I have concerns, since Carver began walking rather quickly, that he might have a heart attack-hmmm. There is this "feeling" that maybe, just maybe he might feel that he should keep what he has figured out between himself and Ellie. But can he? Will his true to self allow that? Will surgery make him feel differently about "life". A second season could be one of keeping secrets?
Exactly my thoughts. I think he changed over the course of the season and was not as driven once the "killer" was caught. It helped make up for his failure on the other case and had begun to care about the people in Gracepoint and how it affected all their lives. Since Joe was willing to take the blame and possibly give Tom a second chance, especially when it was more of an accident than a straight up homicide then he might be more willing to look the other way. My concern was that Tom might never really get over it even after having finally confessed to his mom and the guilt of what he'd done both to Danny and his father ending up in jail would eventually catch up to him.