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Despite being a prequel, this latest episode in the series, after The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake, winds back the clock to look at how now-retired Texas lawman Samuel Craddock became the moral man he is today. A fire that's soon determined to be arson in an area of Jarrett Creek known as "Darktown"—where all the black residents live—claims the lives of five young people and, owing to jurisdictional issues, the Texas Highway Patrol takes control of the case, much to Craddock's disma...Log In or Sign Up to Read More