Episode #2.18 (4 Apr. 1991)

Truman survives the attempt on his life by Ms. Jones, and returns to his job. Gordon Cole returns to Twin Peaks to reinstate Cooper into the FBI and to bring the classified file on Windom ... See full summary »

Director:

Duwayne Dunham

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 (credit only)
Richard Beymer	...	Benjamin Horne
Lara Flynn Boyle	...	Donna Hayward
Sherilyn Fenn	...	Audrey Horne
Warren Frost	...	Dr. Will Hayward
Peggy Lipton	...	Norma Jennings (credit only)
James Marshall	...	James Hurley (voice)
Everett McGill	...	Big Ed Hurley (credit only)
Jack Nance	...	Pete Martell (credit only)
Kimmy Robertson	...	Lucy Moran
Joan Chen	...	Jocelyn Packard
Piper Laurie	...	Catherine Martell (credit only)

Storyline

Truman survives the attempt on his life by Ms. Jones, and returns to his job. Gordon Cole returns to Twin Peaks to reinstate Cooper into the FBI and to bring the classified file on Windom Earle, who is now eavesdropping on the police station with a hidden microphone in a bonsai plant. When Cole flirts with Shelly at the Double R Diner, her seductive appearance somehow makes him hear her voice. Enlightened that he can hear (at least her voice) Cole asks Shelly out on a date. Shelly is somewhat embarrassed, but flattered at the attention, accepts. Audrey continues pursuing Wheeler, but is thwarted by her father who sends her to Seattle on business. Donna enlists Audrey's help in investigating Donna's mother who may have a past connection with Ben Horne. Windom Earle continues stalking Cooper as well as making contact (in disguise) with Audrey, Shelly, and Donna. When Annie sees the symbols that Cooper drew from descriptions from Major Briggs and the Log Lady, and tells them they look ...

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 April 1991 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lynch/Frost Productions, Propaganda Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The playing cards Leo picks from Windom Earle's hand display the faces of [from camera-view right to left] Donna [queen of clubs], Audrey [queen of diamonds] and Shelly [queen of spades] . When Windom Earle has Leo picking the king [Agent Cooper], the 2 outside queens, Donna and Shelly, have swapped places with Donna on the left and Shelly on the right. Already in the next shot of the cards they have resumed their original order.

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Quotes

Dale Cooper: Anything?
Sheriff Harry S. Truman: No, nothing. She wants to speak to the South African Consulate.
Dale Cooper: [surprised] In Twin Peaks?

User Reviews

'A place both wonderful and strange'

After a violent opening where Sheriff Truman must fight off an attack from Thomas Eckhardt's assistant Miss Jones the episode turns out to be surprisingly light in tone. Recovering from his hangover the sheriff is given a couple of suggestions on how to cure it; one from Cooper and one from the recently returned Bureau Chief Gordon Cole... both of their suggestions leave him rushing to be sick! Cole also provides some laughs as he almost deafens Windom Earle when he unknowingly shouts into a bug Earle has hidden in the Sheriff's office and later when he discovers that there is one person who he can hear even when she doesn't shout. Romance is in the air for Agent Cooper who is clearly falling for Norma's sister Annie and Audrey is getting closer to her father's friend John Justice Wheeler. A doodle drawn by Cooper later leads the Sheriff's department to go potholing in the local Owl Cave; here Andy makes a startling discovery but it looks as if Windom Earle might be the one to discover its significance.

While lighter in tone this was still an enjoyable episode; it was good to see David Lynch return as Gordon Cole; his constant shouting could so easily be annoying yet somehow it remains amusing and mildly endearing. Heather Graham's performance as Annie continues to impress; it is just a pity that she didn't arrive in Twin Peaks until the series was nearly over. As Windom Earle continues to ponder who his next victim will be that story remains interesting even if it only progressed slightly in this episode. It does look as if the mystery of what happened to Major Briggs and the Log Lady in the woods might be getting closer to being solved with the discovery in the cave; although it is too soon to be sure as the end credits rolled just as Earle discovered something; a something that wasn't shown us yet.