"Where's Waldo?" is the second episode of the fourth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 41st overall episode of the series and was written by co-executive producer Dave Andron and directed by Bill Johnson. It originally aired on FX on January 15, 2013.
The series is based on Elmore Leonard's stories about the character Raylan Givens, particularly "Fire in the Hole", which serves as the basis for the episode. The series follows Raylan Givens, a tough deputy U.S. Marshal enforcing his own brand of justice. The series revolves around the inhabitants and culture in the Appalachian Mountains area of eastern Kentucky, specifically Harlan County where many of the main characters grew up. In the episode, Raylan, Mullen and Tim start investigating the origin of "Waldo Truth" and why was so important to Arlo. Meanwhile, Boyd starts running into trouble with preacher Billy St. Cyr.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 2.45 million household viewers and gained a 0.9 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received universal acclaim from critics, who praised the writing, acting, character development, humor and building momentum for the season.
Plot
Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) is informed by Art (Nick Searcy) that Arlo killed an inmate in prison for his knowledge of the bag. Meanwhile, Ellen May (Abby Miller) claims to have found a new direction in her life thanks to the Last Chance Holiness Church, but Ava (Joelle Carter) tells her to focus on her job. Ellen May visits preacher Billy St. Cyr (Joe Mazzello), who convinces her to stay in the congregation.
Boyd (Walton Goggins) is annoyed when the Church choir children stop by his installations, impacting his business. He consults with Sheriff Shelby Parlow (Jim Beaver) about the Church. Shelby explains that Billy and his sister Cassie (Lindsay Pulsipher) have worked on the church, which has been moving around cities for the past months without any illegal activities reports. But Boyd suspects they are behind something. He and Colt (Ron Eldard) confront Billy at his congregation, in front of the crowd. Boyd questions his intentions and wanting to take advantage of the citizens. Billy then proclaims that the Church won't accept any money, which earns him support.
At the office, Raylan talks with Art and Tim (Jacob Pitts) about the content of the bag. They also discover something: Waldo Truth has been collecting social security checks for 30 years, but the Marshals think he's dead. This means someone has been cashing federal checks unlawfully, which makes finding Waldo Truth the purview of the US Marshals. Together with his colleagues, Raylan tracks down Waldo Truth's family. The Truth family tells them the last time they saw Waldo Truth was when he left with an airplane pilot named Drew Thompson. Art immediately suggests they leave, as he recognizes the name.
Boyd meets with Johnny and Ava and shares his theory that Cassie is running the Church and they set to find out anything about her. Boyd also welcomes Wynn Duffy (Jere Burns) in the bar as they previously caught a dealer that worked for the Dixie Mafia. Duffy acknowledges that he works for him. When Boyd offers a partnership, Duffy not refusings for his lack of trust, but he also kills the dealer for failing to respect Boyd's territory. Before leaving, Duffy informs Boyd about Arlo killing an inmate in prison, surprising him.
At the office, Art discloses with Raylan and Tim that he remembers the case about the dead parachutist, who authorities originally identified as Drew Thompson. But the visit to the Truths actually solved something for him: the dead parachutist was not Thompson, but in fact Waldo Truth. Later that night, Raylan talks with Lindsey (Jenn Lyon) when a man named Randall Kusik (Robert Baker). Raylan and Randall previously had a fight earlier that day and Raylan tells him to leave. However, Randall reveals he was looking for Lindsey: he is her ex-husband, shocking Raylan.
Production
Development
In December 2012, it was reported that the second episode of the fourth season would be titled "Where's Waldo?", and was to be directed by Bill Johnson and written by co-executive producer Dave Andron.