There are no heinous villains in this story. The very worst characters are humans dealing with life as best they can, fully aware of the compromises they make with purity.
Jo is a young idealistic copper, a rather simple-minded Nancy Drew type dedicated to solving a puzzle and on the way coming across layers upon layers of deceit and betrayal, but at each layer there is a simple human need, a struggle to do good, at each step bending the law or outright breaking it.
Even Jo, dear sweet and pure Jo, breaks the law to do the good she wants done.
Themes here similar to The Responder, another examination of the complexity and ambiguity of doing your best in an imperfect world.
Jo is a young idealistic copper, a rather simple-minded Nancy Drew type dedicated to solving a puzzle and on the way coming across layers upon layers of deceit and betrayal, but at each layer there is a simple human need, a struggle to do good, at each step bending the law or outright breaking it.
Even Jo, dear sweet and pure Jo, breaks the law to do the good she wants done.
Themes here similar to The Responder, another examination of the complexity and ambiguity of doing your best in an imperfect world.