The acting in this show is top-notch, at least from the characters in the hot seat. But the idea that there is some clever interviewing going on that catches up the criminals is near-baseless. Apparently all the detectives need do is keep someone in a room long enough and they will, sooner or later, just spill the beans. (Also, the ticking time bomb of 24 hours without charge is a particularly non-compelling suspense-builder.)
In one episode they basically let the guy go when they believe he has a solid alibi, but he refuses to leave the police interrogation room, and shortly thereafter he just admits he lied after all. Because master murderers are so hubristic that they just can't be let off that easy.
In other episodes someone external to the interview room discovers evidence either damning or exculpatory. Again, nothing to do with the interviewing techniques. More deus ex machina than "wow, they're brilliant!"
Acting: 8 Premise/Stories: 3
In one episode they basically let the guy go when they believe he has a solid alibi, but he refuses to leave the police interrogation room, and shortly thereafter he just admits he lied after all. Because master murderers are so hubristic that they just can't be let off that easy.
In other episodes someone external to the interview room discovers evidence either damning or exculpatory. Again, nothing to do with the interviewing techniques. More deus ex machina than "wow, they're brilliant!"
Acting: 8 Premise/Stories: 3