This is probably my favourite entry for Ace and Colchester together so far. They contrast beautifully, with ace the pragmatic idealist and Colchester the idealistic pragmatist. The backdrop story was effective enough, with some really cynical exploration of big company business and some characters you love to hate. Like all Goss's stories, it takes the side of standing up against the man, but the picture the story paints is amenable to this, which is used effectively to further the conflict between Ace and Colchester, which I applaud. You really do feel disgust at Colchester siding with these cretins, and the cretins never really veer into parody enough to make the play unbelievable.

This story sets a high standard for future Ace Colchester stories. I await the next one eagerly.