Night Finds You
The season is set in California, and focuses on three detectives, Ray Velcoro (Colin Farrell), Ani Bezzerides (Rachel McAdams) and Paul Woodrugh (Taylor Kitsch), from three cooperating police forces and a criminal-turned-businessman named Frank Semyon (Vince Vaughn) as they investigate a series of crimes they believe are linked to the murder of a corrupt politician.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 3.05 million household viewers and gained a 1.3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Velcoro (Colin Farrell) and Bezzerides (Rachel McAdams) are assigned to the case, while Woodrugh (Taylor Kitsch) is also sent to participate as he found Caspere's corpse, with the hope that it will reinstate his image and promote him to detective.
Velcoro is asked by Vinci Mayor Austin Chessani (Ritchie Coster), Police Chief Holloway (Afemo Omilami), and Lieutenant Kevin Burris (James Frain) to focus on the case and make sure state investigators do not find evidence of corruption in the city.
The coroner states that along with his eyes burned out with acid, Caspere was bound upside down and tortured, and his genitals were shot off with a shotgun before being placed at the rest stop.
Going back to their investigation office, Woodrugh informs Velcoro and Bezzerides that he found out that Caspere took $4,000 out of his bank account monthly, and the withdrawal dates correspond in his calendar with blank days.
Velcoro goes to meet with Chad, but is actually confronted by his ex-wife, Gena (Abigail Spencer), who is aware that he had a role in attacking Aspen Conroy and his father.
Semyon visits a strip club, led by associate Danny Santos (Pedro Miguel Arce), to talk with a prostitute.
Semyon then meets with Velcoro at Felicia's (Yara Martinez) bar, telling him to investigate the house and retrieve anything regarding the money that Caspere embezzled, promising that he can get him a promotion to Chief of Police in Vinci.
Inside, he finds a sink overflowing with water; BDSM equipment; animal masks on the wall; an old radio playing Bobby Bland's "I Pity the Fool"; a pool of blood on the floor; and a webcam filming in a spare closet.
"[4] Roth Cornet of IGN gave the episode a "great" 8 out of 10 and wrote in her verdict, "With its second installment, True Detective Season 2 has now fully set the stage for this story of corruption, greed, revenge, and murder.
"[7] Alan Sepinwall of HitFix wrote, "Because I felt ambivalence about so many of the other main characters, I ultimately couldn't decide at the time whether I wanted Ray to be dead or not.
"[8] Gwilym Mumford of The Guardian wrote, "Ray's backstory seems too finely knitted in this season's plot and I don't think Colin Farrell would sign on for such a brief role.
Every destination is also a beginning for someone else, and money launders itself on: “The world will turn, uncaring of our struggles.”"[12] Kenny Herzog of Vulture gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "This whole Caspere mess has drawn in four personalities who represent different sides of the same coins, and even if their carpool banter isn't always crisp (something about robot dicks and flies), it's worth waiting to see whether they find the same page or tear themselves apart.
"[14] Carissa Pavlica of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Without a reason for a bulletproof vest, we were left wondering about the fate of Colin Farrell's Ray Volcoro at the end of 'Night Finds You'.
"[15] Shane Ryan of Paste gave the episode a 8.4 out of 10 and wrote, "Pizzolatto's achievement, thus far, has been to create a worldview more impermeable than even the bleak outlook espoused by Rust Cohle.
