1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:11,560 Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. 2 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:22,160 The names have been changed to protect the innocent. 3 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:23,760 You're a detective sergeant. 4 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:25,840 You're assigned a robbery detail. 5 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:28,800 A pair of holdup men have been operating in your city. 6 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:30,640 You know their method of operation. 7 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:32,320 You know what they look like. 8 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:37,440 Your job, get them. 9 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:47,960 Dragnet, the documentary drama of an actual crime. 10 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:52,160 For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will 11 00:00:52,160 --> 00:00:56,680 travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official 12 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:58,360 police files. 13 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:03,440 From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force 14 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,760 in action. 15 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:09,640 It was Wednesday, June 8th. 16 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:10,640 It was warm in Los Angeles. 17 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:12,640 We were working today to watch out a robbery detail. 18 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,160 My partner is Frank Smith, the boss of Chief of Detectives Thad Brown. 19 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:16,160 My name is Friday. 20 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:19,920 We were on our way out from the office and it was 10, 14 a.m. when we got to the corner 21 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:22,960 of Roberta and Mercury, the after hours cafe. 22 00:01:22,960 --> 00:01:25,160 Yeah, what'll it be? 23 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:26,920 Would you like to see Harry Prentice? 24 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:27,920 Yeah, I'm him. 25 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:28,920 What do you want? 26 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:29,920 Police officers. 27 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:30,920 This is my partner, Frank Smith. 28 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:31,920 My name's Friday. 29 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:32,920 Oh, alright. 30 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:33,920 By last night, huh? 31 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:34,920 Yeah. 32 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:35,920 Were you here? 33 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:36,920 Yeah, sure was. 34 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:37,920 I'm the only one that's got a key. 35 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:38,920 Place is open. 36 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:39,920 I'm here. 37 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:40,920 Yes, sir. 38 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:41,920 Now about the robbery? 39 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:42,920 Yeah, sure. 40 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:43,920 What do you want to know? 41 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:44,920 Would you tell us what happened? 42 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:45,920 Should have read the papers this morning. 43 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:46,920 All about it in there. 44 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:47,920 Got a couple of copies if you want to see them. 45 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:48,920 No, that won't be necessary. 46 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:49,920 No, no trouble at all. 47 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:50,920 I'm gonna have a couple of copies right here. 48 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:51,920 Here, take a look, right here. 49 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:52,920 Yeah, here it is. 50 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:53,920 Yeah, I'll read it to you. 51 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:58,560 Last night at the After Hours Cafe, I wish they'd given me address. 52 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:02,480 At the After Hours Cafe, two gunmen held up and beat Jeffrey Hanks. 53 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,320 The victim was approached outside the bar and when asked for his money... 54 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:06,480 Yes sir, now we saw all that. 55 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,480 We'd just like to hear your version if we could. 56 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:09,480 Oh, well, okay. 57 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:11,160 What do you want to know? 58 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:12,160 Did you see the men? 59 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:13,160 The gunmen? 60 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:14,160 That's right. 61 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:15,160 Yeah, sure. 62 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:16,160 I told the other cops they did. 63 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:17,160 Gave them a description, everything. 64 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:18,160 Uh-huh. 65 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:19,160 Know anything about their speech? 66 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:20,160 An accent, maybe? 67 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:21,160 No. 68 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:22,160 I asked them what they wanted. 69 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:23,160 One, a big one. 70 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:24,160 A bunch of rocks. 71 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:25,560 The other one asked for plain grapefruit juice. 72 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:26,560 No booze, just the juice. 73 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:27,560 Uh-huh. 74 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:28,560 And lucky I had it. 75 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:30,160 Got a couple of cans in for vodka drinks. 76 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:31,160 Don't get a lot of call for it. 77 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:32,160 Guy drank all I had. 78 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:33,160 Uh-huh. 79 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:34,160 When did the victim come in? 80 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:35,160 You mean Hanks? 81 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:36,160 Yeah. 82 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:37,160 Oh, must have been about 8.30. 83 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:38,160 Some place in here. 84 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:39,160 Uh-huh. 85 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:40,160 Walked in, sat out. 86 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:41,160 Had you seen him before? 87 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:42,160 No, brand new face. 88 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:43,160 Uh-huh. 89 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:44,160 Nice looking guy, though. 90 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:45,160 The kind you like to have for regulars. 91 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:46,160 That so? 92 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:47,160 Yeah, quiet, good drinker. 93 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:48,160 Doesn't bother the singles at the bar. 94 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:49,160 Nice, you know what I mean. 95 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:50,160 Yeah. 96 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,160 If I was full of them, I wouldn't have no worries. 97 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:55,160 How do you happen to get mixed up with the other two, do you know? 98 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:56,160 Yeah, you mean Hanks? 99 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:57,160 That's right. 100 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:58,160 I don't know. 101 00:02:58,160 --> 00:02:59,160 I wasn't paying a lot of attention. 102 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:00,160 Portable martini, left him alone. 103 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,160 A friend of mine, lady type, was here. 104 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:03,160 Was talking to her. 105 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:04,160 Her and her boyfriend been having trouble. 106 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:05,160 He belted her around a little bit. 107 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:06,160 Not bad. 108 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:07,160 Couple of scratches. 109 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:08,160 You know what I mean. 110 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:09,160 I think so. 111 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:10,160 Well, she was asking me what to do. 112 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,160 We'd been friends for a long time since I opened the place. 113 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,160 Anyway, we was talking so I didn't see what happened. 114 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:15,160 Yeah. 115 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,160 All I know is that the three of them got up and moved to the booth in the back. 116 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:19,160 Ordered another round. 117 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,160 I hardly got the drinks back to the table and they was ready for another one. 118 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:23,160 Go ahead. 119 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:25,160 Kept running from the bar to their table for the next couple of hours. 120 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:26,160 You hear anything they were saying? 121 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:27,160 No, not much. 122 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,160 The one that was drinking scotch, he got a little plastered and loud. 123 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:31,160 Told them a couple of times to shut up. 124 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,160 Said I'd have to 86 him if they didn't. 125 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:34,160 Yeah. 126 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:35,160 Kept it up so I told them to leave. 127 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:36,160 Didn't take it kindly. 128 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:37,160 What do you mean then? 129 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:38,160 Well, it started to get rough. 130 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:41,160 You know, telling me that they didn't have to take no guff from a barkeep. 131 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:42,160 No. 132 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,160 Well, I told them, the one drinking the grapefruit juice. 133 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,160 I told him to get his friends out. 134 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:48,160 He says, we're not causing any trouble. 135 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,160 And I said, that's the way I want to keep him. 136 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,160 So he said for me to leave him alone. 137 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:53,160 And I said to the grapefruit. 138 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,160 I said for him to leave right then. 139 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,160 I don't want you in my place, I said. 140 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:58,160 Yeah. 141 00:03:58,160 --> 00:03:59,160 Well, and so scotch on the rocks. 142 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,160 He said, tell his cat to go hide his head. 143 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:02,160 Like that, he said. 144 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,160 And turned a bear loose. 145 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,160 And I grabbed the both of them, threw them out through the door. 146 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:07,160 O-U-T. 147 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:08,160 Yeah. 148 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:09,160 And I went back for the other guy. 149 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:10,160 Nice looking one. 150 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:11,160 He was pretty gassed by then. 151 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:12,160 Had about eight martinis. 152 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:13,160 Asked him to leave. 153 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:14,160 He did. 154 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:15,160 Did you have any trouble with him? 155 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:16,160 No, no. 156 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:17,160 Just asked. 157 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,160 Were the other two outside when he left? 158 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:20,160 Yeah, standing on the sidewalk. 159 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,160 I told him to shove off or I'd call the cops. 160 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:23,160 Old scotch on the rocks. 161 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:25,160 He said for me to go soak my head. 162 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,160 Well, I was going after him, but I figured it wouldn't do no good. 163 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,160 So I came back inside. 164 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,160 Couple minutes later, the nice guy, Banks. 165 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:32,160 Hanks. 166 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:33,160 Oh, yeah. 167 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:34,160 Yeah, well, he came in all beat up. 168 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:35,160 Closed to him. 169 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:36,160 Real mess. 170 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:37,160 Yeah. 171 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:38,160 Big cut right along here. 172 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:39,160 Forehead. 173 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:40,160 Said he'd been robbed. 174 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:41,160 Wanted me to call the cops. 175 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,160 Had you ever seen either of the two men before? 176 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:45,160 You mean scotch on the rocks and grapefruit? 177 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:46,160 That's right. 178 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:47,160 I never did. 179 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,160 Why don't you take a look at this description and see if it's right. 180 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:50,160 Here. 181 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:51,160 Yeah, sure. 182 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:52,160 Glad to help out. 183 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,160 Yeah, yeah, that looks about right. 184 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,160 Is there anything you can add to it? 185 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:57,160 No, just a couple of guys. 186 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:59,160 Nothing about them would stand out. 187 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:00,160 Would you know them if you saw them again? 188 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,160 Hard to say, you know what I mean? 189 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:03,160 Yes. 190 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:04,160 Couple of guys came in and ordered a drink. 191 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:05,160 Nothing special. 192 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:07,160 Not sure I could point them out for you. 193 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:08,160 Anybody would forget them. 194 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:09,160 Not quite. 195 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:10,160 Huh? 196 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:11,160 We won't. 197 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:16,160 Eleven thirty a.m. 198 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:18,160 We left the barn and went back to the city hall. 199 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,160 We checked with the stats office and picked up the results of their latest run. 200 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:26,160 They listed four possible, but when we read the names we were no closer to the holdup men than we had been. 201 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:29,160 The names were ones that we checked and cleared before. 202 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,160 Frank and I went back to robbery. 203 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,160 There was a message for us to see Captain Donahoe. 204 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:34,160 We went into his office. 205 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:35,160 Yeah? 206 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:37,160 No, as far as I know there's nothing new in it. 207 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:38,160 That's right. 208 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:39,160 Uh-huh. 209 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:40,160 They just came in. 210 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:41,160 What? 211 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,160 All right, I'll let you know right away. 212 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:44,160 Yeah. 213 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:45,160 Bye. 214 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:46,160 Come on in. 215 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:47,160 Hi, Skipper. 216 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:48,160 Captain. 217 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:49,160 That was Chief Brown. 218 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:50,160 Been calling all morning. 219 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:51,160 Yeah. 220 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:52,160 You know what he wants? 221 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:53,160 What do I tell him? 222 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:54,160 Well, we talked to the bartender. 223 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:55,160 He can't give us anything. 224 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:56,160 What about the victim? 225 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:57,160 Not much there either. 226 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:58,160 Able to come up with a name? 227 00:05:58,160 --> 00:05:59,160 No, he said he didn't hear anything. 228 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:00,160 That's a big help. 229 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:01,160 Well. 230 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:02,160 Sit down. 231 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:03,160 Thank you. 232 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:04,160 Cigarette? 233 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:05,160 Yeah, thanks, Skipper. 234 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:06,160 Smith? 235 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:07,160 Yes, Skipper. 236 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:08,160 I got it. 237 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:09,160 Thanks, Joe. 238 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:10,160 From the beginning, what do you got? 239 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:11,160 Well, good M.O., good description. 240 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:12,160 We got an idea of the line they're working on, that's about it. 241 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:13,160 What about stats? 242 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:14,160 Just picked up the new run, four names. 243 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:15,160 What's on them? 244 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:16,160 Clean. 245 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:17,160 They've all been checked before. 246 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:18,160 Got to be something around town on them. 247 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:19,160 Well, there should be, but there just isn't. 248 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:20,160 How about your informants? 249 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:21,160 No, they haven't been able to tell us anything. 250 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:22,160 Straight? 251 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:23,160 No reason they should lie. 252 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:24,160 Victims and witnesses seen the mug books? 253 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:25,160 All we got. 254 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:26,160 They haven't been able to come up with an identification. 255 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:27,160 Veriton up at C.I.I. sent all the stuff he's got on the method of operation. 256 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:28,160 I don't know if he's got a gun. 257 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:29,160 No, he's got a gun. 258 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:40,840 We've checked it all through. 259 00:06:40,840 --> 00:06:42,320 What about the places they could spend the money? 260 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,000 Well, we've been to Gardena half a dozen times, there's nothing out there. 261 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:46,000 What about Vegas? 262 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:47,560 Talk to the department over there. 263 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,440 They're giving us all the help they can, but they haven't turned anything yet. 264 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:51,440 We even got the racetracks covered. 265 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:52,440 Possible you missed something? 266 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:53,440 Sure, it's possible. 267 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:54,440 I don't know what it could be. 268 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:55,440 You knew you wouldn't have missed it. 269 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:56,440 Yeah. 270 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:57,440 From the beginning, go over. 271 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:02,440 Okay, first report was made on, wait a minute. 272 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:06,560 Got it here, here it is. 273 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:11,440 Tuesday, April 26th, victim came out of the bar, two men stopped him, started a conversation, 274 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:13,440 got him into a car, beat him and robbed him. 275 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:14,440 Six weeks ago. 276 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:15,440 That's right. 277 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:16,440 And the guys are still running. 278 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:18,720 The next one was on Friday, April 29th. 279 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:21,120 Same MO, same description. 280 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:22,480 How often has it been happening since? 281 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:24,080 A couple of times a week. 282 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:25,080 You can't find a leak? 283 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:26,080 No, sir. 284 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:27,080 No rumbles? 285 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:28,080 No. 286 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:29,080 Anybody in the office got anything? 287 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:30,080 We talked to Mead and Stromwell. 288 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:33,600 I thought they had it made for us, but their lead didn't go anyplace. 289 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,440 That money they're getting isn't sitting in their pockets, being spent someplace. 290 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:38,120 We can't find the cash register. 291 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,960 I'll tell you this, the fellow they nailed last night, what's his name? 292 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:41,960 Jeffrey Hanks. 293 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:42,960 Yeah. 294 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:43,960 Well, he's got some friends in the city hall. 295 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:46,720 They're pretty upset about what happened, called the chief this morning. 296 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:48,880 He's been on me, I'm giving it to you. 297 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:52,560 He won't be happy with excuses and I don't want to give him any, so don't hand me any. 298 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:53,560 Right. 299 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:54,560 Boils down simple. 300 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:56,360 I don't care how you do it, I don't care where, just get it done. 301 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:57,960 I want those two men and I want them fast. 302 00:07:57,960 --> 00:07:58,960 All right. 303 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:00,280 I know how it is, now you do too. 304 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:01,280 Yes, sir. 305 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:03,280 I don't like the pressure any more than you do. 306 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:05,080 We're getting it all the way around. 307 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:07,760 People that are making the noise should follow us around for a couple of days. 308 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:09,240 That's the difference, they don't have to. 309 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:10,240 Huh? 310 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:13,920 You're getting paid. 311 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:16,640 Frank and I went over every piece of information we had on the case. 312 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:20,080 We re-read the reports that had been filed by the officers at the scene. 313 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,840 Statements from witnesses and victims were gone over again. 314 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:26,440 The names the stats office had given us were run through R&I again. 315 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:27,640 None of it did any good. 316 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:30,640 We still didn't have a lead to the identity of the thieves. 317 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:35,220 Three days passed while we talked to informants and questioned other sources of information. 318 00:08:35,220 --> 00:08:38,600 On Sunday, June 12th, we got back to the office from talking to a bartender out on Olympic 319 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:39,600 Boulevard. 320 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:42,600 Well, that's another one that didn't go anyplace. 321 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:44,600 Yeah, you want to get the book? 322 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:47,600 Yeah, I'll take one. 323 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:49,600 I got it. 324 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:50,600 Robert Fetty. 325 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:51,600 Uh-huh. 326 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:53,080 Yeah, Jack. 327 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:56,280 Yeah, where is the place? 328 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:57,280 Hmm? 329 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:58,280 Wait a minute. 330 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:01,280 Yeah, I got it. 331 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:04,280 Yeah, I guess the word's all over. 332 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:05,280 Yeah. 333 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:07,280 Okay, we'll check it out. 334 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:08,280 Thanks, boy. 335 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:09,280 All right, bye. 336 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:10,280 There's nothing in the book. 337 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:11,280 Thank God. 338 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,600 I want to know if you could make it for dinner tonight. 339 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:15,040 I've got a barbecue planned. 340 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:16,040 You better call it off. 341 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:17,040 You got other plans? 342 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:18,040 That was McCready on the phone. 343 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:20,080 He just got a call from a bartender out in Wilshire. 344 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:21,080 Yeah. 345 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,080 And his friend in her beer says he figured we want to check it out. 346 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:24,080 What is it? 347 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:29,920 She says her boyfriend is one of our suspects. 348 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,960 The bar Sergeant Jack McCready had mentioned was on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and 349 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:33,960 Ingram Street. 350 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:36,640 There were two people in the place when we arrived. 351 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:39,560 One an elderly man sitting near the door and the other a middle-aged woman at the rear 352 00:09:39,560 --> 00:09:40,560 of the bar. 353 00:09:40,560 --> 00:09:43,520 We checked with the bartender and he told us that he'd made the call. 354 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:46,840 He went on to say that the woman had come in about 10 that morning. 355 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:49,640 Since that time, she'd been crying and mumbling something about going to the police. 356 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:52,720 Frank and I went back to talk to her. 357 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:53,720 Yeah? 358 00:09:53,720 --> 00:10:00,000 You're looking for something? 359 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:01,480 I understand that you want to talk to the police. 360 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:02,960 What's that got to do with you? 361 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:03,960 My name is Friday. 362 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:04,960 This is my partner, Frank Smith. 363 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:05,960 How you doing? 364 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:06,960 You're a cop, huh? 365 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:08,960 What do you want to see us about, lady? 366 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:09,960 That bum, Derwin. 367 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:10,960 That's what it's about, bum. 368 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:11,960 What's his name? 369 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:12,960 Is it Derwin? 370 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:13,960 Yeah, we all know him good. 371 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:14,960 He's crazy down to me all the time, hasn't he? 372 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:15,960 He's crazy down to me all the time, hasn't he? 373 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:16,960 He's crazy down to me all the time, hasn't he? 374 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:17,960 He's crazy down to me all the time, hasn't he? 375 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:18,960 He's crazy down to me all the time, hasn't he? 376 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:19,960 He's crazy down to me all the time, hasn't he? 377 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:21,180 He's crazy down to me all the time, hasn't he? 378 00:10:21,180 --> 00:10:24,040 He's crazy down to me all the time, hasn't he? 379 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:28,760 Listen, Eastund, you can call me無玩. 380 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:33,120 No, I'm a man of stick- 친구�. 381 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:38,380 Never be called a man, Shrimp Defender. 382 00:10:38,380 --> 00:10:42,740 I 383 00:10:42,740 --> 00:10:20,500 Congressman, 384 00:10:20,500 --> 00:10:46,360 Mike 385 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,020 over town. Old Derwin's been holding people up. 386 00:10:49,020 --> 00:10:53,020 For your husband? Me? Derwin's right? 387 00:10:53,020 --> 00:10:56,020 That's right. That's real funny. 388 00:10:56,020 --> 00:10:59,020 Now that is. Me and Derwin married. 389 00:10:59,020 --> 00:11:02,020 I don't think I wouldn't do it. 390 00:11:02,020 --> 00:11:05,020 For men don't think it. 391 00:11:05,020 --> 00:11:08,020 But it ain't true. Not at all. 392 00:11:08,020 --> 00:11:12,020 Mr. Derwin's just a friend. 393 00:11:12,020 --> 00:11:15,020 Been a friend for twelve years. That's a long time. 394 00:11:15,020 --> 00:11:18,020 That's right. Been holding hands for twelve years. 395 00:11:18,020 --> 00:11:21,020 For we ain't married. 396 00:11:21,020 --> 00:11:24,020 You don't want to. Will you tell us about the holdups that he's been pulling? 397 00:11:24,020 --> 00:11:27,020 Been in all the papers. You haven't read it? 398 00:11:27,020 --> 00:11:30,020 All the papers. Are you sure you're a cop? 399 00:11:30,020 --> 00:11:33,020 Why don't you tell us about Derwin? 400 00:11:33,020 --> 00:11:37,020 Lousy. All the time. Talking about how someday we'd get married. 401 00:11:37,020 --> 00:11:40,020 All the time. Talking like that. 402 00:11:40,020 --> 00:11:43,020 I get a couple bucks put away and we'll take the big step. 403 00:11:43,020 --> 00:11:46,020 That's why he was all the time saying it was a big step. 404 00:11:46,020 --> 00:11:49,020 So what happens? 405 00:11:49,020 --> 00:11:52,020 He gets a couple of bucks and he takes off with another girl. 406 00:11:52,020 --> 00:11:55,020 Lousy bum. 407 00:11:55,020 --> 00:11:58,020 Just miserable. 408 00:11:58,020 --> 00:12:01,020 Now where'd he get the money? From the holdups. 409 00:12:01,020 --> 00:12:04,020 Like on the paper. I told you that before. 410 00:12:04,020 --> 00:12:07,020 He's the one you're after. Beating up all those people in front of bars. 411 00:12:07,020 --> 00:12:10,020 He's pretty good at beating people up. He's good at that. 412 00:12:10,020 --> 00:12:13,020 Not much else, but he's real good at that. 413 00:12:13,020 --> 00:12:16,020 He ever talk about the holdups to you? 414 00:12:16,020 --> 00:12:19,020 Oh no, that'd be kind of silly. He wouldn't talk to anybody. 415 00:12:19,020 --> 00:12:22,020 About a little me. 416 00:12:22,020 --> 00:12:25,020 Well how do you know he's involved? Just because I know. That's all. 417 00:12:25,020 --> 00:12:28,020 What's this fellow look like? Derwin? 418 00:12:28,020 --> 00:12:31,020 That's right. 419 00:12:31,020 --> 00:12:34,020 I guess the person would say he was a real nice looking fellow. 420 00:12:34,020 --> 00:12:37,020 I guess that's what you'd say. I would. 421 00:12:37,020 --> 00:12:40,020 He's got dark hair. 422 00:12:40,020 --> 00:12:43,020 Kind of a little wave right here. 423 00:12:43,020 --> 00:12:46,020 Right here. See? In front. 424 00:12:46,020 --> 00:12:49,020 How tall is he? Oh, he's a big one. 425 00:12:49,020 --> 00:12:52,020 Well how tall? 426 00:12:52,020 --> 00:12:55,020 About six feet. 427 00:12:55,020 --> 00:12:58,020 How much does he weigh? I don't know. 428 00:12:58,020 --> 00:13:01,020 I guess a couple hundred pounds. 429 00:13:01,020 --> 00:13:04,020 Is he fat or thin? 430 00:13:04,020 --> 00:13:07,020 38. 38 years old. 431 00:13:07,020 --> 00:13:10,020 Two years older than me. Two years. 432 00:13:10,020 --> 00:13:13,020 What color are his eyes? Brown. Has he ever been arrested? 433 00:13:13,020 --> 00:13:16,020 I don't know. Maybe he has. 434 00:13:16,020 --> 00:13:19,020 He never said nothing to me. Not a word. 435 00:13:19,020 --> 00:13:22,020 Want to run it through? Yeah, I'll check. 436 00:13:22,020 --> 00:13:25,020 You going to arrest him? We'll talk to him. Yeah. 437 00:13:25,020 --> 00:13:28,020 You do that. You tell him for me I think he's a bum. 438 00:13:28,020 --> 00:13:31,020 For 12 years he's been telling me when he gets a comfortable bus 439 00:13:31,020 --> 00:13:34,020 we take a step. When he runs out with another girl 440 00:13:34,020 --> 00:13:37,020 lousy girl. You know where we can find him? 441 00:13:37,020 --> 00:13:40,020 I don't know. I guess he's home. I don't know where else he'd be. 442 00:13:40,020 --> 00:13:43,020 Home. You have the address? Sure. 443 00:13:43,020 --> 00:13:46,020 It's 1827 and a half Margo Street. 444 00:13:46,020 --> 00:13:49,020 What's that? Can't you hear very well? 445 00:13:49,020 --> 00:13:52,020 1827 and a half Margo Street. 446 00:13:52,020 --> 00:13:55,020 Okay, I got it. 447 00:13:55,020 --> 00:13:58,020 Hillside 75321. That's where he lives. 448 00:13:58,020 --> 00:14:01,020 On the second floor. 449 00:14:01,020 --> 00:14:04,020 Margo Street. Do you have any close friends that you know of? 450 00:14:04,020 --> 00:14:07,020 Sure. A girl he walked out with. She's a close friend. 451 00:14:07,020 --> 00:14:10,020 Any men? Nope. 452 00:14:10,020 --> 00:14:13,020 Darren don't like nobody on his back. He likes to be alone. 453 00:14:13,020 --> 00:14:16,020 No fellas he's close to. None. 454 00:14:16,020 --> 00:14:19,020 Excuse me a minute lady. 455 00:14:19,020 --> 00:14:22,020 Sure, you go to his head. 456 00:14:22,020 --> 00:14:25,020 Tell the bus and I'll sell another drink down. 457 00:14:25,020 --> 00:14:28,020 What do you got? I checked our eye on Holbrook. 458 00:14:28,020 --> 00:14:31,020 How's he stand? I found a couple that fit the description. 459 00:14:31,020 --> 00:14:34,020 One of them might be good. Done time for robbery. 460 00:14:34,020 --> 00:14:37,020 Do you owe anything? No, get out clean. 461 00:14:37,020 --> 00:14:40,020 Wonder if he stayed that way. 462 00:14:43,020 --> 00:14:46,020 Frank and I left the bar and drove over to the Margo Street address. 463 00:14:46,020 --> 00:14:49,020 We checked with the landlady. She told us that Holbrook had moved in approximately six weeks before. 464 00:14:49,020 --> 00:14:52,020 She went on to say that he'd been behind in his rent 465 00:14:52,020 --> 00:14:55,020 but that he'd paid what he owed and had given her the money for an additional two months. 466 00:14:55,020 --> 00:14:58,020 She said that she didn't know what he did for a living. 467 00:14:58,020 --> 00:15:01,020 He had few visitors and the landlady couldn't tell us if he owned a car. 468 00:15:01,020 --> 00:15:04,020 According to her he was in his room. Frank and I went up to see him. 469 00:15:06,020 --> 00:15:09,020 Here it is. 470 00:15:10,020 --> 00:15:13,020 You're set? Yeah. 471 00:15:13,020 --> 00:15:16,020 Who is it? 472 00:15:16,020 --> 00:15:19,020 Is that Holbrook? 473 00:15:19,020 --> 00:15:22,020 Yes, sir. 474 00:15:22,020 --> 00:15:25,020 What do you want? Police officers. 475 00:15:25,020 --> 00:15:28,020 You've got no right to bust in here like this. There's nothing wrong. 476 00:15:28,020 --> 00:15:31,020 Then you won't mind if we look around, will you? 477 00:15:31,020 --> 00:15:34,020 Oh, go ahead. You won't find anything. I'll check it out. 478 00:15:34,020 --> 00:15:37,020 If you tell me what you want, maybe I can give you a hand. 479 00:15:37,020 --> 00:15:40,020 You just sit still there. Sure, I've got nothing to worry about. 480 00:15:40,020 --> 00:15:43,020 Tear the place apart. Just make sure you put it all back. 481 00:15:43,020 --> 00:15:46,020 Right where you found it. Let's clean, Joe. 482 00:15:46,020 --> 00:15:49,020 I could have told you that. Sure you could. 483 00:15:49,020 --> 00:15:52,020 You mind letting me know why you're rousing me? You work for a living? Why? 484 00:15:52,020 --> 00:15:55,020 Do you? No. Why are we here? It's you're doing pretty well with the money. 485 00:15:55,020 --> 00:15:58,020 I guess you'd say that. You mind telling us where you got it? Wise investment. 486 00:15:58,020 --> 00:16:01,020 That's it, huh? Sure. I read the financial page all the time. 487 00:16:01,020 --> 00:16:04,020 A couple of bucks here, a couple more there. First thing you know, you're on your way to a million. 488 00:16:04,020 --> 00:16:07,020 Yeah, well, the way it came to us, you might have made the money the hard way. 489 00:16:07,020 --> 00:16:10,020 I got a pretty good idea who's got the big mouth. 490 00:16:10,020 --> 00:16:13,020 Don't make any difference. You can't tag me for anything. 491 00:16:13,020 --> 00:16:16,020 Why don't you tell us? I will. You're beefing about the money. 492 00:16:16,020 --> 00:16:20,020 While you can't say I didn't make it from investments, I don't have to prove it. You do. 493 00:16:20,020 --> 00:16:23,020 You gotta prove I didn't make it from investing. I think we might be able to. 494 00:16:23,020 --> 00:16:26,020 Go ahead. I'll give you something else. What? 495 00:16:26,020 --> 00:16:29,020 I don't think you're gonna like the interest. 496 00:16:33,020 --> 00:16:36,020 We took Derwin Holbrook back to the city hall and talked to him. 497 00:16:36,020 --> 00:16:40,020 Sorry, refused to admit any part in the holdups. We made arrangements for the victims to come down and see him. 498 00:16:40,020 --> 00:16:45,020 Witnesses were asked to special show-ups, but they failed to give us a positive identification. 499 00:16:45,020 --> 00:16:48,020 Holbrook's name came up on the overtime sheet and he was released from custody. 500 00:16:48,020 --> 00:16:51,020 There was nothing we could do. Another week went by. 501 00:16:51,020 --> 00:16:54,020 Holbrook was kept under constant surveillance. Monday, June 20th. 502 00:16:54,020 --> 00:16:56,020 Frank and I were in the squad room. 503 00:16:56,020 --> 00:16:58,020 Friday? Smith? Yeah, Skipper, we're here. 504 00:16:58,020 --> 00:17:00,020 Hi, Captain. What do you got? 505 00:17:00,020 --> 00:17:02,020 Your boys did another job last night out in West L.A. 506 00:17:02,020 --> 00:17:05,020 We didn't see the reports. Just came in. 507 00:17:05,020 --> 00:17:07,020 Got a meeting with a lawman this afternoon. Be there. 508 00:17:07,020 --> 00:17:10,020 Homicide? Yeah. Victim died without regaining consciousness. 509 00:17:10,020 --> 00:17:13,020 Any description of the suspect? Enough to know it's the two fellows you're after. 510 00:17:13,020 --> 00:17:15,020 How's your hot suspect? What's his name? Holbrook? 511 00:17:15,020 --> 00:17:17,020 Not sorry. You able to keep him this time? 512 00:17:17,020 --> 00:17:19,020 No, I don't think so. What's the matter? 513 00:17:19,020 --> 00:17:21,020 Report says the holdup took place at 10.15. Yeah? 514 00:17:21,020 --> 00:17:41,020 Holbrook was asleep at nine. 515 00:17:41,020 --> 00:17:45,020 We rechecked with the team of men who'd been keeping Derwin Holbrook under surveillance. 516 00:17:45,020 --> 00:17:48,020 They verified the fact that the suspect had been in his room at the time of the robbery 517 00:17:48,020 --> 00:17:51,020 and that there was no way for him to have left the apartment. 518 00:17:51,020 --> 00:17:55,020 We went out to the hospital and talked to the officer that had been with the latest victim. 519 00:17:55,020 --> 00:17:59,020 He said that the dead man hadn't said anything to help identify his assailant. 520 00:17:59,020 --> 00:18:02,020 We talked with a bartender at the place where the beating had occurred. 521 00:18:02,020 --> 00:18:05,020 He remembered two men in the bar, and he remembered them talking with the victim, 522 00:18:05,020 --> 00:18:07,020 but he was unable to tell us anything more. 523 00:18:07,020 --> 00:18:10,020 Additional broadcasts were gotten out. 524 00:18:10,020 --> 00:18:13,020 At the meeting with Captain Lawman, it was decided that from that point, 525 00:18:13,020 --> 00:18:17,020 the investigation would be a joint operation between robbery and homicide. 526 00:18:17,020 --> 00:18:21,020 After the meeting, Frank, Captain Donahoe, and I met back in room 27. 527 00:18:21,020 --> 00:18:25,020 Come on in. Sit down. Yep. 528 00:18:25,020 --> 00:18:27,020 Well, you heard it. Yes, sir. 529 00:18:27,020 --> 00:18:30,020 How are you going to work it? There's only one way, rolling stake out. 530 00:18:30,020 --> 00:18:33,020 I thought you tried that route. This time we use more cars. 531 00:18:33,020 --> 00:18:36,020 Better work. This latest one's really got the corner pocket screaming. 532 00:18:36,020 --> 00:18:38,020 How are you going to set it up? 533 00:18:38,020 --> 00:18:41,020 Well, that job out in west L.A. is the first time he's moved out of central. 534 00:18:41,020 --> 00:18:44,020 I think we can figure he'll be back. That's playing it the long way. 535 00:18:44,020 --> 00:18:47,020 I'll buy it. How's it going to work? 536 00:18:47,020 --> 00:18:50,020 Yeah, can we take a look at the map over here? 537 00:18:51,020 --> 00:18:54,020 He's been hitting in this area along here. 538 00:18:54,020 --> 00:18:57,020 Up to now, we've had it covered in through here and here. 539 00:18:57,020 --> 00:19:01,020 Now we can put additional cars on these streets and maybe over here, huh? 540 00:19:01,020 --> 00:19:03,020 How about a check system? 541 00:19:03,020 --> 00:19:05,020 That'll be kind of hard to work out, Skipper. 542 00:19:05,020 --> 00:19:08,020 We'll be in a three-way car. McCready and his partner will be in one. 543 00:19:08,020 --> 00:19:11,020 That way we can keep tabs on what's going on. When do you start? 544 00:19:11,020 --> 00:19:14,020 We'll start tonight. Talk to McCready? No, not the whole thing. 545 00:19:14,020 --> 00:19:16,020 We went over part of it. What's he think? 546 00:19:16,020 --> 00:19:18,020 He goes with us. It's the only way. 547 00:19:18,020 --> 00:19:21,020 Then it better come through for you. You don't get another chance. 548 00:19:26,020 --> 00:19:30,020 At 720 that night, the rolling stakeout began. It continued for another week. 549 00:19:30,020 --> 00:19:33,020 Several arrests were made, but when the suspects were checked, 550 00:19:33,020 --> 00:19:36,020 they were ruled out as the ones we were looking for. 551 00:19:36,020 --> 00:19:40,020 In the meantime, the holdup men hit twice more in the area under surveillance. 552 00:19:40,020 --> 00:19:42,020 They were leaving their places early. 553 00:19:42,020 --> 00:19:45,020 Pressure from citizens, groups, and newspapers got a little worse. 554 00:19:45,020 --> 00:19:48,020 Apparently there was nothing we could do to stop the thieves. 555 00:19:48,020 --> 00:19:51,020 Tuesday, June 28th, we stopped for something to eat. 556 00:19:51,020 --> 00:19:53,020 That's gonna be another long night. 557 00:19:53,020 --> 00:19:55,020 I hope we get something out of it. 558 00:19:55,020 --> 00:19:58,020 Yeah. Howdy, fellas. What'll it be? 559 00:19:58,020 --> 00:20:01,020 Well, a couple eggs over easy. 560 00:20:01,020 --> 00:20:03,020 I get it. A side order of bacon. 561 00:20:03,020 --> 00:20:05,020 Oh, thank you. And how about you? 562 00:20:05,020 --> 00:20:07,020 That sounds good, Joe. I'll have the same. 563 00:20:07,020 --> 00:20:10,020 You can make my eggs straight up. I'll have a side order of ham. 564 00:20:10,020 --> 00:20:13,020 Righto. Two coffees. Will you bring them right away? 565 00:20:13,020 --> 00:20:15,020 Sure thing. I'll get them for you right now. 566 00:20:15,020 --> 00:20:18,020 Listen, I gotta get home. I'll have a cup of coffee. I'll drop you off. 567 00:20:18,020 --> 00:20:20,020 Wife's gonna be sore if I don't make it pretty quick. 568 00:20:20,020 --> 00:20:22,020 Let her be sore. That's the trouble with women today. 569 00:20:22,020 --> 00:20:24,020 All the time trying to run our lives. 570 00:20:24,020 --> 00:20:26,020 Have your coffee. We'll meet my friend. You'll like him. 571 00:20:26,020 --> 00:20:28,020 I don't feel so good. Maybe I ought to leave now. 572 00:20:28,020 --> 00:20:30,020 Look, you'll be all right. Just take it easy. 573 00:20:30,020 --> 00:20:32,020 Joe, tall guy. Fits the description. 574 00:20:32,020 --> 00:20:37,020 Looks like he might be setting one up. Let's take it. 575 00:20:37,020 --> 00:20:40,020 If your wife gives you any trouble, stay with us. 576 00:20:40,020 --> 00:20:42,020 Something you want? 577 00:20:42,020 --> 00:20:44,020 What if you'd let us take a look at your identification? 578 00:20:44,020 --> 00:20:46,020 Why? Because I ask you. 579 00:20:46,020 --> 00:20:48,020 Who are you? A police officer. Watch out! 580 00:20:48,020 --> 00:20:50,020 Come on! 581 00:20:50,020 --> 00:20:53,020 Come on! 582 00:20:59,020 --> 00:21:01,020 Come on! 583 00:21:01,020 --> 00:21:03,020 You lost cop! 584 00:21:03,020 --> 00:21:05,020 Shoving me around. 585 00:21:05,020 --> 00:21:07,020 That's all it's about. We didn't do nothing. 586 00:21:07,020 --> 00:21:09,020 Don't worry about it. You got nothing to hold me on. 587 00:21:09,020 --> 00:21:11,020 We'll talk about it downtown. Come on, let's go. 588 00:21:11,020 --> 00:21:13,020 What's the charge? You gotta make one. 589 00:21:13,020 --> 00:21:15,020 You gotta make a charge. You can't take me without it. 590 00:21:15,020 --> 00:21:17,020 All right, try suspicion of robbery. 591 00:21:17,020 --> 00:21:19,020 Enough of me. You keep believing that fella. 592 00:21:19,020 --> 00:21:21,020 I'll be free in a couple hours. 593 00:21:21,020 --> 00:21:23,020 You got it wrong. Tell me about it. 594 00:21:23,020 --> 00:21:25,020 We won't have to. We'll let the jury do it. 595 00:21:30,020 --> 00:21:32,020 We took the suspect back to the city hall. 596 00:21:32,020 --> 00:21:34,020 He was identified as Emmett Noonan. 597 00:21:34,020 --> 00:21:36,020 He refused to admit any part in the holdups. 598 00:21:36,020 --> 00:21:39,020 He wouldn't tell us who the friend was that he'd mentioned to the intended victim. 599 00:21:39,020 --> 00:21:44,020 A check of R&I revealed that he'd served sentences at San Quentin and at Folsom for armed robbery. 600 00:21:44,020 --> 00:21:47,020 We pulled his mug shot and a team of detectives went out to check with the victims. 601 00:21:47,020 --> 00:21:49,020 It was an hour before they got back to the office. 602 00:21:49,020 --> 00:21:52,020 We talked to them and then we went to see Noonan. 603 00:21:54,020 --> 00:21:55,020 Decided to turn me out now? 604 00:21:55,020 --> 00:21:56,020 No, not quite. 605 00:21:56,020 --> 00:21:59,020 When are you gonna give up, cop? You got nothing to make a charge on. You know it. 606 00:21:59,020 --> 00:22:02,020 I don't know how long you want to play this game, but I'd like to get home and get some sleep. 607 00:22:02,020 --> 00:22:05,020 We just got word from the officers who checked your picture with the victims. 608 00:22:05,020 --> 00:22:07,020 Yeah? They gave us a positive identification. 609 00:22:07,020 --> 00:22:09,020 Nothing different about me. Lots of guys look the same. 610 00:22:09,020 --> 00:22:11,020 Why don't you come off it, Noonan? We got you made and you know it. 611 00:22:11,020 --> 00:22:13,020 I don't know anything of the kind, cop. 612 00:22:13,020 --> 00:22:15,020 You're saying one thing, I say different. It's my word against yours. 613 00:22:15,020 --> 00:22:17,020 We'll see who the court believes. 614 00:22:17,020 --> 00:22:18,020 We got a head start. 615 00:22:18,020 --> 00:22:19,020 How do you figure that? 616 00:22:19,020 --> 00:22:20,020 Fits the way you work. 617 00:22:20,020 --> 00:22:24,020 Any record I got, you can't mention in court. As far as they're concerned, I'm clean. 618 00:22:26,020 --> 00:22:28,020 You want to call it a day? We can all get some sleep. 619 00:22:28,020 --> 00:22:30,020 What do you do for a living, Noonan? 620 00:22:30,020 --> 00:22:31,020 I'm a salesman. 621 00:22:31,020 --> 00:22:32,020 What do you sell? 622 00:22:32,020 --> 00:22:33,020 Different things. 623 00:22:33,020 --> 00:22:34,020 Name them. 624 00:22:34,020 --> 00:22:35,020 Magazines, sometimes hosiery. Different things. 625 00:22:35,020 --> 00:22:36,020 When's the last time you worked? 626 00:22:36,020 --> 00:22:37,020 Six months ago. 627 00:22:37,020 --> 00:22:38,020 How have you lived since then? 628 00:22:38,020 --> 00:22:40,020 I saved my money. 629 00:22:41,020 --> 00:22:43,020 You know, you're in for more than a robbery charge. 630 00:22:43,020 --> 00:22:44,020 I'm not standing that. 631 00:22:44,020 --> 00:22:46,020 A man out in West L.A. died. 632 00:22:46,020 --> 00:22:48,020 That's too bad. I didn't see anything about it in the papers. 633 00:22:48,020 --> 00:22:49,020 Only way I'd have known. 634 00:22:49,020 --> 00:22:51,020 Who was the guy with you on the jobs? 635 00:22:51,020 --> 00:22:53,020 I don't know what you're talking about. 636 00:22:53,020 --> 00:22:55,020 You know we'll get to him. Why not save yourself a lot of time? 637 00:22:55,020 --> 00:22:57,020 I don't know nothing of the kind. You guys are out of your scopes. 638 00:22:57,020 --> 00:22:58,020 All right, Noonan. Let's go. 639 00:22:58,020 --> 00:22:59,020 Are you going to unlock the door? 640 00:22:59,020 --> 00:23:00,020 Yeah, this one. 641 00:23:00,020 --> 00:23:01,020 Where are we going? 642 00:23:01,020 --> 00:23:02,020 Main jail. 643 00:23:02,020 --> 00:23:03,020 For how long? 644 00:23:03,020 --> 00:23:04,020 Until they pass sentence. 645 00:23:04,020 --> 00:23:05,020 You sound pretty sure. 646 00:23:05,020 --> 00:23:06,020 We are. Come on. 647 00:23:06,020 --> 00:23:08,020 Hey, it's too bad about you guys. 648 00:23:08,020 --> 00:23:09,020 What's that? 649 00:23:09,020 --> 00:23:11,020 How long have you been working on these robberies? 650 00:23:11,020 --> 00:23:12,020 Couple of months. 651 00:23:12,020 --> 00:23:13,020 And I'm your pigeon. 652 00:23:13,020 --> 00:23:14,020 You're the man. 653 00:23:14,020 --> 00:23:15,020 Must make you feel kind of lousy. 654 00:23:15,020 --> 00:23:16,020 Hmm? 655 00:23:16,020 --> 00:23:18,020 Be so sure and then find out you're wrong. 656 00:23:18,020 --> 00:23:21,020 You know, if I keep my mouth shut, you aren't going to have a case. 657 00:23:21,020 --> 00:23:23,020 You know, fella, I'm going to tell you real simple. 658 00:23:23,020 --> 00:23:25,020 We can identify you positively. 659 00:23:25,020 --> 00:23:29,020 We got a dozen people who are going to get up on a stand and point you out as a man who knocked him down and walked on him. 660 00:23:29,020 --> 00:23:32,020 The time we get through with you, we'll have enough on you for a five-minute deliberation. 661 00:23:32,020 --> 00:23:33,020 You're ruling out one thing, cop. 662 00:23:33,020 --> 00:23:34,020 Yeah, what's that? 663 00:23:34,020 --> 00:23:37,020 The jury. All I need is one person who won't go with the rest of them. 664 00:23:37,020 --> 00:23:38,020 One who doesn't listen. 665 00:23:38,020 --> 00:23:40,020 You got it all figured out, haven't you? 666 00:23:40,020 --> 00:23:42,020 Sure. One person doesn't care. I got it made. Just one. 667 00:23:42,020 --> 00:23:43,020 Well, then you're in real trouble. 668 00:23:43,020 --> 00:23:44,020 Huh? 669 00:23:44,020 --> 00:23:46,020 We'll find twelve who do. 670 00:23:46,020 --> 00:23:55,020 The story you've just heard is true. 671 00:23:55,020 --> 00:23:57,020 The names were changed to protect the innocent. 672 00:23:57,020 --> 00:24:05,020 On November 19th, trial was held in Department 98's Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of Los Angeles. 673 00:24:05,020 --> 00:24:17,020 In a moment, the results of that trial. 674 00:24:17,020 --> 00:24:22,020 Further investigation resulted in the arrest of Jerome Nathan Pollock as an accomplice in the robberies. 675 00:24:22,020 --> 00:24:27,020 Both he and Emmett David Noonan were tried and convicted of murder in the first degree. 676 00:24:27,020 --> 00:24:33,020 The jury failed to return a recommendation of leniency, and both men received the maximum sentence. 677 00:24:33,020 --> 00:24:47,020 They were put to death in the lethal gas chamber at the State Penitentiary, San Quentin, California. 678 00:24:47,020 --> 00:24:52,020 You have just heard Dragnet, a series of authentic cases from official files. 679 00:24:52,020 --> 00:25:12,020 Technical advice comes from the Office of Chief of Police, W.H. Parker, Los Angeles Police Department.