[Spoilers] Sir Harry Pearce

[Silktie]

Yes, that's what I meant actually, you just said it better. When he knows there really is no doubt about the person's guilt, he's willing to get his hands dirty. Also, I think his issue in 5.5 was with the underhanded manner in which it was done

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faking the suspects' deaths so that no-one would ask questions about where they were or what was being done to them.

The point I was trying to make was that Ireland probably taught him that each case was different and should be judged and handled on its own merit.