Dragnet - The Big Kill

On Sunday, May 23rd, Joe Friday and his partner, Ben Romero, had worked the day shift in the Homicide Division of the Los Angeles Police Department. They were off duty when they received an emergency call, and got to Room 42 at five minutes past 3:00 AM. They were told that Police Officer Robert Fillmore had been killed. Fillmore was working the day watch out of robbery. He left work at six o'clock last night, and drove home. He had dinner and then he and his wife went to a show. They got home about 11:30 PM, and went to bed. About 1:30 this morning the front doorbell rang and Fillmore answered it. His wife said she heard him open the door and there was a gunshot. She ran to the front door in time to see a guy jump in a car and drive away. Fillmore was lying on a porch, chest ripped open. This guy used a shotgun, point blank.