tˈɔːɹəs wʌz təbi bˈeɪst ˌɔn ˌælɪɡˈeɪʃənz ɚɹˈaɪzɪŋ fɹʌmðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː bɹˈɔːdkæst əvən ᵻdˈɪʃən ʌvðə "kˈʊk ɹᵻpˈoːɹt" pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd baɪ ɹˈɑːdʒɚ kˈʊk ænd ɪnvˈɑːlvɪŋ fɹˈɛdi skˌæpɐtˈɪksaɪ"stˈeɪknaɪf"ænd ðə tˈɛstᵻməni ʌv θɹˈiː wˈɪtnəsᵻz pɹɪpˈɛɹd tə tˈɛstᵻfˌaɪ fɚðə kɹˈaʊn.
Taurus was to be based on allegations arising from the 1993 broadcast of an edition of the "Cook Report" presented by Roger Cook and involving Freddie Scappaticci ("Stakeknife") and the testimony of three witnesses prepared to testify for the Crown.