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 Forgery Detail. For the past six weeks a man has been passing phoney payroll checks. The police have a description but no positive identification. The check forgeries continue. It’s Sergeant Friday’s job to stop them.