True Detective Season 2 Episode 5 Recap

In the two months since the firefight that wrecked the city, the true detectives have not fared well
Colin Farrell's Ray Velcoro is now security for Vince Vaughn's Frank Semyon, Rachel McAdams's Ani Bezzerides works evidence, and Taylor Kitsch's Paul Woodrugh is an insurance fraud detective.
While their situations have worsened, Farrell shaved his mustache which is an improvement. It turns out the three cops have kept in touch and now want to solve the case they left behind. Check out my recaps of each episode.

Detective team assemble!

This episode provided more info and was a solid contribution.

Let her share.

Ani is in counseling due to Mayor Chessani, though she doesn't know this. She does find out his son has lofty aspirations of being a pimp.

Paint me like one of your...

But Ani hasn't left the case of Casper alone. These blue diamonds are a big deal.

No! No! No!

Paul has lost twenty thousand dollars. His mom took it,emasculates him, and then regrets his existence. I'm sure she's more loving than actually portrayed.

We know that guy!

The psychiatrist is back, but who didn't see that coming. Ray discovers the psychiatrist knows more than he let one while following Frank's subordinate. Frank would be interested in this info if only he knew about it.

It's good to be a gangster

Frank has problems on the home front. His marriage is falling apart and did I mention the word gangster really bothers him.

Ray and Ani are on the case.

The blue diamonds are missing from evidence. It's time to assemble. Ani convinces Paul, and then she calls Rayand with the promise of keeping his kid, Ray signs up.

Ray finds out that Frank set him up. The guy he ostensibly killed for raping his wife wasn't the real culprit. Who did Ray track down?


Ray and Frank need to talk this one out.

Colin 'Punchy' Farrell is back with a vengeance.

Ray extracts information about parties and political figures from the psychiatrist.

Wait, there's another ticket that came by here?

Looks like Ray's old partner was interested in the diamonds. Too bad he died last episode.

This is crow house!

We see the crow house. Long live the crow. Let them eat crow.

Next episode I expect Frank and Ray to have a terse confrontation, but I'll bet they'll resolve it over a cup of tea and scones.