True Detective | Season 3 | Episode 1

The Great War and Modern Memory

TV-MA | 1 HR 3 MIN

Season Three Premiere. The disappearance of a young Arkansas boy and his sister in 1980 triggers vivid memories and enduring questions for retired detective Wayne Hays, who worked the case 35 years ago with his then-partner Roland West. What started as a routine case becomes a long journey to dissect the crime and make sense of it.

1.The Great War and Modern Memory

Season Three Premiere. Retired detective Wayne Hays revisits key moments from a haunting murder/kidnapping case from 35 years earlier.

2.Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Two suspects emerge as the Purcell missing-children case heats up in the rural town of West Finger, AR.

3.The Big Never

New evidence surfaces for Hays and Roland, ten years after the Purcell crimes occurred.

4.The Hour and the Day

Hays and West see a possible connection between the local church and the Purcell crimes.

5.If You Have Ghosts

Wayne finds himself in a no-win situation as new clues emerge in the Purcell case.

6.Hunters in the Dark

Wayne and Roland revisit discrepancies in the Purcell case that have been hidden or forgotten over the years.

7.The Final Country

Wayne and Roland eye a connection between the Purcell case and a former cop.

8.Now Am Found

Season Three Finale. Wayne tries to hold on to his memories as the truth behind the Purcell case is revealed.