We`re three episodes deep into Season 3 of True Detective, and the three timelines all agree on two things: someone isn`t telling the truth about this murder, and someone catastrophically mishandled this case. Who`s to blame, and whether this mishandling was intentional, will be subject of the next five episodes.What we know is suggestive but inconclusive. Two kids tell their father that they`re going to a friend`s house. Witnesses see them biking away, but they never come home. The son is found dead, his body arranged with his hands clasped in front of him. The daughter, meanwhile, is still missing.We see this case play out from the perspective of Detective Wayne Hays in three different timelines: the `80s, when the crime took place; the `90s, when the police discover a new lead; and the `10s, when a documentarian interviews Wayne about the murder. Complicating matters is Wayne`s memory, which is failing him in his old age. And it begs the question: how reliable is our narrator? What has he forgotten, or wanted to forget, that will come back to haunt him?Here are six more theories about Season 3 of True Detective, based on Episode 3: `The Big Never.` And if you liked this gallery, check out our True Detective theories for Episodes 1 and 2. 1. The Memento TheoryOne theory currently making the rounds is that at some point--probably during the second timeline that takes place in the `90s--Walter found Will`s killer and took matters into his own hands.There`s a couple of clues, all figurative, that point to this possibility. We see, during his dream about his late wife, that he has regrets over something he left in the woods. Is this a clue he overlooked, or did he leave a body in there? We learn from Roland that Walter was a human `hunter` during World War II; they`d drop him behind enemy lines, and he`d come out with `scalps.` Assuming this is foreshadowing, maybe he `hunted` again after discovering the murderer?Modern day Walter has since lost his memory; he ...
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