FYI, if you want to read 'The King in Yellow', you can get a free copy (legal given it was published so long ago) at Project Gutenberg site
here; has it in various formats, from html to e-book.
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Originally Posted by Super Sonic
Sounds like the Yellow King might be the real serial murderer. Maybe Reggie Ledoux was some kind of fucked up disciple. I think Cohl has never stopped investigating this case, that's why he's always in the neighborhood when these other murders are being investigated. Also, Cohl seems to think there is some kind of cover up going on. Knowing Louisiana as I do, that's not too far fetched of an idea.
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I agree with all of this. I think Cohle hoped Hart would go along with him when he began re-investigating the 1995 case after the pharmacy killer interrogation, but Hart didn't seem to respond; he was back to his "steady as she goes" way of living and didn't want to rock the boat, so along with the theme of reverting to old ways that Hart mentioned, Cohle did likewise: he took off on his own, the way he works best, with the intent of solving the case once and for all.
I think Cohle let himself be seen at those crime scenes. Ten years he's off the grid but just happens to get id'ed at multiple crime scenes, repeatedly having his picture taken? He's not that careless. With his experience, if he wanted a look at a crime scene, he'd have it, and no one would be the wiser. A man like Cohle does not stand behind yellow tape gawking.
I think he was putting himself out there in hopes of being brought in as a consultant (knowing the investigators might suspect him), perhaps to see what info the police have (and maybe to see if he would want to share what he has with them if his 'read' on them was favorable, if he felt they weren't part of any cover up). As Hart put it to the new detectives, "You weren't gettin' a read on Cohle; if you talked to him, he was gettin' a read on YOU."
And I feel there is definitely some kind of cover up going on. During the aftermath of the pharmacy killer interrogation, Cohle told one of the detectives that he'd be back "tomorrow!", and the pharmacy killer just happened to get a phone call and commit suicide before Cohle could return. Cohle wanted info on the officers that had led the pharmacy killer to/from his cell he was so suspicious of everyone, even other cops. Present day, he calls the new detectives "company men." I believe someone present at the interrogation of the pharmacy killer was a "company man" who got word to the powers that be and the situation was dealt with.
Damnit, I try to avoid all the speculation on the net about this show because I really do love the characters but here I am rambling. heh.
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Cohl went off on another one of his esoteric rants about the 4th dimension or some such shit like that. It's hard for me to tell if he really believes what he's saying of he's trying to baffle everyone with bullshit.
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I was able to follow along during his previous rants, but I must admit, this one went right over my head.
I think that was intentional, though. With the detectives revealing him as a suspect and even planting seeds of doubt in Hart's mind, I think the show runners wanted to also plant doubt in the mind of the audience.
