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 Joe Friday is assigned Business Office. Past records show that they can expect 170 crimes to occur in the city during the next 24 hours. They don’t know where or when. It’s Friday’s job to handle them…