After the 11th September 2001 the War Against Terror is preparing to move on to Iraq. The UN have sent in the weapons inspectors to find if Saddam has indeed Weapons of Mass Destruction and the political machines in both the UK and US are working to present the strongest possible case for war in the face of (in the UK) very vocal opposition from the public. With the dossiers released and the threat established the "need for war" is set and, on the 19th March 2003, th find out more...

Episode 5, Never Let Me Go; Sookie determines to find Godric and to learn more from the bell-hop, Sam finds out Daphne's secret, Maryann determines to stay at Sookie's and Sarah decides to spend some private time with Jason.
Episode 6; Hard-Hearted Hannah; Eggs has a flashback and him and Tara go for a walk in some strange woods, Bill's maker arrives, we learn something of his 1930s past and Sookie and Hugo visit the church, about which Jason is beginning to have doubts.
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3 "It Hurts Me Too"; Sookie heads to Jackson in the company of Alcide, Jason is distracted from his police exams, Bud reaches the end of his rope, Arlene copes with unexpected news, Franklin charms Tara and gets Jessica out of a jam, Eric bequeaths a gift to Lafayette and, haunted by visions from his past, Bill makes a surprising pledge of allegiance.
4 "9 Crimes"; Sookie joins Alcide at a party, Eric is given a deadline to locate Bill, Andy gets a promotion and draws Jason's attention, F find out more...

5 "Trouble"; Alcide and Sookie turn to an alpha-wolf "packmaster" for advice on dealing with Russell's minions, Tara considers a proposal from Franklin, Joe Lee breaks his promise to Sam and Tommy, Lafayette learns the meaning of patience from Jesus, Jason meets his match in Crystal and an heirloom reminds Eric of his past.
6 "I Got a Right to Sing the Blues"; with Sookie now held prisoner by the King of Mississippi, Russell orders Lorena to kill Bill, he then pays a call on the Queen of find out more...

8 "Night on the Sun"; Sookie receives a message from Eric that Russell is still out to get her, but Eric has his own plans to get revenge on Russell, Jessica begs Bill to teach her how to be a vampire, Tara is still suffering from her ordeal, Jason promises to defend Crystal against her father and fiancé and Lafayette comes home to find his mother waiting for him.
9 "Everything is Broken"; Eric finds himself under house arrest, Tara attends a group therapy session and Jason tries to prot find out more...

11 "Fresh Blood"; Bill tries to earn back Sookie's trust, Eric tempts Russell with the "ultimate vampire dream", Jason tries to wrap his head around Crystal's revelation, Sam embraces his dark side, alienating everyone except Tara, Hoyt and Jessica take their romance to the next level, Arlene puts her future in the hands of a goddess and, post V-trip, Lafayette struggles with new demons.
12 "Evil is Going On"; Eric's plan to get rid of Russell seems to be working, but when Sookie recovers find out more...

In 2012, Louisiana State Police Detectives Rust Cohle and Martin Hart are brought in to revisit a homicide case they worked in 1995. As the inquiry unfolds in present day through separate interrogations, the two former detectives narrate the story of their investigation, reopening unhealed wounds, and drawing into question their supposed solving of a bizarre ritualistic murder in 1995. The timelines braid and converge in 2012 as each man is pulled back into a world they believed they'd left b find out more...