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but the same price in cigarette you're now smoking by Fatima in the bright sunny yellow pack best of all king-sized cigarettes drag net the documented drama of an actual crime while 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 drag net is the story of your police force in action it was Wednesday November 8th was windy in Los Angeles we're working the day watch out a juvenile division my partner's Ed Jacobs the boss is Captain Stein my name's Friday was 11 05 a.m. we got to the basement floor of Gorman high school the locker room which way Steve want to show us which lockers yours you still haven't told me what this is all about routine checks on yeah but why do you have to pick on me why do you have to see my locker we're not picking on you Steve now how about it which lockers yours right here this is mine 318 here's the key no you open it Steve just a couple of personal things of mine that's all mm-hmm all right I'll open it well there you are see for yourself want to take your things out of the locker son you can see what's in there can't you my gym stuff couple of textbooks how about digging back in the corner left hand side there where no I mean come on Steve dig them out back here you mean these joke books that's right have a look why just a couple of joke books kid game to me bring them out Steve okay just a couple of them kid came to me there looks like more than a couple that's what you call a joke book Steve that's what the kids call them yeah some of them are a little dirty not so bad though they're filthy Steven you know it now where'd you get them I told you kid came to me who what's his name some kid around school I don't remember right now gave you these books for nothing sure I had a couple he wanted we traded off a lot of the kids happened they trade them around that stack you got there they look pretty new couldn't have been passed around much maybe not I don't know matter of fact they look brand new don't they don't even look like they've been open yet how come you're rousing me on this thing what about the other kids I got them too they're buying them Steve they're not selling them I'm not selling them anybody says that's a liar no good son we talked to the fellas here at the high school some kids over the junior high school too they all say you're the one who's selling them they're liars both the fellas in high school and the kids down the street in junior high they say you've been selling this stuff for months now how about it they're lying that's all they don't know what they're talking about you've been selling these 35 cents a piece three for a dollar last couple weeks you've been peddling pictures two dollar a piece you got any of them in your locker Steve a couple I got them off another kid what other kid what's his name what's his name some kid I don't remember it's not much of an answer son what do you want from me anyway I told you I'm not selling the books I don't care what those other goofs say it's my word against theirs now maybe you ought to get this straight son we're not out to get you you're way down the line we want the people at the top the men who print this jump the wholesalers the big distributors so why ask me I don't know anything about it nothing you don't want to cooperate is that it what am I supposed to cooperate about I'm not mixed up in anything we think you are son we know you are who you're selling this for what do you get your supply all you see is what's in my locker I ain't selling I don't have any supply you got to go far to prove I have not very far Steve what from about here to your home 1138 a.m after picking up his supply of obscene books and photographs to be booked later as evidence Ed and I drove the subject Steven Banner to his home approximately a mile from the high school his apprehension and our theory that he probably kept the bulk of his supply of books and pictures at or near his home was no accident for weeks we'd known that a steady stream of pornography was being fed into a half a dozen high schools and junior high schools throughout the city books photographs pictures and pamphlets of the worst kind because of embarrassment on the part of the curious teenage kids who bought this stuff it wasn't easy to pick up a solid lead after weeks of observation and questioning we finally narrowed down the principal source of supply to a single teenage boy Steven Banner even then we knew he must be only one of a hundred small time distributors working for the persons directly responsible for manufacturing this sort of thing our only hope was that he'd be willing and able to supply us with the names of the persons responsible when we got to Steven Banner's home where he lived with his sister and brother in law we searched it thoroughly but we found nothing both his sister and brother in law were at work we went back and started checking through the garage at the rear of the house Joe back in the corner yeah have a look Steve want to tell us about this yeah these books here these pictures case full of them yeah well how about it son your sister and brother in law know about this no they don't know anything I didn't think you'd find them are you ready to tell us about it my sister gonna have to find out I don't know Steve it's gonna be pretty hard to keep it from her yeah I guess so who's the contact son where'd they come from Charlie Charlie Freiburg only the books though pictures came from another guy it's a long story we got the time son who is this Freiburg met him downtown one Sunday penny our kid on Broadway me and this other kid were in there bud Spencer Freiburg came up started to talk to us all right go on he finally took a couple of these books out of his pocket gave him to us he wanted to know what we thought of him although he had plenty of them we knew any other kids who wanted him you knew you and your friend bud were in high school yeah that's right what else Steve that's about it he asked me and bud if he wanted to sell for him around school his friend of yours bud Spencer he's selling them too yeah he goes to a different school though both of us did pretty good with the book sold real fast the pictures are even better so you say you didn't get the pictures from Freiburg there was somebody else a man by the name of Jack I don't know his last name Freiburg put its on him gave us an introduction set up the deal we got the pictures for 75 cents most of the time because a dollar dollar and a half a piece but not did pretty good you know any other fellows working for this Freiburg Steve any other kids in school and no just budding me that's all I know it wouldn't be so bad if it were just the books that lousy Charlie had to go and promote the party routine get everybody mixed up in that how do you mean what's that all about Charlie he stays at this place out on Sepulveda it's a motel that's where we always contacted him yeah after a couple of weeks when we got to know him he asked me and bud out to this place that he was going to throw a party for us to bring our girlfriends along turned out we were the only ones at the party me and bud and the girls and Charlie Freiburg party lasted pretty late I should have been smart enough to figure it out I wasn't what do you mean Steve figure out what why Charlie be thrown parties just for us the first two times there wasn't anything wrong we just talked dance with the girls drank some beer Charlie told us to have a good time he threw a party every Friday night never broke up till after three o'clock how old are your girlfriends yours and buds 17 they're both 17 they've been around though no use kidding you they weren't very smart I can tell you that none of us were I guess next couple of parties Charlie had whiskey there dumb girls drank right along with them so did we Freiburg serve the whiskey didn't he yeah that's right he loaded the drinks kept handing the girls a lot of stuff about how he used to be a director in pictures he had a lot of connections in Hollywood the last party I was at he said he was going to get the girls screen test a lot of malarkey like that mm-hmm what else Steve I don't know I had a beef with Charlie about it I walked out I haven't been back since she still throw these Friday night parties do you know maybe I don't know number three or four after the last one I walked out on dumb girls think Charlie's just great got so I can't stand the guy how about the parties you didn't show up for Steve you get a rundown on I heard a couple of things yeah sure glad I wasn't there how do you mean dumb girls never fails the oldest line in the world they still go for it what's that tell them you're going to get them in the movies we continued questioning the subject 17-year-old Stephen Banner he gave us a full description of the man who'd been selling in the books Charles Frybird and also a description of the man known as Jack the one who'd been supplying him with pictures and photographs in addition he gave us the addresses of the two men a fair description of Fryberg's car no license number and the names and addresses of the two girls he and his friend had taken to Fryberg's parties 1 20 p.m. Ed and I took the case of obscene books from the garage loaded in the backseat of our car and Stephen Banner directed us to the high school attended by his friend bud Spencer we picked up the Spencer boy and drove him and Banner downtown of Georgia Street Juvenile where we booked them in on 700 B welfare and institution code lack of supervision we drove to the motel out on Sepulveda but the suspect Charles Fryberg had moved out five days before no forwarding address it wasn't a dead end though from his motel registration card we got the description and license number of his car on the way into the office we checked out the address of his confederate the man known as Jack he'd moved the same day as Fryberg no forwarding address back at the office DMV got a make on the license number for us the car registered in Fryberg's name 239 West 92nd Street we went down to our and I and pulled the package on the suspect 340 p.m. last address on this three years old how's his record read well he's been in the business before a couple of ag charges the 311 charge to possession of obscene literature served eight months in county jail mug shot there yeah here close enough the way the boy described him I'd say so there's mo2 same pitch the last time they got him working the high school trade passed himself off as a studio man movie director how about the other man Jack you had anything there no no Chad I gave the information on him to the stats office they're gonna make a run for us well I guess we better check on the kids girlfriends get their stories I suppose so it sure gets me Joe what's that very young girls like that out at motel parties with 3 a.m. drinking yeah 17 year olds no reason for it no reason at all I think a one that might do their parents we checked out the suspects address furnished just by DMV and also the information from the R&I package they went nowhere we had a second interview with Steven Banner and his friend bud Spencer we showed them Fryberg's mug shot and both of them identified it we got out of broadcast and an APB on him 4 12 p.m. together with policewoman Doreen Statesle Ed and I drove out to interview the two teenage girls involved a Dorothy Ryan and a Laura Osborne we stopped at the home of the Osborne girl first but she wasn't there and neither were her parents an older sister told us that both the mother and father were working and that Laura was at a neighborhood school for models taking her weekly lesson we checked at the modeling school a converted second floor social hall where we finally located the girl a tall brunette dark eyes fair complexion the heavy makeup didn't do much to hide her age while the modeling lesson went on policewoman Statesle Ed and I talked to the girl off in one corner of the hall your friend Steve Banner he took you to those parties at Mr. Fryberg's place that's right very nice man he was always nice to Dorothy and me Dorothy Ryan she came to the parties with bud he's a friend of Steve Banner's you have no complaint to make about this Mr. Fryberg he never caused you trouble of any kind Charlie well no I told you before that business about Steve getting mad just because Charlie told us he'd get us in the movies well it was silly that's all plain silly Charlie was just helping us how do you mean Laura well he's in Hollywood you know Charlie Fryberg he has lots of connections he just wanted to help us get some good modeling job that's why I took our pictures there was nothing wrong you continued going to these Friday night parties without the two boys is that right yes Dorothy and me there wasn't anything wrong with it we knew Charlie as well as they did by that time a few bathing suit pictures that's all there was nothing wrong in that did you ever see prints of any of those pictures either you or Dorothy Ryan no but Charlie's going to get us some he promised he would you know where he is now no we moved I have any idea where he is when's the last time you saw Fryberg miss about 10 days two weeks ago what's this all about officer you're looking for Charlie how does he usually contact you Laura by phone yeah usually calls has he called you lately well I don't know why are you looking for him can't you tell me routine investigation miss oh I'm sorry I don't know where Charlie is why can't you tell me why you want him we want him why can't you give me a reason this is one of the reasons Laura would you look at this picture Charlie took this it's his business Laura that's the way his police record reads I can't believe it that's one reason we want Fryberg there's lots of others you're willing to help us Laura he said they'd be beautiful glamorous they're not you know where he stays now no I'll find out though how do you mean I've got a date with him supposed to meet him out on Wilshire Wilshire and La Brea when's that eight o'clock tomorrow night you are listening to dragnet authentic stories of your police force in action compare Fatima with any other king size cigarette one Fatima's length filters the smoke 85 millimeters for your protection two Fatima's length cools the smoke for your protection three Fatima's length gives you those extra pups 21 percent longer than standard cigarette size and in Fatima you get an extra mild and soothing smoke plus the added protection of Fatima quality to show our confidence in Fatima we make this money back guaranteed to every king size cigarette smoker buy a pack of Fatima's enjoy Fatima quality extra mildness and superbly blended tobaccos if you're not convinced Fatima is better than the king size cigarette 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keeping besides promising closer supervision of the girls they told us they would notify us immediately if the suspect Fryberg made any attempt to contact their daughters 6 25 p.m. we got back to the office put in a call to Stephen Banner's home and notified his sister and brother-in-law that the boy was being held for further interrogation we also notified the parents of bud Spencer the following morning Ed and I went across the street to the district attorney's office presented our case and the warrant was issued on Charles Fryberg for 702 WIC contributing to the delinquency of a minor at seven o'clock that night Ed and I staked out on a cocktail lounge near the intersection of Wilshire and La Brea the place where the suspect had told Laura Osburn to meet him 7 30 7 45 we waited I think maybe we're in business Joe what on a corner there waiting for the signal to change dark suit dark hat yeah could be across nowhere now heading for the bar all right let's go no mistake hey fella hold it up on my way how's that police officer your name Fryberg what no that's not my name is your identification please yes I've got my identification why can we see it please why what do you want your identification before I haven't done anything let's go mister talk about it downtown wait a minute just a minute I don't want any trouble I'll show you there driver's license the rest of my stuff Charles Fryberg it's an old address and yeah I haven't had time to change it just got back in town what's the matter anyway where you stand Fryberg no place I just got back in town I told you that not staying anyplace yet no connections at all where's your car I don't have one I've met one for a year I sold it look how about filling me in what do you want with me you want to step over here Fryberg out of the way all right just like know what's going on that's all like to see what you're carrying in your pockets take everything out please one pocket at a time what is this a shakedown you can start with your coat pockets all right there okay all right now the other one okay we said you don't have a car Fryberg well of course not I told you that what are you doing with that parking ticket we walked the suspect Fryberg two blocks to the parking lot listed on the claim check that he had in his coat pocket he had black hair streaked with gray looked to be in his mid 50s we questioned him on the way but he'd admit nothing we located his car in the parking lot and searched it in the glove compartment besides a half a dozen photographs and small books we found a key with a metal disc attached to it stamped on the disc for the words west side studios number 23 Fryberg refused to identify the key he refused to admit a thing we walked him back to our car and together the three of us headed out for the old west side studios just off jefferson boulevard on the way we tried again to question the suspect but we got nowhere he refused to answer even the simplest questions one look at the west side studios and you knew right away the place had seen better days it had been fairly prominent in the early days of motion picture making but all that was left now was two square blocks of broken down scenery one dilapidated soundstage at a roll of weather beaten cottages the tar paper peeling off the ropes we got out of the car and started up the walk the faded sign over the main gate read west side studios founded 1920 and down in one corner admission by pass only the guard shack at the gate was boarded up no sign of a night watchman we kept walking how come they don't keep a watchman at the gate friberg don't they make pictures here anymore you bet they do place been going downhill for a long time it's coming back though then you do know the place is that right yeah i know it i should know it what do you mean by that nothing you're at an office here is that it friberg yeah that's right straight down the way there college 23 what's your job you in some kind of movie work yeah i've been for 30 years morning 30 years that's so you an actor friberg haven't you ever heard the name i'm a producer oh i see why don't you tell us that to start with want to know different reasons i don't like to throw my weight around i have a lot of connections in hollywood you know that's so in the trade 30 years i was one of the first you can make a lot of friends in 30 years yeah i guess so how about those books we found in your car those pictures i explain them this studio will be back on the speak the year i'll bet a thousand dollars on it this whole block here sound stages i get the cleanse firm in my desk that's so you have an interest in this lot not exactly not right now anyway i did have an interest though i will again i was one of the original owners you know still haven't got an explanation how about the books and pictures we found in your car all that nothing to explain is there just a few gimmicks i picked up you know a boy by the name of steven banner banner no i don't think so why how about bud spencer you know him no i knew a george spencer once actor i was back in the old days though how about laura osborne dorthy ryan you know them no it's pretty hard to say you know sergeant over the years in this business especially you meet an awful lot of people ways are fairly recent you ought to remember them they're just a kid 17 year old no great i don't recall the names sound stage bell we got a company over there doing some shooting tonight television films they make them too fast trades not like it used to be quality that's what we went after gone now it's all gone west side will do it again though you can bet on that we're coming back look how about leveling fryberg you know why we picked you up you know why we're out here just did i don't know why oh say look across the road that's said over there the old greenhouse there colonial mansion weather's faded the colors a little typical old southern mistake now you know we shot some beautiful footage there pictures of classic in its own right maybe you remember moonlight magnolia i changed the title later love than the moonlight beautiful thing you ever see it well i don't think so i couldn't tell you how many beauties we turned out that year i was a young fella then song and strife moonlight magnolia's little art and girls sweetheart of the campus at your cottage there mr crabber what's that just down the way there number 23 oh yeah please you forgot about it i hope you excuse the way it looks i haven't been able to find good accommodations in town i've been staying at the office we have a little couch there i sleep on that we have a hot plate too good enough to boil a coffee in the morning how come you couldn't find space in town hotels i've had a rush journey i'm the one time used to staying out yes i just soon camp here at the studio and stay at one of those places downtown jay uh wouldn't you like to see the rest of the lot pretty interesting if you've never seen a real movie lot i mean a high class one we've seen them mr crabber we'd like to check your office oh all right this is it cottage just need a good coat of paint of course it'll all be done pretty soon west side is going to come back strong you can bet on that yes oh oh watch it on that first step there it's loose have to call maintenance and get that fixed yeah it's all right here we are well didn't you see the opposite very much what if you want a gentleman you want to check that cabinet there and i'll take a look through these cases over here okay this picture here on the wall that's the cast and the production staff of my first film here's the other one me and ours even aren't the autograph picture for me bernard himself those were the days all right quality that's what we went after in pictures real quality not like today gone the good days fine pictures it's gone all gone i'm out at fryberg these cases of books here in these photographs not my fault believe me i had to make a living i had to make money how do you think it feels to get cheap like that i used to be young i was big i was talented i made big pictures how do you think it feels to get cheap all of a sudden cheap enough to do this kind of thing nobody forced it was your choice mr it wasn't my choice you're wrong all i want to do is make pictures there isn't a chance anymore not like the old days you need hundreds of thousands millions gone it's all gone had to eat had to put clothes on my back you'd make you responsible for this books pictures working in the high school trade kids like steve banner blood Spencer after 1935 i couldn't get a job i didn't want this i had to do it i'm ashamed who wouldn't be i had to eat was the only way i had to live there's honest jobs to be had how about this man named jack he was in with me he was my cameraman back in the old days you can't blame him either he had to live too you want to come downtown with us give us a statement yeah all right anything how about the party with the two girls laura rin dorthy ryan i took some pictures that's all i i didn't farm them nothing anyway that is wrong fiber you know that yeah i know just to have the kids there made you remember the days in your life the best days in anybody's life but so when you used to have money when you used to be young the story you have just heard was true the names were changed to protect the innocent on january 29th trial was held in superior court department 87 city and county of los angeles state of california in a moment the results of that trial and now here is our star jack webb thank you george fanon friends won't you do this for me compare fatima with any other king-size cigarette you'll find fatima's length builders the smoke 85 millimeters for your protection cools the smoke for your protection fatima's length gives you those extra puffs 21% longer than standard cigarette size and you get an extra mild and soothing smoke plus the added protection of the team of quality that's why i'd like you to buy fatima the suspects charles eamon fryberg and his accomplice jack l labray were tried and convicted on four counts of contributing to the delinquency of minors both of them served full terms in the county jail contributing to the delinquency of minors is punishable by a fine if not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in the county jail for one year or by both fine and imprisonment 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 parker los angeles police department heard tonight were barney phillips virginia gregg and ralph moody script by jim mosey music by walter schumann howl give me speaking fatima's cigarettes best of all king-size cigarettes has brought you dragnet transcribed from los angeles now it's counterspy on nbc