Former Louisiana State CID partners, Rustin Cohle and Martin Hart, give statements to a pair of investigators about the murder of a prostitute that took place 17 years earlier.
Quesada warns Hart and Cohle that they may be replaced by an occult-crimes task force; the pair follows a lead to a rural cathouse and an incinerated church; Hart finds respite away from home.
Parishioners identify a scarred man seen with Dora Lange; a sex offender is brought in for interrogation; Maggie sets Cohle up with a friend; Cohle looks over old case files.
'Who Goes There.' (Season One) Hart and Cohle follow a series of dangerous leads in an effort to locate prime suspect Reggie Ledoux. Ends 01/20.
'The Secret Fate of All Life.' (Season One) Hart and Cohle share the spoils of a solved case; Papania and Gilbough confront the detectives. Ends 01/20.
'Haunted Houses.' (Season One) Maggie sheds light on Cohle's activities in 2002, when his relationship with Hart fractured. Ends 01/20.
Colin Farrell
Detective Ray Velcoro
Rachel McAdams
Detective Ani Bezzerides
Vince Vaughn
Frank Semyon
Taylor Kitsch
Officer Paul Woodrugh
Kelly Reilly
Jordan Semyon