24 As has been noted, the essential witnesses for the prosecution were Nelson and Cranney. By 19 December 1996, Cranney, Nelson, Avis and Gibson, all members of the Club, had been arrested, charged and remanded in custody. Cranney told police at that time, "I know nothing about it so there's no use having an interview." On 23 January 1997, in an affidavit in support of his Supreme Court bail application, Cranney swore that he denied all allegations and had no knowledge of the complaints. He said this was because he did not believe he was involved in Darryl Lewis' death. By April 1997, in preparation for committal, Cranney, through his lawyers, had been provided with all of the police information in relation to the prosecution case. In April 1997, whilst in prison, Cranney asked Nelson to take full responsibility for Cranney in return for payment. Later that month, Cranney and Nelson were committed for trial. Cranney was advised by his barrister that he had a better than even chance of being convicted of murder. Cranney made a second unsuccessful bail application on 4 July 1997. He then tried unsuccessfully to gain an indemnity from prosecution in return for giving evidence. The Director of Public Prosecutions agreed, however, that if he gave evidence providing the name of the person who wielded the bat, the murder charge would be dropped and instead he would be charged with grievous bodily harm with intent in respect of Scott Lewis. An unsigned document setting out what Cranney could say in respect of the incident had been sent to police and then forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions to encourage the DPP to make that decision. A statement said to be that document was put to Cranney in cross-examination but Cranney did not accept it as his statement and disputed parts of it which were inconsistent with his testimony. Although there was much cross-examination on the point at trial, Cranney did not concede, and nor was it clearly proved, that he had adopted the document as his at committal.