Basic competence in following the obvious leads, unlike say Monk or Professor T, he does not have a lateral way of connecting clues that regular cops could be forgiven for missing - the force he left behind is a sorry one indeed with 3 of the 4 episodes involving the solving of a "cold case" in the passing. He also seemed to move from making a semi-resented comeback in the opening episode to being the "go to guy" remarkably easily.
As others have noted it's a formulaic but not unpleasant watch, apart from Ridley & his snitch the characters were two-dimensional, worth a second series but there's plenty of room for improvement.
As others have noted it's a formulaic but not unpleasant watch, apart from Ridley & his snitch the characters were two-dimensional, worth a second series but there's plenty of room for improvement.