"TWIN PEAKS" EPISODE GUIDE
(Short form)
Version 1.1, October 25, 1993
----------------------------The following episode synopses come from several sources, including the US laserdisc boxed
set of first season episodes and the book "The Television Yearbook (1990-91)" by Frank
Lovece, covering second season episodes.
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WARNING: While every attempt has been made to minimize the SPOILERS in these synopses,
there is, by the very nature of describing the episodes, information in them which will SPOIL
plot surprises if you have not viewed all the episodes already. Do not read these if you do not
want to know what will happen in episodes you haven't seen.
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The sequential episode numbers are those used by Lynch/Frost Productions in scripts and on
the videotape and laserdisc releases. The 10xx and 20xx episode numbers in parentheses are
those used sometimes by alt.tv.twin-peaks newsgroup readers. The episode titles in brackets
were those assigned by German television when broadcast there (see the [forthcoming]
revised Twin Peaks Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) List for more info on these titles).
The cast members listed are those shown as "guest" roles. See the complete Twin Peaks Cast
List compiled by David Coufal (coufal@owl.caltech.edu) for all regular and recurring roles.
This short-form episode guide augments the long-form Twin Peaks Timeline, showing detailed
synopses, date and time info for all events, and transcripts of important scenes, for all
television episodes and the "prequel" movie, "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me", compiled by Ed
Nomura (enomura@ucsd.edu).
This episode guide is maintained by Jim Pellmann. Please direct all comments, errors, and
questions to him at jgp@rational.com.
FIRST SEASON
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Pilot (1000)
-----------Original airdate: April 8, 1990
Laura Palmer's body is discovered, wrapped in plastic; Ronette Pulaski wanders out of the
woods; FBI Agent Dale Cooper arrives in Twin Peaks to investigate and finds an unusual clue
on Laura's body; Audrey Horne disrupts her father's negotiations with some Norwegian
businessmen; Cooper and Sheriff Truman discover the grisly murder site in the woods, and
warn the town that the killer may be from their community; tempers flare at the Roadhouse.
Director: David Lynch
Writers: Mark Frost and David Lynch
Episode 1 (1001) ["Traces to Nowhere"]
-------------------------------------Original airdate: April 12, 1990
FBI Agent Dale Cooper and Sheriff Harry Truman discover more about the troubled secret life
of the murdered Laura Palmer; Big Ed Hurley reveals that he was drugged at the Roadhouse;
a frightened James Hurley, vengeful Bobby Briggs and Mike Nelson are released from jail;
Catherine Martell lays bare her plot to take control of the Packard sawmill.
Sarah Palmer Grace Zabriskie
Major Briggs Don Davis
Mike Nelson
Gary Hershberger
Nadine Hurley Wendy Robie
Lucy Moran
Kimmy Robertson
Director: Duwayne Dunham
Writers: Mark Frost and David Lynch
Episode 2 (1002) ["Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer"]
-------------------------------------------------------Original airdate: April 19, 1990
FBI Agent Dale Cooper demonstrates an unusual deductive technique for the Twin Peaks
Sheriff's Department; Benjamin Horne and his brother, Jerry, take a trip to One-Eyed Jacks;
Donna Hayward and James Hurley pledge their love; Leo Johnson holds Bobby Briggs at
gunpoint; Cooper has a strange dream.
Sarah Palmer
Albert Rosenfield
Jerry Horne
Blackie O'Reilly
Nadine Hurley
Lucy Moran
Mike Nelson
Eileen Hayward
Sylvia Horne
Grace Zabriskie
Miguel Ferrer
David Patrick Kelly
Victoria Catlin
Wendy Robie
Kimmy Robertson
Gary Hershberger
Mary Jo Deschanel
Jan D'Arcy
Director: David Lynch
Writers: David Lynch and Mark Frost
Episode 3 (1003) ["Rest in Pain"]
--------------------------------Original airdate: April 26, 1990
The townsfolk of Twin Peaks gather for Laura Palmer's funeral; Cooper interprets his dream
about the killer; Truman reveals to Cooper the secret of the Bookhouse Boys.
Sarah Palmer
Grace Zabriskie
Albert Rosenfield
Jacques Renault
Father Clarence
Wilson Mooney
Nadine Hurley
Lucy Moran
Mike Nelson
Major Briggs
Betty Briggs
Miguel Ferrer
Walter Olkewicz
Royce D. Applegate
Jed Mills
Wendy Robie
Kimmy Robertson
Gary Hershberger
Don Davis
Charlotte Stewart
Director: Tina Rathborne
Writer: Harley Peyton
Episode 4 (1004) ["The One-Armed Man"]
-------------------------------------Original airdate: May 3, 1990
Cooper and Truman track down the one-armed man and some strange new evidence in Laura
Palmer's murder; Norma Jennings attends a parole board hearing for her husband; Audrey
Horne decides to begin her own investigation.
Sarah Palmer
Hank Jennings
Wilson Mooney
Lucy Moran
Grace Zabriskie
Chris Mulkey
Jed Mills
Kimmy Robertson
Director: Tim Hunter
Writer: Robert Engels
Episode 5 (1005) ["Cooper's Dreams"]
-----------------------------------Original airdate: May 10, 1990
Cooper and Truman have tea with the Log Lady and discover a macabre crime scene in the
woods; Audrey Horne takes a job at her father's department store; Hank Jennings returns
from prison to the Double R Diner; James Hurley and Donna Hayward take Madeleine
Ferguson into their confidence.
Hank Jennings
Chris Mulkey
Jerry Horne
David Patrick Kelly
Major Briggs
Don Davis
Betty Briggs
Charlotte Stewart
Emory Battis
Don Amendolia
Log Lady
Catherine Coulson
Trudy
Jill Rogosheske
Einar Thorson
Brian Straub
Heba
Mary Stavin
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Mark Frost
Episode 6 (1006) ["Realization Time"]
------------------------------------Original airdate: May 17, 1990
Agent Cooper and Big Ed pay a special visit to One-Eyed Jacks, while Audrey Horne goes
undercover as a hostess there; Josie Packard shares her suspicions with Truman about
Catherine Martell's intentions; Dr. Jacoby receives a phone call from the dead Laura Palmer.
Hank Jennings
Jerry Horne
Jacques Renault
Lucy Moran
Nadine Hurley
Emory Battis
Blackie O'Reilly
Herbert Neff
Chris Mulkey
David Patrick Kelly
Walter Olkewicz
Kimmy Robertson
Wendy Robie
Don Amendolia
Victoria Catlin
Mark Lowenthal
Director: Caleb Deschanel
Writer: Harley Peyton
Episode 7 (1007) ["The Last Evening"]
------------------------------------Cooper and Truman's investigation builds to a terrifying conclusion; Dr. Jacoby heads for his
rendezvous with "Laura Palmer"--and its bizarre consequences; Catherine Martell and Shelly
Johnson are hopelessly trapped; Hank Jennings' evil influence spreads, engulfing Josie Packard.
Hank Jennings
Jacques Renault
Blackie O"Reilly
Nadine Hurley
Lucy Moran
Chris Mulkey
Walter Olkewicz
Victoria Catlin
Wendy Robie
Kimmy Robertson
Director: Mark Frost
Writer: Mark Frost
SECOND SEASON
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Episode 8 (2001) ["May the Giant Be with You"]
---------------------------------------------Original airdate: September 30, 1990
A shot and bleeding Agent Cooper has visions of a giant; Audrey is imprisoned at the
casino/bordello One-Eyed Jacks; Donna receives a strange message; Josie and Catherine are
missing; a stirring Ronette relives Laura's murder.
Pie eater
Stephen C. MacLaughlin
Doctor
Charles Miller
Harriet Hayward
Jessica Wallenfels
Nurse
Sandra Kaye Wetzel
Gersten Hayward
Alicia Witt
Director: David Lynch
Writers: Mark Frost and David Lynch
Episode 9 (2002) ["Coma"]
------------------------Original airdate: October 6, 1990
Cooper learns his ex-partner, Windom Earle, has escaped from a mental asylum; Major Briggs
gives Cooper a message; Donna meets an eerie old woman and her grandson; Ben orders
Leland killed; Deputy Andy thinks he's sterile; Audrey learns more about Laura, but is
uncovered by a vengeful Blackie.
Mrs. Tremond
Frances Bay
Little boy
Austin Jack Lynch
Ice-bucket girl
Jill Pierce
Director: David Lynch
Writer: Harley Peyton
Episode 10 (2003) ["The Man Behind Glass"]
-----------------------------------------Original airdate: October 13, 1990
Donna finds a diary of Laura's at Harold Smith's house; Blackie holds Audrey hostage, and
plots with Jean Renault; James and Madeleine become close, to Donna's dismay; Lucy lunches
with Dick Tremayne; Dr. Jacoby undergoes hypnosis, leading to an arrest.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Write: Robert Engels
Episode 11 (2004) ["Laura's Secret Diary"]
-----------------------------------------Original airdate: October 20, 1990
Cooper is stymied by an unusual request from Ben Horne to save Audrey's life; Josie
introduces her "cousin" Jonathan from Hong Kong; Renault deals with Battis.
Clinton Sternwood
Royal Dano
Daryl Lodwick
Ritch Brinkley
Desk clerk
Belina Logan
Sid
Claire Stansfield
Director: Todd Holland
Writers: Jerry Stahl, Mark Frost, Harley Peyton, and Robert Engels
Episode 12 (2005) ["The Orchid's Curse"]
---------------------------------------Original airdate: October 27, 1990
Cooper and Truman stage a raid on One-Eyed Jacks; Leland attends his court hearing; Donna
and Madeleine plot to steal Laura's secret diary from Harold Smith; Ben gets a business
proposition.
Clinton Sternwood
Royal Dano
Tim Pinkle
David L. Lander
Jack Racine
Van Dyke Parks
Daryl Lodwick
Ritch Brinkley
Sid
Claire Stansfield
Outside bodyguard
Mike Vendrell
Bodyguard on stairs
Bob Apisa
Director: Graeme Clifford
Writer: Barry Pullman
Episode 13 (2006) ["Demons"]
---------------------------Original airdate: November 3, 1990
Donna and Madeline fear an enraged Harold Smith; Shelly and Bobby, hold a "welcome home"
party for the comatose Leo; Cooper's boss, Gordon Cole, visits to warn Cooper of threats;
Josie strieks a deal with Ben and leaves with Jonathan; the one-armed man reveals some
information about "Bob".
Trudy
Jill Engels
Cappy
Ron Kirk
Lounge local
Leonard Ray
Joey Paulsen
Brett Vadset
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writers: Harley Peyton and Robert Engels
Episode 14 (2007) ["Lonely Souls"]
---------------------------------Original airdate: November 10, 1990
Ben is brought in for questioning after Audrey confronts him about One-Eyed Jacks and passes
the information to Cooper; Andy ponders the meaning of Harold
Smith's note; having misjudged the money due them, Shelly and Bobby are cash-strapped;
Bobby finds a microcassette of Leo's; Madeleine prepares to go home; Pete learns Tojamura's
plans.
Singer
Julee Cruise
Director: David Lynch
Writer: Mark Frost
Episode 15 (2008) ["Drive with a Dead Girl"]
-------------------------------------------Original airdate: November 17, 1990
Norma's visiting mother introduces her new husband, unaware of his connections to Hank;
Lucy returns, with her sister; Bobby decides to blackmail Ben, who also gets a tape-recorded
ultimatum; the one-armed man leads to a grisly discovery.
Gwen
Kathleen Wilhoite
Louise Dombrowski
Emily Fincher
Director: Caleb Deschanel
Writer: Scott Frost
Episode 16 (2009) ["Arbitrary Law"]
----------------------------------Original airdate: December 1, 1990
From a piece of Laura's secret diary, Cooper discovers he and Laura shared the same dream,
with her message in it leading him to her killer; Catherine tricks Ben into signing away the mill;
Lucy, Andy and Tremayne confront each other over her pregnancy.
Mr. Zipper
Clive Rosengren
Mrs. Tremond
Mae Williams
Director: Tim Hunter
Writers: Mark Frost, Harley Peyton, and Robert Engels
Episode 17 (2010) ["Dispute Between Brothers"]
---------------------------------------------Original airdate: December 8, 1990
As Cooper says his goodbyes, an FBI agent arrives to suspend him and investigate the
unauthorized One-Eyed Jacks affair; the publisher of the Twin Peaks Gazette argues with his
brother, the Mayor; Renault recruits Hank and Ernie to frame Cooper; Nadine, deluded that
she's a teenager, enrolls in high school; Major Briggs, fishing with Cooper, has a strange
encounter in the woods.
FBI Agent Roger Hardy
Clarence Williams III
Mountie
Gavan O'Herlihy
Vice Principal Greege
Don Calfa
Physical Education teacher
Lisa Cloud
Cheerleader
Tiffany Muxlow
Samantha
Susan Sundholm
Director: Tina Rathborne
Writer: Tricia Brock
Episode 18 (2011) ["Masked Ball"]
--------------------------------Original airdate: December 15, 1990
Cooper is investigated by the FBI and the DEA; Nadine falls for teen Mike Nelson; James gets
room and board for helping a beautiful blond; Hank confronts Ben; Tremayne becomes Big
Brother to a terror; Catherine forces Josie to become her maid; Andrew Packard turns up alive.
FBI Agent Robert Hardy
Clarence Williams III
Reverend
Royce D. Applegate
Coach Wingate
Ron Taylor
Trudy
Jill Engels
Nicky
Joshua Harris
Director: Duwayne Dunham
Writer: Barry Pullman
Episode 19 (2012) ["The Black Widow"]
------------------------------------Original airdate: January 12, 1991
Cooper finds cocaine at a deserted house Renault uses; Andy and Tremayne confront concerns
of Nicky's past; a mentally decaying Ben has Bobby tail Hank; Dougie Milford dies under
unusual circumstances; supernaturally superstrong Nadine joins the wrestling team; Major
Briggs returns.
Coach Wingate
Ron Taylor
Nicky
Joshua Harris
Director: Caleb Deschanel
Writers: Harley Peyton and Robert Engels
Episode 20 (2013) ["Checkmate"]
------------------------------Original airdate: January 19, 1991
Cooper is held hostage by Renault; Andy and Tremayne pry into Nicky's past; Catherine
professes her love for Ben; James succumbs to a treacherous Evelyn; Ed and Norma succumb
to each other; Hank confronts Big Ed; Cooper's ex-partner Windom Earle makes a move.
Mountie
Gavan O'Herlihy
M.P.
J. Marvin Campbell
Brunston
Will Seltzer
Malcolm
Nicholas Love
Dead man
Craig MacLachlan
Director: Todd Holland
Writer: Harley Peyton
Episode 21 (2014) ["Double Play"]
--------------------------------Original airdate: Febuary 2, 1991
Cooper confides to Truman his past experiences with Windom Earle; Earle meanwhile takes in
Leo; Audrey strikes a business deal with Bobby; James realizes he has been set up; Josie's
dangerous old lover, Thomas Eckhardt, appears.
Jeffrey Marsh
Malcolm
Dead man
John Apicella
Nicholas Love
Craig MacLachlan
Director: Uli Edel
Writer: Scott Frost
Episode 22 (2015) ["Slaves and Masters"]
---------------------------------------Original airdate: February 9, 1991
Cooper finds some evidence about who shot him, and gets help from the town's resident chess
master in matching wits with Windom Earle in the deadly chess game; Donna makes a
desperate plea to save James; Nadine surprises Ed and Norma; Catherine uses Josie to lure
Eckhardt.
Johnny
Robert Bauer
Cop
Matt Battaglia
Bartender
Gerald L'Ecuyer
Director: Diane Keaton
Writers: Harley Peyton and Robert Engels
Episode 23 (2016) ["The Condemned Woman"]
----------------------------------------Original airdate: February 16, 1991
Ed proposes to Norma; James and Donna break up; Audrey meets a handsome, wealthy
admirer from her past; Earle mails a puzzle to Audrey, Shelly and Donna; Josie makes a
confession, after a dreaded encounter with Thomas Eckhardt; Cooper has another vision.
Jones
Brenda Strong
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Tricia Block
Episode 24 (2017) ["Wounds and Scars"]
-------------------------------------Original airdate: March 28, 1991
Cooper is attracted to Norma's sister, Annie, returning to the world from a convent; Truman
withdraws from everyone; Donna receives a macabre family visitor; Audrey falls for Wheeler;
Nadine and her teenage beau Mike Nelson check into the Great Northern Hotel; Ben hosts an
environmental benefit.
Tim Pinkle
David L. Lander
Model
Julie Hayek
Teen model
Betsy Lynn George
Director: James Foley
Writer: Barry Pullman
Episode 25 (2018) ["On the Wings of Love"]
-----------------------------------------Original airdate: April 4, 1991
Cooper and the Sheriff's Department go spelunking in Owl Cave; Truman awakens in the
murderous embrace of a naked woman; Windom Earle insinuates himself into the lives of
potential victims; Audrey and Donna see Mrs. Hayward meet with Ben.
Director: Duwayne Dunham
Writers: Harley Peyton and Robert Engels
Episode 26 (2019) ["Variations on Relations"]
--------------------------------------------Original airdate: April 11, 1991
Cooper and Truman try to decipher the hieroglyph from Owl Cave; plans for the Miss Twin
Peaks contest get underway; Tremayne holds a wine tasting at the Great Northern Hotel;
Cooper falls for Annie, and Gordon for Shelley; Windom Earle makes his next move.
Rusty
Bellhop
Ted Raimi
John Charles Sheehan
Director: Jonathan Sanger
Writers: Mark Frost and Harley Peyton
Episode 27 (2020) ["The Path to the Black Lodge"]
------------------------------------------------Original airdate: April 18, 1991
Cooper and Truman continue to investigate the mystery of Owl Cave; Windom Earle snares
Major Briggs; Cooper romances Annie; Donna makes a discovery on her birth certificate;
Wheeler leaves suddenly after receiving urgent news.
Heavy metal roadie
Willie Garson
Cappy
Ron Kirk
Rusty
Ted Raimi
Pilot
Layne Robert Rico
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Writers: Harley Peyton and Robert Engels
Episode 28 (2021, Part 1) ["Miss Twin Peaks"]
--------------------------------------------Original airdate: June 10, 1991 (broadcast as a 2-hour "movie" with episode 29)
Cooper and Truman decipher part of the secret of the Black Lodge; Cooper helps Annie
prepare for the Miss Twin Peaks contest; Major Briggs escapes from Earle; Catherine continues
her battle with the black box; Lucy chooses the father of her baby; Earle interrupts the contest.
Director: Tim Hunter
Writer: Barry Pullman
Episode 29 (2021, Part 2) ["Beyond Life and Death"]
--------------------------------------------------Original airdate: June 10, 1991 (broadcast as a 2-hour "movie" with episode 28)
Cooper and Truman figure out the location of the Black Lodge, and rush to save Miss Twin
Peaks there; Nadine regains her senses; Donna confronts her parents about Ben; Audrey
stages an act of civil disobedience; Cooper enters the Black Lodge.
Tim Pinkle
David L. Lander
Black Lodge performer
James V. Scott
Dell Mibbler
Ed Wright
Sylvia Horne
Jan D'Arcy
Trudy
Jill Engels
Heidi
Andrea Hays
Security Guard
Arvo O. Katajisto
Caroline
Brenda E. Mathers
Director: David Lynch
Writers: Mark Frost, Harley Peyton, Robert Engels
[End of "Twin Peaks" Episode Guide (Short form)]