Mr. Ruby. Yes.
Mr. Alexander. That will be fine.
Mr. Specter. If it is all right with you, we will proceed on that basis, but of course, that will go only for the time the test is actually being administered to you.
Mr. Fowler. That’s right.
Mr. Specter. Mr. Bell Herndon will now start to explain the proceedings to you. He is the operator of the polygraph, the principal operator here, Mr. Ruby. As I explained to you, Mr. Herndon and Mr. Wood, are joint operators for the FBI on the polygraph or lie detector test and Mr. Herndon will take over now to explain just how it’s going to work.
Mr. Herndon. Thank you. Mr. Ruby, first of all, I want to show you my credentials so you will know that I am a special agent and I am from the FBI laboratory in Washington, D.C. (Exhibited instruments to Mr. Ruby.)
Mr. Ruby. Yes.
Mr. Herndon. Perhaps to set the record straight, Mr. Specter, I might mention that my colleague, Special Agent Wood, is not actually a polygraph examiner, but he is here to assist me in this examination. Is that all right?
Mr. Specter. Yes, that’s fine to specify that exact status.
Mr. Herndon. He is here to assist me and to help me in the interrogation of this gentleman.