Ashley says: “You’ve studied my file. But did you read the section where I passed the Bureau’s counter-interrogation course? Top of my class.” The Curator’s smugness cracks for the first time.
The narrative begins with investigating a "white slavery ring". In a classic setup for the genre, she enters a hideout alone, is quickly overwhelmed, and finds herself at the mercy of the criminals she was pursuing. Across the five parts, the series explores themes of: