Sadly, the more pressing matter is finding Julie.
With plenty of dead ends, Roland and Wayne bring in Woodard for an interview.
The trashman has struggled since coming back from the war, even losing his family.
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He tries to bond with Wayne over their shared service time.
But that doesnt last long after Roland asks him, Do you like kids generally?
He rightfully snaps back, What the fs the right answer to that?
The FBI is also now in town to assist.
He also hints at a strained relationship with his daughter Rebecca.
Looking for those dolls in 1980 is Amelia.
Elsewhere, Roland and Wayne are doing their own investigating at Wills funeral.
They talk to Lucys cousin Dan, who previously lived with the Purcells, and Toms parents.
But when Toms parents start getting worked up, Tom tells the detectives that its time to leave.
Theyve got other things to do anyway, like interview Mike about those dolls.
Well, that certainly narrows down the suspect pool!
Despite his boss telling him to take some paid time off, Tom causes a scene and quits.
He says he needs to know if theyre going to find Lucy or not.
I mean, what are they supposed to say to that?!
She makes her way over to him and they get to know each other a little better.
She wants to be a writer, hes possibly dyslexic and is more of a comic book guy.
This is exactly the opposite of what Wayne wanted them to do, so hes pissed.
And rightfully so since 2015 Wayne tells us that the press conference just led to false tips and panic.
Wayne blames Roland for letting his tribe go ahead with the idea.
He scored some intel on a recent pedophile parolee who has been asking around about young girls.
Ted denies the accusations even as Roland continues to beat him.
One problem: He has a legit alibi.
Second problem: His alibi is from a daycare that hes been helping out at.
They tell the daycare people that they wont be hearing from Ted again.
Roland asks if they should kill him.
Thats going to both scare Ted and haunt Roland.
That does it for the 1980 portion of the episode.
Lets see what is happening in 1990.
Wayne then goes home and finds the proof for Amelias novel.
I never stopped coming up with theories about that case, Wayne declares to the director.
Wayne then asks again, another sign that hes losing his memory.
Hes lost, confused, and in his pajamas.
This weeks Truest Detective:Amelia.
Shes the one who was able to get more info on those crucial straw dolls.
Also, she wrote a classic crime novel so that has to count for something.
