1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:11,160 Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. 2 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,720 The names have been changed to protect the innocent. 3 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:19,200 Tragnet, brought to you by Chesterfield, America's most popular two-way cigarette. 4 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:32,080 Chesterfield King size at the new low price and Chesterfield regular. 5 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:33,560 You're a detective sergeant. 6 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:35,800 You're assigned a burglary detail. 7 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:37,800 A jewelry store has been robbed. 8 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:41,320 Merchandise amounting to $5,000 has been stolen. 9 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:43,240 The thief made good his escape. 10 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:49,040 Your job, find him. 11 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:50,960 This is George Fenomen. 12 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:54,720 In choosing your cigarette, be sure to remember this. 13 00:00:54,720 --> 00:01:00,160 You will like Chesterfield best because only Chesterfield has the right combination of 14 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:03,160 the world's best tobaccos. 15 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:07,200 Tobaccos that are highest in quality, low in nicotine. 16 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:08,720 Best for you. 17 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:14,180 You and I smoke for relaxation, for comfort, for satisfaction. 18 00:01:14,180 --> 00:01:20,160 And in the whole wide world, no cigarette satisfies like a Chesterfield. 19 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,680 Get a carton of Chesterfield today. 20 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:24,400 Chesterfield regular. 21 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:26,480 Chesterfield King size. 22 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,160 Both at the same price in most places. 23 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:32,960 In regular or king size you can get them either way. 24 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:36,760 The best smoke ever made's the Chesterfield you buy today. 25 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:40,560 Smokers coast to coast are changing, it's a cinch to do. 26 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,520 Here's all you have to say to get the one that's best for you. 27 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:46,440 Chesterfield's for me. 28 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,400 Chesterfield's for me. 29 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:58,280 You just say it's Chesterfield's for me. 30 00:01:58,280 --> 00:01:59,280 Dragnet. 31 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,360 The document a drama of an actual crime. 32 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:06,400 For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will 33 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:11,000 travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official 34 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:12,720 police files. 35 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:17,900 From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force 36 00:02:17,900 --> 00:02:19,400 in action. 37 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:23,400 It was Sunday, September 8th. 38 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:24,720 It was warm in Los Angeles. 39 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:26,440 We were working a day watch out of burglary detail. 40 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,840 My partner's Frank Smith, the boss's chief of detectives Thad Brown. 41 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:30,840 My name's Friday. 42 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:36,000 We were on our way out to the scene and it was 10.18 a.m. when we got to 6247 28th Street. 43 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:37,000 The jewelry store. 44 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:38,000 I'll be right there. 45 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:39,000 Yes, sir. 46 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:40,000 It's not a very big place. 47 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,000 Probably more room behind that partition there. 48 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:44,000 I'm coming. 49 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:45,000 You're the police? 50 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:46,000 Yes, sir. 51 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:47,000 That's right. 52 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:48,000 This is my partner, Frank Smith. 53 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:49,000 My name's Friday. 54 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:50,000 I'm glad to meet you. 55 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:51,000 How you do, sir? 56 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,000 My name's Hampt. 57 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:53,000 Ray Hampt. 58 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:54,000 This is my store. 59 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:55,000 Yes, sir. 60 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:56,000 Sorry I kept you waiting. 61 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:57,000 I was back in the kitchen making some tea. 62 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:58,000 I was a little nervous, you know. 63 00:02:58,000 --> 00:02:59,000 Thought it might help. 64 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:00,000 You gentlemen care for some? 65 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,000 No, sir. 66 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:02,000 No, thanks, sir. 67 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:03,000 When did you discover the theft? 68 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:09,440 Well, I got back to the store about 40 minutes ago, saw what had happened, and I called the 69 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:10,440 police right away. 70 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,280 Is everything like you found it? 71 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:13,480 Yes, sir. 72 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:14,480 These cases open? 73 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:15,480 That's right. 74 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:16,480 I haven't touched anything in here. 75 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:18,160 Didn't want a chance messing anything up. 76 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:19,160 Yes, sir. 77 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:20,160 Didn't leave very much, huh? 78 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,080 A couple of watch bands is about all. 79 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:23,440 Really cleaned out the place. 80 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,120 Now, about the watches, what kind were they? 81 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:27,120 Mostly wrist models. 82 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:29,640 A couple of pocket size. 83 00:03:29,640 --> 00:03:32,120 All different brands, but I just got a bunch of long jeans in. 84 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:33,120 Took every one of them. 85 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:34,120 Yes, sir. 86 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:35,120 Cleaned me out. 87 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:36,120 Can you tell us how they got into the store? 88 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:37,120 Yes. 89 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:38,920 I'll show you how they chopped a hole right through the wall. 90 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:40,520 All right, sir. 91 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:41,520 Right through the wall. 92 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:42,520 In the back. 93 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:43,520 Came right through. 94 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:44,520 You can see there. 95 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:46,920 Goes right into the store room of the barbershop next door. 96 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:50,120 Sure made a mess of the place. 97 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:51,520 Plaster all over the floor. 98 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:52,520 Yes, sir. 99 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:54,000 Pretty much ruined the wall, too. 100 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:55,000 Yeah. 101 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:56,320 Wanted to make sure they'd have enough room. 102 00:03:56,320 --> 00:04:00,160 See that the hole must be about three feet across, Joe. 103 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:02,240 You can see there, right into the store room. 104 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:03,240 Yes, sir. 105 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:04,240 Better check over there. 106 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:05,600 Oh, I forgot to tell you. 107 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,080 The back door to the barbershop is open. 108 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,760 Before you officers arrived, I checked out in the alley and I saw it wide open. 109 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:13,520 I guess that's how they got in. 110 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,320 Who owns the barbershop, Mr. Hemp? 111 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:16,320 Ed Justin. 112 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:17,800 Had the place over 15 years. 113 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:18,800 You know where he lives? 114 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:19,800 Yes. 115 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:20,800 He isn't home, though. 116 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:21,800 As soon as I saw that hole, I tried to call him. 117 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:23,440 You can give us his address and phone number, can you? 118 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:24,440 Yes. 119 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:25,440 We'll want to talk to him. 120 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:26,440 I've got one of his cars up front. 121 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:27,440 All right, sir. 122 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:28,440 We'll check next door. 123 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:29,440 Look at that hole. 124 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:32,120 Must be a good three feet across, wouldn't you say? 125 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:33,120 Yes, sir. 126 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:39,040 Here, let me get that door for you. 127 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:40,040 Look at that. 128 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:41,040 What's that? 129 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:42,040 Size of that door. 130 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:43,040 Heavy, double locked. 131 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:44,760 Burglar alarm system out in front. 132 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:45,760 On the skylight up there. 133 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:46,760 Doesn't stop him. 134 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:47,760 Yes, sir. 135 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:48,760 Well, we'll check next door. 136 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:54,960 He seems like kind of a nice little guy, huh? 137 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:55,960 Yeah. 138 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:58,360 I wonder why the thief didn't close the door when he finished. 139 00:04:58,360 --> 00:04:59,960 Probably nothing left to steal. 140 00:04:59,960 --> 00:05:02,680 Take a look at the door here. 141 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:05,680 Doesn't look like it was forced. 142 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,680 Justin might have left it unlocked. 143 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:12,440 They sure made a mess in here, too. 144 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:15,320 Looks like they had a head start. 145 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:18,400 This place must use a lot of hair oil. 146 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:20,640 Yeah, for me that's liquid soap there. 147 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:21,640 Oh, yeah. 148 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:25,160 Doesn't look like there's any tools around. 149 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:26,160 No. 150 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:29,480 How you doing? 151 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:30,480 Take a look. 152 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:31,480 Want me to find something? 153 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:32,480 Come here. 154 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:33,480 What? 155 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:35,480 In the dust here, can you see it? 156 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:36,480 Yeah. 157 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:37,480 Any impressions? 158 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:40,000 Looks like a stocking foot, huh? 159 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:41,000 Yeah. 160 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,120 The guy must have worked with his shoes off. 161 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:44,640 That's the way I'd call it. 162 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:47,560 You notice right here, in the middle of the print, the stains? 163 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:50,280 Yeah, looks like it could be blood. 164 00:05:50,280 --> 00:05:52,280 Possibly might have cut his foot, would you? 165 00:05:52,280 --> 00:05:53,280 Uh-huh. 166 00:05:53,280 --> 00:05:55,920 Now let's call the crime lab, have them send the crew out to go over both places. 167 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:56,920 Yeah. 168 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:57,920 Joe? 169 00:05:57,920 --> 00:05:58,920 Yeah? 170 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:01,920 Take a look at the skylight up there. 171 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:02,920 It's broken. 172 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:06,920 You better check the roof, huh? 173 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:11,280 Sure looks like hair tonic. 174 00:06:11,280 --> 00:06:14,280 It's green. 175 00:06:14,280 --> 00:06:17,720 Yeah. 176 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:18,720 There's the drain pipe there. 177 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:20,720 Might have used that to get up. 178 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:22,680 We'll have the crew check it. 179 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:23,680 Let's go back in. 180 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:24,680 Yeah. 181 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:26,680 Mr. Hem? 182 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:27,680 Yes? 183 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:28,680 Find out anything? 184 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:29,680 Well, we're not sure yet, sir. 185 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:34,440 I wonder if you could tell us, is there some way to get to the roof of the building here? 186 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:35,440 Oh, yes, yes. 187 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:36,440 Come on, I'll show you. 188 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:37,440 There, there. 189 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:38,440 You see? 190 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:39,440 Up in the corner. 191 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:40,440 Trapped door. 192 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:41,440 Hinged. 193 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:42,440 Swings right up. 194 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:43,440 Been a while since I've used it. 195 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:44,440 You have something we can use to get up there? 196 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:45,440 Mm-hmm. 197 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:46,440 I've got a ladder. 198 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:47,440 I'll get it. 199 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:48,440 All right, sir. 200 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:49,440 Want me to give you a hand with that? 201 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:50,440 Oh, I can get it. 202 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:51,440 All right. 203 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:56,720 Here, you better let me help you with that. 204 00:06:56,720 --> 00:07:00,680 I'll swing my hand over and you can walk it right up under the trap door. 205 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:02,680 All right, careful now. 206 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:03,680 All right. 207 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:04,680 How's that? 208 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:05,680 That's fine. 209 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:06,680 That'll get it. 210 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,680 I'm gonna steady the ladder, Frank. 211 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:10,680 Yeah. 212 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:14,680 Can you get it? 213 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:18,160 No, this bolt's stuck. 214 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:19,160 Just a minute. 215 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:20,160 It's probably rusty. 216 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:21,760 I told you I didn't use it very often. 217 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:22,760 Yes, sir. 218 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:25,760 Okay, that's got it. 219 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:26,760 Good. 220 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:31,320 Okay, now hang on, will you, while I boost myself up? 221 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:32,320 I got it. 222 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:33,320 Okay. 223 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:38,320 All right, you want to come up, Frank? 224 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:39,320 Yeah. 225 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:43,320 All right, let me give you a hand. 226 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:44,320 Yeah. 227 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:45,320 Wait till I get my foot on the ledge. 228 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:46,320 All right, come on. 229 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:47,320 Oh, okay. 230 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:52,080 You gotta lose some weight. 231 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:55,080 Let's take a look at that skyline, huh? 232 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:56,080 Yeah. 233 00:07:56,080 --> 00:08:00,440 I'm glad we didn't hit this tar roof at noon. 234 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:03,880 It's still plenty warm. 235 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,760 You can see all the hemp's placed through this one. 236 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:08,360 Good spot to case it from, isn't it? 237 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:09,360 Yeah. 238 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:10,360 Let's check that broken skyline. 239 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:11,360 Yeah. 240 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:12,360 Take a look. 241 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:13,360 Yeah, more smears. 242 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:19,600 There's not much doubt about these. 243 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:20,600 Looks like blood all right, doesn't it? 244 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:21,600 Yeah. 245 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:24,480 Maybe they did case the stories from here. 246 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:26,360 Could have cut his foot on a piece of glass, couldn't he? 247 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:27,360 That's figures. 248 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:28,360 Still not much to go on. 249 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:29,360 Yeah. 250 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:31,160 It'd take a pretty big cut to make these smears. 251 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:33,160 Well, that'd be something in our favor. 252 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:34,160 How do you mean? 253 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:40,160 It won't heal overnight. 254 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:43,280 The crime lab crew arrived and started their investigation. 255 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,560 Fragments were taken of the interiors of both stores and samples of the plaster and lath 256 00:08:46,560 --> 00:08:48,920 materials were held as evidence. 257 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:53,000 Latent fingerprints went over both the jewelry store and the barber shop. 258 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,320 Frank and I checked with the people in the neighborhood, but none of them could recall 259 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:59,160 seeing any automobiles or strangers loitering in the vicinity. 260 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:02,120 At 7.20 p.m., the barber, Ed Justin, returned. 261 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:03,120 We questioned him. 262 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:06,120 He said he didn't recall locking the back door to the shop, and he said it was more 263 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:08,320 than possible that he did leave it open. 264 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:11,880 We got a complete list of the stolen merchandise from Ray Hemp, along with the case and movement 265 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:13,560 numbers of the watches. 266 00:09:13,560 --> 00:09:16,440 These were distributed to pawn shops throughout the city. 267 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:19,840 Frank and I went back to the city hall and had the stats office start a run on the M.O. 268 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:20,840 used in the burglary. 269 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:25,320 9.47 p.m., Lieutenant Lee Jones from the crime lab called to say that they'd finished their 270 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:27,680 examination of the physical evidence. 271 00:09:27,680 --> 00:09:30,960 He told us that the stains we'd found were blood and that he'd have the grouping test 272 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:32,520 finished for us in the morning. 273 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:35,700 He went on to say that the suspect should have particles of plaster dust and other debris 274 00:09:35,700 --> 00:09:36,700 in his clothing. 275 00:09:36,700 --> 00:09:40,360 Also, if we were able to find the socks that the thief had worn, the pattern of the material 276 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:41,920 would identify them. 277 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:46,280 At 10.15 p.m., Frank and I finished the log and we checked out of the office. 278 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:50,320 The next morning, we started to run down the list that the stats office had furnished us. 279 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:53,420 It took two full days to question all of the men named. 280 00:09:53,420 --> 00:09:56,700 At the end of that time, we had what we'd started with, nothing. 281 00:09:56,700 --> 00:09:57,700 We talked to informants. 282 00:09:57,700 --> 00:09:59,400 None of them could tell us anything. 283 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:02,240 Wednesday, 11.40 a.m., Frank and I checked into the office. 284 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:06,840 Let's have her check the book, huh? 285 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:07,840 Yeah. 286 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:10,840 What do you got? 287 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,880 A call from Luccarelli over at Narcotics. 288 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:14,880 Yeah. 289 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:16,680 Says they picked up a guy this morning. 290 00:10:16,680 --> 00:10:18,640 Luke talked to him and figured maybe we'd want to see him. 291 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:19,640 You say why? 292 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:20,640 Well, he didn't spell it out. 293 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:22,440 He saw our teletype on the jewelry store thing. 294 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:23,440 Yeah. 295 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:28,360 It's about some watches. 296 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:31,400 We put in a call to Sergeant Roxy Luccarelli at Narcotics Division. 297 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:33,600 Five minutes later, the suspect was brought to our office. 298 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:36,760 He was identified as Frederick Gabriel Garth. 299 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,960 He had a record listing several arrests for burglary and narcotics. 300 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:42,560 He'd served one term at the county jail on the narcotics charge. 301 00:10:42,560 --> 00:10:45,640 He was brought into the interrogation room where Frank and I questioned him. 302 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:47,000 What are you giving me trouble for? 303 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:48,000 I'm clean. 304 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:49,000 They found nothing on me. 305 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:50,000 Is that so? 306 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:51,000 Sure. 307 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:52,000 The marks are old. 308 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:53,000 Been a long time since I had a fix. 309 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:54,000 Uh-uh. 310 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:55,000 Well, what do you want from me? 311 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:56,000 Information. 312 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:57,000 On what? 313 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:58,000 You've been around a while, haven't you, Garth? 314 00:10:58,000 --> 00:10:59,000 Sure. 315 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:00,000 I'm a native son. 316 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:01,000 Then you must have a lot of friends. 317 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:02,000 A couple? 318 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:03,000 Any of them selling wristwatches? 319 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:04,000 What do you mean? 320 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:05,000 Well, you don't need a drawing for this now. 321 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:06,600 Any of your friends selling watches cheap? 322 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:07,600 No. 323 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:09,320 You sure about that? 324 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:10,320 What are you trying to build? 325 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:12,600 Well, the way it came to us, you can steer us to a cheap watch. 326 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:13,600 Well, you got it all wrong. 327 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:14,680 I don't even own a watch. 328 00:11:14,680 --> 00:11:16,520 If I could buy one cheap, I'd have one. 329 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:17,520 Is that right? 330 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:18,520 Well, sure. 331 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:19,520 I always wanted a good one. 332 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:20,520 Mm-hmm. 333 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:21,520 You know anybody who can lead us to a good buy? 334 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:22,520 Well, what's in it for me? 335 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:23,520 What do you got now? 336 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:24,520 Nothing. 337 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:25,520 Well, you're gonna leave the same way. 338 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:26,520 Well, no reason for me to give you a hand then, is there? 339 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:27,520 Then put it down that we're gonna have you in here again. 340 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:29,520 The way you act now will go on the books. 341 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:32,040 How about it, Garth? 342 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:33,040 Who's gonna know? 343 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:36,880 You, Smith, and me. 344 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:37,880 For real? 345 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:38,880 Won't do us any good to spread it around town, will it? 346 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:39,880 Okay. 347 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:41,880 I met a guy last night, showed him your watch he bought for $5. 348 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:42,880 What did it look like? 349 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:43,880 Gold. 350 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:44,880 Pretty good watch. 351 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:45,880 This fellow a friend of yours? 352 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:46,880 I know him, that's all. 353 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:47,880 He got a name? 354 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:48,880 Yeah, Victor Gordon. 355 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:49,880 Where'd you see him? 356 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:50,880 Hot Dog Stand. 357 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:51,880 Where's that? 358 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:52,880 Out on Western. 359 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:53,880 Western's a long street. 360 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:54,880 Corner of St. Andrews. 361 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:55,880 What does Gordon do for a living? 362 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:56,880 I don't know. 363 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:57,880 I just see him around the Hot Dog Stand once in a while. 364 00:11:57,880 --> 00:11:58,880 You live around there? 365 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:00,880 Yeah, I got a room near 39th and Western. 366 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:01,880 I don't know the number. 367 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:02,880 It's a big green place. 368 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:04,600 It's got all kinds of plastic shingles on the roof. 369 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:05,600 Red ones. 370 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:06,600 You show it to us? 371 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:07,600 Yeah, a friend of mine has a car. 372 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:08,600 We drove him home a couple of times. 373 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:10,200 Did you get a good look at the watch last night? 374 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:11,200 Yeah. 375 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:12,200 What kind was it? 376 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:13,200 Longi. 377 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:14,200 You're pretty sure about that, are you? 378 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:15,200 Sure. 379 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:16,200 I looked at it pretty good. 380 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:17,200 He took it off his wrist, asked me if I thought it was worth five bucks. 381 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:18,200 I told him it was. 382 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:19,200 At least I'd pay that for it. 383 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:20,200 It was a real beauty. 384 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:22,360 Can you give us the description of this Gordon fellow? 385 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:23,360 Yeah. 386 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:24,360 We want you to show us where he lives. 387 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:25,640 Well, I've ridden this far. 388 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:26,640 No reason to get off now. 389 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:27,640 You got any more on him? 390 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:29,200 You're gonna find out anyway. 391 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:35,000 Yeah, this Gordon, he's an ex-convict. 392 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,680 We checked the name and description of Victor Gordon through R&I. 393 00:12:37,680 --> 00:12:40,880 We found that he'd served one term for armed robbery in an Eastern penitentiary and was 394 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:42,640 not on parole at the time. 395 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:46,960 A check of the ex-convict registration gave us his present address. 396 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:51,480 We also found that he was employed at the Belden Aircraft Corporation in San Fernando. 397 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:55,320 We took Fred Garth out to the address on Western Avenue to verify it for us. 398 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:59,240 We pointed out the house and asked that we drop him off near a street car line. 399 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:02,200 After that, Frank and I returned to the rooming house and we went up to the third floor. 400 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:04,760 We knocked on the door to Gordon's room and he asked us in. 401 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:06,040 I know what you're climbing on me for. 402 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:07,040 A while of questions. 403 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:08,440 You ask him to get answers, don't you? 404 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:09,440 We'd like a few. 405 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:12,440 Look, you tell me what all this is about and maybe it'll shake up my memory. 406 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:15,000 All right, the way we heard it, you were wearing a new watch last night. 407 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:16,000 Well, you got it wrong. 408 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:17,000 Is that so? 409 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:18,000 Yeah, I haven't got a watch. 410 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:19,000 We got it different. 411 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:20,000 Look here, you see one? 412 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:21,000 If I had a watch, I'd be wearing it, wouldn't I? 413 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:22,000 You had one last night, mister. 414 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:23,000 Oh, you're crazy. 415 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:26,000 You got a watch. 416 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:27,000 We heard different. 417 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:28,000 Somebody lied to you. 418 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:29,000 I showed you I'm not wearing one. 419 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:30,000 You don't mind if we look around the place. 420 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:31,000 Go ahead, you won't find anything. 421 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:32,000 All right. 422 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:33,000 I'll check the closets, you okay? 423 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:34,000 You're wasting your time. 424 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:35,000 You're not going to find anything. 425 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:36,880 Well, then you haven't got anything to worry about, have you? 426 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:38,360 Go ahead and mess up my room. 427 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:39,360 Tear it apart. 428 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:40,360 You're not going to find anything. 429 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:41,480 Why don't you just simmer down there? 430 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:43,880 I just don't want to have to put all that stuff back. 431 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:44,880 Joe. 432 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:45,880 Yeah. 433 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:46,880 What do you got? 434 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:47,880 Take a look. 435 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:49,680 Found one of the shoes there. 436 00:13:49,680 --> 00:13:50,680 38 cold. 437 00:13:50,680 --> 00:13:51,680 Yeah. 438 00:13:51,680 --> 00:13:53,200 How about it? 439 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:54,280 You satisfied now? 440 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:55,280 This gun yours, Gordon? 441 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:56,280 Never saw it before. 442 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:57,280 Found it in your closet. 443 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:58,280 It isn't mine. 444 00:13:58,280 --> 00:13:59,280 Won't hold. 445 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:00,280 You want to tell us about it? 446 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:01,720 All right, so you found a gun. 447 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:02,720 Is something wrong? 448 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:04,040 You got a short memory, haven't you? 449 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:05,040 Maybe I got it wrong. 450 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:06,280 I thought you guys were looking for a watch. 451 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:08,320 There's a law that says an ex-con can't have a gun. 452 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:09,320 You want to know that? 453 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:12,320 How about it, Gordon? 454 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:14,400 All right, get your coat. 455 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:15,680 That take me downtown? 456 00:14:15,680 --> 00:14:16,680 You called it. 457 00:14:16,680 --> 00:14:17,680 What charge? 458 00:14:17,680 --> 00:14:18,680 We'll let you know when we write it up. 459 00:14:18,680 --> 00:14:19,680 It's a bad beef. 460 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:20,680 Oh, yeah, sure. 461 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:22,600 I don't know what you're after, but I had no piece of it. 462 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:23,600 You want to get the watch? 463 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:27,280 It's in the medicine cabinet in the bathroom. 464 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:28,280 All right, you sit still. 465 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:29,280 I'll get it. 466 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:30,280 I bought it. 467 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:31,920 I paid five bucks. 468 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:32,920 We'll get to that. 469 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:33,920 How about it, Joe? 470 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:34,920 Yeah. 471 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:35,920 You got a pen, eh? 472 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:36,920 Yeah, give it here all over. 473 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:37,920 All right, you want to give me the number? 474 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:38,920 I'll check it against the list. 475 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:39,920 Yeah. 476 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:40,920 All right. 477 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:41,920 Come here. 478 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:50,920 It's kind of hard to see. 479 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:59,560 One, six, seven, five, eight. 480 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:00,560 The next one's a nine. 481 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:01,560 Let me see it. 482 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:02,560 Yeah, that's a nine. 483 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:03,560 Is it on the list? 484 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:04,560 Wait a minute. 485 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:05,560 Look, I didn't steal it. 486 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:08,560 I was wrong about the gun, but I didn't steal the watch. 487 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:09,560 Look, just sit still. 488 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:10,560 How about it? 489 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:11,560 No, it's not. 490 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:12,560 It's not here. 491 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:13,560 Wait a minute. 492 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:14,560 Try the other side. 493 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:15,560 Gordon, you're in trouble. 494 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:16,560 Yeah, I know. 495 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:17,560 The gun. 496 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:18,560 No, that's only half of it, this watch. 497 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:19,560 Yeah. 498 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:20,560 It's listed as stolen. 499 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:36,680 You are listening to Dragnet, the authentic story of your police force in action. 500 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:41,680 There are more than 60 million cigarette smokers in America who smoke many brands. 501 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:45,520 In choosing your cigarette, be sure to remember this. 502 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:51,080 You will like Chesterfield best because only Chesterfield has the right combination of 503 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:54,040 the world's best tobaccos. 504 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:59,560 Tobaccos that are highest in quality, low in nicotine, best for you. 505 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:07,240 You and I smoke for relaxation, for comfort, for satisfaction, and in the whole wide world, 506 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:11,040 no cigarette satisfies like a Chesterfield. 507 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:15,920 You smoke with the greatest possible pleasure when your cigarette is Chesterfield, the right 508 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,920 combination of the world's best tobaccos. 509 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:26,920 Yes, these six words, highest in quality, low in nicotine, mean Chesterfield is best 510 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:28,320 for you. 511 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:29,920 Buy them king size. 512 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,240 Get a carton of Chesterfield today. 513 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:33,800 Chesterfield regular. 514 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:36,160 Chesterfield king size. 515 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:45,920 Both at the same price in most places. 516 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:48,000 The suspect was taken downtown and questioned. 517 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,000 He continued to deny any part in the thefts. 518 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,840 We put in a call to the place where he worked and we verified that he'd been there on the 519 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:54,440 night of the burglary. 520 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:57,680 After a half hour of questioning, Victor Gordon told us about the man he'd bought the watch 521 00:16:57,680 --> 00:16:58,680 from. 522 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:01,840 He said he didn't know his full name, that he knew him only as Kermit. 523 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:04,960 He went on to say that his girlfriend had been with him when he bought the watch and 524 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:06,840 could verify the story. 525 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:09,680 We contacted the girl, Celia Kirk, and we talked to her. 526 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:12,080 She told us the same story we'd gotten from Gordon. 527 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:16,760 She volunteered the information that Kermit lived in the 3800 block on Gramercy Place. 528 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:21,300 She also told us that his girlfriend lived in the 2900 block on Ninth Avenue. 529 00:17:21,300 --> 00:17:23,760 We got a complete description of the man and we checked it through R&I. 530 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:27,360 We came up with a package for a Kermit J. Wayne. 531 00:17:27,360 --> 00:17:32,000 When the mugshot was shown to Gordon and Celia Kirk, we got a positive identification. 532 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:34,760 Wayne's arrest record went back to the time he was 15. 533 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:39,640 He was listed as an expert safe burger and had used a tunneling M.O. on several occasions. 534 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:42,560 Gordon was booked in at the main jail on a charge of violation of the Dangerous Weapons 535 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:45,720 Control Law of 1923, Section 2. 536 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:47,440 5.40 p.m. 537 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,880 Frank and I left the office and drove out to the address on Gramercy Place. 538 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:52,280 Wayne lived on the second floor rear. 539 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:53,280 He wasn't there. 540 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:57,280 In the company of the landlord, we went through his room. 541 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:58,280 Pretty dirty. 542 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:01,960 You want to check the dresser, I'll get the trunk. 543 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:02,960 Yeah. 544 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:05,960 Hey, Joe, look. 545 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:08,640 I guess everybody's got this calendar, huh? 546 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:09,640 Yeah, it's real popular. 547 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:10,640 Pretty good. 548 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:13,640 Hey, look at this. 549 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:15,640 Should turn something? 550 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:17,920 Yeah, drawer full of dirty T-shirts. 551 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,400 You got to put them someplace. 552 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:23,120 Well, I have gloves for this job. 553 00:18:23,120 --> 00:18:24,760 How you doing with the trunk? 554 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:26,760 There's nothing much in it. 555 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:29,360 More of those calendars. 556 00:18:29,360 --> 00:18:34,720 Wayne must be a fine arts patron. 557 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:35,720 Dirty shirts in this one. 558 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:38,520 I don't know, maybe the guy hasn't heard of laundries. 559 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:39,520 What do you think? 560 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:41,920 Well, the trunk checks out. 561 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:46,240 Well, how you like that, I should have known. 562 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:47,960 Dirty socks, old drawer full of them. 563 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:49,520 Well, he's neat anyhow. 564 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:50,520 Huh? 565 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:53,520 I'll check the closet. 566 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:59,840 A lot of hangers, not many clothes. 567 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:04,200 Maybe the guy's broke, but that's no reason to be so dirty. 568 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:05,960 How about that bundle there? 569 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:06,960 I haven't looked at it yet. 570 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:07,960 Wait a minute. 571 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:10,960 It might be his clean shirts. 572 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:13,560 No, pair of pants. 573 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:14,560 Figures. 574 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:15,560 They're dirty too. 575 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:16,560 Wait a minute. 576 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:17,560 Something in the pocket here. 577 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:20,560 A pair of socks. 578 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:21,560 That makes you wrong. 579 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:24,360 If he was so neat, they'd be with the others. 580 00:19:24,360 --> 00:19:25,840 Maybe he had a reason for keeping them here. 581 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:26,840 Why? 582 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:27,840 Take a look. 583 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:29,200 He had a reason. 584 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:35,360 Blood on this one. 585 00:19:35,360 --> 00:19:38,280 We checked out the rest of Wayne's room, but we turned up nothing to further tie him in 586 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:39,280 with a burglary. 587 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:43,120 We got a description of his car from the landlord, and before we left, we made arrangements for 588 00:19:43,120 --> 00:19:45,520 a stakeout to be set up on his room. 589 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:49,360 We took the pair of pants and the blood stained socks down to the crime lab for examination. 590 00:19:49,360 --> 00:19:50,360 8.20 p.m. 591 00:19:50,360 --> 00:19:55,160 Frank and I drove over to 9th Street to try to find Kermit Wayne's girlfriend. 592 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:58,560 We checked the 2900 block and we found a car that matched the description of the one owned 593 00:19:58,560 --> 00:19:59,560 by the suspect. 594 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:03,080 We checked the white slip and found the car was registered to Wayne. 595 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:05,880 Frank pulled two of the leads to the spark plugs and we went back to our car to wait 596 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:07,480 for Wayne to show up. 597 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:08,760 The night dragged on. 598 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:09,760 4.29 a.m. 599 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:11,560 It's been almost eight hours. 600 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:12,560 Yeah. 601 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:13,920 I wish something had happened, don't you? 602 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:14,920 Put in with you. 603 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:15,920 Joe? 604 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:16,920 Yeah? 605 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:20,560 Did you ever notice around the city all the clocks that are stopped? 606 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:23,520 No, I can't say that I have. 607 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:27,360 You know, on business places, storefronts, walls, all over. 608 00:20:27,360 --> 00:20:28,360 What brought that on? 609 00:20:28,360 --> 00:20:30,440 Oh, I was just thinking a little while ago. 610 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:33,120 You know, some smart fella get a lot of work fixing them. 611 00:20:33,120 --> 00:20:35,120 All the clocks don't run. 612 00:20:35,120 --> 00:20:38,920 They're only right two times a day. 613 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:39,920 What? 614 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:40,920 Clocks that are broke. 615 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:41,920 Twice a day they're right. 616 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:45,800 How'd you like to be right only twice a day? 617 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:47,680 Some fellas would be all right. 618 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:48,680 Like who? 619 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:49,680 Guys that bet on the horses. 620 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:50,680 Oh, yeah, probably would. 621 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:51,680 Never thought of that. 622 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:56,240 Wouldn't be so good if you worked in a chicken hatchery though. 623 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:57,240 Where? 624 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:58,240 Chicken hatchery. 625 00:20:58,240 --> 00:20:59,240 What do you mean? 626 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:04,000 Well, those guys up there, they look at baby chicks their day or so old and they tell what 627 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:05,000 they're going to be. 628 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:06,000 You know, men or women. 629 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:07,000 What? 630 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:10,240 Well, they're going to be roosters or hens. 631 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:11,240 Oh, yeah. 632 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:12,240 Pretty good money in it. 633 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:14,240 Well, that's a new one on me. 634 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:16,000 Yeah, but you got to be right. 635 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,560 None of this twice a day stuff. 636 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:23,720 You know, say a guy about a hundred little baby chicks expecting to get, you know, 98 637 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:24,720 hens and two roosters. 638 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:25,720 Uh-huh. 639 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:29,680 And he finds out he got just the opposite, 98 roosters and two hens. 640 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:31,640 How do you think he'd feel? 641 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:32,640 Disappointed? 642 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:33,640 You bet he would. 643 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:36,120 That guy would be looking for a new job too. 644 00:21:36,120 --> 00:21:38,240 Well, maybe he could fix those clocks. 645 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:40,920 Well, sure would be a lot of money in it for somebody. 646 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:41,920 Hold it. 647 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:42,920 Across the street. 648 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:43,920 Yeah. 649 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:44,920 I see him. 650 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:46,640 I'm talking to somebody inside there. 651 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:48,240 I can't see him too good. 652 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:49,720 It's about the right height though. 653 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:53,880 He's coming this way now. 654 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:54,880 Notice the walk? 655 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:56,920 It checks out all the way. 656 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:57,920 Yeah. 657 00:21:57,920 --> 00:21:58,920 It's him. 658 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:02,320 All right, wait till he gets in the car. 659 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:03,320 Let's go. 660 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:04,320 All right. 661 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:05,320 Hey. 662 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:06,320 Hey, fella. 663 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:07,320 You Kermit Wayne? 664 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:08,320 Hey, what is this? 665 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:09,320 Police officers. 666 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:10,320 Are you Kermit Wayne? 667 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:11,320 Yeah, why? 668 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:12,320 Get out of the car. 669 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:14,320 Come on, keep those hands where you can see him. 670 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:15,320 Why do you want to talk to me? 671 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:16,320 Come on, get out. 672 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:17,320 Just put it down the way you walk, huh? 673 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:18,320 This don't make sense. 674 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:19,320 It does to us. 675 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:20,320 What do you mean? 676 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:21,320 You're limp. 677 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:24,320 The suspect was taken down to Georgia Street Receiving Hospital. 678 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:28,320 An examination showed that he had a bad cut on his right foot. 679 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:31,320 We contacted the office and another team of men were sent out to the apartment of Wayne's 680 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:33,320 girlfriend to go over the place. 681 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:35,320 Frank and I took the suspect back to the office. 682 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:40,440 825, 683 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:42,440 a.m. 684 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:46,440 I guess we can expect much from Wayne's girlfriend if she's anything like him. 685 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:48,440 No, he's a clam, that's for sure. 686 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:50,440 We're going to need something strong to open him up. 687 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:51,440 Righty? 688 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:52,440 Yeah, Mac. 689 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:54,440 What did you do out there? 690 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:56,440 Maybe we got something for you. 691 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:57,440 Where is the guy? 692 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:58,440 The next office. 693 00:22:58,440 --> 00:22:59,440 Here. 694 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:00,440 You taking a trip, Mac? 695 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:05,440 No, suitcases for you. 696 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:09,440 Watches, rings. 697 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:13,440 Wayne's girlfriend didn't know it but she was in the jewelry business. 698 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:14,440 Look at this. 699 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:16,440 All on jeans. 700 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:17,440 How about serial numbers? 701 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:18,440 Haven't checked them yet. 702 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:20,440 As soon as we found this we came right over. 703 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:21,440 All right, we'll run them. 704 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:22,440 Did you have any trouble? 705 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:23,440 No, really. 706 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:24,440 She was pretty cooperative. 707 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:25,440 Didn't see what was going on. 708 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:28,440 We told her Wayne was in custody, gave her a big story. 709 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:30,440 Tells easier than it was. 710 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:31,440 How'd you locate the stuff? 711 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:35,440 When we told her about Wayne she remembered the suitcase he wanted her to keep for him. 712 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:37,440 He told her it was some war souvenirs. 713 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:39,440 Didn't like to leave them in his room. 714 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:42,440 Real surprised when she saw the contents. 715 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:43,440 Then she got mad. 716 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:45,440 Said he'd always promised to buy her a good watch. 717 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:46,440 Never had. 718 00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:48,440 She can start looking for a new Santa Claus, huh? 719 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:49,440 Yeah. 720 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:56,440 Wayne won't be shopping for some time. 721 00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:59,440 We checked the serial numbers on the watches and we found that they were the ones taken 722 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:01,440 in the burglary of the jewelry store. 723 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:04,440 All of the other merchandise matched the description that we'd gotten from Ray Hemp. 724 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,440 9.18 a.m. 725 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:08,440 All right, you want to tell us how you cut your foot? 726 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:09,440 I'm giving you nothing. 727 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:11,440 You did it on the skylight over the barbershop, didn't you? 728 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:12,440 You tell me. 729 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:13,440 I don't know. 730 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:14,440 Maybe I cut it at the beach. 731 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:15,440 We don't think so. 732 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:16,440 I want to see a lawyer. 733 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:17,440 I'll talk to him but I got nothing for you guys. 734 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:20,440 All right, we got something here we want you to see, Wayne. 735 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:23,440 How about it, Wayne? 736 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:24,440 Look familiar? 737 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:25,440 Oh, you kidding? 738 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:26,440 Bunch of watches. 739 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:27,440 I've seen watches before. 740 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:28,440 Who hasn't? 741 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:29,440 These are a little different. 742 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:30,440 Look at the suitcase. 743 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:31,440 Does that ring any bells? 744 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:32,440 Don't mean nothing to me. 745 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:33,440 You guys are trying to trap me. 746 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:34,440 I know how you are. 747 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:35,440 Won't work this time. 748 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:36,440 I've been talking all about you cops a long time. 749 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:37,440 I get it. 750 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:38,440 Burgory Friday. 751 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:39,440 Yeah, right. 752 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:40,440 Both of them, huh? 753 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:41,440 Oh, good. 754 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:42,440 Okay, we'll check with you. 755 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:43,440 Want to give us a story now, Wayne? 756 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:44,440 I'll talk to a lawyer. 757 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:45,440 That phone call there, it just called a third strike on you, mister. 758 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:46,440 More blood. 759 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:47,440 All right, I'll give it to you straight. 760 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:48,440 When you went into that jewelry store, you cut your foot. 761 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:49,440 You left blood smears all over the place. 762 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:50,440 You got a stick in your hand. 763 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:51,440 You got a stick in your hand. 764 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:52,440 You got a stick in your hand. 765 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:53,440 You got a stick in your hand. 766 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:54,440 You got a stick in your hand. 767 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:55,440 You got a stick in your hand. 768 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:56,440 You got a stick in your hand. 769 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:57,440 You got a stick in your hand. 770 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:20,500 You got a stick in your hand. 771 00:25:20,500 --> 00:25:21,500 Tell us about it now. 772 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:24,920 Don't think you're so smart, you ain't. 773 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:26,720 You just got the brakes, that's all, just the brakes. 774 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:27,720 That's all. 775 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:29,100 Yeah, your cops ain't smart. 776 00:25:29,100 --> 00:25:30,100 I learned it real young. 777 00:25:30,100 --> 00:25:32,180 Once in a while, a brakes for one on your side. 778 00:25:32,180 --> 00:25:33,800 Something else you should have learned real young. 779 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:35,380 You wouldn't be worrying about the brakes now. 780 00:25:35,380 --> 00:25:36,220 What, sir? 781 00:25:36,220 --> 00:25:37,640 The Eighth Commandment. 782 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:40,640 The Story of the Innocent 783 00:25:44,820 --> 00:25:47,060 The story you've just heard is true. 784 00:25:47,060 --> 00:25:49,680 The names were changed to protect the innocent. 785 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:53,020 On January 16th, trial was held in Department 98, 786 00:25:53,020 --> 00:25:54,900 Superior Court of the State of California, 787 00:25:54,900 --> 00:25:56,940 in and for the County of Los Angeles. 788 00:25:56,940 --> 00:25:59,200 In a moment, the results of that trial. 789 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:01,480 Now, here is our star, Jack Webb. 790 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:03,660 Thank you, George Fenomen. 791 00:26:03,660 --> 00:26:05,420 You know, almost a hundred years ago, 792 00:26:05,420 --> 00:26:07,840 Charles Kingsley wrote this about tobacco. 793 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:11,740 He said, tobacco is a lone man's companion. 794 00:26:11,740 --> 00:26:15,380 It's like a bachelor's friend, a chilly man's fire. 795 00:26:15,380 --> 00:26:16,460 Well, I like to think these words 796 00:26:16,460 --> 00:26:18,160 describe what Chesterfield means 797 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:20,180 to millions of smokers today. 798 00:26:20,180 --> 00:26:22,540 The right combination of the world's best tobaccos, 799 00:26:22,540 --> 00:26:24,260 the best cigarette ever made. 800 00:26:24,260 --> 00:26:28,100 Chesterfield, highest in quality, low in nicotine. 801 00:26:28,100 --> 00:26:29,140 Best for you. 802 00:26:29,140 --> 00:26:32,140 The Eighth Commandment 803 00:26:37,500 --> 00:26:39,660 Kermit J. Wayne was tried and convicted 804 00:26:39,660 --> 00:26:41,340 of burglary in the first degree. 805 00:26:41,340 --> 00:26:43,320 Victor Cavell Gordon was found guilty 806 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:45,740 of violation of the Dangerous Weapons Control Act 807 00:26:45,740 --> 00:26:48,540 and received sentence as prescribed by law. 808 00:26:48,540 --> 00:26:50,500 Burglary in the first degree is punishable 809 00:26:50,500 --> 00:26:52,380 by imprisonment in the state penitentiary 810 00:26:52,380 --> 00:26:55,180 for a period of not less than five years. 811 00:26:55,180 --> 00:26:57,500 Violation of the Dangerous Weapons Control Act 812 00:26:57,500 --> 00:26:59,820 is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail 813 00:26:59,820 --> 00:27:01,980 for a period of not more than one year, 814 00:27:01,980 --> 00:27:06,740 or a fine of $500, or both such fine and imprisonment. 815 00:27:06,740 --> 00:27:08,260 Ladies and gentlemen, 816 00:27:08,260 --> 00:27:09,740 the Dragnet feature motion picture 817 00:27:09,740 --> 00:27:11,920 will soon be showing at your local theater. 818 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:13,860 It's in color and wide screen. 819 00:27:13,860 --> 00:27:15,400 We hope you'll go see it. 820 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:17,100 We hope you'll like it. 821 00:27:17,100 --> 00:27:20,100 ["Dragnet Theme Song"] 822 00:27:26,380 --> 00:27:27,980 You have just heard Dragnet, 823 00:27:27,980 --> 00:27:31,160 a series of authentic cases from official files. 824 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:33,620 Technical advice comes from the Office of Chief of Police 825 00:27:33,620 --> 00:27:36,480 W.H. 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