WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:11.560 Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. 00:11.560 --> 00:22.160 The names have been changed to protect the innocent. 00:22.160 --> 00:23.760 You're a detective sergeant. 00:23.760 --> 00:25.840 You're assigned a robbery detail. 00:25.840 --> 00:28.800 A pair of holdup men have been operating in your city. 00:28.800 --> 00:30.640 You know their method of operation. 00:30.640 --> 00:32.320 You know what they look like. 00:32.320 --> 00:37.440 Your job, get them. 00:37.440 --> 00:47.960 Dragnet, the documentary drama of an actual crime. 00:47.960 --> 00:52.160 For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will 00:52.160 --> 00:56.680 travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official 00:56.680 --> 00:58.360 police files. 00:58.360 --> 01:03.440 From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force 01:03.440 --> 01:05.760 in action. 01:05.760 --> 01:09.640 It was Wednesday, June 8th. 01:09.640 --> 01:10.640 It was warm in Los Angeles. 01:10.640 --> 01:12.640 We were working today to watch out a robbery detail. 01:12.640 --> 01:15.160 My partner is Frank Smith, the boss of Chief of Detectives Thad Brown. 01:15.160 --> 01:16.160 My name is Friday. 01:16.160 --> 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 01:19.920 --> 01:22.960 of Roberta and Mercury, the after hours cafe. 01:22.960 --> 01:25.160 Yeah, what'll it be? 01:25.160 --> 01:26.920 Would you like to see Harry Prentice? 01:26.920 --> 01:27.920 Yeah, I'm him. 01:27.920 --> 01:28.920 What do you want? 01:28.920 --> 01:29.920 Police officers. 01:29.920 --> 01:30.920 This is my partner, Frank Smith. 01:30.920 --> 01:31.920 My name's Friday. 01:31.920 --> 01:32.920 Oh, alright. 01:32.920 --> 01:33.920 By last night, huh? 01:33.920 --> 01:34.920 Yeah. 01:34.920 --> 01:35.920 Were you here? 01:35.920 --> 01:36.920 Yeah, sure was. 01:36.920 --> 01:37.920 I'm the only one that's got a key. 01:37.920 --> 01:38.920 Place is open. 01:38.920 --> 01:39.920 I'm here. 01:39.920 --> 01:40.920 Yes, sir. 01:40.920 --> 01:41.920 Now about the robbery? 01:41.920 --> 01:42.920 Yeah, sure. 01:42.920 --> 01:43.920 What do you want to know? 01:43.920 --> 01:44.920 Would you tell us what happened? 01:44.920 --> 01:45.920 Should have read the papers this morning. 01:45.920 --> 01:46.920 All about it in there. 01:46.920 --> 01:47.920 Got a couple of copies if you want to see them. 01:47.920 --> 01:48.920 No, that won't be necessary. 01:48.920 --> 01:49.920 No, no trouble at all. 01:49.920 --> 01:50.920 I'm gonna have a couple of copies right here. 01:50.920 --> 01:51.920 Here, take a look, right here. 01:51.920 --> 01:52.920 Yeah, here it is. 01:52.920 --> 01:53.920 Yeah, I'll read it to you. 01:53.920 --> 01:58.560 Last night at the After Hours Cafe, I wish they'd given me address. 01:58.560 --> 02:02.480 At the After Hours Cafe, two gunmen held up and beat Jeffrey Hanks. 02:02.480 --> 02:05.320 The victim was approached outside the bar and when asked for his money... 02:05.320 --> 02:06.480 Yes sir, now we saw all that. 02:06.480 --> 02:08.480 We'd just like to hear your version if we could. 02:08.480 --> 02:09.480 Oh, well, okay. 02:09.480 --> 02:11.160 What do you want to know? 02:11.160 --> 02:12.160 Did you see the men? 02:12.160 --> 02:13.160 The gunmen? 02:13.160 --> 02:14.160 That's right. 02:14.160 --> 02:15.160 Yeah, sure. 02:15.160 --> 02:16.160 I told the other cops they did. 02:16.160 --> 02:17.160 Gave them a description, everything. 02:17.160 --> 02:18.160 Uh-huh. 02:18.160 --> 02:19.160 Know anything about their speech? 02:19.160 --> 02:20.160 An accent, maybe? 02:20.160 --> 02:21.160 No. 02:21.160 --> 02:22.160 I asked them what they wanted. 02:22.160 --> 02:23.160 One, a big one. 02:23.160 --> 02:24.160 A bunch of rocks. 02:24.160 --> 02:25.560 The other one asked for plain grapefruit juice. 02:25.560 --> 02:26.560 No booze, just the juice. 02:26.560 --> 02:27.560 Uh-huh. 02:27.560 --> 02:28.560 And lucky I had it. 02:28.560 --> 02:30.160 Got a couple of cans in for vodka drinks. 02:30.160 --> 02:31.160 Don't get a lot of call for it. 02:31.160 --> 02:32.160 Guy drank all I had. 02:32.160 --> 02:33.160 Uh-huh. 02:33.160 --> 02:34.160 When did the victim come in? 02:34.160 --> 02:35.160 You mean Hanks? 02:35.160 --> 02:36.160 Yeah. 02:36.160 --> 02:37.160 Oh, must have been about 8.30. 02:37.160 --> 02:38.160 Some place in here. 02:38.160 --> 02:39.160 Uh-huh. 02:39.160 --> 02:40.160 Walked in, sat out. 02:40.160 --> 02:41.160 Had you seen him before? 02:41.160 --> 02:42.160 No, brand new face. 02:42.160 --> 02:43.160 Uh-huh. 02:43.160 --> 02:44.160 Nice looking guy, though. 02:44.160 --> 02:45.160 The kind you like to have for regulars. 02:45.160 --> 02:46.160 That so? 02:46.160 --> 02:47.160 Yeah, quiet, good drinker. 02:47.160 --> 02:48.160 Doesn't bother the singles at the bar. 02:48.160 --> 02:49.160 Nice, you know what I mean. 02:49.160 --> 02:50.160 Yeah. 02:50.160 --> 02:53.160 If I was full of them, I wouldn't have no worries. 02:53.160 --> 02:55.160 How do you happen to get mixed up with the other two, do you know? 02:55.160 --> 02:56.160 Yeah, you mean Hanks? 02:56.160 --> 02:57.160 That's right. 02:57.160 --> 02:58.160 I don't know. 02:58.160 --> 02:59.160 I wasn't paying a lot of attention. 02:59.160 --> 03:00.160 Portable martini, left him alone. 03:00.160 --> 03:02.160 A friend of mine, lady type, was here. 03:02.160 --> 03:03.160 Was talking to her. 03:03.160 --> 03:04.160 Her and her boyfriend been having trouble. 03:04.160 --> 03:05.160 He belted her around a little bit. 03:05.160 --> 03:06.160 Not bad. 03:06.160 --> 03:07.160 Couple of scratches. 03:07.160 --> 03:08.160 You know what I mean. 03:08.160 --> 03:09.160 I think so. 03:09.160 --> 03:10.160 Well, she was asking me what to do. 03:10.160 --> 03:12.160 We'd been friends for a long time since I opened the place. 03:12.160 --> 03:14.160 Anyway, we was talking so I didn't see what happened. 03:14.160 --> 03:15.160 Yeah. 03:15.160 --> 03:18.160 All I know is that the three of them got up and moved to the booth in the back. 03:18.160 --> 03:19.160 Ordered another round. 03:19.160 --> 03:22.160 I hardly got the drinks back to the table and they was ready for another one. 03:22.160 --> 03:23.160 Go ahead. 03:23.160 --> 03:25.160 Kept running from the bar to their table for the next couple of hours. 03:25.160 --> 03:26.160 You hear anything they were saying? 03:26.160 --> 03:27.160 No, not much. 03:27.160 --> 03:30.160 The one that was drinking scotch, he got a little plastered and loud. 03:30.160 --> 03:31.160 Told them a couple of times to shut up. 03:31.160 --> 03:33.160 Said I'd have to 86 him if they didn't. 03:33.160 --> 03:34.160 Yeah. 03:34.160 --> 03:35.160 Kept it up so I told them to leave. 03:35.160 --> 03:36.160 Didn't take it kindly. 03:36.160 --> 03:37.160 What do you mean then? 03:37.160 --> 03:38.160 Well, it started to get rough. 03:38.160 --> 03:41.160 You know, telling me that they didn't have to take no guff from a barkeep. 03:41.160 --> 03:42.160 No. 03:42.160 --> 03:44.160 Well, I told them, the one drinking the grapefruit juice. 03:44.160 --> 03:46.160 I told him to get his friends out. 03:46.160 --> 03:48.160 He says, we're not causing any trouble. 03:48.160 --> 03:50.160 And I said, that's the way I want to keep him. 03:50.160 --> 03:52.160 So he said for me to leave him alone. 03:52.160 --> 03:53.160 And I said to the grapefruit. 03:53.160 --> 03:55.160 I said for him to leave right then. 03:55.160 --> 03:57.160 I don't want you in my place, I said. 03:57.160 --> 03:58.160 Yeah. 03:58.160 --> 03:59.160 Well, and so scotch on the rocks. 03:59.160 --> 04:01.160 He said, tell his cat to go hide his head. 04:01.160 --> 04:02.160 Like that, he said. 04:02.160 --> 04:04.160 And turned a bear loose. 04:04.160 --> 04:06.160 And I grabbed the both of them, threw them out through the door. 04:06.160 --> 04:07.160 O-U-T. 04:07.160 --> 04:08.160 Yeah. 04:08.160 --> 04:09.160 And I went back for the other guy. 04:09.160 --> 04:10.160 Nice looking one. 04:10.160 --> 04:11.160 He was pretty gassed by then. 04:11.160 --> 04:12.160 Had about eight martinis. 04:12.160 --> 04:13.160 Asked him to leave. 04:13.160 --> 04:14.160 He did. 04:14.160 --> 04:15.160 Did you have any trouble with him? 04:15.160 --> 04:16.160 No, no. 04:16.160 --> 04:17.160 Just asked. 04:17.160 --> 04:19.160 Were the other two outside when he left? 04:19.160 --> 04:20.160 Yeah, standing on the sidewalk. 04:20.160 --> 04:22.160 I told him to shove off or I'd call the cops. 04:22.160 --> 04:23.160 Old scotch on the rocks. 04:23.160 --> 04:25.160 He said for me to go soak my head. 04:25.160 --> 04:27.160 Well, I was going after him, but I figured it wouldn't do no good. 04:27.160 --> 04:29.160 So I came back inside. 04:29.160 --> 04:31.160 Couple minutes later, the nice guy, Banks. 04:31.160 --> 04:32.160 Hanks. 04:32.160 --> 04:33.160 Oh, yeah. 04:33.160 --> 04:34.160 Yeah, well, he came in all beat up. 04:34.160 --> 04:35.160 Closed to him. 04:35.160 --> 04:36.160 Real mess. 04:36.160 --> 04:37.160 Yeah. 04:37.160 --> 04:38.160 Big cut right along here. 04:38.160 --> 04:39.160 Forehead. 04:39.160 --> 04:40.160 Said he'd been robbed. 04:40.160 --> 04:41.160 Wanted me to call the cops. 04:41.160 --> 04:43.160 Had you ever seen either of the two men before? 04:43.160 --> 04:45.160 You mean scotch on the rocks and grapefruit? 04:45.160 --> 04:46.160 That's right. 04:46.160 --> 04:47.160 I never did. 04:47.160 --> 04:49.160 Why don't you take a look at this description and see if it's right. 04:49.160 --> 04:50.160 Here. 04:50.160 --> 04:51.160 Yeah, sure. 04:51.160 --> 04:52.160 Glad to help out. 04:52.160 --> 04:54.160 Yeah, yeah, that looks about right. 04:54.160 --> 04:56.160 Is there anything you can add to it? 04:56.160 --> 04:57.160 No, just a couple of guys. 04:57.160 --> 04:59.160 Nothing about them would stand out. 04:59.160 --> 05:00.160 Would you know them if you saw them again? 05:00.160 --> 05:02.160 Hard to say, you know what I mean? 05:02.160 --> 05:03.160 Yes. 05:03.160 --> 05:04.160 Couple of guys came in and ordered a drink. 05:04.160 --> 05:05.160 Nothing special. 05:05.160 --> 05:07.160 Not sure I could point them out for you. 05:07.160 --> 05:08.160 Anybody would forget them. 05:08.160 --> 05:09.160 Not quite. 05:09.160 --> 05:10.160 Huh? 05:10.160 --> 05:11.160 We won't. 05:11.160 --> 05:16.160 Eleven thirty a.m. 05:16.160 --> 05:18.160 We left the barn and went back to the city hall. 05:18.160 --> 05:21.160 We checked with the stats office and picked up the results of their latest run. 05:21.160 --> 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. 05:26.160 --> 05:29.160 The names were ones that we checked and cleared before. 05:29.160 --> 05:31.160 Frank and I went back to robbery. 05:31.160 --> 05:33.160 There was a message for us to see Captain Donahoe. 05:33.160 --> 05:34.160 We went into his office. 05:34.160 --> 05:35.160 Yeah? 05:35.160 --> 05:37.160 No, as far as I know there's nothing new in it. 05:37.160 --> 05:38.160 That's right. 05:38.160 --> 05:39.160 Uh-huh. 05:39.160 --> 05:40.160 They just came in. 05:40.160 --> 05:41.160 What? 05:41.160 --> 05:43.160 All right, I'll let you know right away. 05:43.160 --> 05:44.160 Yeah. 05:44.160 --> 05:45.160 Bye. 05:45.160 --> 05:46.160 Come on in. 05:46.160 --> 05:47.160 Hi, Skipper. 05:47.160 --> 05:48.160 Captain. 05:48.160 --> 05:49.160 That was Chief Brown. 05:49.160 --> 05:50.160 Been calling all morning. 05:50.160 --> 05:51.160 Yeah. 05:51.160 --> 05:52.160 You know what he wants? 05:52.160 --> 05:53.160 What do I tell him? 05:53.160 --> 05:54.160 Well, we talked to the bartender. 05:54.160 --> 05:55.160 He can't give us anything. 05:55.160 --> 05:56.160 What about the victim? 05:56.160 --> 05:57.160 Not much there either. 05:57.160 --> 05:58.160 Able to come up with a name? 05:58.160 --> 05:59.160 No, he said he didn't hear anything. 05:59.160 --> 06:00.160 That's a big help. 06:00.160 --> 06:01.160 Well. 06:01.160 --> 06:02.160 Sit down. 06:02.160 --> 06:03.160 Thank you. 06:03.160 --> 06:04.160 Cigarette? 06:04.160 --> 06:05.160 Yeah, thanks, Skipper. 06:05.160 --> 06:06.160 Smith? 06:06.160 --> 06:07.160 Yes, Skipper. 06:07.160 --> 06:08.160 I got it. 06:08.160 --> 06:09.160 Thanks, Joe. 06:09.160 --> 06:10.160 From the beginning, what do you got? 06:10.160 --> 06:11.160 Well, good M.O., good description. 06:11.160 --> 06:12.160 We got an idea of the line they're working on, that's about it. 06:12.160 --> 06:13.160 What about stats? 06:13.160 --> 06:14.160 Just picked up the new run, four names. 06:14.160 --> 06:15.160 What's on them? 06:15.160 --> 06:16.160 Clean. 06:16.160 --> 06:17.160 They've all been checked before. 06:17.160 --> 06:18.160 Got to be something around town on them. 06:18.160 --> 06:19.160 Well, there should be, but there just isn't. 06:19.160 --> 06:20.160 How about your informants? 06:20.160 --> 06:21.160 No, they haven't been able to tell us anything. 06:21.160 --> 06:22.160 Straight? 06:22.160 --> 06:23.160 No reason they should lie. 06:23.160 --> 06:24.160 Victims and witnesses seen the mug books? 06:24.160 --> 06:25.160 All we got. 06:25.160 --> 06:26.160 They haven't been able to come up with an identification. 06:26.160 --> 06:27.160 Veriton up at C.I.I. sent all the stuff he's got on the method of operation. 06:27.160 --> 06:28.160 I don't know if he's got a gun. 06:28.160 --> 06:29.160 No, he's got a gun. 06:29.160 --> 06:40.840 We've checked it all through. 06:40.840 --> 06:42.320 What about the places they could spend the money? 06:42.320 --> 06:45.000 Well, we've been to Gardena half a dozen times, there's nothing out there. 06:45.000 --> 06:46.000 What about Vegas? 06:46.000 --> 06:47.560 Talk to the department over there. 06:47.560 --> 06:50.440 They're giving us all the help they can, but they haven't turned anything yet. 06:50.440 --> 06:51.440 We even got the racetracks covered. 06:51.440 --> 06:52.440 Possible you missed something? 06:52.440 --> 06:53.440 Sure, it's possible. 06:53.440 --> 06:54.440 I don't know what it could be. 06:54.440 --> 06:55.440 You knew you wouldn't have missed it. 06:55.440 --> 06:56.440 Yeah. 06:56.440 --> 06:57.440 From the beginning, go over. 06:57.440 --> 07:02.440 Okay, first report was made on, wait a minute. 07:02.440 --> 07:06.560 Got it here, here it is. 07:06.560 --> 07:11.440 Tuesday, April 26th, victim came out of the bar, two men stopped him, started a conversation, 07:11.440 --> 07:13.440 got him into a car, beat him and robbed him. 07:13.440 --> 07:14.440 Six weeks ago. 07:14.440 --> 07:15.440 That's right. 07:15.440 --> 07:16.440 And the guys are still running. 07:16.440 --> 07:18.720 The next one was on Friday, April 29th. 07:18.720 --> 07:21.120 Same MO, same description. 07:21.120 --> 07:22.480 How often has it been happening since? 07:22.480 --> 07:24.080 A couple of times a week. 07:24.080 --> 07:25.080 You can't find a leak? 07:25.080 --> 07:26.080 No, sir. 07:26.080 --> 07:27.080 No rumbles? 07:27.080 --> 07:28.080 No. 07:28.080 --> 07:29.080 Anybody in the office got anything? 07:29.080 --> 07:30.080 We talked to Mead and Stromwell. 07:30.080 --> 07:33.600 I thought they had it made for us, but their lead didn't go anyplace. 07:33.600 --> 07:36.440 That money they're getting isn't sitting in their pockets, being spent someplace. 07:36.440 --> 07:38.120 We can't find the cash register. 07:38.120 --> 07:40.960 I'll tell you this, the fellow they nailed last night, what's his name? 07:40.960 --> 07:41.960 Jeffrey Hanks. 07:41.960 --> 07:42.960 Yeah. 07:42.960 --> 07:43.960 Well, he's got some friends in the city hall. 07:43.960 --> 07:46.720 They're pretty upset about what happened, called the chief this morning. 07:46.720 --> 07:48.880 He's been on me, I'm giving it to you. 07:48.880 --> 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. 07:52.560 --> 07:53.560 Right. 07:53.560 --> 07:54.560 Boils down simple. 07:54.560 --> 07:56.360 I don't care how you do it, I don't care where, just get it done. 07:56.360 --> 07:57.960 I want those two men and I want them fast. 07:57.960 --> 07:58.960 All right. 07:58.960 --> 08:00.280 I know how it is, now you do too. 08:00.280 --> 08:01.280 Yes, sir. 08:01.280 --> 08:03.280 I don't like the pressure any more than you do. 08:03.280 --> 08:05.080 We're getting it all the way around. 08:05.080 --> 08:07.760 People that are making the noise should follow us around for a couple of days. 08:07.760 --> 08:09.240 That's the difference, they don't have to. 08:09.240 --> 08:10.240 Huh? 08:10.240 --> 08:13.920 You're getting paid. 08:13.920 --> 08:16.640 Frank and I went over every piece of information we had on the case. 08:16.640 --> 08:20.080 We re-read the reports that had been filed by the officers at the scene. 08:20.080 --> 08:22.840 Statements from witnesses and victims were gone over again. 08:22.840 --> 08:26.440 The names the stats office had given us were run through R&I again. 08:26.440 --> 08:27.640 None of it did any good. 08:27.640 --> 08:30.640 We still didn't have a lead to the identity of the thieves. 08:30.640 --> 08:35.220 Three days passed while we talked to informants and questioned other sources of information. 08:35.220 --> 08:38.600 On Sunday, June 12th, we got back to the office from talking to a bartender out on Olympic 08:38.600 --> 08:39.600 Boulevard. 08:39.600 --> 08:42.600 Well, that's another one that didn't go anyplace. 08:42.600 --> 08:44.600 Yeah, you want to get the book? 08:44.600 --> 08:47.600 Yeah, I'll take one. 08:47.600 --> 08:49.600 I got it. 08:49.600 --> 08:50.600 Robert Fetty. 08:50.600 --> 08:51.600 Uh-huh. 08:51.600 --> 08:53.080 Yeah, Jack. 08:53.080 --> 08:56.280 Yeah, where is the place? 08:56.280 --> 08:57.280 Hmm? 08:57.280 --> 08:58.280 Wait a minute. 08:58.280 --> 09:01.280 Yeah, I got it. 09:01.280 --> 09:04.280 Yeah, I guess the word's all over. 09:04.280 --> 09:05.280 Yeah. 09:05.280 --> 09:07.280 Okay, we'll check it out. 09:07.280 --> 09:08.280 Thanks, boy. 09:08.280 --> 09:09.280 All right, bye. 09:09.280 --> 09:10.280 There's nothing in the book. 09:10.280 --> 09:11.280 Thank God. 09:11.280 --> 09:13.600 I want to know if you could make it for dinner tonight. 09:13.600 --> 09:15.040 I've got a barbecue planned. 09:15.040 --> 09:16.040 You better call it off. 09:16.040 --> 09:17.040 You got other plans? 09:17.040 --> 09:18.040 That was McCready on the phone. 09:18.040 --> 09:20.080 He just got a call from a bartender out in Wilshire. 09:20.080 --> 09:21.080 Yeah. 09:21.080 --> 09:23.080 And his friend in her beer says he figured we want to check it out. 09:23.080 --> 09:24.080 What is it? 09:24.080 --> 09:29.920 She says her boyfriend is one of our suspects. 09:29.920 --> 09:32.960 The bar Sergeant Jack McCready had mentioned was on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and 09:32.960 --> 09:33.960 Ingram Street. 09:33.960 --> 09:36.640 There were two people in the place when we arrived. 09:36.640 --> 09:39.560 One an elderly man sitting near the door and the other a middle-aged woman at the rear 09:39.560 --> 09:40.560 of the bar. 09:40.560 --> 09:43.520 We checked with the bartender and he told us that he'd made the call. 09:43.520 --> 09:46.840 He went on to say that the woman had come in about 10 that morning. 09:46.840 --> 09:49.640 Since that time, she'd been crying and mumbling something about going to the police. 09:49.640 --> 09:52.720 Frank and I went back to talk to her. 09:52.720 --> 09:53.720 Yeah? 09:53.720 --> 10:00.000 You're looking for something? 10:00.000 --> 10:01.480 I understand that you want to talk to the police. 10:01.480 --> 10:02.960 What's that got to do with you? 10:02.960 --> 10:03.960 My name is Friday. 10:03.960 --> 10:04.960 This is my partner, Frank Smith. 10:04.960 --> 10:05.960 How you doing? 10:05.960 --> 10:06.960 You're a cop, huh? 10:06.960 --> 10:08.960 What do you want to see us about, lady? 10:08.960 --> 10:09.960 That bum, Derwin. 10:09.960 --> 10:10.960 That's what it's about, bum. 10:10.960 --> 10:11.960 What's his name? 10:11.960 --> 10:12.960 Is it Derwin? 10:12.960 --> 10:13.960 Yeah, we all know him good. 10:13.960 --> 10:14.960 He's crazy down to me all the time, hasn't he? 10:14.960 --> 10:15.960 He's crazy down to me all the time, hasn't he? 10:15.960 --> 10:16.960 He's crazy down to me all the time, hasn't he? 10:16.960 --> 10:17.960 He's crazy down to me all the time, hasn't he? 10:17.960 --> 10:18.960 He's crazy down to me all the time, hasn't he? 10:18.960 --> 10:19.960 He's crazy down to me all the time, hasn't he? 10:19.960 --> 10:21.180 He's crazy down to me all the time, hasn't he? 10:21.180 --> 10:24.040 He's crazy down to me all the time, hasn't he? 10:24.040 --> 10:28.760 Listen, Eastund, you can call me無玩. 10:28.760 --> 10:33.120 No, I'm a man of stick- 친구�. 10:33.120 --> 10:38.380 Never be called a man, Shrimp Defender. 10:38.380 --> 10:42.740 I 10:42.740 --> 10:20.500 Congressman, 10:20.500 --> 10:46.360 Mike 10:46.360 --> 10:49.020 over town. Old Derwin's been holding people up. 10:49.020 --> 10:53.020 For your husband? Me? Derwin's right? 10:53.020 --> 10:56.020 That's right. That's real funny. 10:56.020 --> 10:59.020 Now that is. Me and Derwin married. 10:59.020 --> 11:02.020 I don't think I wouldn't do it. 11:02.020 --> 11:05.020 For men don't think it. 11:05.020 --> 11:08.020 But it ain't true. Not at all. 11:08.020 --> 11:12.020 Mr. Derwin's just a friend. 11:12.020 --> 11:15.020 Been a friend for twelve years. That's a long time. 11:15.020 --> 11:18.020 That's right. Been holding hands for twelve years. 11:18.020 --> 11:21.020 For we ain't married. 11:21.020 --> 11:24.020 You don't want to. Will you tell us about the holdups that he's been pulling? 11:24.020 --> 11:27.020 Been in all the papers. You haven't read it? 11:27.020 --> 11:30.020 All the papers. Are you sure you're a cop? 11:30.020 --> 11:33.020 Why don't you tell us about Derwin? 11:33.020 --> 11:37.020 Lousy. All the time. Talking about how someday we'd get married. 11:37.020 --> 11:40.020 All the time. Talking like that. 11:40.020 --> 11:43.020 I get a couple bucks put away and we'll take the big step. 11:43.020 --> 11:46.020 That's why he was all the time saying it was a big step. 11:46.020 --> 11:49.020 So what happens? 11:49.020 --> 11:52.020 He gets a couple of bucks and he takes off with another girl. 11:52.020 --> 11:55.020 Lousy bum. 11:55.020 --> 11:58.020 Just miserable. 11:58.020 --> 12:01.020 Now where'd he get the money? From the holdups. 12:01.020 --> 12:04.020 Like on the paper. I told you that before. 12:04.020 --> 12:07.020 He's the one you're after. Beating up all those people in front of bars. 12:07.020 --> 12:10.020 He's pretty good at beating people up. He's good at that. 12:10.020 --> 12:13.020 Not much else, but he's real good at that. 12:13.020 --> 12:16.020 He ever talk about the holdups to you? 12:16.020 --> 12:19.020 Oh no, that'd be kind of silly. He wouldn't talk to anybody. 12:19.020 --> 12:22.020 About a little me. 12:22.020 --> 12:25.020 Well how do you know he's involved? Just because I know. That's all. 12:25.020 --> 12:28.020 What's this fellow look like? Derwin? 12:28.020 --> 12:31.020 That's right. 12:31.020 --> 12:34.020 I guess the person would say he was a real nice looking fellow. 12:34.020 --> 12:37.020 I guess that's what you'd say. I would. 12:37.020 --> 12:40.020 He's got dark hair. 12:40.020 --> 12:43.020 Kind of a little wave right here. 12:43.020 --> 12:46.020 Right here. See? In front. 12:46.020 --> 12:49.020 How tall is he? Oh, he's a big one. 12:49.020 --> 12:52.020 Well how tall? 12:52.020 --> 12:55.020 About six feet. 12:55.020 --> 12:58.020 How much does he weigh? I don't know. 12:58.020 --> 13:01.020 I guess a couple hundred pounds. 13:01.020 --> 13:04.020 Is he fat or thin? 13:04.020 --> 13:07.020 38. 38 years old. 13:07.020 --> 13:10.020 Two years older than me. Two years. 13:10.020 --> 13:13.020 What color are his eyes? Brown. Has he ever been arrested? 13:13.020 --> 13:16.020 I don't know. Maybe he has. 13:16.020 --> 13:19.020 He never said nothing to me. Not a word. 13:19.020 --> 13:22.020 Want to run it through? Yeah, I'll check. 13:22.020 --> 13:25.020 You going to arrest him? We'll talk to him. Yeah. 13:25.020 --> 13:28.020 You do that. You tell him for me I think he's a bum. 13:28.020 --> 13:31.020 For 12 years he's been telling me when he gets a comfortable bus 13:31.020 --> 13:34.020 we take a step. When he runs out with another girl 13:34.020 --> 13:37.020 lousy girl. You know where we can find him? 13:37.020 --> 13:40.020 I don't know. I guess he's home. I don't know where else he'd be. 13:40.020 --> 13:43.020 Home. You have the address? Sure. 13:43.020 --> 13:46.020 It's 1827 and a half Margo Street. 13:46.020 --> 13:49.020 What's that? Can't you hear very well? 13:49.020 --> 13:52.020 1827 and a half Margo Street. 13:52.020 --> 13:55.020 Okay, I got it. 13:55.020 --> 13:58.020 Hillside 75321. That's where he lives. 13:58.020 --> 14:01.020 On the second floor. 14:01.020 --> 14:04.020 Margo Street. Do you have any close friends that you know of? 14:04.020 --> 14:07.020 Sure. A girl he walked out with. She's a close friend. 14:07.020 --> 14:10.020 Any men? Nope. 14:10.020 --> 14:13.020 Darren don't like nobody on his back. He likes to be alone. 14:13.020 --> 14:16.020 No fellas he's close to. None. 14:16.020 --> 14:19.020 Excuse me a minute lady. 14:19.020 --> 14:22.020 Sure, you go to his head. 14:22.020 --> 14:25.020 Tell the bus and I'll sell another drink down. 14:25.020 --> 14:28.020 What do you got? I checked our eye on Holbrook. 14:28.020 --> 14:31.020 How's he stand? I found a couple that fit the description. 14:31.020 --> 14:34.020 One of them might be good. Done time for robbery. 14:34.020 --> 14:37.020 Do you owe anything? No, get out clean. 14:37.020 --> 14:40.020 Wonder if he stayed that way. 14:43.020 --> 14:46.020 Frank and I left the bar and drove over to the Margo Street address. 14:46.020 --> 14:49.020 We checked with the landlady. She told us that Holbrook had moved in approximately six weeks before. 14:49.020 --> 14:52.020 She went on to say that he'd been behind in his rent 14:52.020 --> 14:55.020 but that he'd paid what he owed and had given her the money for an additional two months. 14:55.020 --> 14:58.020 She said that she didn't know what he did for a living. 14:58.020 --> 15:01.020 He had few visitors and the landlady couldn't tell us if he owned a car. 15:01.020 --> 15:04.020 According to her he was in his room. Frank and I went up to see him. 15:06.020 --> 15:09.020 Here it is. 15:10.020 --> 15:13.020 You're set? Yeah. 15:13.020 --> 15:16.020 Who is it? 15:16.020 --> 15:19.020 Is that Holbrook? 15:19.020 --> 15:22.020 Yes, sir. 15:22.020 --> 15:25.020 What do you want? Police officers. 15:25.020 --> 15:28.020 You've got no right to bust in here like this. There's nothing wrong. 15:28.020 --> 15:31.020 Then you won't mind if we look around, will you? 15:31.020 --> 15:34.020 Oh, go ahead. You won't find anything. I'll check it out. 15:34.020 --> 15:37.020 If you tell me what you want, maybe I can give you a hand. 15:37.020 --> 15:40.020 You just sit still there. Sure, I've got nothing to worry about. 15:40.020 --> 15:43.020 Tear the place apart. Just make sure you put it all back. 15:43.020 --> 15:46.020 Right where you found it. Let's clean, Joe. 15:46.020 --> 15:49.020 I could have told you that. Sure you could. 15:49.020 --> 15:52.020 You mind letting me know why you're rousing me? You work for a living? Why? 15:52.020 --> 15:55.020 Do you? No. Why are we here? It's you're doing pretty well with the money. 15:55.020 --> 15:58.020 I guess you'd say that. You mind telling us where you got it? Wise investment. 15:58.020 --> 16:01.020 That's it, huh? Sure. I read the financial page all the time. 16:01.020 --> 16:04.020 A couple of bucks here, a couple more there. First thing you know, you're on your way to a million. 16:04.020 --> 16:07.020 Yeah, well, the way it came to us, you might have made the money the hard way. 16:07.020 --> 16:10.020 I got a pretty good idea who's got the big mouth. 16:10.020 --> 16:13.020 Don't make any difference. You can't tag me for anything. 16:13.020 --> 16:16.020 Why don't you tell us? I will. You're beefing about the money. 16:16.020 --> 16:20.020 While you can't say I didn't make it from investments, I don't have to prove it. You do. 16:20.020 --> 16:23.020 You gotta prove I didn't make it from investing. I think we might be able to. 16:23.020 --> 16:26.020 Go ahead. I'll give you something else. What? 16:26.020 --> 16:29.020 I don't think you're gonna like the interest. 16:33.020 --> 16:36.020 We took Derwin Holbrook back to the city hall and talked to him. 16:36.020 --> 16:40.020 Sorry, refused to admit any part in the holdups. We made arrangements for the victims to come down and see him. 16:40.020 --> 16:45.020 Witnesses were asked to special show-ups, but they failed to give us a positive identification. 16:45.020 --> 16:48.020 Holbrook's name came up on the overtime sheet and he was released from custody. 16:48.020 --> 16:51.020 There was nothing we could do. Another week went by. 16:51.020 --> 16:54.020 Holbrook was kept under constant surveillance. Monday, June 20th. 16:54.020 --> 16:56.020 Frank and I were in the squad room. 16:56.020 --> 16:58.020 Friday? Smith? Yeah, Skipper, we're here. 16:58.020 --> 17:00.020 Hi, Captain. What do you got? 17:00.020 --> 17:02.020 Your boys did another job last night out in West L.A. 17:02.020 --> 17:05.020 We didn't see the reports. Just came in. 17:05.020 --> 17:07.020 Got a meeting with a lawman this afternoon. Be there. 17:07.020 --> 17:10.020 Homicide? Yeah. Victim died without regaining consciousness. 17:10.020 --> 17:13.020 Any description of the suspect? Enough to know it's the two fellows you're after. 17:13.020 --> 17:15.020 How's your hot suspect? What's his name? Holbrook? 17:15.020 --> 17:17.020 Not sorry. You able to keep him this time? 17:17.020 --> 17:19.020 No, I don't think so. What's the matter? 17:19.020 --> 17:21.020 Report says the holdup took place at 10.15. Yeah? 17:21.020 --> 17:41.020 Holbrook was asleep at nine. 17:41.020 --> 17:45.020 We rechecked with the team of men who'd been keeping Derwin Holbrook under surveillance. 17:45.020 --> 17:48.020 They verified the fact that the suspect had been in his room at the time of the robbery 17:48.020 --> 17:51.020 and that there was no way for him to have left the apartment. 17:51.020 --> 17:55.020 We went out to the hospital and talked to the officer that had been with the latest victim. 17:55.020 --> 17:59.020 He said that the dead man hadn't said anything to help identify his assailant. 17:59.020 --> 18:02.020 We talked with a bartender at the place where the beating had occurred. 18:02.020 --> 18:05.020 He remembered two men in the bar, and he remembered them talking with the victim, 18:05.020 --> 18:07.020 but he was unable to tell us anything more. 18:07.020 --> 18:10.020 Additional broadcasts were gotten out. 18:10.020 --> 18:13.020 At the meeting with Captain Lawman, it was decided that from that point, 18:13.020 --> 18:17.020 the investigation would be a joint operation between robbery and homicide. 18:17.020 --> 18:21.020 After the meeting, Frank, Captain Donahoe, and I met back in room 27. 18:21.020 --> 18:25.020 Come on in. Sit down. Yep. 18:25.020 --> 18:27.020 Well, you heard it. Yes, sir. 18:27.020 --> 18:30.020 How are you going to work it? There's only one way, rolling stake out. 18:30.020 --> 18:33.020 I thought you tried that route. This time we use more cars. 18:33.020 --> 18:36.020 Better work. This latest one's really got the corner pocket screaming. 18:36.020 --> 18:38.020 How are you going to set it up? 18:38.020 --> 18:41.020 Well, that job out in west L.A. is the first time he's moved out of central. 18:41.020 --> 18:44.020 I think we can figure he'll be back. That's playing it the long way. 18:44.020 --> 18:47.020 I'll buy it. How's it going to work? 18:47.020 --> 18:50.020 Yeah, can we take a look at the map over here? 18:51.020 --> 18:54.020 He's been hitting in this area along here. 18:54.020 --> 18:57.020 Up to now, we've had it covered in through here and here. 18:57.020 --> 19:01.020 Now we can put additional cars on these streets and maybe over here, huh? 19:01.020 --> 19:03.020 How about a check system? 19:03.020 --> 19:05.020 That'll be kind of hard to work out, Skipper. 19:05.020 --> 19:08.020 We'll be in a three-way car. McCready and his partner will be in one. 19:08.020 --> 19:11.020 That way we can keep tabs on what's going on. When do you start? 19:11.020 --> 19:14.020 We'll start tonight. Talk to McCready? No, not the whole thing. 19:14.020 --> 19:16.020 We went over part of it. What's he think? 19:16.020 --> 19:18.020 He goes with us. It's the only way. 19:18.020 --> 19:21.020 Then it better come through for you. You don't get another chance. 19:26.020 --> 19:30.020 At 720 that night, the rolling stakeout began. It continued for another week. 19:30.020 --> 19:33.020 Several arrests were made, but when the suspects were checked, 19:33.020 --> 19:36.020 they were ruled out as the ones we were looking for. 19:36.020 --> 19:40.020 In the meantime, the holdup men hit twice more in the area under surveillance. 19:40.020 --> 19:42.020 They were leaving their places early. 19:42.020 --> 19:45.020 Pressure from citizens, groups, and newspapers got a little worse. 19:45.020 --> 19:48.020 Apparently there was nothing we could do to stop the thieves. 19:48.020 --> 19:51.020 Tuesday, June 28th, we stopped for something to eat. 19:51.020 --> 19:53.020 That's gonna be another long night. 19:53.020 --> 19:55.020 I hope we get something out of it. 19:55.020 --> 19:58.020 Yeah. Howdy, fellas. What'll it be? 19:58.020 --> 20:01.020 Well, a couple eggs over easy. 20:01.020 --> 20:03.020 I get it. A side order of bacon. 20:03.020 --> 20:05.020 Oh, thank you. And how about you? 20:05.020 --> 20:07.020 That sounds good, Joe. I'll have the same. 20:07.020 --> 20:10.020 You can make my eggs straight up. I'll have a side order of ham. 20:10.020 --> 20:13.020 Righto. Two coffees. Will you bring them right away? 20:13.020 --> 20:15.020 Sure thing. I'll get them for you right now. 20:15.020 --> 20:18.020 Listen, I gotta get home. I'll have a cup of coffee. I'll drop you off. 20:18.020 --> 20:20.020 Wife's gonna be sore if I don't make it pretty quick. 20:20.020 --> 20:22.020 Let her be sore. That's the trouble with women today. 20:22.020 --> 20:24.020 All the time trying to run our lives. 20:24.020 --> 20:26.020 Have your coffee. We'll meet my friend. You'll like him. 20:26.020 --> 20:28.020 I don't feel so good. Maybe I ought to leave now. 20:28.020 --> 20:30.020 Look, you'll be all right. Just take it easy. 20:30.020 --> 20:32.020 Joe, tall guy. Fits the description. 20:32.020 --> 20:37.020 Looks like he might be setting one up. Let's take it. 20:37.020 --> 20:40.020 If your wife gives you any trouble, stay with us. 20:40.020 --> 20:42.020 Something you want? 20:42.020 --> 20:44.020 What if you'd let us take a look at your identification? 20:44.020 --> 20:46.020 Why? Because I ask you. 20:46.020 --> 20:48.020 Who are you? A police officer. Watch out! 20:48.020 --> 20:50.020 Come on! 20:50.020 --> 20:53.020 Come on! 20:59.020 --> 21:01.020 Come on! 21:01.020 --> 21:03.020 You lost cop! 21:03.020 --> 21:05.020 Shoving me around. 21:05.020 --> 21:07.020 That's all it's about. We didn't do nothing. 21:07.020 --> 21:09.020 Don't worry about it. You got nothing to hold me on. 21:09.020 --> 21:11.020 We'll talk about it downtown. Come on, let's go. 21:11.020 --> 21:13.020 What's the charge? You gotta make one. 21:13.020 --> 21:15.020 You gotta make a charge. You can't take me without it. 21:15.020 --> 21:17.020 All right, try suspicion of robbery. 21:17.020 --> 21:19.020 Enough of me. You keep believing that fella. 21:19.020 --> 21:21.020 I'll be free in a couple hours. 21:21.020 --> 21:23.020 You got it wrong. Tell me about it. 21:23.020 --> 21:25.020 We won't have to. We'll let the jury do it. 21:30.020 --> 21:32.020 We took the suspect back to the city hall. 21:32.020 --> 21:34.020 He was identified as Emmett Noonan. 21:34.020 --> 21:36.020 He refused to admit any part in the holdups. 21:36.020 --> 21:39.020 He wouldn't tell us who the friend was that he'd mentioned to the intended victim. 21:39.020 --> 21:44.020 A check of R&I revealed that he'd served sentences at San Quentin and at Folsom for armed robbery. 21:44.020 --> 21:47.020 We pulled his mug shot and a team of detectives went out to check with the victims. 21:47.020 --> 21:49.020 It was an hour before they got back to the office. 21:49.020 --> 21:52.020 We talked to them and then we went to see Noonan. 21:54.020 --> 21:55.020 Decided to turn me out now? 21:55.020 --> 21:56.020 No, not quite. 21:56.020 --> 21:59.020 When are you gonna give up, cop? You got nothing to make a charge on. You know it. 21:59.020 --> 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. 22:02.020 --> 22:05.020 We just got word from the officers who checked your picture with the victims. 22:05.020 --> 22:07.020 Yeah? They gave us a positive identification. 22:07.020 --> 22:09.020 Nothing different about me. Lots of guys look the same. 22:09.020 --> 22:11.020 Why don't you come off it, Noonan? We got you made and you know it. 22:11.020 --> 22:13.020 I don't know anything of the kind, cop. 22:13.020 --> 22:15.020 You're saying one thing, I say different. It's my word against yours. 22:15.020 --> 22:17.020 We'll see who the court believes. 22:17.020 --> 22:18.020 We got a head start. 22:18.020 --> 22:19.020 How do you figure that? 22:19.020 --> 22:20.020 Fits the way you work. 22:20.020 --> 22:24.020 Any record I got, you can't mention in court. As far as they're concerned, I'm clean. 22:26.020 --> 22:28.020 You want to call it a day? We can all get some sleep. 22:28.020 --> 22:30.020 What do you do for a living, Noonan? 22:30.020 --> 22:31.020 I'm a salesman. 22:31.020 --> 22:32.020 What do you sell? 22:32.020 --> 22:33.020 Different things. 22:33.020 --> 22:34.020 Name them. 22:34.020 --> 22:35.020 Magazines, sometimes hosiery. Different things. 22:35.020 --> 22:36.020 When's the last time you worked? 22:36.020 --> 22:37.020 Six months ago. 22:37.020 --> 22:38.020 How have you lived since then? 22:38.020 --> 22:40.020 I saved my money. 22:41.020 --> 22:43.020 You know, you're in for more than a robbery charge. 22:43.020 --> 22:44.020 I'm not standing that. 22:44.020 --> 22:46.020 A man out in West L.A. died. 22:46.020 --> 22:48.020 That's too bad. I didn't see anything about it in the papers. 22:48.020 --> 22:49.020 Only way I'd have known. 22:49.020 --> 22:51.020 Who was the guy with you on the jobs? 22:51.020 --> 22:53.020 I don't know what you're talking about. 22:53.020 --> 22:55.020 You know we'll get to him. Why not save yourself a lot of time? 22:55.020 --> 22:57.020 I don't know nothing of the kind. You guys are out of your scopes. 22:57.020 --> 22:58.020 All right, Noonan. Let's go. 22:58.020 --> 22:59.020 Are you going to unlock the door? 22:59.020 --> 23:00.020 Yeah, this one. 23:00.020 --> 23:01.020 Where are we going? 23:01.020 --> 23:02.020 Main jail. 23:02.020 --> 23:03.020 For how long? 23:03.020 --> 23:04.020 Until they pass sentence. 23:04.020 --> 23:05.020 You sound pretty sure. 23:05.020 --> 23:06.020 We are. Come on. 23:06.020 --> 23:08.020 Hey, it's too bad about you guys. 23:08.020 --> 23:09.020 What's that? 23:09.020 --> 23:11.020 How long have you been working on these robberies? 23:11.020 --> 23:12.020 Couple of months. 23:12.020 --> 23:13.020 And I'm your pigeon. 23:13.020 --> 23:14.020 You're the man. 23:14.020 --> 23:15.020 Must make you feel kind of lousy. 23:15.020 --> 23:16.020 Hmm? 23:16.020 --> 23:18.020 Be so sure and then find out you're wrong. 23:18.020 --> 23:21.020 You know, if I keep my mouth shut, you aren't going to have a case. 23:21.020 --> 23:23.020 You know, fella, I'm going to tell you real simple. 23:23.020 --> 23:25.020 We can identify you positively. 23:25.020 --> 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. 23:29.020 --> 23:32.020 The time we get through with you, we'll have enough on you for a five-minute deliberation. 23:32.020 --> 23:33.020 You're ruling out one thing, cop. 23:33.020 --> 23:34.020 Yeah, what's that? 23:34.020 --> 23:37.020 The jury. All I need is one person who won't go with the rest of them. 23:37.020 --> 23:38.020 One who doesn't listen. 23:38.020 --> 23:40.020 You got it all figured out, haven't you? 23:40.020 --> 23:42.020 Sure. One person doesn't care. I got it made. Just one. 23:42.020 --> 23:43.020 Well, then you're in real trouble. 23:43.020 --> 23:44.020 Huh? 23:44.020 --> 23:46.020 We'll find twelve who do. 23:46.020 --> 23:55.020 The story you've just heard is true. 23:55.020 --> 23:57.020 The names were changed to protect the innocent. 23:57.020 --> 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. 24:05.020 --> 24:17.020 In a moment, the results of that trial. 24:17.020 --> 24:22.020 Further investigation resulted in the arrest of Jerome Nathan Pollock as an accomplice in the robberies. 24:22.020 --> 24:27.020 Both he and Emmett David Noonan were tried and convicted of murder in the first degree. 24:27.020 --> 24:33.020 The jury failed to return a recommendation of leniency, and both men received the maximum sentence. 24:33.020 --> 24:47.020 They were put to death in the lethal gas chamber at the State Penitentiary, San Quentin, California. 24:47.020 --> 24:52.020 You have just heard Dragnet, a series of authentic cases from official files. 24:52.020 --> 25:12.020 Technical advice comes from the Office of Chief of Police, W.H. Parker, Los Angeles Police Department.