What he had was information on a notorious armed robbery crew, known as the gym gang, and he was prepared to talk, if the deal was right.
He was The Driver, a trusted insider who turned informer on a gang that police still consider one of Melbourne's slickest.
His information would form the basis of a police operation, codenamed Tidelands, which became a cat-and-mouse game straight out of a spy novel.
Crime reporter John Silvester brings you the final instalment of a special two-part episode of Naked City.

Don’t play god, don’t mess with their mail – in prison with the worst of the worst
53:14

The champion boxer and the crime boss who wanted him dead
42:48

The cop, the sovereign citizen and the arrest that ruined a life
43:04