Dragnet: Big Actor - The One Role He Couldn't Fake

Detective Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Ben Romero catch a narcotics detail that hits close to home: a foggy Monday morning break-in at St. Christopher's Hospital pharmacy. A young intern is found bleeding on the floor, and $10,000 worth of morphine and cocaine has vanished without a trace. No prints, no witnesses, and a nun who insists on doing a little detective work of her own before the police even arrive.

The break comes when a strung-out addict named Babe Kellogg turns up with two vials of the stolen morphine, hospital serial numbers still faintly visible underneath. Rattled and unsure what city he's even in, Kellogg finally gives up his source: a small-time movie actor named Leonard Castle, currently on a soundstage playing a police detective.

Episode Quotes

“I don't know much about it. I'm not an actor.” - Sergeant Friday

“Never heard him read better. Funny thing, though - in front of the camera, he goes to the dogs.” - Director Theodore Milton

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You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned the narcotic detail. A large hospital in your city is held up. Ten thousand dollars in high-grade narcotics is stolen. The bandits escape. Your job. Get them.

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SPEAKER_05 2:44

It was Monday, October 23rd in foggy in Los Angeles. We're working a day watch on a narcotics detail. My partner's Ben Romero, boss at Caffin Furney's. My name's Freddy. It's 7 16 a.m. when we got to St. Christopher's Hospital. The pharmacy. How do you do?

SPEAKER_09 3:06

Yeah?

SPEAKER_05 3:07

Police officer, sister. Would like to see Sister Mary Benedict?

SPEAKER_09 3:11

I'm Steve.

SPEAKER_05 3:11

Well, the superior things down at State, we're investigating that fighting from it.

SPEAKER_09 3:16

Yes, they did quite a few policemen here in the past hour. I believe it was the fingerprint men who just left. Let's never have that common. Yeah, there's some Lincoln fingerprints meeting.

SPEAKER_05 3:31

Stahl and the boy from Lightning Print.

SPEAKER_09 3:32

Yes, that's right. Sergeant Harlan Stahl.

SPEAKER_05 3:35

Sister Woody, investigating officers assigned the cases to Sergeant Romero. My name's Friday.

SPEAKER_09 3:40

Are you a lieutenant?

SPEAKER_05 3:41

No, I'm a sergeant. I wonder if you could start right from the beginning for us. Just tell us what you know about the robbery.

SPEAKER_09 3:47

Well, after mass, I went to break this and then I came downstairs here to the pharmacy to open up.

SPEAKER_05 3:52

You keep the pharmacy locked overnight?

SPEAKER_09 3:54

Oh, yes, always. We always assign an intern on night duty. He has the key in case any medicine is needed during the night. He's authorized at issue what may be needed upon the doctor's request.

SPEAKER_05 4:05

Who else has a key for the pharmacy, said?

SPEAKER_09 4:08

We're just Swifties. Mother Superior keeps one at her desk. We have one for the intern on duty and the friend's one.

SPEAKER_05 4:15

All right. You want to go on?

SPEAKER_09 4:17

When I got down here this morning, I started to unlock the door and found it ajar. There were no lights on. I left on the wall switch. That one.

SPEAKER_05 4:26

Mm-hmm.

SPEAKER_09 4:27

That's when I saw young Jilly Lyons.

SPEAKER_05 4:29

That's the end, Durance?

SPEAKER_09 4:30

Yes, but unconscious on the floor. See, it had been sets, and it's leading refusing.

SPEAKER_05 4:36

What'd you do then?

SPEAKER_09 4:37

I called Mother Superior and she came right down. Dr. Spencer was summoned. He came in and started administering aid to intern lions there on the floor.

SPEAKER_05 4:46

Is that when you found out the narcotics were missing?

SPEAKER_09 4:49

No, not just at that moment. Both Mother Sephiria and myself were quite worried about young Lion's condition. It was really Mother Supherio who first noticed the narcotics safe had been tampered with.

SPEAKER_05 5:00

Your stories don't exactly jab there, sister.

SPEAKER_09 5:03

How do you mean?

SPEAKER_05 5:04

Mother Superior gives you credit for first noticing a theft.

SPEAKER_09 5:07

Oh my no. She's very charitable, but she's the first the safe. It's very observant.

SPEAKER_05 5:13

I understand. Go ahead, Fleet.

SPEAKER_09 5:15

I've been checking the safe and found that someone had taken our entire store of narcotics. Everything.

SPEAKER_05 5:21

Is that the safe over there?

SPEAKER_09 5:22

Yeah, that's the narcotics safe. Don't touch that, Mr. Garley.

SPEAKER_05 5:29

No?

SPEAKER_09 5:29

No, never. Nothing is to be touched until the police that completed their investigation. Clues.

SPEAKER_05 5:35

Well, we're the police sister.

SPEAKER_09 5:37

Since do you have all the clues you need?

SPEAKER_05 5:39

Well, I wouldn't know, but the men from Leighton Fingerprints have dusted everything here, so it's all right to touch things now.

SPEAKER_09 5:44

That was Mr. Harland Stone, his name?

SPEAKER_05 5:47

Yes, that's right.

SPEAKER_09 5:48

Oh, I've been there.

SPEAKER_05 5:49

We understand you have the inventory there.

SPEAKER_09 5:51

Yes, I have it on my desk. Here.

unknown 6:00

Thank you.

SPEAKER_09 6:01

We keep a running inventory so that the extract amount is missing.

SPEAKER_05 6:05

Yes, ma'am. No bird's eye, you big hog, huh? Like about 10,000 worth. Like to have a copy of this inventory, sister.

SPEAKER_09 6:16

Would you take the carving? I like to keep the originals for my monthly past.

SPEAKER_05 6:20

That'll be fine. Outside of this intern lines, nobody saw whoever it was.

SPEAKER_09 6:24

No. Mother Superior and I have interrogated everyone. We made a thorough investigation on our own.

SPEAKER_05 6:30

I took notes. That's all.

SPEAKER_09 6:32

Yes, that's the way Father Brown does it.

SPEAKER_05 6:34

Father Brown?

SPEAKER_09 6:36

Yes, he's an expert detective.

SPEAKER_05 6:38

Brown? You wouldn't mean Thad Brown.

SPEAKER_09 6:41

Snow Father Brown.

SPEAKER_06 6:43

Other than Brown. You people have your own detectives now?

SPEAKER_09 6:47

Or my no. He's not a regular detective. He's more like Mother Superior and myself. Is that right? Yes, he'd in England. Solved some really difficult cases. So I'll show you. See right here? The Triple Cross, another exciting Father Brown mysteries by G.K. Jacteron. Oh. Yes. All the none of the Father Brown books. Well, the superior has it, I get it after she finishes.

SPEAKER_05 7:20

Mm-hmm. What's the condition of the intern?

SPEAKER_09 7:23

Verse impressive. Dr. Spencer says we'll be all right. Had to take nine stitches and he's got.

SPEAKER_05 7:30

We'd like talking to him. I'm sure that'll be all right.

SPEAKER_09 7:34

I don't have to tell you. We all think this is a terrible thing.

SPEAKER_05 7:38

Yes, sister, it is.

SPEAKER_09 7:39

All those narcotics. Whoever took them will distribute them, won't they?

SPEAKER_05 7:44

Well, that's our guess, sister. The stuff will be sold to addicts.

SPEAKER_09 7:47

What makes a dope addict? How do they get started? Why do they do it?

SPEAKER_05 7:51

I don't know, sis. They give you a lot of reading.

SPEAKER_09 7:54

None of them good.

SPEAKER_05 7:55

None of them good.

SPEAKER_09 7:56

The first few moments of fuck. Tonight they have it, and tomorrow they have nothing.

SPEAKER_05 8:01

That's about the size of it, sis.

SPEAKER_09 8:08

The Bible? Snow. Omar Kayam.

SPEAKER_05 8:24

Before we left St. Christopher's Hospital, we talked with intern James Lyon. Since he was slugged from behind, he failed to see his assailant. He could tell us nothing. The entire hospital staff was screened thoroughly. They could add nothing to what we already knew. Between six and seven o'clock that morning, $10,000 worth of high-grade prescription narcotics had been stolen. Somewhere in the city of Los Angeles was the answer. As in all narcotics cases, speed is the prime factor. Whoever held those narcotics wouldn't waste any time diluting or cutting it and making it ready for quick sale. Our job was to stop them. Five minutes past 8 a.m., we checked in with Sergeant Harlan's thall at Lake Fingerprints DK.

SPEAKER_06 9:02

Not much health, is it? That's all you got, huh? The safe was clean, not a print on it. No frints anywhere in the room.

SPEAKER_05 9:10

Plugged the intern from behind, took his feet, uh, tore a belt loop off his trousers, opened the safe and walked out. Couldn't have been cleaner. Yeah. You didn't get anything on your end, though. Nothing. Got him? Captain? I picked one off. What is he? Junk about a man with bad card. He's really steering. It's seeing Steve, but he's coming out of the place. Let's go talk to him. Herculator's doll.

SPEAKER_03 9:32

Yeah. What's the third of? Waller's in Huntfick in the downtown LA. He's sitting in a parked car at Forth and Broadway. Found the first team with the 390, but they couldn't raise him.

SPEAKER_05 9:46

He found that friend. What else? Well, Waller figured he must be geed up, so they rolled up his sleeve and look for the spike marks. They found him. Find anything on him? Yeah, there were two vials of them on the seat behind him. The side inscription stuff. You got that list of serial numbers from the hospital? Yeah, right here. Alright, let's go in. Muller. Yeah, Captain. Friday's got a list of the serial numbers on that hospital height. Hop down and check them against the bios you find this far. Yeah, there you are, Willard. Any strength? I feel babe. Alright. How are you teaching Friday and Romero Central Division? I feel. Wanna tell us about it? Nothing with sale. Living high, eh? Come on, usual. Not the way I get it. You're scoring good. Description stuff. Birthday present from my friend. I'm gonna keep his friendship. Who's your connection, babe? I don't know. You know that morphine we picked out of your car. Is it an all on it? Hospital pharmacy was knocked over this morning. The numbers on those vials of yours match up, you're in a real jam. No numbers on them. You might as well tell us where you got it. I'm not gonna be a fagan for you. Nobody's asking to be a fagan kill. That's high-powered stuff. If we don't get anybody else, it can go hard for you. I'm not gonna bite the handed. You want to stand it alone on this one, not the idea? I didn't say that. Well, one of us isn't gonna go along and hold your hand. How about a free connection? All right, it isn't gonna be a lowerweight kill on. As soon as Waters gets back with those serial numbers, you can play hero all afternoon. That'll be on the 12th floor of the county jail, Babe. You won't have to wait long there either. The minute you put one put that courtroom, the judge will throw you, throw everything he's got at you. Two battles at drugstore stuff. Robbery kill on $10,000. This is good, but two bottles ain't worth that much. And you only show a part of it.

SPEAKER_06 11:47

Maybe you got the rest of it at your flant. With off my plant, 1931 Essex. Four-wheel break. Your cars being jet out. Didn't find any more, did you?

SPEAKER_05 11:57

No. I couldn't be that lucky. You feel pretty good now, but you'll get a yen on. You don't won't help me, you never do. When's the last time you helped a?

SPEAKER_06 12:06

Your memory's worse than mine. I helped you. Two guys a luck. Don't you remember the Frank Smith flight? No. 1933, Friday Night Larry. I learned you write two spaties fly. He was a big man. We turned up four cuts on you. I done you fixed favor that night. Friday night life.

SPEAKER_05 12:35

A different town and a different night, babe.

SPEAKER_06 12:38

Just kidding. In a St. Louis? Thing in the Steve, yeah. Don't kid me, Along. This is Kansas City.

SPEAKER_05 12:46

Where is the St. Louis? You're in Los Angeles, babe. Los Angeles, California. You're kidding. Clonard wouldn't do that to me. Who's Clonard? Seventh and Falmouth. Things I found at the Continental Hostel.

SPEAKER_06 12:58

That's in Kansas City. Yeah. Auddy Clonard. Pop Cup. He said make a hype for me. Didn't want me in KC. Game here with floater at a time. That's if I came here to St. Louis.

SPEAKER_05 13:10

You're in Los Angeles, babe. You got it? Los Angeles.

SPEAKER_06 13:14

Oh yeah, you fool. Step out of that minute.

SPEAKER_05 13:18

Yeah.

SPEAKER_06 13:18

They were in one month.

SPEAKER_05 13:19

All right. That's it. Checks out, huh? Somebody cut through the serial number stamps on the vial, but they can still make them out. The two vials are more famously found in Kellogg's car than from the hotgone farmers. Thanks, Bonner. Stride the enterprise. Alright, babe. Now let's cut out the jokes. Those two vials you had came from the hospital. Numbers checkout. No numbers on those lie. Not even magnified. We didn't even look at them. Oh yeah, I looked. No numbers on them. We found them, all right.

SPEAKER_06 13:56

I see I couldn't read them. I couldn't. Why not? Somebody's flat the mark? Oh, babe. You wouldn't know. Fire.

SPEAKER_05 14:06

How much heat do I have to stand if I take it alone? Party, there was an intern slugged on that job. Hurt pretty bad. They're gonna tag you for assault, too.

SPEAKER_06 14:14

I never hit anybody in my life.

SPEAKER_05 14:15

Father, we know. I just told you. We don't know you didn't pull this job. We haven't got any proof. Uh once more, what's the count? Prove like this, babe. First degree robbery, five years to light. Assault with a deadly weapon, one to ten.

SPEAKER_04 14:30

Violation of the state narcotics act one to fifteen.

SPEAKER_06 14:33

You can add.

SPEAKER_04 14:34

I'll lose you up there. You can get a real yen on by that time.

SPEAKER_05 14:37

There's no button off the queue. I can't go that route. Where'd you get the stuff?

SPEAKER_06 14:42

I'd rather be a fagan than spend 50 years of the doing. You convinced us, where'd you get it? Anybody turned fagan before they spent 50 years of the field.

SPEAKER_05 14:51

No, I can't go that route. Where'd you get it, Vig?

SPEAKER_06 14:54

From some guy after. I gave him 700 bucks. Clean crook. Come to me, fastening himself I was a croaker. I think spotted guys from Didden Speedfalls a mile away. I knew he wasn't any croaker. What was his name? He was scoring good somewhere. Oh, that Cecil and Mary.

SPEAKER_05 15:14

Now we know where he got it. Give us his name, babe. He's a fit clear in Christie's Leonard Castle. Where is he? You don't know Arizona. On location. How could it be on location when you bought that stuff from him this morning? At the train this morning, it was on display. Leonard Castle. Picture act of that one. You've got it. Run it down. 10 a.m. We checked the name Leonard Castle through RI. We found nothing. We looked in the phone book and got the number. Garfield 3711, Central Casting.

SPEAKER_10 15:49

Central Casting.

SPEAKER_05 15:50

Los Angeles Police Department calling. Do you have a Leonard Castle registered with you?

SPEAKER_10 16:00

Yes, we do.

SPEAKER_05 16:01

Wonder if you could tell me if he's working.

SPEAKER_10 16:03

Oh, just a minute. We have his card right here. Yes, he's working. He's doing crime report for Schumann and Castor, Independent Production. They're heading over at Phillips Ages Incorporated.

SPEAKER_05 16:14

They're working today?

SPEAKER_10 16:15

Yes, he is.

SPEAKER_05 16:16

You're sure that company's not on location?

SPEAKER_10 16:19

No, we have no location showing for that picture.

SPEAKER_05 16:21

Could you give me his call, please?

SPEAKER_10 16:23

Surely. He had a uh nine o'clock call today, stage three. Did you wish to see Mr. Caffa?

SPEAKER_05 16:29

Yeah.

SPEAKER_10 16:29

You shouldn't have any trouble locating him over there.

SPEAKER_05 16:32

We'll find him.

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10 30 a.m. Central Casting gave us Leonard Castle's home address, and detectives long and hunt went on immediate stakeout. Men and I drove out to Soundstages Incorporated and checked in at the reception desk. We showed them our identification and were issued a pass to Sound Stage 3. This is Stage 1. It's on there. Watch the truck plan for me. Thank Kellogg knew what he's talking about. We'll know in a couple of minutes. I'm very usual. Joy proper pulling a job like that. May I all start somewhere. That's a good way to get around the movie, lot. Bicycle. Better than walking. Very thick fog, isn't it? Yeah, we don't have them often, but when we get in, they're real fee super. Well, here we are. You better hold it, Ben. Red life they're shooting in there. Oh. Yeah, I don't see it. Well, stage five, you know. Couldn't tell you. All clear. Just gorin. Hey, uh, fella. Yeah. Wonder if you can tell us where we can find Leonard Castle. Sure.

SPEAKER_04 19:33

Rose called Castle, would you? Okay. Leonard Castle. Leonard Castle.

SPEAKER_05 19:40

Guess we can wait over here by the phone, huh?

SPEAKER_04 19:42

You'll be right here.

SPEAKER_05 19:44

Thank you.

SPEAKER_04 19:45

Rosie, you're calling? Ladies and gentlemen want to see you. Thanks, Rosie.

SPEAKER_05 19:50

You want to see me? Your name Leonard Castle.

SPEAKER_04 19:53

Yeah, that's right.

SPEAKER_05 19:54

Police officer. Yeah? There's some place where we can talk.

SPEAKER_04 19:57

Well, this is all right. I gotta stick close. I might be in the next shot.

SPEAKER_05 20:00

All right. You know a fellow by the name of Babe Kellogg? No. He says he knows you. No, I never heard of him. He sure is.

SPEAKER_04 20:08

Put us on a valve, Jordan. Hold the word. Fly it down. Fly it.

SPEAKER_05 20:15

Happen. Hold it a minute, they're lining up a shot.

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Peppy, move that fruit about a foot and a half to your right. That's it. Hold it right there. Make it a little harder. Cup with turns.

SPEAKER_04 20:30

Oh, oh, that's good. Back. Give me your eighty next right here, Camel S. Perry. When Brid Conrad crosses over the table, can you help me out a little? Can you bring this one down about two points on the dimmer? Already, Miller. Conrad?

SPEAKER_05 20:50

Yes, sir. Take it real easy. Remember, you don't know your sergeant's got a clue until he comes to you with it. All right. You're anticipating a little bit, okay? Let's try.

SPEAKER_04 21:01

Wow, what's that mic shadow given on that wall? Am I out now? Don'to much. That's fine, clear. Alrighty? Alright, we'll try one. Turn them over.

SPEAKER_05 21:17

Action. All right, Chief. So they get all the clues off the right down. Use that broken window, huh? That's right. It's plastered with things.

SPEAKER_03 21:31

Well?

SPEAKER_05 21:32

They got our men. Cut.

SPEAKER_04 21:35

Save them? Sure. What's all this firefold?

SPEAKER_05 21:38

You never heard the babe tell of you. That's right. We were your six at lunch this morning, Cash. Then Fed. We cut men out through first checking. What's it all about? Between six and seven o'clock this morning, somebody robbed the pharmacy at St. Christopher's Hospital. We've slugged the intern, made off with over $10,000 worth of narcotics. Yeah? If we find you we're in bed between six and seven, you're clear. Oh, I'm right. Anybody's a back up that alibus? Well, finally, I guess she'd know. What time did she generally get up? Oh, I don't know. Why? She couldn't very well back you up. She was still asleep. Well, she's usually up for a minute. I thought you said you didn't know what time she got up. Well, I meant I don't usually know. But you knew this morning. You know? You knew you don't know Babe Kellogg. Simmer down, everybody. Let's have a quiet. Buy them all.

SPEAKER_04 22:21

What do you read on the junior, Harry? Fine fluts. You'll make it a little hotter.

SPEAKER_05 22:26

A little hotter set. That's it. Whoa. Ten bus deep.

SPEAKER_04 22:32

That's it. How about it's the kind? Fair longer. Rolling.

SPEAKER_05 22:38

Fait action.

SPEAKER_04 22:41

Alright, Chief.

SPEAKER_05 22:43

Sounds like it's all the plutophy write in. That's what I found, huh? Piece of broken window, huh? That's right. It's plastered with print. Yeah? We got our man. Jake, you said plastered with prints. Oh. The line rates plastered with fingerprints.

SPEAKER_04 23:02

You gotta say the whole word. They'll never know what you mean in Vancouver. Come here, I'll inside you.

SPEAKER_05 23:08

Volume or fever for him. That's Millie. He's a top director, but he's a good one. How long have you been doing this kind of work, Council? Oh, six, seven years. What pictures you been in?

SPEAKER_04 23:16

Oh, I don't think you'd have noticed. They're mostly small parts.

SPEAKER_05 23:19

What kind of parts you got in this picture? I play a cop. What would you like to do? In this picture? No. What's your ambition? You gonna stay in pictures? Yeah, I'd like to. Like to get a few bigger parts, it'd be good. It's pretty tough to try and sell yourself to producer if you can't see you on a film. Money's pretty good, though, isn't it? Arnold of Pans. Different deal on each picture you do. You have an agent? No. I did have. Wasn't doing anything for me, so I let him go on. Not represent him. Pretty hard to build any kind of a name without an agent, isn't it?

SPEAKER_04 23:46

Well, it pens. If you can keep up a good front, nice car. That's all it counts in this time.

SPEAKER_05 23:51

You really believe that, do you? I turn cheap. Well, I don't know much about it. I'm not an actor. You said you didn't know Babe Kellogg at all, didn't you? Oh, anyway. You said you saw your landing at six o'clock this morning. No, I didn't see that. Well, there's Theodore Milton, the director. Would you like to meet him? What time did you see your landlord this morning? Oh, Mr. Milton. Yeah, Castle. When you had to get to me, Willie. Need me in the shot? No, still on the same thing. We'll be out of you till after lunch. You can stay with your friend. Okay. What time did it break for lunch, Castle? Oh, the company here took breaks around 12:30. It's only 11:15. Maybe we can go outside and tell the director said he didn't need me. Why, you never want to believe the director, so I was a first assistant. We could check with him, couldn't we? Oh, I don't like to do that. I hate to ask any favors. Said he wasn't gonna use you till after lunch. Well, it isn't good policy to bother the first assistant. It's probably better in here anyway. I didn't see any place to sit on outside. Unless you have a car in the line. You have a car? No, I don't. But you told us you had a car.

SPEAKER_04 24:46

No, I didn't tell you that, did I?

SPEAKER_05 24:48

You said something about keeping up a good front, nice car. Is that what you said? Oh. Sure, I have a car. I don't know what I was thinking about. Yeah, I have a car. Mm-hmm. I thought you said you had a car. Tell you this picture act will drive you crazy. I don't know what I'm saying after. Maybe you made a mistake about Babe Kellogg. Do you know him? No, I'm sure about that. I don't know any babe Carson. Kellogg. Kellogg, you know. I I don't know him. Would you mind showing us your wallet? What for? You want to see my identification? Let me see the wallet, please.

SPEAKER_06 25:17

All right.

SPEAKER_05 25:19

Finger. No, you hold it. Would you open it up? Quiet, buddy. I feel it. Okay. Ferny. Rolling? All right. Nice and easy now. Fingerprints, Jake. Right. Action.

SPEAKER_03 25:39

All right, Chief. As soon as I get all the clues, I'll be right in. But what I found. Piece of broken window, huh?

SPEAKER_04 25:48

That's right. Plaster for fingerprints. Yeah.

SPEAKER_05 25:52

We got our men.

SPEAKER_04 25:53

Count it?

SPEAKER_05 25:53

Save you.

SPEAKER_04 25:56

No targeting funny.

SPEAKER_05 25:58

Let's see how much money you got in your wallet, Castle. No, you rolled it. Just count it, course. Oh, there it is. What about the rest of it in there? All right, I didn't see it. All right, count it. Just a few right here. Count it.

SPEAKER_08 26:14

All right.

SPEAKER_05 26:17

Well, I can see 450s right there on top. That's 200, isn't it? Yeah. 300. 400. 450. Yeah, I'm good. I didn't know I had this much. That's 250 more. That makes 700, doesn't it? Scar I thought I had. There's two more tins and a five there. That's $725, Cass. Yeah. Doing pretty well in this picture, aren't you? It's not all picture, Mike. All right, so you can put your wallet away. Oh, thanks. If you didn't make this money on the fetch, where'd you get it? Fleet little cards last night? Play pretty late? Yeah, play late. Aren't you tired this morning? No. Not even when you got up at six. Did I say I got up at six? Now listen, Castle. You don't know what you said, but one thing's sure you're lying to us. You know Babe Kellogg and you're him well enough to sell him two vials of high-grade morphine. You're wrong about it. All right, then you set us straight. Kellogg says he paid you $700 for the stuff. You got over $700 in your wallet. That's more than you need for lunch money. Now, this could be a coincidence. You set us straight. Or you're wrong. Where'd you get the money?

SPEAKER_04 27:15

Darn with rolling? Action. All right, Chief. As soon as I get all the foods, I'll be right in. Look what I found the town.

SPEAKER_05 27:31

Piece of broken window, huh?

SPEAKER_04 27:33

That's right.

SPEAKER_05 27:33

That's a little fingerprint. Yeah. We got our men. Captains. All right, won't for. Where'd you get the money, Cassidy? I told you, I played cards. It won't do. Got the keys to your car. I can't leave you. We'll get you excuse. We're gonna look at your car.

SPEAKER_04 27:47

No, no, don't do that.

SPEAKER_05 27:48

All right then. Do you know babe tell our? I don't, though. Stand. Rowling. Faith. Action.

SPEAKER_03 27:58

All right, Chief. As soon as I get all the clues, I'll be right in. What's that? Piece of broken window, huh?

SPEAKER_05 28:08

That's right. That's right. Yeah? We got our man. Cut. Fred. Ornott Rillella. Do you know Babe Kellogg? Yes. Yes, I know him. I know it. They robbed that hospital this morning. I needed it. I needed the money. I had to have it. I owed money, they were gonna take my car out.

SPEAKER_04 28:29

I was broke. What else could I do? I was sick once. I stayed at St. Christopher's. I know where they kept the drugs. I know if I could get them, I could make some fast money. I didn't mean to hypocritic. I couldn't let him see me. He didn't have to be there, did he?

SPEAKER_05 28:45

He didn't have to be there. I sold old babe the stuff and the rest is on the car under the cedar.

SPEAKER_04 28:54

I needed the money out.

SPEAKER_06 28:58

I was broke. Bret.

SPEAKER_05 29:00

Better get him out of here, Ben. Come on, Castle. That was a great reading. My name's Milton and I'm directing this bitch. Are you the boy's agent? No, sir. Never heard him read better. Funny thing, though. Yeah. In front of the camera, he goes to the dogs.

SPEAKER_03 29:22

The story you've just heard was true. Only the names were changed to protect the innocent. On January 28th, trial was held in Superior Court Department 91, City and County of Los Angeles, State of California. In a moment, the results of that trial.

SPEAKER_05 29:38

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SPEAKER_03 30:40

Leonard Francis Castle was tried and convicted of first-degree robbery and violating the State Narcotics Act. He received sentences as prescribed by law. Alfred Babe Kellogg was convicted of violating the State Narcotics Act. Both men are now serving their terms in the State Penitentiary. You have just heard Dragnet, a series of authentic cases from official files. Technical advice comes from the office of Chief of Police W. H. Farquhar, Los Angeles Police Department.

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