D-I RAPSEY: I want to go over a few things. The decision to wait for Howard Lefroy to dispose of the heroin. You made it.
DSS FARADAY: Yes.
D-I RAPSEY: Did you inform your superiors that Lefroy was in possession of the heroin?
DSS FARADAY: No.
D-I RAPSEY: Why was that?
DSS FARADAY: I was afraid it would jeopardise the operation.
D-I RAPSEY: Reporting something to your superior officer would jeopardise an operation. Serious statement, detective.
DSS FARADAY: Yes, sir. As I said last time and the time before, it was not my superior officer I was worried about but other officers.
D-I RAPSEY: Equally serious. What was your reason for waiting?
DSS FARADAY: I believed Lefroy was dealing with a top-level distributor. We had no idea who. Just take Lefroy out, some other importer takes his place. Nail everyone at the pick-up, we at least have a chance of finding out who’s buying. Small chance, but a chance.
D-I RAPSEY: You say you discussed this with Inspector Scully.
DSS FARADAY: I told him. Correct.
D-I RAPSEY: What was his view?
DSS FARADAY: I don’t recall him offering a view.
D-I RAPSEY: Did he disagree?
DSS FARADAY: I don’t recall that he offered an opinion.
D-I RAPSEY: What if Inspector Scully says that he made it clear to you that he strongly opposed waiting for Lefroy to dispose of the heroin and wanted to…?
DSS FARADAY: He did not.
D-I RAPSEY: So he’d be lying?
DSS FARADAY: Draw your own conclusions.
D-I RAPSEY: Moving on. Howard Lefroy’s flat. Visual contact?
DSS FARADAY: Three windows. Only the dining room blinds were left open at night.
D-I RAPSEY: And audio?
DSS FARADAY: All rooms except the hall. Sitting room was weak. Had been for a couple of days.
D-I RAPSEY: Why didn’t you fix it?
DSS FARADAY: Too risky. Too close.
D-I RAPSEY: Too close to what?
DSS FARADAY: The pick-up.
D-I RAPSEY: There was going to be a pick-up at Lefroy’s place?
DSS FARADAY: According to my information.
D-I RAPSEY: Source?
DSS FARADAY: I had information.
INSP. PAYNE: Answer the question, Mac.
DSS FARADAY: Lefroy’s woman, Carlie Mance.
D-I RAPSEY: She was a registered informant?
DSS FARADAY: No. I believed registering my informant would endanger her.
D-I RAPSEY: You going to stick with this line?
DSS FARADAY: Yes, sir.
D-I RAPSEY: We’ll come back to it. Believe me, we’ll come back to it. Moving on. So Lefroy had five kilos of heroin in the flat and you were waiting for someone to come along and collect it?
DSS FARADAY: That’s correct.
D-I RAPSEY: How long were you going to wait?
DSS FARADAY: As I said before, I had reason to believe that we didn’t have long to wait.
D-I RAPSEY: How long had you been waiting?
DSS FARADAY: It’s on record.
D-I RAPSEY: Tell me.
DSS FARADAY: Two days.
D-I RAPSEY: According to Inspector Scully, you initially informed him that the pick-up would take place within four days of the heroin’s arrival at Lefroy’s flat. Is that correct?
DSS FARADAY: Yes.
D-I RAPSEY: How did you know?