Fair rating?True Detective· Season 1 · Episode 3
The Locked Room
Hidden image at the burned-out church leads Cohle and Hart to Joel Theriot, a tent-revival minister whose parishioners finger a scarred "tall man" seen with Dora Lange. Brought in for interrogation, a sex offender matching the description is quickly dismissed by Cohle, despite offering a confession. Hart gets sidetracked after Maggie sets Cohle up with a friend at a C&W bar. Looking to establish a pattern of murder, Cohle pores over old case files, finding a connection with a woman assumed to have drowned years earlier.
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#3In Season 1of 8 rated episodes
#3All-timeof 30 rated episodes
+0.1vs season avgSeason 1 averages 8.6
2014First airedJanuary 26, 2014
Guest stars
Madison Wolfeas Audrey Hart
Dana Gourrieras Cathleen
J.D. Evermoreas Det. LutzMaryanne Marinoas Singer
Kevin Dunnas Major Ken Quesado
Joe Chrestas Det. Demma
Dane Rhodesas Det. Favre
Alexandra Daddarioas Lisa Tragnetti
Meghan Wolfeas Macie Hart
Glenn Fleshleras Erroll Childress
Shea Whighamas Joel Theriot
Charles Halfordas Reginald "Reggie" Ledoux
Bree Williamsonas Jennifer
Douglas M. Griffinas BurtCrew
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