Police Emergency

This episode presents a documentary that follows two emergency patrol car officers, Walter Chadwick and Eugene Corcoran, from the 14th Precinct in New York City as they answer calls throughout lower Manhattan. Incidents that occur include a race to assist a heart attack victim; a steam leak with 60 people trapped behind a wall of steam; an armed robbery of a Western Union office; and a body floating in the East River being retrieved. Also included are conversations between the two officers as they travel around the city. Their backgrounds, interests and families are discussed.