Overview
- The penultimate episode closed with Humphrey handing his boss a sealed folder with the chosen name, but the show withheld the reveal.
- Footage promoting the finale suggests he could step down to shield his team, though that choice is not confirmed on screen.
- The synopsis for the next episode states it is Humphrey’s last day as detective inspector, indicating the series is framing an exit.
- New superior James Smith imposed a one-person cut following CS Charlie Woods’s move, which intensified pressure on Humphrey to decide.
- Kris Marshall praised Vincent Franklin as a “genius” in the nemesis role, and viewers are debating whether Humphrey or PC Kelby Hartford will leave.