Episode #2.20 (18 Apr. 1991)

Cooper and Truman try to figure out Windom Earle's next move following the discovery of the heavy metal youth's body in a large chess pawn. Meanwhile, Wheeler searches for Audrey before he ... See full summary »

Director:

Stephen Gyllenhaal

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 (credit only)
James Marshall	...	James Hurley (credit only)
Everett McGill	...	Big Ed Hurley (credit only)
Jack Nance	...	Pete Martell
Kimmy Robertson	...	Lucy Moran
Joan Chen	...	Jocelyn Packard (credit only)
Piper Laurie	...	Catherine Martell

Storyline

Cooper and Truman try to figure out Windom Earle's next move following the discovery of the heavy metal youth's body in a large chess pawn. Meanwhile, Wheeler searches for Audrey before he has to leave town for Brazil, while Audrey tries to do the same and asks Pete for help who's still mourning the loss of Josie. Catherine shows Andrew Packard the puzzle box, who manages to get it open to reveal a small silver box. Lucy also decides to enlist in the Miss Twin Peaks Beauty Pagent tells Andy that she will choose who the father of her unborn baby will be. Cooper also contacts Donna, Shelly, and Audrey where he confides about Windom Earle and warns them to be careful. But incredibly, the lovesick Cooper does not think about warning Annie who also decides to enter the Twin Peaks beauty pageant. Lana continues her plans to fix the beauty pageant in her favor. Also, Major Briggs is abducted by Earle and Leo where they interrogate him for information to what the Owl Cave markings mean, and ...

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 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 position of the metal box changes between shots when Pete tries to crush it in a vice.

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Quotes

[last lines] [Bob emerges from the red-curtained gateway of the Black Lodge]
Bob: I'm out!

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Connections

Spoofs Mister Ed (1958)

User Reviews

Windom Earle finds the location of the Black Lodge

With the latest killing Cooper realises that Windom Earle is no longer playing by the rules; he also learns that he isn't only in Twin Peaks to get revenge on his former partner. Major Briggs supplies information about Earle's time at Project Blue Book and it is clear that he is obsessed with finding the Black Lodge. As Earle still has the Sheriff's office bugged he learns about the Major's involvement and sets about kidnapping him so he can interrogate him about the meaning of the petroglyphs in Own Cave. Cooper meanwhile warns Donna, Audrey and Shelly about Earle. Later on he sees Annie again; clearly they are now in love; she talks of entering the Miss Twin Peaks competition and suddenly the Giant appears to Cooper; vigorously gesturing to him in a way that suggests 'No!'

The tension continued to rise in this episode as Earle figures out the meaning of the petroglyphs... even if it is a bit of a coincidence that he is listening to the bug every time Cooper and the others discuss vital information in the Sheriff's office; of course this sort of thing happens because the plot demands that it does. There were some darkly comic laughs to be had when Leo gets his hands on the control to his shock collar but doesn't realise that he will be the one shocked when he presses it... several times! The biggest surprise of the episode came from Audrey Horne when she went to say goodbye to John Justice Wheeler... so much for her being the bad girl of the town! As the episode concludes we see a familiar person in the woods; a clear harbinger of dangers to come!