Mr. Dean. Right.
Mr. Griffin. Was anybody else there when you talked with Pierce?
Mr. Dean. There were several people around, but they didn't hear his instructions to me, I am sure.
Mr. Griffin. All right. What did Pierce tell you?
Mr. Dean. He said for me to go to the armored car, to the rear of the armored car, and to get him two men to go with him, and he said, "Now." Sergeant Putnam was maybe 15 or 20 feet from me, and I instructed him to get an unassigned man immediately and to go with Lieutenant Pierce, and Lieutenant Pierce, by this time, of course, he was going to get his car, or walking over to his car. Sergeant Putnam got—told Sergeant Maxey to go with him, and those three got into Lieutenant Pierce's car with Lieutenant Pierce driving, and I went to the rear of the armored car that had backed in, which was some, I guess 30 feet, 30 to 35 feet from where the shooting was. This armored car backed down, and I imagine it would probably be around 30 to 35 feet. As soon as I got to the armored car I turned around and looked back, and this is when I saw Lieutenant Pierce in this plain black car trying to get past the newsmen and to go out the wrong way.
Mr. Griffin. Up the Main Street ramp?
Mr. Dean. Right.
Mr. Griffin. Now, is my understanding correct that from the time that you placed your guards in the basement and then began the search, until Pierce's car drove up the ramp, you did not leave the basement area?
Mr. Dean. That's right.
Mr. Griffin. Now, as you saw Pierce's car go out of the—move out of the garage area, who was in that car?