When Miller had started working homicide, one of the things that had struck him was the surreal calm of the victims’ families. People who had just lost wives, husbands, children, and lovers. People whose lives had just been branded by violence. More often than not, they were calmly offering drinks and answering questions, making the detectives feel welcome. A civilian coming in unaware might have mistaken them for whole. It was only in the careful way they held themselves and the extra quarter second it took their eyes to focus that Miller could see how deep the damage was. James Corey
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For Victorian-era detectives, death brought an overwhelming sense of sadness. And they believed that the act of mourning was the act that most defined them as individuals. They would be less than who they were meant to be if they did not appear grief-stricken at the death of a loved one. Detective Miller took the opposite approach to dealing with death.

He believed that the act of burying his victim’s body was the most important part of his job. He would never show how he felt since he knew that he might lose his job for failing to show respect to his victim’s family.

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