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Are Nelson, Clough and Tim right to 'feel a frisson of excitement' on being called to the scene of a dead body?

Not really - a little ghoulish, if you ask me. But this is their job: perhaps I'd feel more comfortable if they felt 'eager' (to get on with it) rather than 'excited'.

This reminded me so much of Vera Stanhope's reactions. I can possibly see why but seems a tad insensitive.

I imagine it's a bit dull when they aren't working on a murder. Do they sit around and look at old cases? Now I am wondering what they do.

The excitement is not about the murder per se, but rather the fact that there will be interesting work due to it. I don't find it ghoulish.

I think they look at the fact that it's the excitement of solving another case. In the words of Sherlock Holmes, "Watson, the game's afoote!"

Sushi and Eadie are correct. It's not the murder itself that brings the excitement...it's the challenge of solving it. My cop says so. Yes...Sergei she could have phrased it better to make them sound less ghoulish:)