The glance

Household is the thin one.

1. 8Industry
2. 2Household
3. 6Piety
4. 5Courage
5. 8Republic
6. 8Temperance
7. 9Truth
8. 7Stewardship

Is a marriage, a parent, or a child a real life here, or just a prop?

This phone is set for a grown person, just me. Change the ages.

The eight

1. 8
   Industry

   The lieutenant's work is attention, and one more question is the whole of the plot.

2. 2
   Household

   The hour belongs to the case, not to a marriage, a parent, or a child at home.

3. 6
   Piety

   He does not force the confession; he waits until the killer's own story fails.

4. 5
   Courage

   He walks, without rank or money, into rooms whose owners expect him to leave.

5. 8
   Republic

   The rich and sure still owe the law, and a rumpled lieutenant is sent to collect.

6. 8
   Temperance

   Gore is not the point, so the hour never teaches you to want the killing.

7. 9
   Truth

   You see the murder done, then you watch the lie run up a bill it cannot pay.

8. 7
   Stewardship

   The city keeps a case where money could not buy the ending or shrug off the dead.