Author’s Notes on All the King’s Men
I had a lot of fun researching, creating, and writing the universe that All the King's Men takes place in. Here are a few of the master lists that I drew up to keep my cast and facts straight. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to drop a line in the comments, and I'll do my best to answer them.
Scotland Yard Cast (arranged via team seniority and rank)
Unofficial Motto: When Sherlock Holmes is around, it’s like a bloody soap opera in the CID unit. When Sherlock Holmes isn’t around, it’s still like a bloody soap opera in the CID unit. The only difference is that there’s no maniac genius in a black coat stealing everyone’s scenes, throwing off their cues, and trampling over their lines.
Detective Chief Inspector Thornton
Although DCI Thornton has been off the beat for several years, he still remembers what drew him to the Job as a young man. As a result, he defends his subordinates as best he can from budget cuts, nonsense from On High, and the paperwork insanity that happens in every bureaucracy. He trusts his Detective Inspectors to make good decisions (and when they don’t, he makes sure they know it). While he doesn’t quite approve of Sherlock Holmes, Thornton knows that Greg is a damn fine officer who cares about the Job and is smart enough to be competent at it.
The DCI's lead sergeant is Sergeant Davies, and he is considered the most senior of the sergeants. In addition to handling the paperwork and minding his boss' schedule, Davies acts as a Detective Inspector in all ways except the job title. While there isn’t a strict hierarchy, he has the final say among the senior sergeants when there is gridlock or when it comes time to assign constables to their teams. (Constables will rotate through all the teams. Outside of special circumstances, sergeants do not. However, senior sergeants will fill in for each other, as Kapur, Lee, and Bronte do for Donovan in All the King’s Men.)
His protégé, O'Neil, is considered the unofficial head of the junior sergeants. He acts as Davies' right hand, learning how to manage the constables and run an investigation. When one of the senior Sergeants-Davies, Donovan, Kapur or Beckett-is promoted, O'Neil will be unofficially promoted to their former rank.
The rest of the team is made up of the senior constable (who is on the verge of promotion to sergeant) and 4 junior constables. This team functions as both professional support staff for the DCI and an investigative CID team. This team is also nicknamed “the pool”, since its members are assigned to assist on the Inspectors’ investigations as spare manpower. All constables will spend some time on the DCI’s team before they’re considered a senior constable and/or kicked up to junior sergeant.
Detective Inspector Acheson
Senior to Lestrade and Gregson, Acheson generally acknowledged as a competent detective and someone who isn’t that controversial of a figure in the Yard (unless his preference for Macs over PCs counts as an issue). His career is best summarized as “Lestrade’s career sans Sherlock,” with a closely-knit team, a decent closed-rate, and a noticeable amount of crackpot crazy. Acheson doesn’t care very much about the political games surrounding promotion, only what good he can do as a member of Scotland Yard. He has a very wry sense of humour that takes a while to truly appreciate.
DS Beckett is his lead sergeant. He is a bit temperamental, more easily frustrated than his peers, but that doesn’t make him any less of an investigator. The son of a single mother, he grew up in the estates. It means that sometimes, the gang cases hit a little too close to home for him. Nowadays, he lives with his civil partner, a Notting Hill schoolteacher, in a converted flat in a decent neighbourhood. Beckett takes an interest in mentoring the newer sergeants in the CID unit, especially the ones who tend to keep to themselves. His junior is DS Jones.
Detective Inspector Lestrade
Mostly because of his association with Sherlock Holmes, Lestrade’s reputation at the Yard varies amongst the rank-and-file. Those who have worked with him are, at least, grudgingly respectful of the former RMP officer who might not be brilliant at the Job, but at least is a damn bit faster than the rest of them. Those who haven’t met him on a case either don’t care about his existence, brush off his decent close-case rates (excluding any with ‘outside help’), or deride him as a foolish disgrace to the Job. Most of his colleagues, though, respect him for his integrity and dependability; his subordinates tend to be fiercely loyal to him; his direct superiors tolerate his investigative approaches- They all think he could do better than call on Sherlock Holmes for help.
Newly-divorced after twenty-something years of marriage, Lestrade remains close to his two grown children. Matthew and Charlotte were the major reason he decided that he wanted a job that was less likely to send him into war zones on long deployments. After the events in Disjunctive Pieces, it is his relationships with his children that keep him sane. (It probably also helped that Charlotte, every bit as stubborn and loyal as her father, kidnapped him off to Brussels to escape the investigative reporters for a month. Matthew, on the other hand, called in favours from his uni days to make sure that his father had trust-worthy, non-union legal representatives to consult.)
One of the senior Sergeants in the CID, Donovan is headstrong, a bit impulsive, and smart (some would also say, smart-mouthed). Alongside Kapur and Beckett, she forms the trio of senior sergeants whom Davies will rely on the most to make unit-wide decisions. She is deeply loyal to Lestrade, and respects him, even when he calls the ‘Freak’ in to consult on a semi-regular basis. Her antagonism with Sherlock stems mostly from his pre-John behaviour, and because he demands so much faith from them without returning that trust and respect. While she will never admit it, she joined the Yard because she believes in the Work, and she’s sick and tired of being belittled by someone who should be her ally.
After Disjunctive Pieces, Donovan loses the respect of many of her peers, not because of what she did, but how she did it. It’s one matter to name a consultant as a viable suspect in an active case; it’s entirely another to go above her DI and DCI’s heads to do it. She disrespected the rank and the hierarchy, and her peers are quietly furious with her about it. In the aftermath, her guilt drives her to be very protective of Lestrade. The CID unit lets her, partially because they want to punish both Inspector and Sergeant for the inquiry committee, but mostly because they know it’s about forgiveness and trust. Speaking of trust, Donovan can’t bring herself to trust her junior, DS Pritchard, to watch her team's back. She doesn’t know why, but she just can’t.
DS Pritchard is a fairly new transfer into the CID unit. On paper, he is a strong addition to an already excellent investigative team. Smart and methodical, this just-promoted officer from the Gloucestershire Constabulary joins the Met with strong recommendations and high hopes from his former superiors back home. In person, he’s a bit more than overwhelmed by life in metropolitan London and his new colleagues, but with some time, he should fit right into the CID dynamics. Right?
Assigned to the team for mentoring purposes, DC Preston is the team’s ‘unofficial’ constable. The semi-joke around the unit is that because Lestrade lands all the weird cases (due to his status as Sherlock’s handler), his team doesn’t have assigned constables, lest the constables be permanently traumatized (by Sherlock, or the cases, no one is entirely sure). However, Preston is a tougher cookie than she looks, and while she’s greener than green, she does her best to keep up with her mentors.
*Frequently, DS Kapur and DC Dunne from Dimmock’s team will drift over to Lestrade’s team as extra manpower. It is also an effort on Davies, Kapur and Beckett’s parts to make sure the female constables have the opportunity to be mentored by their higher-ranked counterparts.
Detective Inspector Gregson
Like in the original stories, Gregson is Lestrade’s equal in the unit. They’re almost friends…in a very competitive, mocking, quasi-antagonistic way. While most of their peers would be hesitant to use the word “friendship” to describe the relationship between the two Hendon classmates, the truth of the matter is that Gregson and Lestrade do hold each other in high esteem. They were both considerably older than most of their fresh-cheeked classmates, and it was nice to have someone who got what it was really like, out there in the real world. However, that doesn’t mean they put aside their ruthlessly competitive streaks. (It’s all harmless fun, honest. Even the goats weren’t harmed, not that, of course, either of them had anything to do with the incident in the Registrar’s Office. Or the one in the Mess Hall.)
What irks Gregson the most, however, is that he firmly believes that Lestrade is a good enough investigator in his own right who doesn’t need to the aid of an off-the-rails consultant to do the Job. The slightly younger man doesn’t need that sort of stress in his already stressful life, and Gregson doesn’t understand why his old classmate doesn’t see how working with Sherlock Holmes brings him nothing but misery, ulcers, and paperwork (bloody, never ending, paperwork)….
While most might mistake him for a geeky computer programmer, DS Saunders is a light-hearted, cheerful police officer. His charm and earnestness is tempered by his experience as a Sergeant in on MIT, but he’s the sort of man who is good at coaxing information out of hostile or traumatized witnesses. His junior sergeant was assigned to his tutelage in the hopes of softening Lee’s at-times too stoic demeanour.
The team’s junior sergeant is DS Lee. Like Lestrade, Lee is former Royal Military Police (RMP) and some of that military mentality carries over into his civilian profession. A man of few words, he is protective of the constables and those he perceives as vulnerable. Lee is a firm believer that true loyalty has to be earned, and he is fiercely loyal to those who he believes deserve his respect. As a result, he views Donovan’s actions in the Bruhl case as an act of betrayal against the entire unit. However, his resentment is softened by the fact that she is one of his colleagues. She'll have to earn her way back into his good graces, until then, he will treat her with cool professionalism, because that's what the Job demands of them.
One of this team’s constables is the newest arrival to the unit, DC Davis. For two men who swear they are not related to each other, Davies and Davis not only look generally alike, but their handwriting…! There are days when Gregson swears he works in a Monty Python skit.
Detective Inspector Montgomery
A man with a solid record of being on the straight and narrow, DI Montgomery hasn’t always been quite so perfect. Still, he has learned from his past mistakes and done his best to teach his subordinates the lessons he learned the hard way. His lead Sergeant is Nelson, with junior Sergeant Roberts, and Constables Khan and Oliver rounding out the team.
Detective Inspector Dimmock
In some aspects, Dimmock was doomed before his first day on the Job with this CID unit. On the other hand, the newly-minted Inspector was quickly and painfully hazed on his first case. (Yes, in this unit, to work a case with Sherlock Holmes either makes or breaks a Yarder as an investigator.) He is a fast learner, but a bit of a stickler for procedure. When he is nervous, the young man tends to lean heavily on his authority to carry him through awkward moments. It’s a trait that he will grow out of as he learns his footing as a lead investigator. During the inquiry committee period, despite Lestrade’s pleas to keep himself out of it, Dimmock is a quiet, steadfast ally.
DS Kapur is his lead sergeant, and it’s not a mistake that one of the most senior ranking sergeants has been assigned to …guide their newest DI (in the sense of “holding his hand through every single case until we can be sure he’s not going to collapse into hysterics the moment we take our eyes off him”). Out of all the sergeants, Kapur is perhaps the most politically-aware of the larger picture. It makes him a strong contender for Davies’ position when the time comes. He is happily married, with three children (two daughters and a son). He has almost been with the CID for as long as Donovan. It’s because of this camaraderie that he still speaks to her after the Bruhl case and subsequent fallout. Kapur frequently serves as Donovan’s backup (instead of allowing that role to fall to Pritchard) on cases, and encourages his constables (both female) to talk with the older sergeant. Whenever Kapur wanders over to Lestrade’s team, his second, DS Bronte, is the one he trusts to take care of the team (especially Dimmock). Kapur doesn’t have any particular ‘vibes’ when it comes to DS Pritchard, but he feels that the young man is too inexperienced to serve as Lestrade’s right hand and he trusts that Donovan has her reasons.
DS Bronte is the junior sergeant on this team, and the only other female sergeant in this unit. She is more ‘feminine’ as a police officer than Donovan; she doesn’t play the game of being “one of the boys.” That doesn’t mean she isn’t tough on her female constables because she knows that the Yard is still very much a male-dominated world. With few exceptions, all newly-transferred constables are placed under her direct supervision to see how they adjust to working on a MIT before she makes recommendations to Kapur about team assignments. Bronte and Donovan aren’t necessarily ‘friends’ in the usual sense, but they are the highest-ranking female officers in a tightly-knit CID squad.
DC Dunne is a cheerful constable who has grown in her time at this unit. From being the green recruit who was awestruck by Sergeant Donovan, to now mentoring her own constable, Dunne is someone who is constantly underestimated by those who don’t know her. Or her background. With two older brothers in the British Army, she grew up on military bases and was taught how to protect herself at a very early age. [Title redacted] starts us off at the beginning of Dunne’s career, before she becomes the self-confident Met officer we meet in All the King’s Men. She knows how lucky she is to be in a CID unit full of people who encourage her to grow as a police officer and don’t think her gender is an issue.
DC Chang is a green constable assigned to the team. She is both practical minded and incredibly empathetic, yet also stubbornly oblivious to the dangers of her chosen profession. Witnessing Donovan’s stabbing during the Morris case has brought home the fact that not every dangerous situation will be obvious. However, there’s a core of steel hidden underneath her quiet and gentle exterior. She might be scared, but that won’t keep her from doing her job.
Other Yard Members
Detective Inspector Whitney
A career police officer, DI Whitney has handled her fair share of homicides over the years. She is brought in as an "outside" investigator to lead the Wilkinson case. The senior female officer has a solid reputation as a fair, thorough investigator who won't be swayed by political pressure or threats.
General Information
-Every MIT is composed of an Inspector, two Sergeants, two Constables. This "standard" team can split into two separate units operating as Inspector, Sergeant (junior), constable, and Sergeant (senior), constable
-The unit's operational structure can be found here as a spreadsheet.
Timeline
The timeline for the King's Gambit series can be found here.
Scotland Yard Cast (arranged via team seniority and rank)
Unofficial Motto: When Sherlock Holmes is around, it’s like a bloody soap opera in the CID unit. When Sherlock Holmes isn’t around, it’s still like a bloody soap opera in the CID unit. The only difference is that there’s no maniac genius in a black coat stealing everyone’s scenes, throwing off their cues, and trampling over their lines.
Detective Chief Inspector Thornton
Although DCI Thornton has been off the beat for several years, he still remembers what drew him to the Job as a young man. As a result, he defends his subordinates as best he can from budget cuts, nonsense from On High, and the paperwork insanity that happens in every bureaucracy. He trusts his Detective Inspectors to make good decisions (and when they don’t, he makes sure they know it). While he doesn’t quite approve of Sherlock Holmes, Thornton knows that Greg is a damn fine officer who cares about the Job and is smart enough to be competent at it.
The DCI's lead sergeant is Sergeant Davies, and he is considered the most senior of the sergeants. In addition to handling the paperwork and minding his boss' schedule, Davies acts as a Detective Inspector in all ways except the job title. While there isn’t a strict hierarchy, he has the final say among the senior sergeants when there is gridlock or when it comes time to assign constables to their teams. (Constables will rotate through all the teams. Outside of special circumstances, sergeants do not. However, senior sergeants will fill in for each other, as Kapur, Lee, and Bronte do for Donovan in All the King’s Men.)
His protégé, O'Neil, is considered the unofficial head of the junior sergeants. He acts as Davies' right hand, learning how to manage the constables and run an investigation. When one of the senior Sergeants-Davies, Donovan, Kapur or Beckett-is promoted, O'Neil will be unofficially promoted to their former rank.
The rest of the team is made up of the senior constable (who is on the verge of promotion to sergeant) and 4 junior constables. This team functions as both professional support staff for the DCI and an investigative CID team. This team is also nicknamed “the pool”, since its members are assigned to assist on the Inspectors’ investigations as spare manpower. All constables will spend some time on the DCI’s team before they’re considered a senior constable and/or kicked up to junior sergeant.
Detective Inspector Acheson
Senior to Lestrade and Gregson, Acheson generally acknowledged as a competent detective and someone who isn’t that controversial of a figure in the Yard (unless his preference for Macs over PCs counts as an issue). His career is best summarized as “Lestrade’s career sans Sherlock,” with a closely-knit team, a decent closed-rate, and a noticeable amount of crackpot crazy. Acheson doesn’t care very much about the political games surrounding promotion, only what good he can do as a member of Scotland Yard. He has a very wry sense of humour that takes a while to truly appreciate.
DS Beckett is his lead sergeant. He is a bit temperamental, more easily frustrated than his peers, but that doesn’t make him any less of an investigator. The son of a single mother, he grew up in the estates. It means that sometimes, the gang cases hit a little too close to home for him. Nowadays, he lives with his civil partner, a Notting Hill schoolteacher, in a converted flat in a decent neighbourhood. Beckett takes an interest in mentoring the newer sergeants in the CID unit, especially the ones who tend to keep to themselves. His junior is DS Jones.
Detective Inspector Lestrade
Mostly because of his association with Sherlock Holmes, Lestrade’s reputation at the Yard varies amongst the rank-and-file. Those who have worked with him are, at least, grudgingly respectful of the former RMP officer who might not be brilliant at the Job, but at least is a damn bit faster than the rest of them. Those who haven’t met him on a case either don’t care about his existence, brush off his decent close-case rates (excluding any with ‘outside help’), or deride him as a foolish disgrace to the Job. Most of his colleagues, though, respect him for his integrity and dependability; his subordinates tend to be fiercely loyal to him; his direct superiors tolerate his investigative approaches- They all think he could do better than call on Sherlock Holmes for help.
Newly-divorced after twenty-something years of marriage, Lestrade remains close to his two grown children. Matthew and Charlotte were the major reason he decided that he wanted a job that was less likely to send him into war zones on long deployments. After the events in Disjunctive Pieces, it is his relationships with his children that keep him sane. (It probably also helped that Charlotte, every bit as stubborn and loyal as her father, kidnapped him off to Brussels to escape the investigative reporters for a month. Matthew, on the other hand, called in favours from his uni days to make sure that his father had trust-worthy, non-union legal representatives to consult.)
One of the senior Sergeants in the CID, Donovan is headstrong, a bit impulsive, and smart (some would also say, smart-mouthed). Alongside Kapur and Beckett, she forms the trio of senior sergeants whom Davies will rely on the most to make unit-wide decisions. She is deeply loyal to Lestrade, and respects him, even when he calls the ‘Freak’ in to consult on a semi-regular basis. Her antagonism with Sherlock stems mostly from his pre-John behaviour, and because he demands so much faith from them without returning that trust and respect. While she will never admit it, she joined the Yard because she believes in the Work, and she’s sick and tired of being belittled by someone who should be her ally.
After Disjunctive Pieces, Donovan loses the respect of many of her peers, not because of what she did, but how she did it. It’s one matter to name a consultant as a viable suspect in an active case; it’s entirely another to go above her DI and DCI’s heads to do it. She disrespected the rank and the hierarchy, and her peers are quietly furious with her about it. In the aftermath, her guilt drives her to be very protective of Lestrade. The CID unit lets her, partially because they want to punish both Inspector and Sergeant for the inquiry committee, but mostly because they know it’s about forgiveness and trust. Speaking of trust, Donovan can’t bring herself to trust her junior, DS Pritchard, to watch her team's back. She doesn’t know why, but she just can’t.
DS Pritchard is a fairly new transfer into the CID unit. On paper, he is a strong addition to an already excellent investigative team. Smart and methodical, this just-promoted officer from the Gloucestershire Constabulary joins the Met with strong recommendations and high hopes from his former superiors back home. In person, he’s a bit more than overwhelmed by life in metropolitan London and his new colleagues, but with some time, he should fit right into the CID dynamics. Right?
Assigned to the team for mentoring purposes, DC Preston is the team’s ‘unofficial’ constable. The semi-joke around the unit is that because Lestrade lands all the weird cases (due to his status as Sherlock’s handler), his team doesn’t have assigned constables, lest the constables be permanently traumatized (by Sherlock, or the cases, no one is entirely sure). However, Preston is a tougher cookie than she looks, and while she’s greener than green, she does her best to keep up with her mentors.
*Frequently, DS Kapur and DC Dunne from Dimmock’s team will drift over to Lestrade’s team as extra manpower. It is also an effort on Davies, Kapur and Beckett’s parts to make sure the female constables have the opportunity to be mentored by their higher-ranked counterparts.
Detective Inspector Gregson
Like in the original stories, Gregson is Lestrade’s equal in the unit. They’re almost friends…in a very competitive, mocking, quasi-antagonistic way. While most of their peers would be hesitant to use the word “friendship” to describe the relationship between the two Hendon classmates, the truth of the matter is that Gregson and Lestrade do hold each other in high esteem. They were both considerably older than most of their fresh-cheeked classmates, and it was nice to have someone who got what it was really like, out there in the real world. However, that doesn’t mean they put aside their ruthlessly competitive streaks. (It’s all harmless fun, honest. Even the goats weren’t harmed, not that, of course, either of them had anything to do with the incident in the Registrar’s Office. Or the one in the Mess Hall.)
What irks Gregson the most, however, is that he firmly believes that Lestrade is a good enough investigator in his own right who doesn’t need to the aid of an off-the-rails consultant to do the Job. The slightly younger man doesn’t need that sort of stress in his already stressful life, and Gregson doesn’t understand why his old classmate doesn’t see how working with Sherlock Holmes brings him nothing but misery, ulcers, and paperwork (bloody, never ending, paperwork)….
While most might mistake him for a geeky computer programmer, DS Saunders is a light-hearted, cheerful police officer. His charm and earnestness is tempered by his experience as a Sergeant in on MIT, but he’s the sort of man who is good at coaxing information out of hostile or traumatized witnesses. His junior sergeant was assigned to his tutelage in the hopes of softening Lee’s at-times too stoic demeanour.
The team’s junior sergeant is DS Lee. Like Lestrade, Lee is former Royal Military Police (RMP) and some of that military mentality carries over into his civilian profession. A man of few words, he is protective of the constables and those he perceives as vulnerable. Lee is a firm believer that true loyalty has to be earned, and he is fiercely loyal to those who he believes deserve his respect. As a result, he views Donovan’s actions in the Bruhl case as an act of betrayal against the entire unit. However, his resentment is softened by the fact that she is one of his colleagues. She'll have to earn her way back into his good graces, until then, he will treat her with cool professionalism, because that's what the Job demands of them.
One of this team’s constables is the newest arrival to the unit, DC Davis. For two men who swear they are not related to each other, Davies and Davis not only look generally alike, but their handwriting…! There are days when Gregson swears he works in a Monty Python skit.
Detective Inspector Montgomery
A man with a solid record of being on the straight and narrow, DI Montgomery hasn’t always been quite so perfect. Still, he has learned from his past mistakes and done his best to teach his subordinates the lessons he learned the hard way. His lead Sergeant is Nelson, with junior Sergeant Roberts, and Constables Khan and Oliver rounding out the team.
Detective Inspector Dimmock
In some aspects, Dimmock was doomed before his first day on the Job with this CID unit. On the other hand, the newly-minted Inspector was quickly and painfully hazed on his first case. (Yes, in this unit, to work a case with Sherlock Holmes either makes or breaks a Yarder as an investigator.) He is a fast learner, but a bit of a stickler for procedure. When he is nervous, the young man tends to lean heavily on his authority to carry him through awkward moments. It’s a trait that he will grow out of as he learns his footing as a lead investigator. During the inquiry committee period, despite Lestrade’s pleas to keep himself out of it, Dimmock is a quiet, steadfast ally.
DS Kapur is his lead sergeant, and it’s not a mistake that one of the most senior ranking sergeants has been assigned to …guide their newest DI (in the sense of “holding his hand through every single case until we can be sure he’s not going to collapse into hysterics the moment we take our eyes off him”). Out of all the sergeants, Kapur is perhaps the most politically-aware of the larger picture. It makes him a strong contender for Davies’ position when the time comes. He is happily married, with three children (two daughters and a son). He has almost been with the CID for as long as Donovan. It’s because of this camaraderie that he still speaks to her after the Bruhl case and subsequent fallout. Kapur frequently serves as Donovan’s backup (instead of allowing that role to fall to Pritchard) on cases, and encourages his constables (both female) to talk with the older sergeant. Whenever Kapur wanders over to Lestrade’s team, his second, DS Bronte, is the one he trusts to take care of the team (especially Dimmock). Kapur doesn’t have any particular ‘vibes’ when it comes to DS Pritchard, but he feels that the young man is too inexperienced to serve as Lestrade’s right hand and he trusts that Donovan has her reasons.
DS Bronte is the junior sergeant on this team, and the only other female sergeant in this unit. She is more ‘feminine’ as a police officer than Donovan; she doesn’t play the game of being “one of the boys.” That doesn’t mean she isn’t tough on her female constables because she knows that the Yard is still very much a male-dominated world. With few exceptions, all newly-transferred constables are placed under her direct supervision to see how they adjust to working on a MIT before she makes recommendations to Kapur about team assignments. Bronte and Donovan aren’t necessarily ‘friends’ in the usual sense, but they are the highest-ranking female officers in a tightly-knit CID squad.
DC Dunne is a cheerful constable who has grown in her time at this unit. From being the green recruit who was awestruck by Sergeant Donovan, to now mentoring her own constable, Dunne is someone who is constantly underestimated by those who don’t know her. Or her background. With two older brothers in the British Army, she grew up on military bases and was taught how to protect herself at a very early age. [Title redacted] starts us off at the beginning of Dunne’s career, before she becomes the self-confident Met officer we meet in All the King’s Men. She knows how lucky she is to be in a CID unit full of people who encourage her to grow as a police officer and don’t think her gender is an issue.
DC Chang is a green constable assigned to the team. She is both practical minded and incredibly empathetic, yet also stubbornly oblivious to the dangers of her chosen profession. Witnessing Donovan’s stabbing during the Morris case has brought home the fact that not every dangerous situation will be obvious. However, there’s a core of steel hidden underneath her quiet and gentle exterior. She might be scared, but that won’t keep her from doing her job.
Other Yard Members
Detective Inspector Whitney
A career police officer, DI Whitney has handled her fair share of homicides over the years. She is brought in as an "outside" investigator to lead the Wilkinson case. The senior female officer has a solid reputation as a fair, thorough investigator who won't be swayed by political pressure or threats.
General Information
-Every MIT is composed of an Inspector, two Sergeants, two Constables. This "standard" team can split into two separate units operating as Inspector, Sergeant (junior), constable, and Sergeant (senior), constable
-The unit's operational structure can be found here as a spreadsheet.
Timeline
The timeline for the King's Gambit series can be found here.