Mike Dixon

There were video cameras to record proceedings. A glass
of water was available in case the interviewees needed to
quench their thirst. There was a telephone in case they
needed to make a call; and a man from the Attorney General‟s
Department was there to ensure that everything was
done according to the rules.
„Dr Hansen.‟
Cecil Sparrow peered at him over his spectacles, double
chins merging with his oversized neck. He sat at the far end
of the interview table, flanked by two officials. Humphrey
recognized both of them.
„Dr Hansen.‟
„Yes.‟
„A serious situation has arisen …‟
Cecil gave an account of the diving trip to Narooma. He
wanted to know why Humphrey had failed to report on it.
„I was instructed to remain invisible. I was told that
agent Pulnitz was assigned and I was to do nothing to expose
her cover.‟
„Standing orders require you to report any irregular conduct
observed in your colleagues.‟
„Yes.‟ Humphrey stared Cecil in the face.
„You failed to report the liaison between agent Pulnitz
and suspect Timothy John Price.‟
„I didn‟t know he was a suspect. I hadn‟t been briefed.‟
„You had ample opportunity …‟
Humphrey decided to dig in his heels. He detected a
sympathetic look from the man from the Attorney General‟s
Department and guessed he had an ally. Cecil asked about
the confrontation with the catamaran. Humphrey claimed
vision problems had prevented him from seeing what happened.
Then, there was the incident with the pornographic
prints.
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