True Detective and Dix Hill Summary and Analysis

Mrs. Sedaris and Lisa are obsessed with detectives, watching crime shows, admiring the dark characters, and solving tangled plot lines. The rest of the Sedaris family has no choice but to tolerate this obsession. Although the Sedaris women have become adept at solving crimes, both are baffled when a shocking crime strikes the Sedaris household. Someone has taken to substituting the bath towels for toilet paper. Although the criminal is never caught because the shenanigans are beneath the abilities of the Sedaris detectives, the problem is solved by replacing the fudge brown linens with stark white replacements.

One day, Mr. Sedaris confronts the family with another mystery. Someone has stolen a sock full of silver Liberty quarters from his dresser. David is the prime suspect when a mechanical pencil that used to be...