Das Konzept der HBO-Krimiserie sieht für jede Staffel neue Hauptcharaktere und einen neuen Handlungsort vor. In der ersten Staffel werden die beiden ungleichen ehemaligen Detectives Rust Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) und Martin Hart (Woody Harrelson) aus Louisiana gebeten, einen 17 Jahre zurückliegenden ungeklärten Ritualmord an einer Prostituierten zu rekonstruieren. Weil jetzt eine ähnlich drapierte Leiche gefunden wurde, wird der Fall erneut aufgerollt.
Detective wasn't without its detractors who dismissed the short-lived band as a poor man's Led Zeppelin. But Detective had more to offer than that. To be sure, Detective was heavily influenced by Zeppelin, but it wasn't a knee-jerk Zeppelin clone – and its bluesy brand of hard rock also owed a lot to Bad Company and Free and Pretty Things. Released in 1977, It Takes One to Know One was the second of Detective's two studio albums. This LP is uneven; a few of the tunes are pedestrian and forgettable (especially the sappy MOR numbers "Warm Love" and "Something Beautiful"). But when Detective hits its mark – and it often does – the listener is happy to have this record in his/her collection.