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.

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