Dragnet: The Big Mask Part 1 of 2
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What is the premise of the Dragnet episode 'The Big Mask'?
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Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime. For the next 30 minutes, in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will travel step by step on the side of 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.
It was Thursday, February 7th. It was raining in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out a robbery detail. My partner's Frank Smith. The boss is Captain Didion. My name's Friday. I was on the way back from R&I and it was 8.42 a.m. when I got to room 27A. Robbery.
Are you Joe? Yeah. Where you been? Down at R&I. Oh, I'm sorry I'm late. No, it's no problem. Didn't get the car started. The battery was dead. I had to call the gas station and have them get me started. Well, don't worry about it. It's okay. Anything here in the book? No. Checked them when I got in. Had a 211 out in Westwood last night. Same M.O. Might be the guy.
What details are known about the series of holdups in the city?
Who's checking it? Murph and Creasy. Went out there this morning.
Here's the stuff we got last night. Her and I went through it. Doesn't look like they got anything. You seen the skipper yet?
I saw him come in. I didn't talk to him. Came in, went to his office, carrying a bottle of milk. Well, that figures. He's like a barometer, isn't he, Joe? Yeah. When there's no milk on his desk, you know everything's under control. Yeah. As soon as that milk comes out, you know the ulcers are grinding. Yeah, I suppose. That must be real rough on him, though. The way the papers have been yakking about this thing. I saw Captain Jack this morning on the way in.
Yeah. He said the corner pocket's leaning all over him. Well, there's got to be an answer someplace. A guy can't just keep walking into the stores and walking out again. He's got to make a mistake someplace. Yeah.
What's that figure? Six jobs so far?
Yeah, six of them. Every one of them, he's made it clean. Hot shot. I'll get it. Well, those figures were wrong. Yeah? He just made it seven. For the past two months, a hold-up man had been hitting markets throughout the central area. In each case, the description of the bandit was the same. His M.O. tallied with that used in other robberies. In each instance, the bandit had been waiting for the manager of the market when the store was open. At gunpoint, the suspect would force the manager to accompany him around the market. He'd push a wire food cart in front of him as they walked. He'd pick up various merchandise and place it in the basket. He'd then force the manager to open the safe, clean it out, lock the manager in a cold storage vault, and walk out of the market pushing the food cart in front of him.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the premise of the Dragnet episode 'The Big Mask'?
0:00–3:06
2
What details are known about the series of holdups in the city?
3:06–4:55
3
How does the police team respond to the latest robbery incident?
4:55–6:11
4
What is the description of the suspect provided by the victims?
6:11–7:49
5
What methods do the police use to gather evidence and leads?
7:49–9:16
6
How do the detectives plan to catch the Black Mask Bandit?
9:16–10:58
7
What challenges do the detectives face in identifying the suspect?
10:58–12:49
8
What is the outcome of the investigation by the end of the episode?
12:49–29:25
Speakers
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