the role of the confidential informant has been glamorized by television and
has been glamorized by television and
has been glamorized by television and film but what is it really like hi I’m
film but what is it really like hi I’m
film but what is it really like hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com today we’re speaking with
watchmojo.com today we’re speaking with
watchmojo.com today we’re speaking with former CI Alex Kane about his career and
former CI Alex Kane about his career and
former CI Alex Kane about his career and its effects on his life was there ever a
its effects on his life was there ever a
its effects on his life was there ever a moment when you were truly worried yeah
moment when you were truly worried yeah
moment when you were truly worried yeah they sent a hit team to get me in
they sent a hit team to get me in
they sent a hit team to get me in Seattle one time lucky for me they
Seattle one time lucky for me they
Seattle one time lucky for me they weren’t the sharpest knives in the
weren’t the sharpest knives in the
weren’t the sharpest knives in the drawer okay they they didn’t lock the
drawer okay they they didn’t lock the
drawer okay they they didn’t lock the back door of the car and when they
back door of the car and when they
back door of the car and when they turned I jumped from the car
turned I jumped from the car
turned I jumped from the car on TV they just jump up and do their
on TV they just jump up and do their
on TV they just jump up and do their stuff right but in real life you don’t
stuff right but in real life you don’t
stuff right but in real life you don’t bounce asphalt has no give whatsoever
bounce asphalt has no give whatsoever
bounce asphalt has no give whatsoever you said they sent a hit team with a
you said they sent a hit team with a
you said they sent a hit team with a motorcycle club in there in the States
motorcycle club in there in the States
motorcycle club in there in the States it takes sometimes up to a year to get
it takes sometimes up to a year to get
it takes sometimes up to a year to get to court they have a year to catch you
to court they have a year to catch you
to court they have a year to catch you once you’ve been to court and you’ve
once you’ve been to court and you’ve
once you’ve been to court and you’ve testified getting you it’s just a matter
testified getting you it’s just a matter
testified getting you it’s just a matter of personal revenge and they got other
of personal revenge and they got other
of personal revenge and they got other things to worry about like time in jail
things to worry about like time in jail
things to worry about like time in jail I’ve known several people in my line of
I’ve known several people in my line of
I’ve known several people in my line of work there weren’t as fortunate as me
work there weren’t as fortunate as me
work there weren’t as fortunate as me one in particular this woman she was
one in particular this woman she was
one in particular this woman she was really good she was good and bad guys
really good she was good and bad guys
really good she was good and bad guys found her cut her head off put it in put
found her cut her head off put it in put
found her cut her head off put it in put it in dry ice and mailed it to the
it in dry ice and mailed it to the
it in dry ice and mailed it to the office what effect does this type of
office what effect does this type of
office what effect does this type of work have on your personal life it’s
work have on your personal life it’s
work have on your personal life it’s horrible
horrible
horrible you’re safe because once you go to the
you’re safe because once you go to the
you’re safe because once you go to the next job you have new ID or a new person
next job you have new ID or a new person
next job you have new ID or a new person and a new country so you’re protected by
and a new country so you’re protected by
and a new country so you’re protected by the fact that you’re doing another job
the fact that you’re doing another job
the fact that you’re doing another job but in the interim you still have what’s
but in the interim you still have what’s
but in the interim you still have what’s called a regular life but you become
called a regular life but you become
called a regular life but you become incapable of intimacy in the real sense
incapable of intimacy in the real sense
incapable of intimacy in the real sense I’m not talking physics I’m talking
I’m not talking physics I’m talking
I’m not talking physics I’m talking ember about communication because you’re
ember about communication because you’re
ember about communication because you’re trained not to slip not to say a word
trained not to slip not to say a word
trained not to slip not to say a word your marriage starts to break apart and
your marriage starts to break apart and
your marriage starts to break apart and you can’t blame them and you can’t blame
you can’t blame them and you can’t blame
you can’t blame them and you can’t blame me because it means my job and so you
me because it means my job and so you
me because it means my job and so you end up parting ways I had ended up
end up parting ways I had ended up
end up parting ways I had ended up having two children my first marriage
having two children my first marriage
having two children my first marriage they’re doing very very well and now I
they’re doing very very well and now I
they’re doing very very well and now I have time that’s why I wrote my first
have time that’s why I wrote my first
have time that’s why I wrote my first book called friend and betray which
book called friend and betray which
book called friend and betray which explained a lot a lot of my early years
explained a lot a lot of my early years
explained a lot a lot of my early years and explained to them where I was but
and explained to them where I was but
and explained to them where I was but telling them where you were when they
telling them where you were when they
telling them where you were when they were scared because of it was dark in
were scared because of it was dark in
were scared because of it was dark in their room it doesn’t make him feel any
their room it doesn’t make him feel any
their room it doesn’t make him feel any better
better
better is it difficult to befriend these people
is it difficult to befriend these people
is it difficult to befriend these people and maintain relationships and then turn
and maintain relationships and then turn
and maintain relationships and then turn around and turn them in see every life
around and turn them in see every life
around and turn them in see every life you live through a character has to die
you live through a character has to die
you live through a character has to die in the sense of when the case is over
in the sense of when the case is over
in the sense of when the case is over the ID shredded the car disappears the
the ID shredded the car disappears the
the ID shredded the car disappears the apartments empty and overnight you’re
apartments empty and overnight you’re
apartments empty and overnight you’re gone it’s like you died your neighbor
gone it’s like you died your neighbor
gone it’s like you died your neighbor who who’s known you for a year and
who who’s known you for a year and
who who’s known you for a year and didn’t know what you were into officer
didn’t know what you were into officer
didn’t know what you were into officer you’re gone and there are people in
you’re gone and there are people in
you’re gone and there are people in funny suits taking all your furniture
funny suits taking all your furniture
funny suits taking all your furniture away right so after a while your mind
away right so after a while your mind
away right so after a while your mind becomes a graveyard for all the people
becomes a graveyard for all the people
becomes a graveyard for all the people you’ve been and sometimes late at night
you’ve been and sometimes late at night
you’ve been and sometimes late at night and you by yourself you kind of walk
and you by yourself you kind of walk
and you by yourself you kind of walk walk around your own – safety you know I
walk around your own – safety you know I
walk around your own – safety you know I liked I like this part of that guy or
liked I like this part of that guy or
liked I like this part of that guy or that guy had a girlfriend and she was
that guy had a girlfriend and she was
that guy had a girlfriend and she was really neat or you know what I mean
really neat or you know what I mean
really neat or you know what I mean and when I retired they had they told me
and when I retired they had they told me
and when I retired they had they told me well now you can be yourself who’s sad
well now you can be yourself who’s sad
well now you can be yourself who’s sad after 30 years who’s me and so you have
after 30 years who’s me and so you have
after 30 years who’s me and so you have to take go and take your pieces you hope
to take go and take your pieces you hope
to take go and take your pieces you hope the best of each of those characters and
the best of each of those characters and
the best of each of those characters and make a mosaic and recreates yourself
make a mosaic and recreates yourself
make a mosaic and recreates yourself thank you very much I’m glad you could
thank you very much I’m glad you could
thank you very much I’m glad you could have me
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