Clear and Present Danger takes as a premise that there are people in the world who are utterly evil. Ernesto Escobedo is one such character. He considers himself to be a man of honor, but his sense of honor is twisted. He gives a follower the "honor" of executing a traitor to the drug cartel because he feels he owes the man a favor. The execution involves the rape of the traitor's wife and daughter before his eyes; then the family members are murdered one at a time, the traitor last.
Escobedo remembers with satisfaction when he did the same thing in his youth; rape and torture are to him honorable ways to assert dominance over one's enemies. This is sickening, but Escobedo's rationalizations are frighteningly plausible.
Betrayal is another significant theme in Clear.....
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