Question: where does true detective season 2 take place
Answer: The season 's story takes place in California and follows the interweaving stories of officers from three cooperating police departments ; when California Highway Patrol officer and war veteran Paul Woodrugh ( Kitsch ) discovers the body of corrupt city manager Ben Caspere on the side of a highway , Vinci Police Department detective Raymond `` Ray '' Velcoro ( Farrell ) and Ventura County Sheriff 's Office Criminal Investigation Division Sergeant Antigone `` Ani '' Bezzerides ( McAdams ) are called to assist in the following investigation .