When in 1985, Head Constable John Stalker sent over to investigate the "shoot to kill" activites of the RUC, got too close to the truth, his police career came to an abrupt end, when through the intervention of the Government he was accused of being in league with a corrupt Manchester businessman.
This was later proved wrong, too late for Stalker and the families of the victims.
Stevens in his report states "that he was obstructed in his investigations by the RUC and the Army", resulting in his investigation office being burned to the ground by the dirty tricks department of the Security Forces. Ard Mhacha.