Little Blue Riding Hood

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>"Dragnet" opening theme< Narrator: The story of Little Blue Riding Hood is true. Only the color has been changed to prevent an investigation >"Dragnet" opening music< Joe (voice-over): This is the woods. My name is Wednesday, I work outa' homicide. Monday, February the 2nd, 10:22am. Bumped into Chicken Lickin' Told me the sky was falling. I booked her on a 614, turned her over to the psychiatrists. Then a call came in on a 503. When I was on my way to the 503 a 618 came in. I added up the 614, the 503 and the 618. Got 1735. I handed in my paper to the Chief, he corrected it, gave me 100%, patted me on the head. Told me I was a good cop >dramatic music< Joe (voice-over): 11:45am, it happened. I saw a little girl in a blue hood carrying a basket. I stopped to question her Joe: Pardon me, ma'am, could I talk to you for just a minute, ma'am? Little Blue: What about? Joe: Nothing much, ma'am. Just wanna ask you a few questions, ma'am. What's your name? Little Blue: Little Blue Riding Hood Joe: Where ya' going, ma'am? Little Blue: Grandma's house Joe: Yes, ma'am. Whad'ya got in the basket? Little Blue (defensively): Whad'ya trying to say, I got something in the basket I shouldn't have? Joe: No, ma'am, I didn't say that Little Blue: Then whad'ya asking me all these questions for? Joe: Just routine, ma'am, we just wanna' get the facts. May I have a look in that basket, ma'am? Little Blue: Be my guest Joe: Let's see. Sawed-off shotgun. Knife. Bludgeon. Box of dum-dum shells. Nothing suspicious here. All right, ma'am, we may want to talk to you later, so don't leave the woods >dramatic music< Joe (voice-over): She skipped on down the path. But she didn't know I'd seen the concealed compartment in the basket. In it, what I'd suspected all along - goodies >dramatic music< Joe (voice-over): My job - get to grandma's before she did. I took a shortcut through the strawberry patch. It was sort of a strawberry shortcut >sound of walking< Joe (voice-over): I walked up to the cottage, rang the bell >door bell< Grandma: Coming, dear >door opens< Joe: OK, grandma, it's a raid Grandma (acting surprised): A raid? Why, I'm just a peace-loving old lady, you've got the wrong grandma Joe: Yes, ma'am. We just wanna' get the facts. Where'd you get that bump on your head? Grandma: The sky fell on me this morning >dramatic music< Joe (voice-over): I made a note to book her on a 614 and turn her over to the psychiatrists. I tied her up, put her in the closet, then I put on the grandma suit and got into bed >knock on door< Joe (making no attempt to disguise his voice): Come in, ma'am >door opens< Little Blue: Hello, gramma, I got the loot. What're you doin' in bed? Joe: I'm feeling poorly Little Blue: But gramma, what big ears you have! Joe: All the better to get the facts. I just wanna' get the facts, ma'am Little Blue: But gramma, what a big subpoena you have in your pocket! Joe: All the better to serve you with Little Blue: But gramma, what a big .38 police special you have pointed at me! Joe: All the better to take you in. You're under arrest. You and your grandma are operating a goodies ring Little Blue (sadly): A cop. I shoulda' known Joe: Known what, ma'am? Little Blue (sadly): You look nothing like my gramma. You forgot about the mustache Joe: But I don't have a mustache Little Blue: I know. But gramma does >dramatic music< Frank: Well, I see you broke the goodies ring. How'd you get a lead on 'er, Joe? Joe: I just played a hunch, Frank. It was just a hunch. I played my luck; sometimes a hunch pays off, sometimes it doesn't, I was just lucky, I just played a hunch, Frank Frank: What you're trying to say, Joe, is you just played a hunch. A lucky guess. Sometimes a hunch pays off, sometimes it doesn't. You just played a hunch. Is that what you're trying to tell me, Joe? Joe: Yeah. I just played a hunch >"Dragnet" end music<