Dragnet: The Big Show (EP5014)

Summary

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio: Dragnet – "The Big Show" (EP5014)

Date: July 9, 2026
Host: Adam Graham

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Episode Overview

This episode features a 1952 radio broadcast of Dragnet titled "The Big Show". The drama follows Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Ed Jacobs, Juvenile Division LAPD, as they investigate the case of an abandoned infant left at a Los Angeles bus depot. Through their investigation, the detectives must unravel the mysterious circumstances, leading to a deeply human and emotional resolution. Host Adam Graham provides reflective commentary on the episode’s themes, the compassionate handling of a complicated domestic situation, and listener feedback.

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Key Discussion Points & Episode Breakdown

1. The Case Unfolds: Abandoned Baby at the Depot (02:19 – 09:46)

• Incident Introduction:

  • A seven-week-old baby is found abandoned at a city bus depot.
  • Mrs. Marjorie Lewis claims that another woman, Dorothy Miller, left the baby with her "for a few minutes" but never returned.
  • Detectives Joe Friday and Ed Jacobs—accompanied by Policewoman Betty Stone—interview Mrs. Lewis.

• Mrs. Lewis’s Story:

  • She says she met Dorothy Miller on the bus from Tucson to Los Angeles and agreed to watch the baby at the depot.
  • Dorothy Miller is described as young, small, dark-haired ("5 foot 3 or 4... dark hair, shoulder length, dark eyes" [06:47 – 06:48]).
  • Mrs. Lewis demonstrates genuine concern for the baby’s well-being and mentions a special formula and medicine for the child's health.

Notable Quote:

"Her own baby. So small and helpless. How could she go off and leave him?"
— Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (08:33)

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2. Following the Leads & The First Signs of Doubt (09:46 – 14:31)

• Initial Investigation:

  • Police find essentials and a hospital bill for "Dorothy Miller" in the baby’s belongings.
  • An APB is issued, and Tucson police are contacted for background on Dorothy Miller.

• Twist in the Narrative:

  • Tucson hospital confirms a Dorothy Miller gave birth there, but provides a conflicting description: "Blonde, fairly tall, blue eyes... about 29, 30 years old." (13:36–13:41)
  • The bus driver contradicts Mrs. Lewis’s account, stating that Mrs. Lewis boarded in Tucson with the baby and sat next to an elderly woman, not a young mother.

Notable Moment:

"A little too much to write off as coincidence. Two Dorothy Millers having babies. Same hospital."
— Detective (13:46)

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3. The Confrontation and Revelation (16:13 – 24:00)

• Confronting Mrs. Lewis:

  • Detectives gently but directly challenge her inconsistencies.
  • Mrs. Lewis becomes emotional and defensive but ultimately breaks down under questioning.

• The Truth Emerges:

  • Mrs. Lewis reveals there is no Dorothy Miller.
  • She confesses that the abandoned child is her own, conceived during her husband’s absence overseas.
  • She assumed the identity of "Dorothy Miller" at the hospital and created the story to cover up her situation, driven by guilt and fear of losing her husband.

Notable Quotes:

"There is no Dorothy Miller. There never was. There's no such person, ma'am."
— Sergeant Joe Friday (18:34)

"My baby. My own baby, and I couldn't keep him... There wasn't anything else to do. Nothing. My own baby."
— Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (19:36–19:43)

• Tragic Choice:
  • Mrs. Lewis explains her loneliness, her husband's emotional distance, and social pressures that led to her decision to abandon the baby.

Notable Moment:

"It's a terrible thing. I mean, to make a choice when you have to hurt somebody. Have to choose between the two of them. One of them has to be hurt, ma'am. My husband or my baby. Which one?"
— Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (23:44–23:54)

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4. Resolution: Compassion Over Punishment (24:00 – 27:20)

• Empathy and Family Reconciliation:
  • Detectives inform Mrs. Lewis’s husband, Captain Walter Lewis.
  • With time and conversation, the couple is able to begin reconciliation, supported in part by Sergeant Friday's urging to consider his wife's perspective.

Notable Exchange:

"She knew she was wrong. She made a mistake. She was ready to pay for it. It was either you or the baby. She knew that."
— Sergeant Joe Friday, to Captain Walter Lewis (24:43)

• Legal Outcome:
  • The District Attorney’s office decides not to pursue criminal charges.
  • The baby is released back to the custody of Mrs. Lewis and her husband (26:49–27:20).
  • The human consequences and the importance of empathy in law enforcement are highlighted.

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5. Host Commentary: Adam Graham’s Reflections (29:26 – 33:51)

• Human Themes:
  • Adam Graham highlights the episode’s realistic and sympathetic portrayal of a painful domestic situation.
  • He praises Friday and Jacobs for their compassion in handling both the investigation and its aftermath, helping the couple face the truth together.
  • Graham discusses some historical reactions (particularly to the TV version), noting how some misunderstood the story as excusing immoral behavior, when it actually focused on humanity and forgiveness.
  • The difference between juvenile division's more nuanced, humane approach versus other LAPD areas is noted.

Notable Quote:

"The case itself comes down to messy human failings and trying to figure out how to deal with it. You see some great compassion from Friday and Jacobs in going beyond the legally required investigation to help tell the husband."
— Adam Graham (29:26–30:01)

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6. Listener Feedback and Closing (31:00 – 33:51)

• Listener comments about moral ambiguity and character complexities in other episodes are addressed.
• Adam thanks Patreon supporter Brenda and signs off with upcoming programming teasers.

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Memorable Moments & Quotes (by Timestamp)

• Sympathy for the abandoned baby:
  "Her own baby. So small and helpless. How could she go off and leave him?"
  — Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (08:33)

• The crux of Mrs. Lewis’s confession:
  "There is no Dorothy Miller. There never was. There's no such person, ma'am."
  — Sergeant Joe Friday (18:34)

• The pain of impossible choices:
  "It's a terrible thing. I mean, to make a choice when you have to hurt somebody. Have to choose between the two of them. One of them has to be hurt, ma'am. My husband or my baby. Which one?"
  — Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (23:44–23:54)

• Adam Graham’s summing up:
  "The case itself comes down to messy human failings and trying to figure out how to deal with it. You see some great compassion from Friday and Jacobs..."
  — Adam Graham (29:26–30:01)

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Important Timestamps for Reference

• Case Introduction & Interview at Bus Depot: 02:19–09:46
• Discovery of Conflicting Evidence: 12:52–14:31
• Confrontation & Real Confession: 16:13–24:00
• Family Resolution & Aftermath: 24:00–27:20
• Host Commentary & Reflection: 29:26–33:51

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Tone & Takeaways

• Dragnet delivers its signature documentary realism, but this episode is notably emotional and empathetic, focusing on the psychological and familial fallout of a desperate act.
• The show and host Adam Graham both emphasize understanding and compassion over condemnation.
• The story remains a compelling reflection on loneliness, moral choices, and the challenges of forgiveness.

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For listeners seeking a poignant, character-driven mystery that stretches the definition of crime drama into true domestic tragedy, this is an essential Dragnet episode. Adam Graham’s insightful commentary adds even more depth to its enduring impact.

Transcript

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[Detective]

Foreign.

[Podcast Host Adam Graham]

Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Kalispell, Montana. This is your host, Adam Graham. In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of Dragnet. But first I want to encourage you. If you're enjoying the podcast, please follow us using your favorite podcast software. Also, today's program is brought to you in part by the financial support of our listeners. You can support the show on a one time basis by mailing a donation to Adam Graham, P.O. box 15913. That's P.O. box 15913, Boise, ID 83715 and become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters for as little as $2 per month by going to Patreon. But now, from April 10th of 1952, here is the big show.

[Narrator]

The story you are about to hear is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a juvenile division. You get a call from one of the bus line terminals in your city. A seven week old baby has been abandoned in the depot waiting room. There's no sign of the mother, no lead to her whereabouts. Your job? Find her. Dragnet the documented drama of an actual crime. 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.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

It was Wednesday, August 14th. It was hot in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of Juvenile division. My partner's Ed Jacobs. The boss is Captain Stein, Commander, Juvenile Division. My name's Friday. We were on the way out from the office and it was 11:05am when we got to the corner of 6th and Los Angeles street. The bus depot. Excuse me, ma'. Am, you Mrs. Lewis?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Yes, that's right. Are you the police?

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Yes, ma'. Am. This is my partner, Sergeant Jacobs. My name's Friday, Juvenile Division.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Oh, how do you do? I'm certainly glad you're here. I've been waiting around this depot for hours. I don't know what to do.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

The baby must be getting pretty heavy, ma', am, like. Sit down over here.

[Narrator]

Tell us about it.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

All right. Thank you. That's all right, honey. You sleep now. Sleepy.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

Bye.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Well, things just a shame.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Yes, ma'.

[Narrator]

Am.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

The report we got didn't go into detail. Some woman left the baby with you, is that right?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Yes, as soon as we got off the bus this morning. She said she'd only be gone a few minutes. It's been hours. I don't know what to do.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Well, did you know the woman, Mrs. Will?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Her name's Dorothy Miller. She's from Arizona. Tucson. We got off the bus and she asked me if I'd hold her baby while she went to get her luggage. She said she'd meet me right there by the information desk.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

I've been waiting ever since. She hasn't come back. I don't know what to think of it.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

How well do you know this Dorothy, my man?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Well, not too well, but she seemed

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

like such a nice girl.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Friendly and very sociable. We sat together all the way in.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

You got on the bus with her, too? Sons at it?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Oh, no. I'm from Cincinnati. I got on the bus there and then went down to Dallas. Had a visit with an aunt of mine down there.

[Detective]

I see.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

And I got another bus at Dallas to come out here. Went along the southern route. Very nice, Jane. Bus I came in on this morning. I'm out here to meet my husband. Army man. He's coming in on a transport from overseas. Coming in tomorrow.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Now, you say this Dorothy Miller boarded the bus at Tucson with a baby. She rode all the way into Los Angeles with you?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Yes, right into the seaport. She sat in the seat next to mine. We struck up a conversation.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

Got to be quite good friends. He's such a cute baby. I just can't imagine.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

How'd the Miller woman seem to you, Mrs. Lewis? All right. I mean, was there anything odd about her behavior?

[Detective]

Anything unusual?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

No, nothing at all. Seemed to me to be a perfect mother. She took good care of the baby. Wonderful care. That's what's so upsetting for her to go off like this, Leave. Leave her baby with a stranger. It doesn't make any sense.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Well, now, you say you talked to Ms. Dorothy Miller quite a bit along the way, ma'.

[Detective]

Am.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

I beg your pardon.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

What was that?

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

Maybe if we move out the car, Joe, it'd be a lot easier to talk.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Yeah, that's a good idea. Ms. Lawrence, would you mind coming along with us to our car park, just down the street? Should be a little quieter there, huh?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Yes, all right. I have these two beliefs.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

All right. I'll get them, ma'.

[Detective]

Am.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Oh, thank you.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Be out this way. Excuse me. Sorry.

[Detective]

Pardon me. Sorry.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Pardon me, please. Help you go there?

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

No.

[Narrator]

Okay.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Just down the street here, ma'.

[Detective]

Am.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Oh, my goodness. Isn't it a beautiful day? What a shame, all this trouble.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

Yes, ma'.

[Detective]

Am.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Can you make it all right, Ms. Lois?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Oh, yes, I think so.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Slip the police in the back. There's a funny room there. Yeah.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Okay.

[Detective]

Give me a hand. Okay.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Now, about this Miller woman, Ms. Lewis, I was gonna ask you.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Yes?

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Well, did she happen to tell you where she lived in Tucson, if she had any people there, any family?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

No, I don't recall anything like that. She talked about some of the girlfriends she had there, their babies. She didn't mention any of them by name, though.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

How about her description, Mrs. Lewis?

[Detective]

Anything unusual there?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

No, I wouldn't say so. Small girl, 5 foot 3 or 4. I'd say 110 or 15 pounds. Dark hair, shoulder length, dark eyes, nice complexion, very pretty eyes.

[Detective]

About how old would you say?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

20. That's what she told me, anyway. She said she had a birthday in May. I remember we talked about that. She was born under the same sign I was, Charles Cabool.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

In all the talk she had with this Miller girl she never gave you any reason to think that anything was wrong with her. Didn't seem to be despondent just about anything.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Perfectly normal girl, as far as I could tell.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

I just can't get over it.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

I can't imagine her doing anything like this.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Well, how'd you see him this morning when you got in?

[Detective]

On the bus?

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Pretty much the same.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Yes, I think so. We got off the bus together. She had her hands full with the baby.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

So I helped her off with the

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

hand release she was carrying. When we got inside the waiting room, she mentioned that she had to go pick up some luggage from the check stand. She asked me if I'd mind very much holding her baby while she went after me. I said, no, not at all. She went around the corner of the baggage stand and that's the last I saw of her.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

You checked around the depot, did you?

[Detective]

And you had her paid?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

I talked to everyone in the place. The porters, ticket clerks, information Desk. Traveler's aid. Not one of them could help.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

I tried everybody there that's all right now.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Real friends and mother.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

Yes, you try.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

And sweet.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

Thank you. Wonderful. He's adorable.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

It's a little boy. He said he's named Steven.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

Yes, ma'.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

Am.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

Well, you say you've been waiting around the depot three hours. Has the baby been fed?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Yes. This Handsley similar girl gave me the hole. I found a bottle full of formula in it. The man at the coffee shop warmed it for me.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

Little fella here finished it off.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

The way he eats, I guess he'll be wanting some more pretty soon.

[Detective]

I guess we better back in, huh?

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

Yeah, I guess so.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Can't imagine it. I just can't imagine it.

[Detective]

This little boy.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Just look at him.

[Detective]

Yes, ma'.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

Am. Her own baby. So small and helpless. How could she go off and leave him?

[Detective]

Well, I guess she had a reason. Must have been important.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

The seven weeks old baby. What's more important than that?

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Before we left the bus depot, Ed contacted the clerk at the depot information

[Detective]

desk and left our card with him.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

If anyone came into my to make inquiries about the abandoned child, he was to advise him to get in touch with us. 11:48am the woman who had been left with the baby, Mrs. Marjorie Lewis, agreed to return to the office with us and give us a complete report on everything she knew about the case. As soon as we got back, we briefed Captain Stein on what happened and he assigned policewoman Betty Stone to come in and help out with the baby. A cursory examination seemed to indicate there was nothing abnormal about the baby, no apparent deformities. We checked the blanket and the baby's clothing, but we found no identifying marks of any use to it. Policewoman Stone made the baby comfortable for the time being and then she began to check through the contents of the small valise which the baby's mother had left with Mrs. Lewis. It contained the usual assortment. Baby oil powder, dextrose, a few cans of milk, couple of blankets and a supply of diapers. Ed and I continued to interview Mrs. Lewis.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

This the Miller woman's first baby, do you know? Or did she happen to mention it?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Yes, it's her first. That's what she told me anyway.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Did you talk about the baby's health at all? Was there any trouble there would you know?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Well, she did say she had some trouble with the formula at first. It didn't seem to suit the baby. Wasn't anything serious though. As a matter of fact, that does worry me a little bit. Sergeant.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

What's that?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

The baby's formula. Mrs. Miller did say it had to be fixed a special way. Some special medicine she put in it too. Are you sure the baby's gonna get good care?

[Narrator]

Yes, ma'. Am.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

No need to worry. He'll be moved to General Hospital. I'll look after him.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

But the special formula, the medicine she was giving him. Will they know about that? Will they know how to feed him?

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Well, they've handled cases like this before, Ms. Lewis.

[Detective]

They're pretty competent people.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

They'll know what to do.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

I truly hope so. I don't know why I'm so concerned. Guess it's just a little fella.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

So small, all alone to help us.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Terrible change.

[Detective]

Yes, ma'.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Am.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

About this special formula the baby has to have. What's the reason for that? Would you know? The baby been sick recently?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

No, I don't think so. Mrs. Miller did seem he was a little sickly when he was born. Spent a little time in an incubator. I don't believe it was critical, though. At least, I didn't gather that.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Well, thank you very much, Ms. Lewis. Appreciate your cooperation, everything you've done on this.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Not at all, Sergeant. I only wish I could be more help.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

You mind telling us where you'll be stopping in town, ma'?

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Am?

[Narrator]

Possibly.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

We might have to contact you again.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Well, I don't have any reservations. I was thinking of staying at a hotel close to downtown.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

There's a big convention in town. Most of the places are pretty crowded. We'd be glad to help you find a hotel space, if you like.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Oh, well, that's certainly very nice of you.

[Detective]

Not at all.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Sergeant Friday, could I see you a minute, please?

[Detective]

Yes. All right.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Would you excuse me, please?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Sure.

[Detective]

Yeah.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Betty, for a policewoman, I'm not bad at checking diapers.

[Detective]

How do you mean?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Over here. The valise the mother left with Mrs. Lewis.

[Detective]

Did you come up with anything?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Didn't think so at first. Went over the valise, everything inside, nothing. And I started putting the things back in the bag. Found this and that stack of diapers there. Paid receipt for a hospital bill.

[Detective]

Maternity ward, Santa Maria Hospital, Tucson.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

There's a patient's name right there at the top.

[Detective]

Dorothy Miller.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

12:30pm A local broadcast and an APB was gotten out on Dorothy Miller. Then we sent a communication to the Tucson Police Department laying out the story for them and asking them to check with the Santa Maria Hospital there for a possible lead on the missing mother. Meantime, the baby was removed to General Hospital. We found accommodations for Mrs. Lewis at a downtown hotel. We dropped her off there and then we drove back to the bus depot on 6th Street. We tried to locate the driver of the bus on which the Miller woman and her baby had arrived that morning. We were told he was off duty and that he wouldn't report back until 8 o' clock the following morning. We left our card along with a message for the driver asking him to

[Detective]

contact us as soon as he returned.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

For the rest of the afternoon, Ed and I, along with the two other men from Juvenile division, checked with all the bus depot personnel, but we were unable to turn up any kind of a lead. After that we started making the rounds of the hotels, bars, restaurants and taxi cab stands in the neighborhood. The same results? Nothing. 7:55am the following morning, I reported back in for work.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Morning Joe.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

All right, Betty Head check in yet?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Uh huh. Went out for a minute, so be right back.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

What do you know?

[Detective]

Anything new?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Communication for you from the Tucson pd Kickback on that query you got off to him yesterday. Think Ed left it in your box.

[Detective]

Oh, thanks Betty. I get it.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

You see this?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Ed showed it to me. Yeah. Confirms the fact the woman had her baby in that hospital. Still not much help though.

[Detective]

Yeah, I see they checked out her

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

last known address in Tucson. She moved. No forwarding address, no line on her

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

relatives or friends the day the baby was born.

[Detective]

Seems to check out June 24th. Makes the baby just about 7 weeks old, doesn't it? This part here doesn't make much sense though, does it?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

The Miller girl's description.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Yeah, Liz Lewis said Dorothy Miller was small and dark.

[Detective]

Long dark hair, dark eyes.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

People at the hospital describe her as

[Detective]

being blonde, fairly tall, blue eyes, long blonde hair, about 29, 30 years old.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Mrs. Lewis said the Miller girl just

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

turned 20, didn't she?

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

That's what she said.

[Detective]

Sure doesn't figure.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Little too much to write off as coincidence. 2 Dorothy Millers having babies. Same very same hospital.

[Detective]

No, I just happen to think this description of the Miller girl. Fairly tall, long blonde hair. Ms. Lewis has long blonde hair.

[Narrator]

Benny.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

Oh, hi Joe.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Hi.

[Detective]

What's going?

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

A bus driver we wanted to talk to and want to drove the bus Dorothy Miller and the baby came in on yesterday. That description Ms. Lewis gave us of Dorothy Miller. Driver doesn't remember anyone like that on his bus. He remembered Ms. Lewis though. She didn't get on the bus at Dallas. She didn't sit next to a young girl with a baby either.

[Detective]

Driver says he's sure of it. Well, what's the pitch?

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

Mrs. Lewis got on the Bus at Tucson. She had a baby in her arms.

[Narrator]

You are listening to Dragnet authentic stories of your police force in action.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

8:35am Ed Jacobs and I went into the adjoining room where we can continued to interview the bus driver, the same man who'd been driving the bus on which Mrs. Lewis and the abandoned baby and his mother supposedly had arrived in Los Angeles the day before. The more we talked to the driver, the more he convinced us that the story we'd gotten from Mrs. Marjorie Lewis was a long way from the truth. He repeated that he was absolutely sure that Mrs. Lewis did not get on the bus at Dallas, that she boarded the bus at Tucson, and that at the time she got on she was

[Detective]

holding a baby in her arms.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

He was just as positive that Mrs. Lewis held the baby in her arms all the way to Los Angeles and that she did not sit next to a young dark haired girl, but an elderly woman. He also told us that none of his passengers on that particular trip fitted the description of Dorothy Miller as given us by Mrs. Lewis. 8:50am before the bus driver left, we got his address and a phone number where we could get in touch with him if necessary. 9:05am Ed and I got in the car, go to the downtown hotel where Mrs. Lewis was staying and called her room.

[Detective]

From the phone in the lobby, she

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

told us that her husband, Army Captain Walter Lewis, had arrived in from overseas earlier that morning and checked in at the hotel. I asked her if her husband was with her, but she said no. He was downstairs at the hotel barber shop. Ed and I got in the elevator and went up to see her. Outside and down on the street you could hear the sounds of a parade passing by. It was American Legion Convention Week, the traditional parade. Some parade, isn't it?

[Detective]

That's beautiful.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Oh, good morning, officers. Come in, please.

[Detective]

Thanks.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Thank you very much, ma'.

[Detective]

Am.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

What happened? Did you find out anything?

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Well, a few things, ma'. Am. We've been checking around. Two or three more questions we'd like to ask you, if you don't mind.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Well, no, not at all. How's the baby? Are they taking care of him? Is he all right?

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Yes, ma', am, he's fine. We checked if the hospital is doing real well.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

I'm glad. And the Miller girl, Dorothy Miller. Did you find out anything?

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

We haven't been able to locate her. No trace her at all While we're here, Ms. Lewis, few things we'd like to have you straighten out for us.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Well, I'll do anything I can to help. I think I already told you everything I could remember about the girl.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Well, now we're going to be honest

[Detective]

with you, Ms. Lewis.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

We don't think you're telling the truth.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

What I don't understand.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

We talked to the man who was driving the bus you came in on yesterday. The same bus you say Dorothy Miller and her baby were on?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Yes, that's right.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Well, the bus driver couldn't remember. The Miller girl told us none of his passengers even came close to her description.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

Well, there was quite a few people on the bus.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

I guess you can't blame him for not remembering her.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

He remembered you, Ms. Lewis. You were sitting near the front of the bus. He doesn't remember anyone with a baby sitting next to you, though.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

I guess he made a mistake. He can't remember everything.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

Well, he said you were holding the baby.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

I don't understand this. What is it you're trying to find out?

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

When we talked to you yesterday, you told us that you got on the bus at Dallas. Isn't that right?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

Yes.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

What would that have to do with it?

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Well, the bus driver said you got on a two on. You seem to remember it pretty well. He says when you got on the bus, you were holding a baby in your arms.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

That's silly. He's wrong. He must have me confused with somebody else.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

I don't see how, ma'.

[Detective]

Am.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

He says you were the only woman on the bus with a baby.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

What's the point of it?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

Sergeant, I don't understand any of this.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Well, frankly, neither do we. I don't know why you're lying to us about this, but apparently you are.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

You're wrong.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

I'm not lying.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

It happened just the way I told you. The girl gave me the baby to hold and then she disappeared. There's no reason for me to lie about that.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

We found a receipt for a hospital bill in that valise with a baby's things in it. The receipt was made out to Dorothy Miller.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Well, that proves it, doesn't? She was on the bus with her and her baby was with us.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

The check was made with a hospital at Tucson. They remembered the name Dorothy Miller. She gave birth to a baby boy about seven weeks ago. She wasn't the same girl you described to us, though. Description wasn't even close.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Then it must be a mistake. I guess somebody made a mistake. I can't understand any of this.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

Well, they sent us back a description of the Dorothy Miller who stayed at that hospital. A fairly tall woman, long blonde hair, about 29 or 30.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Yes.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

Description fits you, Ms. Lewis. Fits almost perfectly.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

It's wrong. Has to be wrong. The whole thing's a mistake.

[Detective]

I beg your pardon?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

I say the whole thing is a mistake. It has to be wrong.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

No, I don't think so, ma'.

[Detective]

Am.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Why don't you tell me? What do you think? Tell me, please.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

There is no Dorothy Miller. There never was. There's no such person, ma'.

[Detective]

Am.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

That's what you really think. I invented it. I made it all up.

[Detective]

Did you?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

And the baby. What about him?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

There's no Dorothy Miller.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

What about the baby?

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

I don't know. Do you want to tell us, Miss Lewis?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

Yes. Yes.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

Ms. Lewis, can I get something for you?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

Thank you. I'm all right. I suppose I knew it would happen sometime. I tried not to think about it. And you called from downstairs. I knew you'd found out. That's why you asked.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

My husband was with me, isn't it?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

He didn't want to embarrass me.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

We wanted to give you a chance to tell your side of this story. Thought maybe you wanted to keep it from your husband.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

No. It doesn't matter. I'll tell him. He'll be back in a few minutes. He can do anything he wants. I won't blame him.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

He'll pack his bags and walk out

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

and leave, and I won't blame him.

[Detective]

All right. You want to tell us about him?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

I think you know.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

My baby. My own baby.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

And I couldn't keep him.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

There wasn't anything else to do. Nothing. My own baby.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

You made up the whole story about the girl. Dorothy Miller. Her leaving the baby with you.

[Detective]

Miss Lewis.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Such a beautiful day.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

Big crowd for the parade. They're lined all the way up the street.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

You must have had a reason for

[Detective]

it, Ms. Lewis, giving your baby away. Now, do you want to tell us about her?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

It's all right. Won't make any difference, Don. It's all done. My husband. I'm thinking about Walter. Gonna have to hurt him. And I don't want to hurt him. I don't know how I'm gonna tell him.

[Detective]

Tell him what, ma'? Am.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

I tried to make him understand all the time before he left for overseas. It's almost two years ago.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

I tried to make him understand.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

He wouldn't listen. He didn't believe me. Thought I was fooling.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

Yes, ma'.

[Detective]

Am.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

I love him, Sergeant. I tried to explain. I didn't want to be alone, having him away all the time. I knew there was going to be trouble. I knew it. I didn't want to be alone. He didn't understand. He only said I was fooling.

[Detective]

Yes, ma'. Am.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

He left for overseas in October. Walter. Almost two years ago. I went down to Wilmington. I saw him leave on the boat. I stood there and watched him go. I wasn't gonna see him. 24 months. Wouldn't see him. No children, no family. It's a two room apartment. He only believed me. He only would have taken me with me.

[Detective]

Where were you living at that time, ma'? Am?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

Up the coast, just the side of Santa Barbara. I told Wilk I couldn't be alone. I needed something. They only had children. He'd only taken me with him. It didn't have to be this way. He could have taken me with him. He could have arranged it. He wouldn't. He left me here alone. I tried to tell him. He left me here alone.

[Detective]

Yes, ma'. Am.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

I took it for a year. Whole year. Two room apartments. Being alone. I wrote to Walter twice a week. He wrote to me.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

It didn't do any good.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

He didn't want me with him. A whole year and it got too much.

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

You mean you could have joined him overseas?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

I don't know why. Kept writing to him.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

He kept putting me off.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

A whole year.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

It got too much.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

Two room apartment alone. You can't spend your life that way. I started going out.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

Having dates.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

I had to get out. Started going to party. Different people. Guess I drank too much. Didn't want to be alone. Just always drank too much. There's one party. Don't even remember who I went with. Guess it was drinking. I don't know. When I left. I don't even remember who I was with. It didn't have to be this way. Didn't have to happen like this.

[Detective]

Are you all right, Ms. Lewis? There something we can get you? I'm all right.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

I didn't know what to do when they found out by the doctor. He didn't understand either. I mean, the way I felt. Said the baby would be born in June. I cried. He didn't understand.

[Detective]

Yes, ma'. Am.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

When the time came, I went to Tucson, Arizona. Had my baby. At least I wasn't alone. Used a different name at the hospital. Dorothy Miller. Maybe it wasn't Walter's baby. But it was mine. It was mine. I thought at first it wouldn't make much difference. But it did though.

[Detective]

Did

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

I Knew what it'd mean. I loved Walter. I still love him. If he found out. I knew what it would mean. Couldn't even think about it. I loved Walter. I couldn't even Think about telling him.

[Detective]

So you figured on giving up the baby. Giving him away. Is that the idea?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

I can't tell you how many times I worked it out in my mind. Day after day. I almost went crazy with it. Walter, the baby. Which one? I finally decided. Walter, the Flint's there. Won't you.

[Detective]

Well, I wouldn't know, ma'. Am. It's your decision. It's up to you.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

I don't know how to tell it. Won't you help me? Please? Help me tell Walter.

[Detective]

All right. You like?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

It's a terrible thing. I mean, to make a choice when you have to hurt somebody. Have to choose between the two of them. One of them has to be hurt, ma'.

[Detective]

Am.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

My husband or my baby. Which one?

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

10:38am at Mrs. Lewis request. Ed and I stayed on at the

[Detective]

hotel room until her husband, Army Captain Walter Lewis, returned. He was a tall, dark haired man in his late 30s. Dark eyes, tan complexion. Mrs. Lewis was waiting in the adjoining room.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

It wasn't easy, but as best we could, Ed and I briefed the husband

[Detective]

on what had happened. His first reaction was fairly normal. He took it pretty hard. We kept on talking to him.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

After a while he calmed down.

[Detective]

We laid out the whole story for him again. She turned the baby over to police. Is that it? She gave the baby up?

[Policewoman Betty Stone]

Yes, sir. She figured it was the only thing she could do.

[Detective]

Kind of hard to believe, isn't it? What's the answer? What am I supposed to do? Well, sure, I know it's none of our business, Captain. I think you might try looking at

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

it from your wife's point of view.

[Detective]

Maybe. What do you mean? Well, it's pretty obvious she's still in love with you. I think she's showing you that. Yeah, well, she was in a jam. It was a big choice for her to make. She knew she was wrong. She made a mistake. She was ready to pay for it. It was either you or the baby. She knew that. She decided to give up the baby. Baby's all right now. Somebody taken care of. Yes, sir. Baby boy. Where is Marge now? My wife? In the next room. I want to see her. Maybe you should wait just a little while. No, it's all right. Just want to tell her something. Aren't you, Marge?

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

Should I say it?

[Detective]

Mar.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

That is me.

[Detective]

You don't have to say anything, Marge.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

You can do what you want. I won't blame you. Got a right to do anything you want. I just want to tell you, Walter, I love you. And I'm sorry. I'm Sorry.

[Detective]

Sit down, Mar.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis (emotional statements)]

Come on. I won't blame you, Walter. Anything you do, I won't blame you.

[Detective]

It's going to be all right, honey. Nothing to cry about. Everything will be all right. Try and take BTJ I got a little mistake. I guess I made my share of it. Slow. On what, Doc? Officer. Yes, sir? Like to ask you a favor. You got a car downstairs? Yes, sir, we do. Wonder if you'd mind driving us by the hospital? Like to see my son? The story you have just heard was true. The names were changed to protect the innocent.

[Narrator]

On Thursday, August 15, a meeting was held in the District Attorney's office.

[Detective]

City and county of Los Angeles, State of California.

[Narrator]

In a moment, the results of that meeting. At the meeting in the District Attorney's office. It was decided that in the interests of justice. No criminal complaint be filed against Mrs. Marjorie Lewis. The baby was released to the custody of her and her husband. Ladies and gentlemen, Betty Mills, Western representative of Radio and Television Mirror magazine.

[Mrs. Marjorie Lewis]

The editors of Radio and Television Mirror are happy to announce that in the annual awards poll. Conducted by Radio and TV Mirror magazine. American radio listeners from coast to coast. Have voted Dragnet their favorite program of its type for the second consecutive year. In addition, the nation's radio listeners have voted Jack Webb their favorite dramatic radio actor.

[Sergeant Joe Friday]

Thank you very much, Betty.

[Detective]

On behalf of our cast, our entire production staff and myself.

[Narrator]

Be sure to read the feature story about Jack Webb. And the current issue of Radio and Television Mirror magazine. Now on the newsstand, 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, Police Department Technical Advisors, Captain Jack Donahoe, Sergeant Marty Wynn, Sergeant Vance Brazier. Heard tonight were Barney Phillips, Virginia Craig, Harry Bartel, Helen Cleave. Script by Jim Moser. Music by Walter Schumann, Hal Gibney, spe. Now it's counter spy on NBC.

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[Podcast Host Adam Graham]

Welcome back. Well, this one is a favorite of mine. It's a very human episode on a lot of levels. There's, of course, some small ways. Such as having Friday and Jacobs find a hotel room with a big convention in town. That's not necessarily something you would associate that sort of level of service. I do have a sense that working in Juvenile you might have been more familiar with that sort of setup than if you'd worked in other departments. And of course, the case itself comes down to messy human failings and trying to figure out how to deal with it. And again, you see some great compassion from Friday and Jacobs in going beyond the legally required investigation to help tell the husband. And they walked a fine line in doing that. Even in suggesting that he consider things from his wife's point of view, Friday was clear that he knew that this was not really his business. They did try to achieve some level of understanding, and that also might be another reflection of the nature of the work in the Juvenile Division as opposed to other areas within the lapd. The radio version of this episode caused no particular controversy. However, once it aired on television, there were people who felt that the episode was in some way promoting or excusing adultery. Which seems to sadly miss the point of what the episode was portraying, as the episode made no attempt to excuse immoral behavior, but rather showed a compassionate response in the aftermath for all involved. I think it's actually quite a beautiful story, particularly for series like Dragnet, which can often have some really rough turns. Alright, listener comments and feedback now. And we have a comment on Spotify regarding the Big Rose from a random Spotify user When I find out that the person raising me is capable of murder and getting away with it when a curfew is set, I am home on time every night. Well, as I said on a recent Johnny Dollar episode, there is homicide, but not all homicides are murders by any measure. The whole situation with her sister was very fraught. It was emotionally charged. She alleged that the sister attacked her and she acted in self defense and the court believed her. And even if it had been decided that the actions were inappropriate for self defense, I couldn't see her being convicted of murder, at most manslaughter. But then again, if you're a kid thinking about ditching curfew, does that fine distinction actually matter? Then we have a comment from Martin over on our listener survey who writes with Adam as our host for Old Time Radio. We've discovered so many great programs and stories. A well considered guide to old radio dramas. Well thank you so much. Appreciate you taking the time to fill that out from over in London, England. Now it's time to thank our Patreon Supporter of the day. I want to thank Brenda patreon supporter since September 2025, currently supporting the podcast at the Schalmis level of $4 or more per month. Thanks so much for your support, Brenda. And that'll do it for today. If you're enjoying the podcast, please follow us using your favorite podcast software and be sure to rate and review the podcast wherever you download it from. We will be back in two weeks with another episode of Dragnet. Join us for encores next week, but join us back here tomorrow for yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Where?

[Narrator]

That's it.

[Unknown Narrator or Detective]

A widow with a sculpture. That's the one. And he lived here in this apartment, too. That is before he died. That was back in 56. Left all his money, all his insurance to his wife, though goodness knows why. How did he die? In that big plane crash out over the desert. Don't you remember? Not a single survivor. What. What kind of a man was he? Oh, kept himself. Didn't like purple much. And his wife? Okay, I guess. She was a lot younger than him. Spent all his money all the time. He didn't like it. Man like that shouldn't be married. But he must have thought a lot of her to leave her everything. He just didn't like being married, tied down, let it interfere with his work. So his death got him out of it. And give her some money to spend before she died. But somebody's been paying that money back. Well, you think maybe she suffered a change of heart? Something like that? You think she really realize she never deserved what he left her? That what you're thinking? Sure. That might have been a possibility, except for one thing. The money's still coming in. Oh, hey, is there anybody to whom she might have turned over that insurance? Her give anything to anybody else? Not her, mister. And you're absolutely sure that she's dead? I carried her in off the street after the car hit her. You don't believe me? Ask a doctor. Dr. Jewel Maitland over on Park Avenue. Ask the police. Yeah, maybe I will.

[Podcast Host Adam Graham]

I hope you'll be with us then. In the meantime, send your comments to box Thirteenreatetectives.net follow us on Twitter at radiodetectives and check us out on Instagram. Instagram.com greatdetectives from Boise, Idaho, this is your host, Adam Graham, signing off.

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