Law & disorder

An Army veteran with PTSD turns private eye in a new crime drama

- IAN MACEWAN, RICHARD MCCLURE

NEW CRIME DRAMA

Stumptown

Wednesday, Alibi HD, 9pm

The private investigator at the heart of Alibi’s new US crime drama Stumptown, set in Portland, Oregon, ticks quite a few of the classic gumshoe boxes.

Struggling with financial worries, addiction problems, a challenging home life, an even more complicated love life and an unreliable old banger, Dex Parios initially seems like just another private eye.

TRAUMATIC PAST

However, one element of Dex’s backstory – she’s an Army veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder – puts a new spin on everything she does.

Played by Canadian actor Cobie Smulders, best known for