The series revolves around a computer program for the federal government known as "The Machine" that is capable of collating all sources of information to predict terrorist acts and to identify people planning them.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 7.34 million household viewers and gained a 1.1/4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
In 2010, at the George Bush Center for Intelligence, Reese (Jim Caviezel) and Kara Stanton (Annie Parisse) are tasked by Supervising Agent Terence Beale (Keith David) to investigate about a soldier Brent Tomlinson (Darren Goldstein), who is suspected of having provided a FIM-92 Stinger to the Taliban.
Kara then finds money hidden beneath a briefcase and Reese explains he knew he was guilty due to his defensive manner.
After catching a criminal, Reese meets with Dr. Iris Campbell (Wrenn Schmidt) and her parents in a pirate-themed restaurant, where it seems everything ends well.
Back at the station, he is briefed by Finch (Michael Emerson) on their newest number: Alex Duncan (Stephen Plunkett), who works at a firm called Anderson Rake Consulting.
Meanwhile, the Machine sends Root (Amy Acker) to pose as a delivery person and realizes that Samaritan has been using malware to infect the firmware of electronic devices.
Reese discovers that Paul was an agent for The Pentagon working undercover in the army and his real name was Brent Tomlinson, the man he killed.
They find that Paul was involved an illegal Pentagon-CIA operation named "Desert Rain" that could've exposed high ranking government officials.
In its original American broadcast, "Truth Be Told" was seen by an estimated 7.34 million household viewers and gained a 1.1/4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research.
"[5] Chancellor Agard of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "While I find this exploration interesting, I just wish there was more urgency to the proceedings in this episode.