Walt Harrington's True Detective

In Walt Harrington’s True Detective, the article centers on the character Victor Smith, better known as V.I., who is a detective who investigates cases of homicide. This article was effective in allowing the readers to understand the perspective of a homicide detective and the many cases they undergo. However, it was difficult to find a connection with this article, because I have no experience with homicide or murder cases apart from what I have seen from the media and TV shows. I was still able to enjoy True Detective, as it described the daily lives of the detectives from Homicide North.

What captivated me, was how calculative V.I. was portrayed in the article. From the beginning of the article it discusses the 22 years of experience he has as a Washington cop, and how it has helped 2 years later in solving cases. For example, it is not only how he solves his cases but also his

Yet, the detectives did not get a call, “for days more, Mayberry, Joefox, and the Ghost are on the bubble. Amazing! Still no murders on 3-to-11” (358). However, I think he made this choice to illustrate the different perceptions readers have of detectives. Throughout the article the details seen are towards case by case information, apart from the experiences that V.I. has lived through. Yet, near the end of the article, the detectives have an “old fashioned, mom-and-pop murder” that allows a different perspective of V.I. perspective of this case as he describes it as, “You don’t get many like this anymore” (268). Overall, I think Harrington allows the opening scene to contribute a more humane approach to the detectives, as there is a difference in homicide cases from drug murders to ‘old fashioned’ cases. True Detective was enjoyable to read because of the development of V.I. and how the much is done from a 3 to 11