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Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo show their impressive acting chops as police detectives working seemingly working together - but essentially at odds - on ensuring an old murder case bagged the right perpetrator. It reveals in nonlinear fashion (which can be frustrating and confusing at times) the original investigation and jumps back and forth between past and present to tease out the details of the crime and all the major players. "Us vs. Them" shows itself in terms of seniority, gender, race and criminality. There's a good, solid story here, layered beneath a belabored run time; it could've been improved in its storytelling effect by cutting out an entire episode without sacrificing tension and suspense.

Another hospital-based medical drama with the same power politics, budget woes, bottom-line vs. Social- and ethical-responsibility arguments, second-guessing diagnoses, God-complex surgeons and "the sky is falling" pronouncements as every other hospital drama. Better writers would definitely improve this show.

The family that seems to dominate this hospital has so many personal issues that they shouldn't be anywhere near a place where people's lives hang in the balance. I just can't seem to summon up any concern for the patients, medical staff or tangential characters.

I love Enrico Colantoni, but he's totally wasted in this dreck.