The story you are about to hear is true only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Dragnet is the documented drama of an actually crime written in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police. You will travel step by step with the law through an actual case transcribed from official police files. From beginning to end, from crime to punishment Dragnet is the story of your police force in action.

Detective Sergeant Friday was assigned to Homicide Detail. A night watchman has been stabbed to death in a downtown appliance store. There is no apparent motive for the killing and no lead to the suspect. It’s Sergeant Friday’s job to find him.