At first look, it’s hard to take Lee Raybon seriously. But in the proud tradition of unruly TV underdogs, it would be a mistake to underestimate this proudly irritating Tulsa muckraker, dreamer, and relentless crusader.

Scrappy and scruffy, proudly wearing scars from poking his nose where many wish he wouldn’t, Lee (a wily, jittery Ethan Hawke ) fancies himself a hero like those in the vintage pulp paperbacks, many written by cult favorite Jim Thompson, that he covets for his struggling rare-book store in whose shabby attic he resides. “I want to set off a flair, kick up the rocks, and see what the roaches do at night,” boasts the self-described “truthstorian” (translation: fiercely independent freelance citizen fringe journalist) as he sniffs out corruption within a powerful Oklahoma f

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