harrington suggested that they have phillips call the big man at his office and ask for more money as though he intended to shake him down.-phillips was to suggest that he deserved extra-hazardous duty pay for taking out a law enforcement official.-phillips was allowed to continue to believe he had killed finkley.-phillips admitted , finally , that he had carried out the assassination on the direct order of his boss and that he had reported back to him on the success of his mission.-he agreed to make the call with the stipulation that the prosecution in his case would not seek the death penalty .