I wonder if the rise in gun crime was in the news in 1995. As gun violence is a theme is this story.
Frost goes to make a routine drugs arrest of a youth and is held at gunpoint. Later he finds that most of the police officers want to be armed.
There is an armed robbery where a security guard nearly lost his life after a gunshot went off.
At a nearby army base a young soldier is shot dead during an army exercise. It might have been a training accident but it later turns out to be murder. The dead soldier was alleged to be gay and that is why he may have been targeted.
Frost though crosses swords with the army brass who wants things hushed up.
It was strange to see Frost living above a flat in an Indian restaurant. He even speaks some rudimentary Urdu. Although the restaurant soon discovered that having their own in house inspector of the police is not good for business. The local pub crowd stayed away.
It was pretty apparent that the security van heist had to be an inside job and Frost quickly smells something suspicious. It would also waste actors such as David Bradley if there was no twist to the story.
It was also obvious that the guns would be linked. Stolen Russian guns smuggled into the country and now fallen into the wrong hands.
I did like Frost rubbing the army up the wrong way, although it was far fetched. There was no way he could march himself into an army barracks like that.
The story did look into issues such as treatment of gays in the armed forces, army bullying, even blackmail. At least Frost and Captain Carlisle reached an understanding of their respective roles.
It was an enjoyable story as it tried to juggle with so many balls at the same time and mainly succeeded. There was a moment where Frost talks of the hanging stench of someone who is sick. Something that led him to an important discovery.
Frost goes to make a routine drugs arrest of a youth and is held at gunpoint. Later he finds that most of the police officers want to be armed.
There is an armed robbery where a security guard nearly lost his life after a gunshot went off.
At a nearby army base a young soldier is shot dead during an army exercise. It might have been a training accident but it later turns out to be murder. The dead soldier was alleged to be gay and that is why he may have been targeted.
Frost though crosses swords with the army brass who wants things hushed up.
It was strange to see Frost living above a flat in an Indian restaurant. He even speaks some rudimentary Urdu. Although the restaurant soon discovered that having their own in house inspector of the police is not good for business. The local pub crowd stayed away.
It was pretty apparent that the security van heist had to be an inside job and Frost quickly smells something suspicious. It would also waste actors such as David Bradley if there was no twist to the story.
It was also obvious that the guns would be linked. Stolen Russian guns smuggled into the country and now fallen into the wrong hands.
I did like Frost rubbing the army up the wrong way, although it was far fetched. There was no way he could march himself into an army barracks like that.
The story did look into issues such as treatment of gays in the armed forces, army bullying, even blackmail. At least Frost and Captain Carlisle reached an understanding of their respective roles.
It was an enjoyable story as it tried to juggle with so many balls at the same time and mainly succeeded. There was a moment where Frost talks of the hanging stench of someone who is sick. Something that led him to an important discovery.
