The fifth episode of True Detective: Night Country finally reveals the role Tuttle United plays in the Annie Kowtok and the Tsalal men’s cases.
In the second episode, Peter investigates the Tsalal men and their arctic station. He finds out who is paying Tsalal’s bills.
An NGO funds the station, and if one follows the taxes, it will lead them to a shell company called NC Global Strategies, which belongs to Tuttle United.
Upon being questioned about Tuttle United, Peter reveals that the company is into almost everything: glass, tech, video games, shipments, palm oil, cruise lines, and whatnot.
Back then, Liz dismissed this as information not important to the Tsalal men’s case. However, the fifth episode of True Detective: Night Country tells a different story.
The conspiracy around Tuttle United
In the fifth episode, Peter finds out that Tuttle United is with the founding partner of Silver Sky Mining, the mine Annie was protesting against.
It’s evidence. Liz concludes that the mine bankrolls Tsalal, and Tsalal pushes bogus pollution numbers for them.
Kate McKittrick owns the mine and the roller rink in Ennis. It turns out that Kate and her people carried out the murder of Annie K, and she doesn’t want Liz or anyone else to find out about it.
Kate attempts to stop Liz from following the Tsalal men’s case, which is connected to Annie’s, using reports that suggest a weather event caused the Tsalal men’s deaths. Connelly threatens Liz with the information he has on the Wheeler case.
Knowing that Liz won’t let this go, Kate tasks Hank to stop her because Liz is going to use Otis Heiss’ help and eventually find the cave where Annie was killed.
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