Dragnet - The Big Frank, S02E26 * Classic TV Police Drama

[Music] ladies and gentlemen story you're about to see is true the names have been changed to protect the innocent this is the city over 2 million people almost a million of my work some of them work in factories some of them work in stores most of them work hard for a little a few of them try to take things the easy way that's why I have a job I'm a cop was Monday July night we were working the day watch out of robbery division my partner's Frank Smith the boss is Captain Didion my name is Friday a man had been pulled from his car been beaten and robbed his car had been stolen the criminal had made good his escape we had to find him [Music] safety Hollywood attababy yardage Department yes ma'am I'll connect you yes sir can I help you we're police officers ma'am yes Mike see one of your employees a Harvey Kimbrough just a moment our paging party thanks very much that's right yeah sure John here thank you you know when I was a kid I never could figure out what that was listen the auto call caused employees that the telephone rings all over the star yeah yes mr. Kim though they're two policemen waiting to see you on your own no he's on its way out thank you very much I give you the crime report on this thing like you kept it didn't I oh yeah I got it any one of these John what are those pepti pals third trial what are they for coat the stomach real good for stomachache yeah but haven't got a stomachache hey Joe I sure like that and Baker yeah of course you not me I like to ride off the first time I started down at that department star yeah she's a nice girl well now you can begin to think about settling down odd job you know like fate of me I get yourself a little house starts ticking those rats Joe know they're putting up a lot of nice tract houses these days do you think maybe you're rushing a little bit I just met her how do you jump 32 yeah yeah well how old were you when you got married 35 but I feel I waited too long John I don't want that to happen to you well according to your figures I still have three years to go yeah but and such a pretty girl you can do a lot worse I just don't want you to forget about it not a chance with you were here Stella yes that's right are you Harvey Kimbrough yes sir what if we could step over here and talk please yeah I sure appreciate you people coming over here I don't like to take time off my work it's pretty tough on my partners Clive and Warren yes sir we understand janitor worked in the big store like this keeps you hopping you haven't got any idea who the holdup man is yet have you no sir we haven't we'd like to get a little more information on what happened did you talk the two officers in the police car yes we did but it's customary for us to make a follow-up for any additional information you fellows you're plainclothesmen is that it yeah we're from central robbery oh I see yeah okay never knew I'd get this much service what if you'd mind going over it again for us mr. Kimbrough maybe something you didn't think of when the other officers talked to you I believe I told him everything I was on the way down to work this morning about 5:00 a.m. you live out in Alhambra yeah sure that's right I take three with him it was on Commercial Street the two were held up is that right yeah that's right commercial right near Alameda all most of the corner so we're there ten or big buildings down man flagged me down looked like his car was stalled yes sir I always make it a habit to stop when I see somebody in trouble I know how it is this time in the morning no gas stations open figured maybe the fella need to show for something so you stopped to give him a hand is that buy well that's right I had in mind I'd mourn stop the car and he came over pointed a gun at me and told me to get out what'd you do ma'am I asked to tell her what you want I told him I didn't have any money told him I was in the way and get on to Lewbert what'd he say to that didn't say anything just open the car door grabbed him by the arm pulled me out I wasn't prepared partner kinda fell into the street well on your car as a blue 1948 died sedan right rear fender damage is that correct yes that's right sure hope to get that teeth in my car too awful hard to get around Los Angeles without a car well we'll do our best took my wallet from me all the money I had 14 dollars then he said don't bother to get up stay right there for five minutes after I leave and he bent down they hit me in the face or they at us with his fists yeah hit me right here hey you can cheat a cut here right this part wrong no cleared see yeah but I'm pretty heavy yeah that's nasty cut it's better now the man who came in the ambulance they put something on it it'll be all right well did he knock you out when he hit you oh no no I saw him get in the car and then the car was up ahead took off and this man who held me up he followed in my car did you try to locate a phone call for help I didn't have to this mister Berger pulled up and stopped right away and then the officer Kame besides I figured I'd better do it I was told how's that I was afraid I was gonna wait five minutes [Music] Frank and I left the department store picked up our car in the parking lot next door and drove out to the San Fernando Valley the 800 block on Saticoy Avenue the card on the front door told us we could find Sidney Ferguson in the garage looking for something that's what we're looking for a Sidney Ferguson there Shirley I'm sitting phrasing police officers back to Ferguson all about that motive this morning down a commercial street that's it it's my partner Frank Smith my name is righty-o happy to know you hi oh excuse my wet hand I've been clean up my tanks sure you fellas work out of the City Hall yes we do you wouldn't have to know what John O'Grady down there Narcotics Division I went to high school with John no I don't believe I know him right Oh Grady yeah tall fella kind of blond wavy hair yeah yeah that's right good-looking fella yeah I think I've seen him around good friend of mine say what's not a shame this morning that Kim wrote off that was a rough one the reason we came out to see is we thought maybe you could give us some additional information on it no I'll be glad to give you all the help I can like to see you get that hold up man you mind giving us a rundown on what happened this morning no not at all let's see um was about 5 o'clock this morning I'm not usually up that time in the morning but I was on my way back from Monterey Park I generally try to make it down there once or twice a week I get down to see Bruce Duffy in the crushed friend of mine I had down there we swapped fish yes sir well I was on my way back coming down Commercial Street when I saw this fellow sitting on the side of the curb it looked like he was hurt to me I see now I wouldn't notice probably was pretty dark but those two cars pulled out you know one right after the other seemed to be in a big hurry and you pulled up to give Kimbrough a hand yeah I did of course when I got close enough I could see the guy been kicked in the teeth he's bleeding pretty bad I offered to give him a hand take him to hospital but he said he'd want to be late for work mm-hmm well after the officers came and talked to him and the ambulance men treated him I drove him up to Stacey's Holly when I dropped him off there that's where works you know yeah the report says that you have the license number on the getaway car but you couldn't find the paper you'd written it on when the officers interviewed hear that right yeah yeah I did yeah if that doesn't beat them all what's that well I have the piece of paper a few minutes before the officers got there I guess I was more rattled at Kimbrough fella and when I got home here this morning there was a slip of paper right on the floor of my car a little bit of a break isn't it yes sir it is sure got a lot of fish yeah it's my hobby Raylan okay let's see yeah when I put that piece of paper out I really wrote it down believe me I I just misplaced it somewhere here I've been trying to get rid of some of the algae off the glass of my tanks hey Joe look at this she had you ever seen anything prettier in your life yeah how'd you fellas really like to see something you haven't seen before what's that take a look in this tank here at McCrone miss multicolor that's a scientific name commonly known as the Egyptian mouth greater is that a fact that's a little female there yeah she's one of the most sacrificing mothers in aquarium history one of the strangest - how's that well she lays her eggs in a small depression in the sand down there at the bottom of the tank how many eggs with that been usually 80 to 90 now here's a strange part as the eggs are fertilized she scoops him up into her mouth geez oh no they remain in her mouth while they hatch how long's that take over 14 days how does she eat that's just it she doesn't she doesn't touch food many for him for this two-week period seems to just waste away what happens then finally the eggs hatch after 14 days and little Frank I'm swimming out of the mother's mouth yeah a while the fryin growing up first she can hardly see you miss a tiny while they're growing up if anything frightens them quick as a flash back in her mother's mouth that's certainly amazing hi Joe yeah this is big as they ever get yes sir one inch lemon can have hard to believe when the betters are almost as strange male builds a bubble master up here on the surface hey that's funny here's that paper huh the one with the license number on it what if I could see that please oh sure here yeah thank you pretty sure this number mr. Ferguson yes sir I am I got a good look at it well thank you very much oh not at all where she could spend a little time seemed kinda interesting dropping a fish oh yes sir I'd like to sometime Oh bye-bye bye say officer Smith yeah in just a minute they almost forgot yeah in about five weeks from now yeah how'd you like a nice pair of baby Egyptian mouth feeders [Music] 10:45 a.m. Frank and I got in the car and headed back toward town I call communications and had them check the license number Ferguson gave us through DMV they called back and told us the car was a 1949 Chevrolet four-door sedan the registered owner was a Jack V grant one nine one one two Beacon Street in the southwest part of Los Angeles it was a large old-fashioned residence that had been converted into a rooming house we checked with the land Livia mrs. Ida Fisher how you doing police officers do you have a jack brand registered here yes you think with me here about eight months but he's not in now I'm tired of dad leave this morning mrs. Fisher well this pretty early must have been around 4:00 a.m. when I heard him grah came back in again this morning about eight o'clock parked his car then he drove off hurt another man would yet know who the other man was no I wouldn't I just don't drive off where does grant park is comment around the back in the garage mind if we take a look at it no that's all right just going back there down the drive thank you no there's two cars parked there the backboard belongs to mr. Spencer yes Mary and the 1949 Chevrolet investment thank you very much [Music] we checked the car and the license number it matched the description given us by the victim Harvey Kimbrough and the witness Sidney Ferguson together with mrs. Fisher we checked Jack grants room we found nothing of importance his clothing and personal effects were all there nothing to indicate that he wouldn't be back we told the landlady we'll be replacing the house under surveillance and if grant should return not to say that we've been there she agreed and offered further assistance she said she'd signal us by raising and lowering our front window curtain when grant returned we parked down the street called the office and advised them we were on stakeout two men were sent out and they covered the back entrance Frank and I covered the front by six o'clock that night granted fail to show 9:00 p.m. still nothing 11:00 p.m. what time you say that relief team was coming up around 11:00 sometime Chandler and record said I don't know I guess so Oh blam Steph feels like needles all over my body it's been about 12 hours then yeah I justify just like driving to San Francisco no Fay makes me drive all the way and when I get out at the other end of stuff is aboard there's a car pulling up down there oh yeah you see what it is yeah yeah that's right kids Friday hi jack who's this you got with it same guy you bar the candy bar from two weeks ago how about it I won big glad you reminded me that Bart was pretty stale soon as I find one to match it I'll pay you back it's a house over there yeah Jack the green and white one no sign of him at all no nothing no you guys want to take a life yeah I guess you can make out all right Rick that's good Chandler with you fighting I feel sorry for you drawing this guy for a partner well after seven years he kind of grows on you like a check out with a landlady before we take off her name's Ida Fisher jack right Joe let's go Joe see you later jack say hello to Chandler hey Frank good night good night that rickets sure is a rib steak yeah lights still on the living room does she sweated out with us yes after project sorry to bother you again ma'am oh that's all right mr. gray I still hadn't come in what if it be hard if we take another look at his room oh right right you all right I didn't know you had it got me who made me hide anything when you call an ambulance please Danny Freddie what you call it ambulance hurry [Music] Monday July 9th 11 28 p.m. the ambulance arrived and Frank was taken to Georgia Street receiving hospital his condition was critical despite the fact that the other men on stakeout at the house had closed in as quickly as possible Jack grant somehow had succeeded in jumping out a side window and making good his escape through a maze of neighboring backyards the men at the scene began a search of the immediate area I called in and communications got out of broadcast at an APB a special detail of men and Cruiser cars was rushed to the scene and a blockade was thrown up around the area then I called an Baker and asked her to meet me at Georgia Street receiving hospital I [Music] stayed on and worked with Ricketts and Chandler under questioning the landlady mrs. Fisher broke down and admitted that Grant had given her ten dollars to keep his presence in the house a secret she told us that when we'd searched the suspects room earlier he had hidden in the cellar she was taken into custody 1:30 a.m. I got a relief and I went downtown at Georgia Street receiving a hospital PNF Ward when I got there and Baker was waiting in the hall how is he I don't know they don't let anyone in to see him I brought him a carton of cigarettes so did I if anything happens a man I don't know what I'm gonna do you'll be all right Jill I know you will it's nice of you to come down and stand by that's all right is it least I can do hi dr. Friday we removed one slug from the upper thoracic region another one from his left shoulder looked like they could have been 45 caliber little mark for evidence as he don't as well as can be expected what does that mean it's hard to tell depends on how it goes the next four hours Hank wouldn't see him no we're not admitting anyone in there under sedatives lost quite a bit of blood pretty weak do you need anybody for transfusion no no it's all taken care of others relatives been notified yesterday's wife and kids are visiting back in Sioux Falls I sent him a wire and they'll break the news to her hello that's all we can do for now well if I just couldn't sneak in and leave this carton of cigarettes for but it's gonna be some time before officer Smith can use them just leave them the nurse take care thanks that was there anything I can get for him anything you need know what we're doing everything we can for you don't think I could just look in for a minute no I'm sorry well it must be something I can do you got a good prayer happy [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] - am I left Georgia Street receiving hospital and drove back to the scene of the shooting the search for the suspect Jack Grant was still going on the neighborhood was checked and rechecked everything possible was done to find the man who shot down officer Frank Smith it's been said that a police department goes all out doubles its efforts to run down a criminal who attacks a police officer well it's true but most people aren't aware of the reason certain elements would like you to believe that the police officer places the safety of his fellow officers above that of a citizen this isn't true his first day at the academy the cadet peace officers taught this basic fact if a criminal would shoot down the arm police officer he wouldn't hesitate to shoot down the unarmed citizen 3:00 a.m. I finally located lieutenant Jack Ricketts at the corner of Coronado and beacon streets seven blocks from the scene of the shooting how is he not too good depends in the next four hours Larry's chances I didn't ask now we're not getting any place here nothing at all you know that something's gotta break Chandler still downtown I coming for grants package you down at the i bureau they come up with anything nothing not since the last time I checked about 40 minutes ago any ideas fresh out you well he couldn't have gotten far not this so he couldn't bus depots train terminals airports all covered the Highway Patrol has been alerted nothing so far he's got to be someplace close Jack he's gotta be I think he's holed up in town - but where yeah he's in a jam he's had good publicity one of his friends are gonna hide that welcome mat maybe that narrows it down a little maybe let's find him [Music] 3:30 a.m. jack wickets and I got back to the city hall we went directly to the I bureau Chandler and powers had sifted through Jack grants package they drawn up a list of all of grants known friends and associates there were 22 names on the list three of them were in San Quentin Penitentiary two of them were doing time at the county work farm that left 17 names on the list further checking showed that five of them had out-of-state addresses 12 names the list was split down the middle Ricketts and I took six names Chandler and power six of the twelve with the exception of one all names that appeared on the police blotter in the past eight years Raymond Weller Peter Denton Horace Phillips Henry Breen Ricketts and I checked them some were in bed some hadn't been to bed we were reasonably sure that none of them knew the whereabouts of the suspect I call Georgia Street to find out about Frank they told me no change in his condition 4:55 a.m. after this we get a quick bite even it won't look so good not hungry what's this one's name Anthony Baxter room 23 here we are yeah police officers you Anthony Baxter l want to talk to you all right now I got a guy out of bed you always sleep with your clothes on get back in the room well what's going on you know what Jack read all right you're a friend of Jack grants why Jack ran a friend of yours I'm not gonna tell you anything - I know why you want to talk here downtown I've got a right to know what it's about get your head in code we just want to know if I know Jackie grant is that all you want to get that hat and coat I know grant where is he I don't want to get mixed up in anything you're mixed up in it already you know him that's the trouble with you guys guy tries to walk they're striking now and you guys come around and try to put him in a corner where's grant I've been in jail and I did my time we haven't got anything on me Baxter let's get this straight we're not after you we want grant we didn't come up here to push you around we don't you to push us around no where is he I'm gonna tell you something I don't like being talked to this way and I'm not gonna stand for it I got second rights and I'm gonna stand on him so you listen to me a friend of Mines lying on a hospital because your pal Jack Brandi put two bullets in him now I'm tired I'm out of patience where is he where is he all right Joe it's alright yeah so last time around Baxter tell us where grant is come on quick hotel filbert room 605 all right let's go downtown before I haven't done anything I've already told you everything I know that's right we don't want you to tell anybody else 527 AM relocated the Philbert Hotel on North Crocker Street on the way over we called in and told him what we found Chandler and powers met us outside the hotel they took up their position Ricketts and I checked with the desk clerk and confirmed that the suspect was in room 605 he was registered under an alias we took the elevator to the sixth floor room 605 was directly across from the elevator I wouldn't want to shoot you hand behind your head [Music] 5:42 a.m. rickets and Chandler took the suspect into custody it was 6:03 a.m. when I got to the Georgia Street receiving hospital a PMF ward Anne was still waiting sergeant hi doc how is it you can go ahead don't stay too long thank you look all in well I'm all right you want me to go with you yeah would you [Music] right right I good time are you feeling I'll do out of dough we got grant got tired been working straight through on it yeah anything I can get you know I just gotta take it easy a few days you know that's done yeah well yeah I'll be well in a few days sure you will just little rest hey Joe have you given any more thought to what I was talking to you about yesterday what you know about you Anna you don't need me arrest huh you're well [Music] on November 7th trial was held in Department 89 Superior Court of the state of California in and for the County of Los Angeles [Music] the suspect was tried and convicted on one count of assault to commit murder he and his accomplice were convicted on four counts of first degree robbery assault commit murder is punishable by imprisonment in a State Penitentiary from 1 to 14 years first-degree robbery by imprisonment in the state penitentiary from 5 years to life the landlady Ida Fisher was placed on probation [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music]

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Length: 24min 54sec (1494 seconds)

Published: Tue Mar 07 2017