Episode #2.13 (19 Jan. 1991)

Following Major Briggs mysterious reappearance, Cooper and Truman are frustrated as they question him to learn his whereabouts during his absence. At the same time, Cooper assists Bryson ... See full summary »

Director:

Todd Holland

Writers:

Mark Frost (creator), David Lynch (creator),

Stars:

Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Special Agent Dale Cooper
Michael Ontkean	...	Sheriff Harry S. Truman
Mädchen Amick	...	Shelly Johnson (as Madchen Amick)
Dana Ashbrook	...	Bobby Briggs
Richard Beymer	...	Benjamin Horne
Lara Flynn Boyle	...	Donna Hayward
Sherilyn Fenn	...	Audrey Horne
Warren Frost	...	Dr. Will Hayward
Peggy Lipton	...	Norma Jennings
James Marshall	...	James Hurley
Everett McGill	...	Big Ed Hurley
Jack Nance	...	Pete Martell (credit only)
Kimmy Robertson	...	Lucy Moran
Joan Chen	...	Jocelyn Packard
Piper Laurie	...	Catherine Martell

Storyline

Following Major Briggs mysterious reappearance, Cooper and Truman are frustrated as they question him to learn his whereabouts during his absence. At the same time, Cooper assists Bryson and Truman with setting up Ernie Niles to arrest Jean Renault and Mountie King at the Dead Dog Farm house. But the sting goes bad due to Niles nervousness in which a standoff ensues. Cooper then trades himself for Bryson and Niles and his held at gunpoint. Meanwhile, Hank finally discovers the romantic relationship between Norma and Big Ed, in which he attempts to beat up Ed, but gets attacked and pulverized by the super-strong Nadine. At the Great Northern Hotel, Audrey sees Ben slipping further into insanity by reenacting the Civil War in his office and thinking that he's General Robert E. Lee. Audrey asks Bobby for help with her father's condition. Mike Nelson continues being persuaded by Nadine. Dick Tremayne persuades Andy to help him look up the past of Little Nicky. At the Marsh estate, James ...

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Plot Keywords:

transvestism

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 January 1991 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Audrey first enters Ben's office and kneels down beside him, the boom comes down into the shot before quickly rising back up.

User Reviews

Shootout at Dead Dog Farm

Like so many episodes this one follows multiple story lines; still suspended from the FBI Agent Cooper finds himself deputised into the Twin Peaks Sheriff Department as they plan to catch Jean Renault and his associates at Dead Dog Farm; things don't quite go according to plan but some quick thinking and cross-dressing saves the day! In other plot lines James is getting closer to Evelyn and asks his uncle, Big Ed, to send him some money; Ben Horne appears to have gone insane as he is dressed up as General Lee; Nadine rescues Ed when Hank attacks him and Shelley Johnson has quite a shock in a way that I won't spoil.

This is another enjoyable episode where it is impossible to pick out any one stand out performance as everybody was pretty good and no one character dominated the episode. The most interesting of the week's plot lines involved the events at Dead Dog Farm which brought that particular story line to an exciting and satisfying conclusion. With that storyline concluded the Windom Earle plot is getting interesting in a way that gave the episode a fairly shocking conclusion... in fact it ended with a double shock; I was surprised the last scene with Shelley wasn't the conclusion but the last scene in the Sheriff's office managed to trump it!