Truth

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**Truth** is the fourth episode of the Apple TV+ series *Silo*. Written by Rémi Aubuchon, and directed by David Semel, the episode aired on May 19, 2023.

## Synopsis

*Juliette tries gaining the trust of Deputy Marnes as they work to uncover the truth about recent tragedies.*

## Plot

Making her way up the Silo, Juliette stops outside her father's clinic in the Mids and remembers a time when she, her father, and her mother, saved the life of her brother, Jacob. She is pulled away by a Porter sent to retrieve her due to a situation Up Top. Mayor Ruth Jahns has been murdered by ingesting rat poison, and Juliette finds Bernard Holland, Robert Sims, and Deputy Sam Marnes discussing the situation. Marnes believes it was a targeted attack on him and Jahns, and that if the mayor's water bottle was not leaking, he would also be dead. Due to the rules of The Pact, Bernard is now Mayor Pro Tem and promises to formally swear Juliette in as Sheriff as soon as possible. Sims promises to get Marnes a list of criminals in the Mids who might have cause to harm him but requests that what he does, he pursues it quietly.

A flashback shows some of Juliette's life after her mother and brother died. Her father works early, and he needs her to pack up their things for Recycling. They cannot keep things which can be used by other people.

Juliette arrives at the Sheriff station, walking through the Cafeteria. She is shown to the office by Sandy, who is immediately antagonistic with her. Juliette reminds her that she is now her new boss, and wants George Wilkins' file. Juliette explores the office and the filing cabinet, looks into Holding 3 and finally goes to Holston Becker's old apartment which is now hers.

Flashbacks continue to show Juliette's life as she delivers her mother and brother's possessions to Recycling, trying to cook and almost starting a fire, and fixing her mother's old chair. Juliette clashes with her father, whom she blames for her family not being around any longer.

Bernard arrives at Juliette's apartment to swear her in as Sheriff. They discuss the appropriation of heat tape and agree to let bygones be bygones. Juliette is sworn in over a copy of the Pact. With the combination to the restricted locker, Juliette goes looking through it and is given paperwork by Sandy concerning arrangements for the Mayor's ceremonial funeral. Judicial has no file on George Wilkins, but Sandy passes a file on that Holston left for his successor. Inside is a handwritten note that reads "double the flowers in front of the mirror." As Juliette reads through the files, she is alerted to a problem in the Mids; Marnes is beating a suspect.

Juliette arrives and calms the situation down, taking Marnes for coffee. She takes him into her confidence about what happened between her and Holston that caused him to choose her as his successor. They make a deal; Marnes will help her find out who killed George, and she will help him find out who murdered the Mayor. They talk to Patrick Kennedy, who assaults Marnes believing that he framed her and is the reason she is dead and in the soil. Juliette asks Marnes about a hard drive in Holston's possession, and is told that anything like that would have been taken to Recycling. They talk about the Mayor, and Juliette realizes that Jahns and Marnes were close. She begins to wonder if Marnes was the target like he believes.

In a flashback, Juliette leaves her quarters, passes her father's clinic, and heads for Mechanical. She convinces Martha Walker to take her in as a shadow, and is assigned to the scavenge team. Shirley Campbell gives Juliette the lowdown on how the Recycling system works, and their part in scavenging and repairing technology.

Juliette visits the recycling station on Level 20, looking for the harddrive and paper with Allison's notes. Neither were handed in, Juliette asks the operator to message her if they turn up.

Juliette's father arrives in Mechanical, aware that she forged the note to get her work in the first place. Doctor Nichols realizes that Juliette is happier in the Deep Down, and that she is good at what she is doing. Nichols agrees to let Juliette stay, and Juliette is assigned to shadow Knox.

Marnes retrieves his shotgun and sets up a makeshift punching bag. Robert Sims arrives to talk to Marnes, telling his Judge Meadows is ready to get Juliette out of the Sheriff role and Paul Billings into it if both Marnes and Bernard sign off on it. Marnes tells Sims to hold off for now. Juliette meets Lukas Kyle in the Cafeteria, and a drunk Marnes begins to dangle a bottle over the railings despite the prohibition to do so. Juliette talks with Martha over the radio as Marnes listens in. In Martha's workshop, she works to get the relic left to her by Juliette working. Juliette arrives back at the Sheriff's apartment to investigate the rattling scraping noise in the vent system, while Marnes is attacked in his own home and left staring down the barrel of a shotgun. In her apartment, Juliette finds what she is looking for hidden in the vent system -- George's file.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Rebecca Ferguson as Juliette Nichols
* Common as Robert Sims
* Harriet Walter as Martha Walker
* Avi Nash as Lukas Kyle
* Rick Gomez as Patrick Kennedy
And
* Tim Robbins as Bernard Holland

### Special Guest Star

* David Oyelowo as Sheriff Holston Becker

### Guest Starring

* Will Patton as Deputy Sam Marnes
* Chipo Chung as Sandy
* Henry Garrett as Douglas Trumbull
* Sienna Guillory as Hanna Nichols
and
* Iain Glen as Dr. Pete Nichols

### Co-Starring

* Lee Drage as Franky Brown
* Amelie Child-Villiers as Young Juliette
* Ida Brooker as Young Shirley
* Charlie Coombes as Young Knox
* Cole Vernon as Jacob Nichols
* Alana Maria as Ellis
* Bruce Lester Johnson as Recycling Manager
* Frances Gilbert as Mayor's Porter

## Appearances

**By type**

Characters

* Holston Becker
* Paul Billings (Mentioned only)
* Franky Brown (First appearance)
* Shirley Campbell
* Ellis (First appearance)
* Bernard Holland
* Ruth Jahns
* Doris Kennedy (First mentioned)
* Patrick Kennedy (First appearance)
* Knox
* Lukas Kyle (First appearance)
* Sam Marnes
* Meadows (Mentioned only)
* Hanna Nichols (First appearance)
* Jacob Nichols (First appearance)
* Juliette Nichols
* Pete Nichols
* Sandy
* Robert Sims
* Douglas Trumbull (First appearance)
* Martha Walker
* George Wilkins (Mentioned only)

Locations

	+ Farm (Mentioned only)
	+ Level 1
		- Level 1 Cafeteria
		- Level 1 Sheriff Station
			* Holding 3
				+ Airlock
			* Sheriff's Office
	+ Level 20
		- Level 20 Recycling Station
	+ Level 22
		- Patrick and Doris Kennedy's Apartment (First appearance)
	+ Level 61
		- Level 61 Recycling Station
	+ Mayor's Office
	+ Mids Deputy Station (Mentioned only)
	+ Sam Marnes' Apartment
	+ Sheriff's Apartment
	+ Stairwell
	+ Trash chute

Organizations and titles

* IT Department
* Judicial
* Maintenance
* Mechanical
	+ Scavenge team
* Medical
* Porter
* Recycling
* Sheriff Department
* The Founders

Weapons and technology

Miscellanea

* Relic
	+ Hard drive (Mentioned only)
	+ Video recorder
* The Pact

## Behind the scenes

* David Oyelowo is credited as "Special Guest Star" for this episode. All of his scenes are flashbacks to scenes from the first two episodes.