10 Most Shocking Moments Of True Detective Season 2 Episode 3
5. Frank Reasserts His Authority
Midway through the episode, the corpse of Stan (one of Frank's henchmen) turns up with its eyes burned out - the same fate that befell Caspere. It seems to be a threatening message aimed at the mob boss, but he remains as clueless as the audience with regards to the killer's identity. He gathers his shady partners in a nightclub basement and instructs them to question their "associates" (read: prostitutes) for information on the city manager's death.
A particularly confident underling - Episode 2's gold-toothed pimp - doesn't take to kindly to Frank's power play, and the pair square up for a fight. There's only one winner, as Frank's dark side comes to the fore in the most explicit manner so far. He batters his hapless opponent, before bending down to extract his teeth with a pair of pliers. Grisly.