What Lies in the Truth

<p>What Lies in the Truth is based on a factual story and a real person. The main character was the star of a popular reality television show that aired on the Discovery Channel from 2011 to 2014. The program was an astronomical success during those years. Unfortunately a scandal broke out about the star and his transgressions concerning two young girls one of whom was his own daughter. He was quickly marked as a pedophile and found guilty of aggravated rape. </p><p></p><p>The background and upbringing of the character named David Lewis are tumultuous to say the least. He is raised in a rural area outside of Baton Rouge Louisiana and does not even remember having running water electricity or indoor plumbing for a long time when he was growing up. His family survives by farming hunting and maintaining other odd jobs. His father takes off when David is still school-aged so the predicament at home becomes even more unstable. </p><p></p><p>By the time David is eighteen he obtains his GED and joins the Marines. Due to additional unsettling circumstances David does not remain in the military for his entire term of service. He is discharged but not dishonorably or due to bad conduct. David Lewis gets married three times has two daughters by his first wife and a third child who is illegitimate and whom he does not even know about until she is close to the age of adolescence. </p><p></p><p>From an administrative point of view David Lewis is savvy and innovative. After leaving the Marines and working for a refrigeration company for a few years he starts his own business selling firearms. David has such success that before too long he is approached by a TV production company to host a reality program based on his dealings as an entrepreneur. David finds such an offer impossible to refuse. However with other participants and coworkers involved in the arrangement circumstances become increasingly complicated and heated especially with regards to the profit of the series. </p><p></p><p>David Lewis is later arrested on charges that have nothing to do with his professional life. Nevertheless it led to the cancellation of the series and to this day Lewis remains in prison in Louisiana.</p>