I docked Traces a point for the extraordinary desire the lead obviously has for one of the other players here. In every other sense of the story this highly interesting show was highly believable. However, I found the love affair to be counter to common sense, and was probably included to add to the drama. Others will disagree. Who can tell youth to be sensible? The actual crime drama however is superb. It's well acted, with great overall professionalism. The forensics becomes increasingly clever. If you are a TV crime buff whom, like me, is not that interested in the private lives of detectives, then Traces should be just the ticket.