 What was the stoolie's job?
But—and this was the 'but' that was likely to deprive the System of my activities—even experimenting with them was illegal even if it needed to be done; also, I had promised not to rat on him before taking the job. So there I was, closeted with the ten members of the S.S. Customs Court, getting set to hear the gavel fall and the head man intone the sentence that would take me out of circulation for a long, long time. How could any—" The senior judge rapped ferociously, and I skidded to a halt. After all, in the pen a man can eat and breathe, and a guard won't reach in and nip off an arm or leg while he's got his back turned.
 To convince Casey to change his mind
 To find out Casey's smuggling secrets  To get information from Casey to give to the S.S.C.  To become Casey's friend and confidante  To convince Casey to change his mind