In Truth

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In Truth (2012-present)

60 Min
Drama / Political Thriller

Universal Pictures
Relativity Media


The show will focus on an ongoing battle of truth between a star reporter (Irving Dunbar) and upcoming Congressman (Stan Wainright) who were once childhood friends. Not only do they battle for truth, justice, and the American way, they also find themselves in competition for the same woman (Raquel McQueen) (the reporter's young intern). Everyone uses each other to get what they want, and tries to exploit the situations without burning bridges.

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Cast & Crew

Principal Cast;
Michael McGrady as Irving Dunbar
J.C. MacKenzie as Congressman Wainright
Caroline Jaden Stussi - Francine Kaplan, (reporter)
Sonya Walger as Janet Wainright
Kim Delaney as Mrs. Corinna McQueen
Sandy Helberg as Henry Hartwell (editor)
Gideon Glick as Hobey Portes (intern)
Michael McDonald as Paul Ysebaert (Union Leader)

Past Principal Cast;
Zoey Deutch as Raquel McQueen
Skeet Ulrich as Jake Fuller
Titus Welliver as Titus (Editor)

Principal Crew;
Don Kurt as Executive Producer
Lisa Cholodenko as Writer/Director
Nick Gomez as Writer/Director
Corey Seymour as Writer/Director
Uli Edel as Director

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episode guide

1.01 - "Pilot" (2012) 1.3/4 6.42
Sep 20, 2012
When Irving hears of a few questionable items in the expense reports of Congressman Wainright he sends his young intern Raquel to investigate. Unfortunately Raquel and Wainright hit it off, and when the investigation becomes a bit more interesting that relationship threatens to get in the way. The investigation leads Irving to the wrong conclusion that the married congressman Wainright is having multiple affairs.

1.02 - "In Cavendish it Hides" (2012) 1.2/3 5.89
Sep 27, 2012
Irving wants to further his investigation into Congressman Wainright but his editor tells him to back off both because he was wrong about Wainright having sexual affairs; and because he discovers that Irving and Wainright went to school together and are former friends. So Irving tries to get Raquel to do some snooping instead and encourages her to date Wainright but she refuses saying its not ethical and besides she got a bad feeling about the Congressman last time they were together. Irving returns to his and Wainright's roots to Cavendish, in upper state New York to do some digging and while trying to avoid contact with his extended family.

1.03 - "In Hushed Voices It's Told" (2012) 1.1/3 5.15
Oct 4, 2012
Raquel wakes up beside Congressman Wainright and immediately realizes she has made a very big mistake in judgment. She overhears the Congressman talking about a possible kickback for a construction contract. Irving grills her on any new leads and "she doth protest too much" putting Irving on attack dog status. Irving is approached by a possible new source Jake Fuller (Skeet Ulrich) who is a former money man for Wainright.

1.04 - "Is Not Always Easy to Find" (2012) 1.2/3 5.22
Oct 18, 2012
Irving's investigation into Wainright leads him to a couple meetings with the bag man Jake Fuller, but they keep running into dead ends. Titus pushes Irving to produce something the paper can actually run so he works in conjunction with another reporter Francine on a fluff piece regarding the Washington archives. However, Irving's intensity on all strories lead the two to fight, and then to bed. Raquel tries to duck Wainright's phone calls, and upsets Irving when she refuses to try and get more information. She confides to Titus what she heard about fixed construction contracts (but not where she heard it) and the two agree to keep Irving in the dark for his own good.

1.05 - "It Hurts" (2012) 1.2/3 4.93
Nov 1, 2012
Irving closes in on a dirty city inspector and former construction manager, but when he gets close he gets beaten up and hospitalized for his troubles. Wainright visits Irving in the hospital in a friendly visit that becomes a heated message for the reporter to back off. The Congressman bumps into Raquel on his way out and confronts her about their one night stand; she says it was a mistake. Titus is called to the paper's chairman of the board's house and asked about the investigation. He is told to neither support not stop Irving but just to keep him on a fairly short leash; or enough rope to hang himself.

1.06 - "It's Complicated Sometimes" (2012) 1.1/3 4.62
Nov 8, 2012
Irving presses Fuller for more leads and once again resumes the hunt to prove Wainright is dirty. At home Wainright's wife becomes suspcious and hires a P.I. to follow him. A female congressman makes contact with Irving, she wants to take down Wainright too, but its obvious its due to political ambition not ethics. A reporter at a gossip magazine confronts Raquel about her fling with Wainright in what she underestimates to be a fishing expedition.

1.07 - "Is Stranger Than Fiction" 1.2/3 5.23
Nov 15, 2012
Titus pushes Raquel to reveal her sources on the Wainright contracts, and when she resists he tempts her with a promotion. Raquel goes to Irving for advice but has to dance around the subject; this causes Irving to go off on her and so she returns to Titus with a false source (Fuller). Irving digs deeper into Wainright's business dealings and finds some connections with a Mexican concrete company that may have been providing illegal immigrant workers for Washington projects. The P.I. following Wainright watches as Raquel confronts the congressman about the pending story in the tabloids.

1.08 - "Is Murky At Best" (2012) 1.1/3 4.70
Nov 22, 2012
Wainright is flying high when he is appointed to a committee to look at the earmarks in a huge infrastructure appropriations bill. However, when his wife confronts him about his affair with Raquel his world looks to be crashing down. Irving submits his story to Titus but the paper refuses to publish it as there is too many unsubstantiated allegations. Irving retaliates by asking for a release from his job but with a large buy out; the paper refuses so Irving files a fluff piece as retaliation. Wainright pays off the tabloid reporter to keep the story out of the paper, and in turn Raquel tells him everything she knows about Irving's investigation.

1.09 - "It Knows No Sympathy" (2012) 1.2/3 5.00
Dec 6, 2012
When the P.I. turns up dead, Irving does his best to tie it to Wainright with no success. Fuller steps forward with his most damning evidence of wrong doing so far; actual documents. Titus finds out about Raquel and Wainright's affair and about her lies regarding Fuller being her source. When he drunkingly confronts Raquel, he tries to force her to spend the night with her to make up for it; when she refuses he rapes her in his office.

1.10 - "It Comes to Light" (2012) 1.2/3 5.09
Dec 13, 2012
Raquel disapears and Irving fears for her life thinking Wainright had something to do with it. Wainright's wife blackmails him into setting her up with her own money and place in the Cayman Islands. Irving and Fuller complete their story of Wainright's corruption and submit it to the paper, knowing that this will turn their lives, Washington, and the paper upside down. They share a toast to their success.

1.11 - "It's in Real Time (1)" (2013) 1.3/3 5.36
Jan 17, 2013
This episode was done commercial free, in real time. News breaks that the story was false as Wainright defends himself, and Fuller disapears, leaving Irving holding the bag. Raquel's body appears and the police begin their investigation with Wainright, Irving, and Titus. Irving is fired by Titus but is still in the paper's offices because he is being questioned by the police.

1.12 - "It's in Real Time (2)" (2013) 1.2/3 5.15
Jan 24, 2013
This episode is presented in real time. Irving discovers that Titus has murdered Raquel and tries to prove it to the police. Irving is confronted in an uncomfortable way by Raquel's Mom. Wainright pulls out all the stops to try and bury Irving, but his wife steps in to help Irving for unknown reasons.

1.13 - "It Can Be Murder" (2013) 1.2/3 5.01
Jan 31, 2013
Irving has second thoughts about his affair with Raquel's Mom when things boil over at Raquel's funeral. Titus attempts to flee the country but is apprehended and charged with Raquel's murder. Wainright hires a beautiful female model to have an affair with his wife, and then he uses the photos to frame her anonymously. Irving begins work on a book; his memoirs.

1.14 - "You Can't Hide From It" (2013) 1.3/3 5.27
Feb 7, 2013
Irving goes to Florida for a break and to work on his memoirs. Instead he gets sucked into doing some research to try and find Fuller. Just when he believes he has a line on Fuller in California he gets a call from the paper's new editor; they want him back. Irving has to make the decision whether to go back to work or pursue Fuller.

1.15 - "It's an Illusion for Some" (2013) 1.3/3 5.20
Feb 14, 2013
Irving is back at work at the paper and his first story of civic corruption has him gun shy; but when he contracts a bad flu and tries to work through it he endangers the story, his health, and his second chance. Fuller visits Irving in the hospital; and tries to kill him.

1.16 - "It Can Be Sober" (2013) 1.3/3 5.12
Feb 21, 2013
Wainright's wife approaches Irving with her offer to help him put away her husband, but Irving plays it safe. The paper hires a new intern to replace Raquel, a young man named Hobey. Irving is so gruff that Hobey quits after his first week. Irving is forced to attend a company fundraiser at the Chairman's but is escorted out after having too many drinks; and ends up going home with Wainright's wife. When a hung over Irving wakes up, its in Wainright's bed with a gun to his head being held by the Congressman.

1.17 - "In Vitro" (2013) 1.2/3 4.88
Apr 11, 2013
Irving tries to convince Hobey that his plan was to make him quit so he could go and investigate for him in the Cayman Islands, a tip Irving picked up from Wainright's wife. Irving works a possible school board story of corruption which he then tries to trade up for evidence implicating Wainright, but his editor won't allow him to make the trade.

1.18 - "In Vitro Veritas" (2013) 1.2/3 4.74
Apr 18, 2013
Irving gets a call from his contact in the hospital that Janet Wainright is in the hospital, possible victim of spousal abuse. Janet won't confide in Irving. He also works a dangerous story about a dirty cop. Hobey stumbles across Fuller in the Caymans and despite Irving's warnings he gets close; too close.

1.19 - "It Can't Always Help You" (2013) 1.2/3 4.66
Apr 25, 2013
Irving is stalked by the dirty cop's partner while he stalks Wainright. Fuller interrogates and then tortures Hobey for information on what Irving knows. Irving's new editor, Henry Hartwell shows his true stripes by rallying to help Irving.

1.20 - "It's Out There" (2013)" 1.2/3 4.60
May 2, 2013
Janet Wainright comes to Irving for help and the two have to come up with a plan to gather evidence against the Congressman of his crimes. Fuller escapes the grips of Hobey and the paper's security officers, but Hartwell comes up with a plan to bring Fuller to them; by doing a story on him.

1.21 - "Is Hidden in Plain Sight" (2013) 1.2/3 4.52
May 16, 2013
Irving and Janet break into her home at night to gather their evidence, but someone shoots Janet and tries to frame Irving. Fuller gives Hartwell more then he bargained for and comes directly after him.

1.22 - "Is Irrelevant Really" (2013) 1.2/3 4.44
May 23, 2013
Season Finale
Irving prepares for a final showdown with Congressman Wainright while trying to avoid the cops who suspect him in the murder of Janet Wainright. Hobey fights with the assistant editor to run the story on Fuller to try and save Hartwell's life. The President arrives in town with secret service to endorse Wainright.

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In Truth; 2013-14 Season Preview

Liberty Television has announced that the drama "In Truth" will return for its second season on September 19th in its Thursday night time slot at 10pm.

The main storylines last season involved the protagonist Irving Dunbar (Michael McGrady) a veteran reporter picking up the sniff of political corruption around congressman Wainright (J.C. MacKenzie) and the death of his intern Raquel McQueen at the hands of his editor Titus. In the second season just as Dunbar loses the trail it picks up again through some illegal union activities which have him hunting down the union bosses, but also finds links again to Wainright and the dirty construction business. His new editor Henry Hartwell (Sandy Helberg) is more amicable then Titus, while his new intern Hobey Portes (Gideon Glick) not as bright as his last one Raquel. His love interest in Raquel's mother Corinna (Kim Delany) and his nemesis in house Francine Kaplan (Caroline Jaden Stussi) also complicate his life.

The show's ratings dipped from a premiere of 1.3 down to the 1.1 and 1.2 range, before bouncing back to the 1.3 range. The season low was in episode 6 on November 8th which garnered a 1.1/3 4.62 rating, while the high was the pilot episode which did a 1.3/4 6.42 rating. One ratings trend was the lowering of the total viewers while the demos stayed the same, showing the departure of many of the older viewers.

The competition in that time slot was Scandal on ABC, Elementary on CBS, and Rock Center, Do No Harm, and Hannibal on NBC. Considering that low level of competition network executives had really hoped for a bigger breakthrough hit then they earned with In Truth. This season the competition remains the same except for Parenthood moving to this time slot to shore it up for NBC. It is possible that in its second season In Truth has that breakthrough but most people asked believe the show will have to pick up its ratings to at least the 1.4 ratings range to stay around for a 3rd season. There have also been multiple reports of a difficult cast mix to handle as well as a writing group who are having trouble maintaining the standard of human intrigue that the network is looking for.

The show has not yet received a full 22 episode order, only the initial 9 episodes.