So, especially in light of that, I don't think Peter is untouched by the puzzle; at the end of the book he's frustrated by what is probably going to be the near impossibility of getting a conviction (what are the odds that the mom will testify against her son?) but aware that they have to push it or the other professional dancer might get axed next. They leave in a state of frustration and almost horror, having done what they can and knowing that the next steps are up to the official machinery of the law until they have to testify.
It's not the striding into action on behalf of the accused that Peter does at the end of Busman's Honeymoon, but in that one the case against him is much more watertight. In this case it's quite a good chance that the murderer will get off without Peter's conscience on his side.
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Date: 2011-01-11 02:22 am (UTC)So, especially in light of that, I don't think Peter is untouched by the puzzle; at the end of the book he's frustrated by what is probably going to be the near impossibility of getting a conviction (what are the odds that the mom will testify against her son?) but aware that they have to push it or the other professional dancer might get axed next. They leave in a state of frustration and almost horror, having done what they can and knowing that the next steps are up to the official machinery of the law until they have to testify.
It's not the striding into action on behalf of the accused that Peter does at the end of Busman's Honeymoon, but in that one the case against him is much more watertight. In this case it's quite a good chance that the murderer will get off without Peter's conscience on his side.