[Report This]Date: 28 Sep 2020 15:18 Title: Day Five: Presumed Innocent: IV
Looks like the rookie detective is getting her exercise by jumping to conclusions... Always fun to see someone learning the ropes the hard way. Nice continuing beats in the relationship between Clancy and Nora. And good commentary on Clancy's part at the end.
Thanks!! rbs
Author's Response: Yeah, Nora is all over the map, ain't she. Good thing she has Clancy to try and rein her in a bit. Not that he's being all that successful.
Date: 15 Jul 2014 16:30 Title: Day Five: Presumed Innocent: IV
I liked Colcord for this myself. I hadn't quite suspected a personal motivation. Again though Nora is remiss in dismissing any enquiry into Hopkins. It's sad but she's loosing face here for me. Which is great because I believe characters should rise and fall to a reader's eye because it shows their story isn't linear and that they are more than a two-dimensional figure. And again, it stands to reason that she should falter somewhat in this duty as she's not trained for it specifically and not best suited for the task - however much it may gall to hear that.
Also, Nora has a habit of showing her hand too much. She pins Colcord with the charge of being prime suspect. Never seems to be a smart move by the coppers on the small screen. But I do like that she uses some of her strengths, knowing the strengths of ships and their abilities to pin an investigative lead into Colcord's call for a different ship to take the mission. It's a manner of redeeming her some in this investigation.
Author's Response: Yeah, Nora is most definitely wearing blinders here and Clancy is very much aware of this. It of course all comes back to her inexperience, as does her tactic of confronting Colcord with all the evidence she has straight away. Clearly not a move she had previously discussed with her investigative partner. But it's not really just inexperience, I think loyalty plays a big role here as well. She has served with people like Hopkins for a long time, has lived with her for years at the Academy, and generally has a big sister complex, where she feels like she needs to protect those who seem weaker than her (so basically everyone) from those seeking to do them harm. Even if it is the truth.
Date: 13 Jan 2014 22:22 Title: Day Five: Presumed Innocent: IV
Oh, Nora. She wants Colcord to be the murderer and, though I agree with the sentiment, I still think the blonde angle is the winner here. Further, I think Hopkins is very much the leading suspect (despite Nora not wanting her to be). Gedar was too much of a ladies man and it got him killed, and I think Hopkins was the one he betrayed last.
Author's Response: Colcord is also a blonde. Nora and Hopkins are very close. It'll be very hard for her to seriously consider the chief engineer as a suspect.