This was an excellent feature for Hugh Dancy as he expertly showed how Nolan Price struggled with his personal opinion of the death penalty. Because he was on the scene of the crime, he saw first-hand the horror of the multiple deaths and injury. He wanted to make sure justice was served, but when McCoy arranges for Price to try the case, he realized the price he personally had to pay to win it.
I’m impressed with how they’ve ramped up the drama in first half of the show too. It may not be needed every week, but it’s a welcome change to the usual formula of detectives just asking questions of suspects.
