In Night Cry, we follow Detective Lieutenant Mark Deglin, a seasoned investigator with a reputation for getting results, often through questionable means. The story opens with Deglin grappling with the fallout of a recent promotion that has gone to his colleague, Lieutenant Knight, rather than him. This sets the stage for Deglin's bitter and cynical perspective on the police force and his own methods of solving crimes. He believes in the old ways of policing, where a single detective could bring down a suspect through sheer force of will, contrasting sharply with the modern, team-oriented approach that Knight represents.