Augustus Daniel Rogan is first mentioned as the incarcerated unnamed father of Leslie and Tyler Michaelson. As of January 2013, Gus's case is taken on by the Innocence Foundation because he claims to have been falsely accused. Local attorney, Avery Bailey Clark is assigned as Gus's attorney. Meanwhile, Congressman Marcus Wheeler begins pressuring Tyler and Leslie about coming out of hiding and testifying against their father again to keep him in prison.