Redemption

Unlike a traditional detective story, where the detective is compelled to solve crimes out of insatiable curiosity, a quest for redemption is the reason Isaiah becomes a detective, and it is the reason he takes the case of the attempted assassination on Calvin Wright.

Isaiah was on the path to success before Marcus was tragically killed in a hit-and-run. Although his parents were both dead, his brother was a wonderful guardian and wanted the best for Isaiah. Right before he dies, he tells Isaiah: “Teacher, doctor, scientist, book writer. I don’t really care as long as you do some good out there. You could make a difference, Isaiah. A big difference. I’m talking about raising people up, easing their suffering, bringing some justice to the world. Money don’t enter into it, you understand what I’m telling you? God didn’t give you...