This is part two of a two-part series.

If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, I recommend you go and do that.

It'll make a whole lot more sense.

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Where we left off, an undercover officer had been at a bar with Nelson Hart, and they ended up casually discussing how far they would go for the criminal gang.

The undercover agent, Paul, was surprised when Nelson actually pointed to a picture of

Karen and Krista and said that he got rid of them. They were now in the ground.

Paul wasn't recording the conversation, so it wouldn't be admissible as a confession in court,

and the RCMP still wanted to work their way towards a meeting with Mr Big,

where they would get a full recorded confession in a scenario that they were in control of.

But this surprise disclosure of information from Nelson was assurance that they were on the

right track.

According to court documents, in preparation for this big meeting, the undercover officers

constantly emphasise the importance of loyalty, honesty and trust within the crime syndicate. In fact, they even staged a scene

where one undercover officer was reprimanded for speaking to others about business dealings,

and a show was made of slapping him on the face in front of Nelson. The goal was to demonstrate

what might happen if that trust was broken. Nelson took note.

Then the RCMP started laying the foundations for the climactic meeting with Mr Big.

During a trip to Vancouver, Nelson was told that there was a massive deal coming in the future that could

set him up financially, and he could personally net between $20,000 and $25,000 if he participated

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