A Polished Badge

In the crumbling city of Ashport, still reeling from the acquittal of officers in the Neville beating case, Detective Peter Dimond is a relic—a man who irons his socks and refuses to bend the rules. When three lonely women apparently jump to their deaths, Dimond’s obsession with a charismatic dating coach reveals a predator who mirrors the system’s rot. His fastidiousness becomes a quiet rebellion, a refusal to let the world’s filth stick to his skin.