change her notes but he denied he had done so when the matter was investigated, it was alleged yesterday.

But a transcript of one conversation between Det. Con. Rudolph Richardson and Det. Con. Lendrea Davis presented a different picture.

These revelations came on the second day of Ellsworth Wilson's drugs trial in Supreme Court.

Wilson, of Mount Hill, Pembroke, is charged with possessing heroin with intent to supply on February 21, 1996, handling the drug with intent to supply and simple possession.

It is alleged that he had a brown paper bag in his right hand that contained two plastic bags of heroin worth more than $50,000 on the street.

When undercover officers approached him on Cook's Hill Road, Sandys Parish, Wilson is alleged to have returned to his jeep and thrown the bag inside the vehicle.

Det. Con. Davis was the officer responsible for recording all the events preceding, during and after Wilson's arrest around 2.45 p.m. that day.

All the officers investigating the matter used her notes to compile their own statements for the trial.

Subsequently, Det. Con. Richardson made several attempts to speak to Det. Con.

Davis about her version of events as recorded in her statement.

The bulk of the statements were completed in March, 1996 but earlier this year as the trial drew closer, Det. Con. Richardson, the lead investigator, called Det. Con. Davis while she was working at Government House.

He also spoke to her in an interview room with Det. Con. Clinard Burgess and went to her house.

Det. Con. Richardson admitted that he was "desperate'' to speak to her and even arranged a meeting with her at the Hamilton Police Station on May 14, 1997.

The contents of this conversation were recorded and played in court yesterday for the jury.

There was a lot of static in the recording but the panel was able to follow a transcript that contained most, but not all of the conversation. Some of it was difficult to decipher.

Det. Con. Richardson as the lead investigator received all the statements from the officers involved.

He also witnessed each detective's signature even though he admitted he was not always present when they had signed it.

However during their meeting, Det. Con. Davis refused to change the notes she had made of the events of February 21, 1996 when Wilson was arrested.

Moreover she said that someone had forged her signature on one of the pages of her statement.

Det. Con. Richardson asked her whether there was anything contained in her statement that she was unhappy with and he asked her if she wanted to rewrite her original notes.

Tapes: Detective refused to change her notes She replied: "No! I don't want to do the notes over. That's not my signature.

I don't know what's going on but that's not my signature and yeah I don't want to do the notes over. I don't. I'm sorry. I've been thinking about it and thinking about it...it's making me sick.'' When Det. Con. Richardson told her that he was not responsible for forging her signature, she said: "Somebody did, somebody did and they did not spell my name right. They don't know how to spell my name right.'' Later on she said:"If they asked me are those the notes that I took at the scene, I'm going to tell them yes. If they ask me why the statements (are) different I'll deal with that when the time comes, but I'm sorry I've been through too much too jeopardise or to risk being held in contempt or perjury.'' However Det. Con. Richardson's solution to the difficulty was to suggest to Det. Con. Davis to "learn her statement and (she) won't have a problem.'' During an interview with a senior officer who was looking into the allegations that Det. Con. Davis was being leaned on to change her statement, Det. Con.

Richardson admitted lying in his responses to at least four questions.

Among his lies Det. Con. Richardson denied that he was "desperate'' to speak to Det. Con. Davis on May 14, 1997.

However on the tape he is heard saying to her:"You want me to come to Hamilton Police Station you just tell me whatever time because I'm desperate to get (the statements) done to save us (sic) our asses from trouble, Lendrea I'm telling you.'' And he also lied when he denied that he begged her to change her notes or that he saw Det. Con. Davis in the company of another female officer.

In his own defence, Det. Con. Richardson said that he never wanted Det. Con.

Davis to lie. Instead he said he was trying to get her to include in her notes that a sum of money was seized from Wilson when he was arrested on February 21, 1996.

The case continues this morning before Puisne judge Norma Wade. Attorney General Elliott Mottley and Wilhelm Bourne appear for the Crown while John Perry QC, Tim Marshall and Kim Wilson appear for the accused.