"With an IQ of 160 giving her high intellectual potential (Mensa typically requires a score of about 130) Morgan's ability to unravel mind-bendingly complicated sequences of events is downright astonishing. Yet there's something a little different about this particular clever-clogs crimestopper. Ever since an antisocial drug addict by the name of Sherlock Holmes set the genius detective tone, such characters have usually had a few issues."
"When we first meet her she's working as a cleaner in the offices of the LAPD. After accidentally knocking over a pile of investigation notes and spotting some serious errors, she leaves a clue behind to point the officers in the right direction. Soon, she's recruited to work alongside the police, where she duly solves a series of extraordinarily labyrinthine crimes with practically no assistance."
A long-standing appeal of savant sleuths comes from watching fantastically gifted individuals solve absurdly complex cases. Recent televised examples include Ludwig, Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie Cale in Poker Face, and the brainiac attorney Elsbeth. Morgan Gillory, lead of High Potential season two, has an IQ of 160 and consistently unravels mind-bendingly complicated sequences of events. Morgan begins as an LAPD cleaner who corrects investigative errors, leaves helpful clues, and is recruited to assist police, subsequently solving extraordinarily labyrinthine crimes with minimal assistance. Morgan contrasts with typical genius detectives by lacking obvious vices or crippling social flaws.
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