't seem like the other customers. 134 00:04:40,940 --> 00:04:42,940 You know, like they really wanted to buy something. 135 00:04:42,940 --> 00:04:43,940 They just wanted to look around. 136 00:04:43,940 --> 00:04:45,940 I could tell they didn't really want to take anything with them. 137 00:04:45,940 --> 00:04:46,940 We had a course on that in school. 138 00:04:46,940 --> 00:04:48,940 I had to tell if a customer really wanted to buy. 139 00:04:48,940 --> 00:04:49,940 Mm-mm. 140 00:04:49,940 --> 00:04:51,940 That was one of the class problems, to sell a customer 141 00:04:51,940 --> 00:04:53,940 who didn't really want to buy anything. 142 00:04:53,940 --> 00:04:54,940 Yes, ma'am. 143 00:04:54,940 --> 00:04:55,940 What about these people? 144 00:04:55,940 --> 00:04:58,940 What was it they did that makes you think they might have been the shoplifters? 145 00:04:58,940 --> 00:04:59,940 Well, first, the way they talked. 146 00:04:59,940 --> 00:05:01,940 I was trying to wait on other people at the same time, 147 00:05:01,940 --> 00:05:03,940 and they kept me showing them all kinds of things. 148 00:05:03,940 --> 00:05:05,940 It took me almost a half an hour to clean up after they left. 149 00:05:05,940 --> 00:05:07,940 There were two people, is that right? 150 00:05:07,940 --> 00:05:08,940 Yeah, a man and a woman. 151 00:05:08,940 --> 00:05:10,940 Can you give us a description of them? 152 00:05:10,940 --> 00:05:11,940 I told Mr. Dunlap all about it. 153 00:05:11,940 --> 00:05:12,940 You want me to go over again? 154 00:05:12,940 --> 00:05:14,940 I've got it, Joe. I'm having it typed for you now. 155 00:05:14,940 --> 00:05:15,940 All right, fine. 156 00:05:15,940 --> 00:05:16,940 You want me to tell it again? 157 00:05:16,940 --> 00:05:18,940 Well, we'll check it with you, yes, ma'am. 158 00:05:18,940 --> 00:05:20,940 What kind of things these people want to see, ma'am? 159 00:05:20,940 --> 00:05:22,940 Just about everything at the counter. 160 00:05:22,940 --> 00:05:24,940 They had me so mixed up, I didn't know what to do. 161 00:05:24,940 --> 00:05:26,940 Told you I was trying to wait on another customer. 162 00:05:26,940 --> 00:05:28,940 A woman who wanted to buy a suit, I kept trying to take care of her. 163 00:05:28,940 --> 00:05:29,940 She finally left. 164 00:05:29,940 --> 00:05:31,940 These two were causing so much trouble. 165 00:05:31,940 --> 00:05:33,940 Every time I left them, I couldn't even take care of the woman. 166 00:05:33,940 --> 00:05:35,940 She got mad and left. I don't really blame her. 167 00:05:35,940 --> 00:05:38,940 You know, Mr. Dunlap, there really should be more people up there. 168 00:05:38,940 --> 00:05:40,940 Only three girls, and when we get busy, 169 00:05:40,940 --> 00:05:41,940 there just aren't enough to go around. 170 00:05:41,940 --> 00:05:42,940 Lots of customers walk out. 171 00:05:42,940 --> 00:05:44,940 Mm-hmm. Well, we'll see what we can do. 172 00:05:44,940 --> 00:05:46,940 Lots of times they walk out without buying something 173 00:05:46,940 --> 00:05:47,940 because there isn't anybody to help them. 174 00:05:47,940 --> 00:05:48,940 Mm-hmm. 175 00:05:48,940 --> 00:05:49,940 Best woman who walked out. 176 00:05:49,940 --> 00:05:50,940 Could you describe her for us? 177 00:05:50,940 --> 00:05:52,940 Oh, you bet. She was real nice. 178 00:05:52,940 --> 00:05:53,940 Had a lot of patience. 179 00:05:53,940 --> 00:05:55,940 Kept waiting for me to go back and take care of the troublemakers. 180 00:05:55,940 --> 00:05:56,940 Never said a word. 181 00:05:56,940 --> 00:05:58,940 When can you tell us what she looked like? 182 00:05:58,940 --> 00:06:00,940 Well, I'd say she was about 35. 183 00:06:00,940 --> 00:06:01,940 It's hard to say for sure. 184 00:06:01,940 --> 00:06:03,940 She took real good care of herself. 185 00:06:03,940 --> 00:06:04,940 You know, hair all nice and good makeup. 186 00:06:04,940 --> 00:06:06,940 Not cheap, like nice hands in the manicure. 187 00:06:06,940 --> 00:06:08,940 Was she carrying any packages when she came in? 188 00:06:08,940 --> 00:06:09,940 Do you remember? 189 00:06:09,940 --> 00:06:11,940 Mm, gee, I've got to think about that. 190 00:06:11,940 --> 00:06:13,940 I don't think so. 191 00:06:13,940 --> 00:06:16,940 Oh, you know, a couple of paper bags like from the notions department. 192 00:06:16,940 --> 00:06:18,940 Maybe face cream or cologne, things like that. 193 00:06:18,940 --> 00:06:19,940 No large boxes? 194 00:06:19,940 --> 00:06:20,940 No. 195 00:06:20,940 --> 00:06:22,940 I don't see why you're so interested in her. 196 00:06:22,940 --> 00:06:24,940 The other two were the ones who caused the trouble. 197 00:06:24,940 --> 00:06:25,940 They're the ones who must have taken things. 198 00:06:25,940 --> 00:06:27,940 Why are you asking about the lady? 199 00:06:27,940 --> 00:06:28,940 How was she dressed? Do you remember? 200 00:06:28,940 --> 00:06:29,940 Oh, just beautiful. 201 00:06:29,940 --> 00:06:31,940 He had on a gray suit with large lapels. 202 00:06:31,940 --> 00:06:33,940 Kind of peplum that came out like this. 203 00:06:33,940 --> 00:06:35,940 Rhinestone buttons, beautifully good taste. 204 00:06:35,940 --> 00:06:36,940 She wearing a coat? 205 00:06:36,940 --> 00:06:37,940 Mm-hmm, long. 206 00:06:37,940 --> 00:06:40,940 Had a stand-up collar, real full skirt, tight bodice. 207 00:06:40,940 --> 00:06:41,940 Where was she looking at the suits? 208 00:06:41,940 --> 00:06:42,940 Over by the counter. 209 00:06:42,940 --> 00:06:44,940 She'd hold them up, you know, in front of the mirror. 210 00:06:44,940 --> 00:06:45,940 She knew what she wanted. 211 00:06:45,940 --> 00:06:47,940 Looked at the material, the way they were made. 212 00:06:47,940 --> 00:06:49,940 She'd have bought if I could have spent a little time with her. 213 00:06:49,940 --> 00:06:51,940 She liked the merchandise, liked everything I showed her. 214 00:06:51,940 --> 00:06:52,940 Mm-hmm. 215 00:06:52,940 --> 00:06:53,940 How many things did you take off the racks for? 216 00:06:53,940 --> 00:06:55,940 I guess she looked at a dozen styles. 217 00:06:55,940 --> 00:06:57,940 You know, a dozen real high-style suits. 218 00:06:57,940 --> 00:06:59,940 That seemed to be all she was interested in. 219 00:06:59,940 --> 00:07:01,940 You don't think she had anything to do with the stealing, though, do you? 220 00:07:01,940 --> 00:07:04,940 Well, looks like she was the one who did the actual taking of the merchandise. 221 00:07:04,940 --> 00:07:06,940 The other two were there to keep you busy. 222 00:07:06,940 --> 00:07:07,940 I can't believe that. 223 00:07:07,940 --> 00:07:09,940 She was so nice, never seemed to get upset. 224 00:07:09,940 --> 00:07:11,940 Even when I couldn't spend more time with her, real nice. 225 00:07:11,940 --> 00:07:14,940 Didn't get upset at all when she couldn't find what she wanted. 226 00:07:14,940 --> 00:07:15,940 I'm afraid you're wrong, there. 227 00:07:15,940 --> 00:07:16,940 Hmm? 228 00:07:16,940 --> 00:07:18,940 Here's your order. 229 00:07:18,940 --> 00:07:21,940 Here's what you're looking for. 230 00:07:21,940 --> 00:07:23,940 Indeed so, you didn't wait, did you? 231 00:07:23,940 --> 00:07:25,940 Yes, no but I'm glad we arrived on time though. 232 00:07:25,940 --> 00:07:27,940 Would you have a minute ofULA just for us? 233 00:07:27,940 --> 00:07:29,940 I'm quite nervous, ain't I, Your Honor. 234 00:07:29,940 --> 00:07:31,840 Well thanks, and thank you, Mr. 235 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:33,140 Housekeeper Karena. 236 00:07:33,140 --> 00:07:37,940 We'll give you an official brief in less then 초 Molt cha as you'reila 237 00:07:37,940 --> 00:07:39,940 Inmo, percan under your��하면 238 00:07:39,940 --> 00:07:32,040 Oh no, what are you, a 239 00:07:42,940 --> 00:07:45,340 Name of saja Karaca 240 00:07:45,340 --> 00:07:45,940 get up 241 00:07:45,940 --> 00:07:49,400 This is not entirely true. Shoplifting is big business. 242 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:54,700 Last year hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise was stolen from stores in the Los Angeles area alone. 243 00:07:54,700 --> 00:07:58,940 Most of the goods stolen by organized gangs is sold to fences for final disposal. 244 00:07:58,940 --> 00:08:05,940 During the course of our investigation we've been working with Storrs Protective Association incorporating all of the security officers in the larger businesses. 245 00:08:05,940 --> 00:08:09,200 MO bulletins had been gotten out on the gangs activities. 246 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:12,700 From what we've been able to find out there were three people working as a unit. 247 00:08:12,700 --> 00:08:13,940 Two women and a man. 248 00:08:13,940 --> 00:08:16,940 The three suspects would enter a store and split up. 249 00:08:16,940 --> 00:08:22,940 One of the women would pretend to be looking at merchandise while the other two suspects would engage the clerk in conversation. 250 00:08:22,940 --> 00:08:25,940 In that way keeping her away from the first member of the trio. 251 00:08:25,940 --> 00:08:29,440 The articles stolen were almost always either coats or suits. 252 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:32,940 And we noticed that one line of merchandise seemed to attract the criminals more than others. 253 00:08:32,940 --> 00:08:34,940 Monday, 3.46 p.m. 254 00:08:34,940 --> 00:08:38,940 Frank and I went down to a second hand clothing store on 5th street to talk to the owner. 255 00:08:39,940 --> 00:08:40,940 Be right with you. 256 00:08:40,940 --> 00:08:41,940 Toby? 257 00:08:41,940 --> 00:08:43,940 Yeah? 258 00:08:44,940 --> 00:08:45,940 Hi fellas. What's going on? 259 00:08:45,940 --> 00:08:47,940 Oh, we got some things we want to talk to you about, Toby. 260 00:08:47,940 --> 00:08:50,940 Sure, just have me a cup of coffee in the back. Come on, I'll pour you a cup. 261 00:08:50,940 --> 00:08:51,940 Fine, thank you. 262 00:08:51,940 --> 00:08:53,940 In here? 263 00:08:55,940 --> 00:08:57,940 Here, sit down. Get you some java. 264 00:08:57,940 --> 00:08:59,940 Thanks. 265 00:09:04,940 --> 00:09:05,940 Anything special? 266 00:09:05,940 --> 00:09:11,940 No, we're just fishing, Toby. Thought you might be able to come up with a little something for us, maybe. 267 00:09:12,940 --> 00:09:15,940 Here you go. Either of you want sugar? 268 00:09:15,940 --> 00:09:16,940 No, no. 269 00:09:16,940 --> 00:09:18,940 Thanks, don't use it. 270 00:09:18,940 --> 00:09:19,940 Just doing part of your work here. 271 00:09:19,940 --> 00:09:20,940 All right. 272 00:09:20,940 --> 00:09:22,940 Yeah, buy sheets. Want to get in the mail tonight. 273 00:09:22,940 --> 00:09:23,940 Well, we don't want to keep you, Toby. 274 00:09:23,940 --> 00:09:29,940 No trouble, Sergeant. Max getting a little tired anyway. Just soon stop and have a cigarette. 275 00:09:30,940 --> 00:09:31,940 How's business? Pretty good? 276 00:09:31,940 --> 00:09:36,940 Keeping up. Now, what can I do for you? 277 00:09:36,940 --> 00:09:38,940 You got anything on a boosting gang working around? 278 00:09:38,940 --> 00:09:40,940 Nothing more than usual. Why? 279 00:09:40,940 --> 00:09:44,940 Well, we got a bunch that's giving us a little trouble. We're trying to come up with something that'll hang together on them. 280 00:09:44,940 --> 00:09:45,940 Two men and a woman? 281 00:09:45,940 --> 00:09:46,940 Yeah. You got anything on them? 282 00:09:46,940 --> 00:09:52,940 Nothing worth repeating. Rumbled around about the three of them, that's about it. If they had any more, I'd have called you sooner. 283 00:09:52,940 --> 00:09:53,940 Where's the information coming from? 284 00:09:53,940 --> 00:09:59,940 You know how it is, Sergeant. You hear something here, something else there, you put them together, you come up with a story, but know where to trace it. 285 00:09:59,940 --> 00:10:02,940 Yeah, I know. You got any idea where the stuff is being sold? 286 00:10:02,940 --> 00:10:07,940 Same answer. Rumbled's got it that all the loot's being shipped out of town. Some back east, some goes up north. 287 00:10:07,940 --> 00:10:10,940 I got a piece the other day that some of it's going to Mexico. 288 00:10:10,940 --> 00:10:11,940 Mexico, huh? 289 00:10:11,940 --> 00:10:13,940 Yeah. Most of it's ending up in the east, though. 290 00:10:13,940 --> 00:10:16,940 You know any reason they'd be hitting one brand more than the others? 291 00:10:16,940 --> 00:10:17,940 Got a word, that's about all. 292 00:10:17,940 --> 00:10:18,940 What's that? 293 00:10:18,940 --> 00:10:25,940 The gang's laying it out around town that they'll pay up to 25 bucks for a suit. You know, going prices around five, maybe six and a half. 294 00:10:25,940 --> 00:10:28,940 Figures that if you can do better with one line, that's what you're going to boost. 295 00:10:28,940 --> 00:10:30,940 Why's the price gone up? 296 00:10:30,940 --> 00:10:33,940 Yeah, the only way I can figure it is that they're worth more on the market. 297 00:10:33,940 --> 00:10:34,940 Anybody approach you? 298 00:10:34,940 --> 00:10:36,940 Nah, if they had, you'd have been called right away, you know that. 299 00:10:36,940 --> 00:10:40,940 Yeah. You got any idea where we might be able to pick up anything on the trio? 300 00:10:40,940 --> 00:10:42,940 Not right out, but I'll tell you one thing. 301 00:10:42,940 --> 00:10:43,940 What's that? 302 00:10:43,940 --> 00:10:44,940 Oh yeah, I got it. There's four of them. 303 00:10:44,940 --> 00:10:45,940 Yeah? 304 00:10:45,940 --> 00:10:48,940 Two men, two women. A man's a gun. He sets up the deals, makes shipments. 305 00:10:48,940 --> 00:10:50,940 How are they getting the stuff out, Toby, do you know? 306 00:10:50,940 --> 00:10:54,940 Pick up a kid and offer him a trip. Ask him to deliver a suitcase. Works out good for him. 307 00:10:54,940 --> 00:10:58,940 Carrier doesn't know who he's working for, can't lead the cops back to the operation. 308 00:10:58,940 --> 00:10:59,940 Mm-hmm. 309 00:10:59,940 --> 00:11:00,940 About the only way I can figure it. 310 00:11:00,940 --> 00:11:02,940 You say none of the stolen stuff's shown up down here? 311 00:11:02,940 --> 00:11:04,940 Mm-hmm, nothing so far. 312 00:11:04,940 --> 00:11:07,940 Well, thanks a lot, Toby. If you hear anything, we'd sure appreciate a call. 313 00:11:07,940 --> 00:11:08,940 Sure thing. 314 00:11:08,940 --> 00:11:09,940 Real good coffee, Toby. 315 00:11:09,940 --> 00:11:12,940 Instant. I make it in the percolator. 316 00:11:12,940 --> 00:11:15,940 Well, you mean that powdered stuff? You don't have to make that in the coffee pot. 317 00:11:15,940 --> 00:11:17,940 Have it, I guess. 318 00:11:19,940 --> 00:11:21,940 Well, thanks again. We won't keep you, Toby. 319 00:11:21,940 --> 00:11:22,940 Oh, hang on a minute. 320 00:11:22,940 --> 00:11:24,940 All right. 321 00:11:24,940 --> 00:11:25,940 Yes, sir? What can I do for you? 322 00:11:25,940 --> 00:11:26,940 Buy used clothes? 323 00:11:26,940 --> 00:11:27,940 Yes, sir. What have you got to sell? 324 00:11:27,940 --> 00:11:29,940 That's in the car. I just want to be sure you're buying stuff. 325 00:11:29,940 --> 00:11:31,940 Well, bring it in. We'll take a look at it. 326 00:11:31,940 --> 00:11:32,940 Okay, Toby, we'll see you later, huh? 327 00:11:32,940 --> 00:11:34,940 Right, Sergeant, give me a call. 328 00:11:34,940 --> 00:11:35,940 Right. 329 00:11:35,940 --> 00:11:36,940 I'll be right back. 330 00:11:36,940 --> 00:11:37,940 Excuse me. 331 00:11:37,940 --> 00:11:39,940 Whoa. 332 00:11:39,940 --> 00:11:42,940 Well, what do you think of that, Sergeant? Sure in a hurry, isn't he? 333 00:11:42,940 --> 00:11:43,940 Well, let's see why. Come on. 334 00:11:43,940 --> 00:11:45,940 Yeah. 335 00:11:46,940 --> 00:11:47,940 See him? 336 00:11:47,940 --> 00:11:48,940 Yeah, right up there. 337 00:11:48,940 --> 00:11:50,940 Hey, hold it up there. 338 00:11:50,940 --> 00:11:51,940 Huh? 339 00:11:51,940 --> 00:11:52,940 What do you want? 340 00:11:52,940 --> 00:11:53,940 What's the matter? Didn't you hear me? 341 00:11:53,940 --> 00:11:54,940 I asked you to wait back there. 342 00:11:54,940 --> 00:11:56,940 Well, sure I heard you. I didn't know you were talking to me. 343 00:11:56,940 --> 00:11:57,940 What do you want? 344 00:11:57,940 --> 00:11:58,940 Police officer. 345 00:11:58,940 --> 00:11:59,940 I'm gonna step over to the car. 346 00:11:59,940 --> 00:12:00,940 I want to ask you a couple questions. 347 00:12:00,940 --> 00:12:01,940 Well, I haven't done anything. 348 00:12:01,940 --> 00:12:02,940 I didn't say you did. 349 00:12:02,940 --> 00:12:03,940 Well, why do you want to talk to me? 350 00:12:03,940 --> 00:12:04,940 What do you want me to come over? 351 00:12:04,940 --> 00:12:05,940 Come on, let's go. 352 00:12:05,940 --> 00:12:06,940 All right. 353 00:12:06,940 --> 00:12:07,940 You're making a mistake. I haven't done anything. 354 00:12:07,940 --> 00:12:08,940 Mm-hmm. 355 00:12:08,940 --> 00:12:09,940 You got the wrong man. 356 00:12:09,940 --> 00:12:11,940 You got no reason to talk to me. 357 00:12:11,940 --> 00:12:13,940 All right. 358 00:12:13,940 --> 00:12:15,940 Get in. 359 00:12:15,940 --> 00:12:17,940 All right, sit still. 360 00:12:17,940 --> 00:12:18,940 What are you doing? 361 00:12:18,940 --> 00:12:20,940 You won't find anything. 362 00:12:22,940 --> 00:12:23,940 I don't know what you guys are after. 363 00:12:23,940 --> 00:12:24,940 I haven't done anything. 364 00:12:24,940 --> 00:12:25,940 Take your wallet out. 365 00:12:25,940 --> 00:12:26,940 Why? 366 00:12:26,940 --> 00:12:27,940 Take it out. 367 00:12:27,940 --> 00:12:28,940 Here. 368 00:12:28,940 --> 00:12:30,940 Take the money out of it. 369 00:12:31,940 --> 00:12:33,940 You always carry that much money, do you? 370 00:12:33,940 --> 00:12:34,940 No, not always. 371 00:12:34,940 --> 00:12:35,940 I know. You keep the money in your hand. 372 00:12:35,940 --> 00:12:36,940 Give me the wallet. 373 00:12:36,940 --> 00:12:38,940 Here you are. 374 00:12:39,940 --> 00:12:40,940 Is this your true name? 375 00:12:40,940 --> 00:12:41,940 Mm-hmm. 376 00:12:41,940 --> 00:12:42,940 Check it out. 377 00:12:42,940 --> 00:12:45,940 Is this your true name? 378 00:12:45,940 --> 00:12:46,940 Kenneth Elgin Norris. 379 00:12:46,940 --> 00:12:47,940 Is this your right name? 380 00:12:47,940 --> 00:12:48,940 Yeah. 381 00:12:48,940 --> 00:12:49,940 You live here now, do you? 382 00:12:49,940 --> 00:12:50,940 No, not now. 383 00:12:50,940 --> 00:12:51,940 Where do you live? 384 00:12:51,940 --> 00:12:52,940 I got a room over on 7th. 385 00:12:52,940 --> 00:12:53,940 You want me to run a make on it? 386 00:12:53,940 --> 00:12:54,940 Yeah, will you? 387 00:12:54,940 --> 00:12:55,940 Here. 388 00:12:55,940 --> 00:12:56,940 Here's his ID. 389 00:12:56,940 --> 00:12:57,940 Thanks. 390 00:12:57,940 --> 00:12:59,940 1K80 to Control 1. 391 00:12:59,940 --> 00:13:01,940 1K80 to Control 1. 392 00:13:01,940 --> 00:13:04,940 Control 1 to 1K80, go ahead. 393 00:13:04,940 --> 00:13:06,940 Check for want. 394 00:13:06,940 --> 00:13:07,940 Kenneth Elgin Norris. 395 00:13:07,940 --> 00:13:09,940 That's N-O-R-R-I-S. 396 00:13:09,940 --> 00:13:11,940 Male, white American. 397 00:13:11,940 --> 00:13:14,940 26 years, 5 feet 10 and 3 quarters. 398 00:13:14,940 --> 00:13:18,940 168 pounds, black hair, brown eyes. 399 00:13:18,940 --> 00:13:20,940 KMA 367. 400 00:13:20,940 --> 00:13:22,940 1K80, Roger, stand by. 401 00:13:22,940 --> 00:13:23,940 What's all that about? 402 00:13:23,940 --> 00:13:25,940 Checking to see if you're wanted in any place. 403 00:13:25,940 --> 00:13:26,940 You ever been in trouble? 404 00:13:26,940 --> 00:13:27,940 Me with the cops? 405 00:13:27,940 --> 00:13:28,940 That's right. 406 00:13:28,940 --> 00:13:29,940 No, never. 407 00:13:29,940 --> 00:13:30,940 Why'd you leave the clothing store in such a hurry? 408 00:13:30,940 --> 00:13:31,940 I remembered I had a meeting guy. 409 00:13:31,940 --> 00:13:32,940 I remembered I was late. 410 00:13:32,940 --> 00:13:33,940 Who's the guy? 411 00:13:33,940 --> 00:13:34,940 A friend of mine. You wouldn't know. 412 00:13:34,940 --> 00:13:35,940 Well, try us. 413 00:13:35,940 --> 00:13:36,940 It's a guy named Arthur. 414 00:13:36,940 --> 00:13:37,940 I don't know his last name. 415 00:13:37,940 --> 00:13:38,940 Where were you gonna meet him? 416 00:13:38,940 --> 00:13:39,940 Bar down the street. 417 00:13:39,940 --> 00:13:40,940 What about the clothes you wanted to sell? 418 00:13:40,940 --> 00:13:41,940 What about them? 419 00:13:41,940 --> 00:13:42,940 Where are they? 420 00:13:42,940 --> 00:13:43,940 I don't know. 421 00:13:43,940 --> 00:13:44,940 Well, you went in to sell something that you didn't have, is that it? 422 00:13:44,940 --> 00:13:45,940 Well, I was gonna pick them up from Arthur. 423 00:13:45,940 --> 00:13:46,940 You don't know his last name? 424 00:13:46,940 --> 00:13:47,940 No. 425 00:13:47,940 --> 00:13:48,940 How come you were gonna sell the clothes? 426 00:13:48,940 --> 00:13:49,940 Huh? 427 00:13:49,940 --> 00:13:50,940 Why were you gonna sell the clothes? 428 00:13:50,940 --> 00:13:51,940 Well, that's a silly question. 429 00:13:51,940 --> 00:13:52,940 Why does anybody sell anything? 430 00:13:52,940 --> 00:13:53,940 Cause I needed the money. 431 00:13:53,940 --> 00:13:54,940 You look like you're sitting pretty good. 432 00:13:54,940 --> 00:13:55,940 Well, I gotta leave town. 433 00:13:55,940 --> 00:13:56,940 I'm selling all my stuff. 434 00:13:56,940 --> 00:13:58,940 I thought you said the clothes belonged to this Arthur guy. 435 00:13:58,940 --> 00:14:00,940 Well, they do, but I'm gonna sell them for him. 436 00:14:00,940 --> 00:14:01,940 He said he'd give me a piece of the problem. 437 00:14:01,940 --> 00:14:02,940 Why doesn't he sell them himself? 438 00:14:02,940 --> 00:14:03,940 Well, I don't know. 439 00:14:03,940 --> 00:14:04,940 You better ask him. 440 00:14:04,940 --> 00:14:11,940 I'll try to, and I'll get the rest of the stuff out of your pocket. 441 00:14:11,940 --> 00:14:12,940 Come on, everything. 442 00:14:12,940 --> 00:14:13,940 You guys are making a big mistake. 443 00:14:13,940 --> 00:14:14,940 You know that, don't you? 444 00:14:14,940 --> 00:14:15,940 A real big mistake. 445 00:14:15,940 --> 00:14:16,940 Well, if we're wrong, we'll tell you. 446 00:14:16,940 --> 00:14:17,940 Yeah. 447 00:14:17,940 --> 00:14:18,940 Here it is. 448 00:14:18,940 --> 00:14:19,940 Comb, change, cigarettes, and a lighter. 449 00:14:19,940 --> 00:14:20,940 That's all there is. 450 00:14:20,940 --> 00:14:21,940 You sure? 451 00:14:21,940 --> 00:14:22,940 Well, why would I lie? 452 00:14:22,940 --> 00:14:23,940 Turn your pockets inside out. 453 00:14:23,940 --> 00:14:24,940 Why? 454 00:14:24,940 --> 00:14:25,940 Turn them inside out. 455 00:14:25,940 --> 00:14:26,940 All right. 456 00:14:26,940 --> 00:14:27,940 All of them. 457 00:14:27,940 --> 00:14:28,940 The other one, too. 458 00:14:28,940 --> 00:14:29,940 Told you. 459 00:14:29,940 --> 00:14:30,940 I gave everything I had. 460 00:14:30,940 --> 00:14:31,940 There isn't anything else. 461 00:14:31,940 --> 00:14:32,940 Huh? 462 00:14:32,940 --> 00:14:33,940 What's that? 463 00:14:33,940 --> 00:14:34,940 What's this? 464 00:14:34,940 --> 00:14:35,940 Looks like a key. 465 00:14:35,940 --> 00:14:36,940 What's it for? 466 00:14:36,940 --> 00:14:37,940 Well, I don't know. 467 00:14:37,940 --> 00:14:38,940 It isn't mine. 468 00:14:38,940 --> 00:14:39,940 Well, maybe it belongs to Arthur. 469 00:14:39,940 --> 00:14:40,940 Could be. 470 00:14:40,940 --> 00:14:41,940 It isn't mine. 471 00:14:41,940 --> 00:14:42,940 Looks like a check locker key, doesn't it? 472 00:14:42,940 --> 00:14:43,940 Might be. 473 00:14:43,940 --> 00:14:44,940 I never saw it before. 474 00:14:44,940 --> 00:14:45,940 Came out of your pocket, didn't it? 475 00:14:45,940 --> 00:14:46,940 No, it didn't. 476 00:14:46,940 --> 00:14:47,940 Must have been on the floor all the time. 477 00:14:47,940 --> 00:14:48,940 It isn't mine. 478 00:14:48,940 --> 00:14:53,940 1K80, your suspect has a felony record including burglary and is now wanted for parole violation. 479 00:14:53,940 --> 00:14:54,940 1K80, Roger. 480 00:14:54,940 --> 00:14:55,940 KMA 367. 481 00:14:55,940 --> 00:14:56,940 Thought you said you'd never been in trouble. 482 00:14:56,940 --> 00:14:57,940 I made a mistake. 483 00:14:57,940 --> 00:14:58,940 Looks like you made more than one, doesn't it? 484 00:14:58,940 --> 00:14:59,940 What? 485 00:14:59,940 --> 00:15:00,940 Maybe you were wrong about the locker key. 486 00:15:00,940 --> 00:15:01,940 I don't know. 487 00:15:01,940 --> 00:15:04,940 I never saw it before. 488 00:15:04,940 --> 00:15:05,940 Sure. 489 00:15:05,940 --> 00:15:06,940 Want to sit with him, Frank? 490 00:15:06,940 --> 00:15:07,940 Yeah. 491 00:15:07,940 --> 00:15:08,940 I'll get to a phone. 492 00:15:08,940 --> 00:15:09,940 It's just a key. 493 00:15:09,940 --> 00:15:10,940 What does that prove? 494 00:15:10,940 --> 00:15:11,940 I don't know. 495 00:15:11,940 --> 00:15:12,940 Let's find out what it opens. 496 00:15:12,940 --> 00:15:18,860 We got the location of the locker and with the suspect, Frank and I drove over and removed 497 00:15:18,860 --> 00:15:20,940 a large black suitcase. 498 00:15:20,940 --> 00:15:24,740 The locks on the case had been broken and inside we found 11 women's suits of the same 499 00:15:24,740 --> 00:15:27,900 type that had been stolen from the Los Angeles stores. 500 00:15:27,900 --> 00:15:31,140 All identifying labels had been removed, but we were able to find the tag issued by the 501 00:15:31,140 --> 00:15:34,740 National Recovery Board inside the seams of the suits. 502 00:15:34,740 --> 00:15:37,900 We got in touch with their Los Angeles office and they told us that the serial number had 503 00:15:37,900 --> 00:15:40,580 been issued to a San Francisco company. 504 00:15:40,580 --> 00:15:43,580 On the way back to the city hall, we stopped and searched the suspect's room thoroughly, 505 00:15:43,580 --> 00:15:44,580 but we found nothing. 506 00:15:44,580 --> 00:15:48,300 When we got to the squad room, Frank went to the business office to arrange a phone call 507 00:15:48,300 --> 00:15:51,260 to San Francisco and I took the suspect to the interrogation room. 508 00:15:51,260 --> 00:15:52,260 620 p.m. 509 00:15:52,260 --> 00:15:53,540 You guys gotta believe me. 510 00:15:53,540 --> 00:15:54,540 That stuff's not in mine. 511 00:15:54,540 --> 00:15:55,540 I don't know where it came from. 512 00:15:55,540 --> 00:15:56,540 Where'd you get the key? 513 00:15:56,540 --> 00:15:57,540 It's not mine. 514 00:15:57,540 --> 00:15:58,540 I never saw it before. 515 00:15:58,540 --> 00:15:59,540 That's kind of hard to buy. 516 00:15:59,540 --> 00:16:00,540 I don't care if you want it or not. 517 00:16:00,540 --> 00:16:02,660 Tell us a little more about this, Arthur, will you? 518 00:16:02,660 --> 00:16:03,660 I told you everything I know. 519 00:16:03,660 --> 00:16:04,660 Where'd you meet him? 520 00:16:04,660 --> 00:16:06,180 In a bar down on Main. 521 00:16:06,180 --> 00:16:07,180 I told you that before. 522 00:16:07,180 --> 00:16:08,180 Now what's the matter? 523 00:16:08,180 --> 00:16:09,180 Don't you believe me? 524 00:16:09,180 --> 00:16:10,180 You're making it tough to believe. 525 00:16:10,180 --> 00:16:11,180 I'm telling you the truth. 526 00:16:11,180 --> 00:16:12,180 Where'd the suits come from? 527 00:16:12,180 --> 00:16:13,180 I don't know. 528 00:16:13,180 --> 00:16:14,180 All right, here. 529 00:16:14,180 --> 00:16:15,180 Take another look at them. 530 00:16:15,180 --> 00:16:16,180 Might help you remember, huh? 531 00:16:16,180 --> 00:16:17,180 They were in the suitcase when Arthur gave them to me. 532 00:16:17,180 --> 00:16:18,180 That's all I know. 533 00:16:18,180 --> 00:16:19,180 Where'd he get them? 534 00:16:19,180 --> 00:16:20,180 I don't know. 535 00:16:20,180 --> 00:16:21,180 Did he steal them? 536 00:16:21,180 --> 00:16:22,180 Well, I don't know. 537 00:16:22,180 --> 00:16:23,180 Why'd he give them to you? 538 00:16:23,180 --> 00:16:24,180 He just said he wanted me to take care of them. 539 00:16:24,180 --> 00:16:25,180 You told us before he wanted you to sell them, didn't you? 540 00:16:25,180 --> 00:16:32,180 He said he'd get in touch with you. 541 00:16:32,180 --> 00:16:33,180 Where? 542 00:16:33,180 --> 00:16:34,180 Around. 543 00:16:34,180 --> 00:16:35,180 He said he'd find me. 544 00:16:35,180 --> 00:16:36,180 He gave you over $500 worth of suits and he said he'd get in touch with you, huh? 545 00:16:36,180 --> 00:16:37,180 That's right. 546 00:16:37,180 --> 00:16:38,180 When? 547 00:16:38,180 --> 00:16:39,180 Sometime. 548 00:16:39,180 --> 00:16:40,180 He didn't name a date? 549 00:16:40,180 --> 00:16:41,180 No, he just said he'd look me up. 550 00:16:41,180 --> 00:16:42,180 How many times you been arrested? 551 00:16:42,180 --> 00:16:43,180 You got the record. 552 00:16:43,180 --> 00:16:44,180 Why are you asking me? 553 00:16:44,180 --> 00:16:45,180 Who wants you to tell us? 554 00:16:45,180 --> 00:16:46,180 I don't know. 555 00:16:46,180 --> 00:16:47,180 I forget. 556 00:16:47,180 --> 00:16:48,180 Well, take a guess. 557 00:16:48,180 --> 00:16:49,180 A few times. 558 00:16:49,180 --> 00:16:50,180 Five? 559 00:16:50,180 --> 00:16:51,180 You got the record. 560 00:16:51,180 --> 00:16:52,180 When's the last time you checked with your parole officer? 561 00:16:52,180 --> 00:16:53,180 I forget. 562 00:16:53,180 --> 00:16:54,180 You know your package is tabbed? 563 00:16:54,180 --> 00:16:55,180 I went up for burglary, is that right? 564 00:16:55,180 --> 00:16:56,180 Yeah, they sent me up to the joint. 565 00:16:56,180 --> 00:16:57,180 You know you're going back, don't you? 566 00:16:57,180 --> 00:16:58,180 Yeah, I guess. 567 00:16:58,180 --> 00:16:59,180 Not gonna look good to have another charge marked on you. 568 00:16:59,180 --> 00:17:00,180 What do you mean? 569 00:17:00,180 --> 00:17:01,180 Burglary. 570 00:17:01,180 --> 00:17:02,180 Why'd you dig that one up? 571 00:17:02,180 --> 00:17:03,180 These suits, if you can't explain them, it isn't gonna look too good, is it? 572 00:17:03,180 --> 00:17:04,180 Look, I told you Arthur gave them to me. 573 00:17:04,180 --> 00:17:05,180 And he said he'd get in touch with you. 574 00:17:05,180 --> 00:17:06,180 Yeah, that's right. 575 00:17:06,180 --> 00:17:07,180 Sure. 576 00:17:07,180 --> 00:17:08,180 Come up with the answers yet? 577 00:17:08,180 --> 00:17:09,180 Says he doesn't know them. 578 00:17:09,180 --> 00:17:10,180 Yeah? 579 00:17:10,180 --> 00:17:11,180 Maybe we can help. 580 00:17:11,180 --> 00:17:12,180 Just got through talking with a Georgia writer up north. 581 00:17:12,180 --> 00:17:13,180 Yeah. 582 00:17:13,180 --> 00:17:14,180 He checked the records. 583 00:17:14,180 --> 00:17:15,180 Code numbers from the shipment to the Whitfield Department Store. 584 00:17:15,180 --> 00:17:16,180 Looks like the bunch we're after. 585 00:17:16,180 --> 00:17:24,180 Now, who's Arthur? 586 00:17:24,180 --> 00:17:26,700 You mean the suits were stolen? 587 00:17:26,700 --> 00:17:27,700 You called it. 588 00:17:27,700 --> 00:17:28,700 Who's Arthur? 589 00:17:28,700 --> 00:17:29,700 Look, I don't want to go back to the joint on a beef like this. 590 00:17:29,700 --> 00:17:30,700 We don't decide that. 591 00:17:30,700 --> 00:17:32,180 But if I help you guys, you'll take care of me. 592 00:17:32,180 --> 00:17:33,180 You'll talk to my parole officer. 593 00:17:33,180 --> 00:17:34,180 We can't make any deals with you. 594 00:17:34,180 --> 00:17:35,180 But I don't want to fall this way. 595 00:17:35,180 --> 00:17:36,180 That's up to you, mister. 596 00:17:36,180 --> 00:17:37,180 You're sitting in the middle. 597 00:17:37,180 --> 00:17:38,180 Now, which way do you want to go? 598 00:17:38,180 --> 00:17:41,180 Nobody can help you but yourself. 599 00:17:41,180 --> 00:17:44,180 Miss Arthur must be a fine friend, leaving you with a bunch of stolen merchandise. 600 00:17:44,180 --> 00:17:46,180 Might be the way you figured it. 601 00:17:46,180 --> 00:17:47,180 What's the matter? 602 00:17:47,180 --> 00:17:48,180 Doesn't Arthur like you? 603 00:17:48,180 --> 00:17:51,180 Okay, I'll go the route, ma'am. 604 00:17:51,180 --> 00:18:02,180 I'll tell you where to find him. 605 00:18:02,180 --> 00:18:07,460 You are listening to Dragnet, the authentic story of your police force in action. 606 00:18:07,460 --> 00:18:09,340 You hear it everywhere. 607 00:18:09,340 --> 00:18:11,780 Chesterfield's for me. 608 00:18:11,780 --> 00:18:15,700 Notice how lovely New York model and television star Roxanne puts it. 609 00:18:15,700 --> 00:18:19,380 I started smoking Chesterfields about the time I got into show business. 610 00:18:19,380 --> 00:18:22,100 Yes, it's Chesterfields for me. 611 00:18:22,100 --> 00:18:23,700 I like the regular size. 612 00:18:23,700 --> 00:18:27,340 Now let's hear from the man who owns and runs the Stork Club, Sherman Billingsley. 613 00:18:27,340 --> 00:18:32,740 You know, it's my privilege to be host over 4,000 very nice people every day. 614 00:18:32,740 --> 00:18:35,800 And most all of them smoke Chesterfield. 615 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:39,840 As a matter of fact, our records show that Chesterfield is our largest seller, three 616 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:40,840 to one. 617 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,020 And it's Chesterfield for me. 618 00:18:43,020 --> 00:18:44,420 I like them king size. 619 00:18:44,420 --> 00:18:46,540 Either way you like them. 620 00:18:46,540 --> 00:18:49,500 Chesterfield regular, Chesterfield king size. 621 00:18:49,500 --> 00:18:56,460 For the taste you want, the mildness you want, a really refreshing smoke every time. 622 00:18:56,460 --> 00:19:07,900 Always say Chesterfield's for me. 623 00:19:07,900 --> 00:19:10,900 We called a stenographer and Kenneth Norris gave us a complete statement. 624 00:19:10,900 --> 00:19:14,300 He said that he'd been approached by a man that he knew only as Arthur and asked to carry 625 00:19:14,300 --> 00:19:16,340 a suitcase to St. Louis. 626 00:19:16,340 --> 00:19:20,580 Once there, a man would have him paid at the airport and take the valise from him. 627 00:19:20,580 --> 00:19:25,340 In return for this service, the suspect was to be paid $100 and his expenses. 628 00:19:25,340 --> 00:19:28,900 Norris explained that he decided he could do better by selling the contents of the suitcase 629 00:19:28,900 --> 00:19:30,300 himself. 630 00:19:30,300 --> 00:19:32,660 This information was forwarded to the St. Louis Police Department. 631 00:19:32,660 --> 00:19:36,580 We got a complete description of the man he knew as Arthur and had the suspect check 632 00:19:36,580 --> 00:19:40,020 through the mug books but he was unable to make an identification. 633 00:19:40,020 --> 00:19:43,860 We got in touch with his parole officer and told him that we had Norris in custody. 634 00:19:43,860 --> 00:19:46,420 We asked that we be allowed to detain him for a few days. 635 00:19:46,420 --> 00:19:49,380 The following morning we met with Chief of Detective Stad Brown and Captain Welsh. 636 00:19:49,380 --> 00:19:52,500 It was decided that Norris would take us to the bar where he'd met the thief and he'd 637 00:19:52,500 --> 00:19:53,900 point him out. 638 00:19:53,900 --> 00:19:57,100 Norris would then be brought back to the main jail and booked and I would try to establish 639 00:19:57,100 --> 00:19:58,820 myself with this Arthur. 640 00:19:58,820 --> 00:20:02,060 In that way we'd have a better chance of building a case that we could take to court and apprehending 641 00:20:02,060 --> 00:20:04,620 the entire shoplifting gang. 642 00:20:04,620 --> 00:20:08,540 On Wednesday morning, September 22nd, Norris, Frank and I drove over to Main Street. 643 00:20:08,540 --> 00:20:10,800 We checked the bar but the suspect wasn't there. 644 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:13,380 We waited in our car which was parked down the street. 645 00:20:13,380 --> 00:20:14,380 Arthur failed to arrive. 646 00:20:14,380 --> 00:20:17,380 He didn't show up at the bar on Thursday or Friday. 647 00:20:17,380 --> 00:20:19,180 Saturday, 1240 p.m. 648 00:20:19,180 --> 00:20:20,420 Norris pointed down the street. 649 00:20:20,420 --> 00:20:22,020 There, that's him just going in the place. 650 00:20:22,020 --> 00:20:23,020 Fell in the gray suit there? 651 00:20:23,020 --> 00:20:24,020 Yeah, that's him. 652 00:20:24,020 --> 00:20:25,020 You sure? 653 00:20:25,020 --> 00:20:26,020 I got no reason to lie, have I? 654 00:20:26,020 --> 00:20:27,020 All right, Frank. 655 00:20:27,020 --> 00:20:28,020 Yeah. 656 00:20:28,020 --> 00:20:29,020 You want to take Norris back to the office, I'll go on in. 657 00:20:29,020 --> 00:20:30,020 Okay, I'll be right back. 658 00:20:30,020 --> 00:20:31,020 All right. 659 00:20:31,020 --> 00:20:32,020 Sergeant? 660 00:20:32,020 --> 00:20:33,020 Yeah? 661 00:20:33,020 --> 00:20:34,020 I'll give you something for free. 662 00:20:34,020 --> 00:20:35,020 I'll give you a long press. 663 00:20:35,020 --> 00:20:36,020 How do you mean that? 664 00:20:36,020 --> 00:20:37,020 He's a pretty rough guy. 665 00:20:37,020 --> 00:20:38,020 That so? 666 00:20:38,020 --> 00:20:39,020 Yeah, I hear he carries a gun. 667 00:20:39,020 --> 00:20:40,020 He'll be a lot of trouble if he's got it with him. 668 00:20:40,020 --> 00:20:46,820 Not unless he tries to use it. 669 00:20:46,820 --> 00:20:49,220 I left Frank at the curb and walked into the bar. 670 00:20:49,220 --> 00:20:51,940 I saw the man that we knew as Arthur sitting at the rear of the place. 671 00:20:51,940 --> 00:20:54,620 I took a seat near the front door and ordered a cup of coffee. 672 00:20:54,620 --> 00:20:58,020 In a few minutes, I walked back toward Arthur. 673 00:20:58,020 --> 00:21:03,580 Something you want? 674 00:21:03,580 --> 00:21:05,540 Yeah, I wondered if I could have one of your cigarettes there. 675 00:21:05,540 --> 00:21:06,540 There's a machine up front. 676 00:21:06,540 --> 00:21:08,900 If I had the price, I'd have bought a pack coming in. 677 00:21:08,900 --> 00:21:09,900 All right. 678 00:21:09,900 --> 00:21:10,900 Here. 679 00:21:10,900 --> 00:21:11,900 Got a match? 680 00:21:11,900 --> 00:21:12,900 How do you fix for breath? 681 00:21:12,900 --> 00:21:13,900 Look, I just asked you for a cigarette. 682 00:21:13,900 --> 00:21:14,900 If you don't want to give me one, say so and I'll shove off. 683 00:21:14,900 --> 00:21:15,900 Never mind. 684 00:21:15,900 --> 00:21:16,900 Here's your match. 685 00:21:16,900 --> 00:21:17,900 Thank you. 686 00:21:17,900 --> 00:21:18,900 Hey, you. 687 00:21:18,900 --> 00:21:19,900 Yeah? 688 00:21:19,900 --> 00:21:20,900 You're broke, huh? 689 00:21:20,900 --> 00:21:21,900 All the way. 690 00:21:21,900 --> 00:21:22,900 I'm not. 691 00:21:22,900 --> 00:21:23,900 I'm not. 692 00:21:23,900 --> 00:21:24,900 I'm not. 693 00:21:24,900 --> 00:21:25,900 I'm not. 694 00:21:25,900 --> 00:21:26,900 I'm not. 695 00:21:26,900 --> 00:21:27,900 I'm not. 696 00:21:27,900 --> 00:21:28,900 I'm not. 697 00:21:28,900 --> 00:21:29,900 I'm not. 698 00:21:29,900 --> 00:21:30,900 I'm not. 699 00:21:30,900 --> 00:21:31,900 I'm not. 700 00:21:31,900 --> 00:21:32,900 I'm not. 701 00:21:32,900 --> 00:21:34,520 I'm not. 702 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:35,520 All away. 703 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:36,520 Just got in town? 704 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:37,520 This morning. 705 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:38,520 Where from? 706 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:39,520 Up north. 707 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:40,520 Narrow it down. 708 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:41,520 Look, mister, here's your cigarette bag. 709 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:42,520 Give me one of these. 710 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:43,520 Doesn't tell you none of my life story. 711 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:44,520 You hungry? 712 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:47,260 I haven't eaten for two days. 713 00:21:47,260 --> 00:21:48,260 Here. 714 00:21:48,260 --> 00:21:49,260 Thanks. 715 00:21:49,260 --> 00:21:50,260 Appreciate this. 716 00:21:50,260 --> 00:21:51,260 How long you going to be in town? 717 00:21:51,260 --> 00:21:52,260 Well, depends on how things work out. 718 00:21:52,260 --> 00:21:53,260 You got a job? 719 00:21:53,260 --> 00:21:54,380 I'm going to look. 720 00:21:54,380 --> 00:21:55,820 What do you do? 721 00:21:55,820 --> 00:21:57,260 Whatever pays. 722 00:21:57,260 --> 00:21:58,260 Tell you what. 723 00:21:58,260 --> 00:21:59,260 Yeah? 724 00:21:59,260 --> 00:22:00,820 I got some friends around town might be able to use you. 725 00:22:00,820 --> 00:22:03,420 Frank with me in a couple of days might be able to do something for you. 726 00:22:03,420 --> 00:22:04,820 How do I get in touch with you? 727 00:22:04,820 --> 00:22:05,820 Meet me here. 728 00:22:05,820 --> 00:22:07,420 I tagged the place a couple of times a week. 729 00:22:07,420 --> 00:22:09,220 Just ask if Arthur's around. 730 00:22:09,220 --> 00:22:10,420 What's your name? 731 00:22:10,420 --> 00:22:11,620 That's what I'm using this season. 732 00:22:11,620 --> 00:22:13,620 You look me up, kid, we'll work something out. 733 00:22:13,620 --> 00:22:15,620 Yeah, I'm sure we will. 734 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:23,620 I sat and talked to Arthur for another half hour. 735 00:22:23,620 --> 00:22:25,620 During that time he wouldn't tell me his last name 736 00:22:25,620 --> 00:22:28,320 and I had no way of finding out anything more about him. 737 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:31,120 At 1210 I saw Frank drive by the front door. 738 00:22:31,120 --> 00:22:35,020 That was the signal that the crew of detectives were standing by to follow the suspect. 739 00:22:35,020 --> 00:22:37,820 I left the bar and walked down Main Street up to 7th. 740 00:22:37,820 --> 00:22:39,320 Frank was waiting for me. 741 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:43,820 We drove back to the city hall and discussed what had happened with Chief Brown and Captain Welsh. 742 00:22:43,820 --> 00:22:46,920 During the next three days Arthur was kept under constant surveillance. 743 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:48,320 He didn't drive an automobile. 744 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:49,820 He contacted no one. 745 00:22:49,820 --> 00:22:52,220 We were able to learn a considerable amount about the man. 746 00:22:52,220 --> 00:22:54,720 Although he didn't try to make contact with any other members of the gang, 747 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:59,020 it was obvious that he was the prime fence and that he was directing the operation. 748 00:22:59,020 --> 00:23:01,720 Wednesday afternoon I walked into the bar on Main Street. 749 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:05,020 Arthur wasn't there, but the bartender said that he was expecting him. 750 00:23:05,020 --> 00:23:05,820 I waited. 751 00:23:05,820 --> 00:23:08,620 At 647 p.m. the suspect entered the place. 752 00:23:08,620 --> 00:23:12,720 He took a seat at the rear of the bar and motioned me back. 753 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:14,420 Hi, I've been looking for you. 754 00:23:14,420 --> 00:23:15,220 You're right. 755 00:23:15,220 --> 00:23:17,820 Yeah, I wonder if you've been able to come up with that job you were talking about. 756 00:23:17,820 --> 00:23:19,620 I could sure use a touch. 757 00:23:19,620 --> 00:23:20,820 You like to travel? 758 00:23:20,820 --> 00:23:21,420 What? 759 00:23:21,420 --> 00:23:22,620 I think I might have something for you. 760 00:23:22,620 --> 00:23:24,120 You've got to go out of town though. 761 00:23:24,120 --> 00:23:25,320 For dough? 762 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:26,820 I wouldn't ask you any other way. 763 00:23:26,820 --> 00:23:28,220 Well, what do I have to do? 764 00:23:28,220 --> 00:23:31,720 A friend of mine has a suitcase he wants delivered to a party in Chicago. 765 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:33,120 Why didn't he send it by mail? 766 00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:34,120 He doesn't want it to go that way. 767 00:23:34,120 --> 00:23:36,020 He wants it delivered personally. 768 00:23:36,020 --> 00:23:37,420 Well, what's it pay? 769 00:23:37,420 --> 00:23:39,820 All your expenses and a hundred bucks. 770 00:23:39,820 --> 00:23:41,620 Well, what's in the suitcase? 771 00:23:41,620 --> 00:23:43,420 That isn't any of your business. 772 00:23:43,420 --> 00:23:44,820 What happens if I get picked up? 773 00:23:44,820 --> 00:23:46,620 How do I know I'm not carrying anything hot? 774 00:23:46,620 --> 00:23:48,720 You've got to take my word for it, Gene. 775 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:49,120 All right. 776 00:23:49,120 --> 00:23:51,020 Who do I deliver the suitcase to? 777 00:23:51,020 --> 00:23:51,920 I'll meet you in the morning. 778 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:53,220 I'll give you the bag then. 779 00:23:53,220 --> 00:23:54,920 You catch the 10 o'clock plane. 780 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:56,820 When you land in Chicago, go to the coffee shop. 781 00:23:56,820 --> 00:23:57,720 You'll be paged. 782 00:23:57,720 --> 00:23:59,920 Meet the man and give him the suitcase. 783 00:23:59,920 --> 00:24:01,320 Well, how do I know if it's the right guy? 784 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:02,120 We'll give you the name. 785 00:24:02,120 --> 00:24:04,920 He's the only one who knows what the name is and when you're coming in. 786 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:05,720 All right. 787 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:06,920 Where do I meet you? 788 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:08,720 Be out in front of this place at eight in the morning. 789 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:10,320 I'll pick you up. 790 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:11,120 Just one more thing. 791 00:24:11,120 --> 00:24:12,320 How about the money? 792 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:13,820 You won't need any going back. 793 00:24:13,820 --> 00:24:16,520 When you turn over the suitcase to my friend, he'll give you the hundred. 794 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:18,720 You already have your ticket. 795 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:20,420 All right. Sounds okay. 796 00:24:20,420 --> 00:24:21,920 Not as permanent as I'd like. 797 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:24,620 If you carry this off, we'll be able to do more business. 798 00:24:24,620 --> 00:24:26,620 Well, I'll meet you here then at eight in the morning. 799 00:24:26,620 --> 00:24:27,120 Is that right? 800 00:24:27,120 --> 00:24:27,920 Right. 801 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:28,920 Be on time. 802 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:30,220 I don't want you to miss that plane. 803 00:24:30,220 --> 00:24:31,820 It depends on this deal. 804 00:24:31,820 --> 00:24:33,320 I don't want anything to go wrong. 805 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:34,220 Now, don't worry. 806 00:24:34,220 --> 00:24:34,720 What? 807 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:35,820 Neither do I. 808 00:24:41,820 --> 00:24:43,420 I left the bar and met Frank. 809 00:24:43,420 --> 00:24:47,220 We stood at the front of the place and at 9.56 p.m., the suspect came out. 810 00:24:47,220 --> 00:24:49,120 He called a cab and we followed him. 811 00:24:49,120 --> 00:24:51,220 He went out to the apartment where we knew he lived. 812 00:24:51,220 --> 00:24:52,920 Frank and I waited out front. 813 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:56,420 At 11.20, a car pulled up in front of the place and three people got out. 814 00:24:56,420 --> 00:24:59,420 They matched the description of the thieves in our shoplifting operation. 815 00:24:59,420 --> 00:25:00,920 They were carrying a large suitcase. 816 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:05,420 We waited for 10 minutes and then Frank and I went up to Arthur's apartment. 817 00:25:05,420 --> 00:25:06,320 Number 408. 818 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:08,120 Oh, it's down this way. 819 00:25:08,120 --> 00:25:09,120 Uh-huh. 820 00:25:12,020 --> 00:25:12,720 I'll get the door. 821 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:13,720 Wait a minute. 822 00:25:15,620 --> 00:25:16,120 All right? 823 00:25:16,120 --> 00:25:17,320 Yeah. 824 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:19,720 Who is it? 825 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:23,120 In a minute. 826 00:25:25,120 --> 00:25:25,920 What are you doing here? 827 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:26,720 What's this all about, Art? 828 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:27,820 Police officers. You're under arrest. 829 00:25:27,820 --> 00:25:28,520 Stand still. 830 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:30,620 Cop. A lousy cop. 831 00:25:30,620 --> 00:25:32,720 Should have known. I thought I could trust you. I thought you were honest. 832 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:35,420 You sure picked him. A cop for a messenger boy. You're real smart. 833 00:25:35,420 --> 00:25:37,220 I thought I could depend on him. I thought he was honest. 834 00:25:37,220 --> 00:25:38,220 You don't know what the word means. 835 00:25:38,220 --> 00:25:39,120 How about it, mister? 836 00:25:39,120 --> 00:25:39,620 Huh? 837 00:25:39,620 --> 00:25:47,920 Do you? 838 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:50,420 The story you have just heard is true. 839 00:25:50,420 --> 00:25:52,820 The names were changed to protect the innocent. 840 00:25:52,820 --> 00:25:58,320 On January 18th, trial was held in Department 97, Superior Court of the State of California, 841 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:00,720 in and for the County of Los Angeles. 842 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:02,820 In a moment, the results of that trial. 843 00:26:02,820 --> 00:26:05,220 Now, here is our star, Jack Webb. 844 00:26:05,220 --> 00:26:06,620 Thank you, George Fenomen. 845 00:26:06,620 --> 00:26:09,420 You know, the Chesterfield you smoked today is the best cigarette ever made. 846 00:26:09,420 --> 00:26:11,220 And best for you. Now, that's a fact. 847 00:26:11,220 --> 00:26:15,020 And to my way of thinking, it's the very reason for you to change to Chesterfield. 848 00:26:15,020 --> 00:26:17,320 Try them either way. Regular or king size. 849 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:19,820 If you try them, I think you'll say with all of us, 850 00:26:19,820 --> 00:26:21,420 Chesterfield's for me. 851 00:26:21,420 --> 00:26:29,620 ["The Chesterfield Show Theme"] 852 00:26:29,620 --> 00:26:35,120 Arthur Nelson Thompson, Samuel Donald Hickok, Georgia Baxter Nielsen, and Dorothy Marie Simpson 853 00:26:35,120 --> 00:26:39,220 were tried and convicted of burglary in the second degree, 14 counts. 854 00:26:39,220 --> 00:26:41,820 They received sentence as prescribed by law. 855 00:26:41,820 --> 00:26:45,820 Burglary in the second degree is punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary 856 00:26:45,820 --> 00:26:50,020 for a period not less than one, nor more than 15 years. 857 00:26:50,020 --> 00:26:53,920 Ladies and gentlemen, we'd like to thank the editors of Cosmopolitan magazine 858 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:57,220 for this month's pictorial feature on Jack Webb and Dragnet. 859 00:26:57,220 --> 00:27:01,020 Cosmopolitan, the May issue on your newsstands tomorrow. 860 00:27:01,020 --> 00:27:19,320 ["The Chesterfield Show Theme"] 861 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:24,120 You have just heard Dragnet, a series of authentic cases from official files. 862 00:27:24,120 --> 00:27:29,620 Technical advice comes from the Office of Chief of Police, W.H. Parker, Los Angeles Police Department. 863 00:27:29,620 --> 00:27:34,820 Technical advisors, Captain Jack Donahoe, Sergeant Marty Wynn, Sergeant Vance Brasher. 864 00:27:34,820 --> 00:27:40,320 Heard tonight were Ben Alexander, Jack Crouchon, Alice Bacchus, Ralph Moody, Herb Ellis. 865 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:42,020 Script by John Robinson. 866 00:27:42,020 --> 00:27:43,720 Music by Walter Schuman. 867 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:45,620 Hal Gibney speaking. 868 00:27:45,620 --> 00:27:49,520 ["The Chesterfield Show Theme"] 869 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:54,820 Watch an entirely different Dragnet case history each week on your local NBC television station. 870 00:27:54,820 --> 00:27:58,820 Please check your newspapers for the day and time. 871 00:27:58,820 --> 00:28:04,320 Chesterfield has brought you Dragnet, transcribed from Los Angeles. 872 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:08,420 Filter cigarette smokers, here is headline news. 873 00:28:08,420 --> 00:28:13,620 Nationwide demand for L and M filters drops price. 874 00:28:13,620 --> 00:28:17,420 Now you save up to four cents a pack, 40 cents a carton. 875 00:28:17,420 --> 00:28:23,520 Now everyone can afford America's highest quality and best filter tip cigarette. 876 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:28,820 Remember only L and M's have the miracle filter tip containing alpha cellulose. 877 00:28:28,820 --> 00:28:32,320 You get much more flavor, much less nicotine. 878 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:38,920 Buy L and M filters, the distinctive monogram cigarette at the new low price. 879 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:41,920 L and M filters. 880 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:55,920 ["The Chesterfield Show Theme"] 881 00:28:55,920 --> 00:29:04,320 Here, crime and Peter Chambers following John Cameron Swayze on the NBC Radio Network. 882 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:12,320 ["The Chesterfield Show Theme"]