Karen Thorntree

Karen Thorntree is a side character in the Elsaverse who only appears in a couple of titles as the main investigator of the bombing at the Mayoral rally. As a police detective, she partnered with Nathaniel Blake in the past. She is considered the best detective in Sangrive and, according to Michelle Won, she is also the most decorated female detective in the country. Karen has no unnatural powers.

Character Overview
Karen Thorntree is, undisputedly, the best detective in Sangrive. She is highly respected by her superiors, like Mayor Joey Bertradino, and also by her colleagues; even a recent addition to Sangrive PD like Michelle Won already idolized Karen before meeting her, as she is the most decorated female detective in the country. When a bomb goes off at a Mayoral rally, Detective Thorntree is assigned to take the leading role in the investigation. As a former partner of Nathaniel Blake, Karen seems sincerely worried for his well-being when she sees him at the scene, as she is perfectly aware of how Blake's ex-wife died in another bombing; however, he assures her that he is going to be okay, and Karen kindly asks Blake and Won to go and interview the key witnesses of the incident, Jessica Springfield and Marc Anderson, while she keeps coordinating the scene investigation. When they report back to her with the name of Charles Reyes as the main suspect, she agrees to let them go and interview his father, Morland Reyes. However, despite Karen's efforts, as well as Blake's and Won's own inquiries, the investigation seems to hit a wall and no real progress is made in the following weeks after the bombing: Charles seems to have a valid alibi and Morland's ties with the incident are nothing more than mere suspicions from the detectives. In the end, the police's inability to find a culprit reinforces Anne Kruin's campaign, and she ends up winning the elections against Mayor Bertradino.