Season 2, Episode 14

Synopsis

Doc Hayward looks at the corpse and pulls out a chesspiece from his mouth. Cooper deduces that Windham Earle set off an explosion to cause a diversion so he could place the corpse in the sheriff’s office. The dead body represents a pawn taken in the ongoing chess game between he and Windham Earle.

Shelly tries to escape from her dark house, as Leo comes at her with an axe. She grabs a knife and stabs him in the leg. Leo runs away into the dark woods.

Cooper has been cleared of all charges. Andy and Richard believe Nicky killed his parents. Lucy is doubtful, and instead believes Andy and Richard would make bad fathers.

Evelyn’s husband thanks James for fixing the car, and it for a spin. Not that far down the road, a car crash is heard. James tells Evelyn he’s leaving.

Ed tells Norma that Nadine saved him from Hank, who was arrested for parole violations. Norma and Ed decide to rekindle their forbidden romance.

Cooper confesses that Windham Earle was his first partner and they played chess every day for years. Four years ago, they had an assignment to protect a federal witness named Caroline, and Cooper fell for her. One night he failed in his duty to protect her, and she was stabbed to death. Caroline was Windham Earle’s wife, and after her death, he had to be institutionalized. Cooper suspects Windham Earle killed her.

Looking for James, Donna visits the bar where James originally met Evelyn. Evelyn happens to be there, and tells Donna he left yesterday for Mexico. Donna is confused.

Audrey, Jerry, and Dr. Jacoby have become careful participants in Ben’s increasingly elaborate civil war reenactment. Dr. Jacoby says Ben is playing the south, winning the Civil war, which never happened, but represents a healing of loss.

Major Briggs tells Harry and Cooper that the military’s motivations weren’t pure, and there is trouble ahead.

Dr. Jacoby tells Cooper that Lana, the “black widow” has a hightened sexual drive. Duane storms in with a shot gun, blaming her for his brother Dougie’s death. Cooper puts her and Dwayne in a room to talk things over. After a short time, they’ve decided to get married - they knew she would seduce him.

Catherine opens a door in the house to reveal - Andrew Packard, Josie’s husband, long believed to be dead. He and Catherine say Thomas Eckart, who used to be a business partner, tried to kill him. Josie worked for Thomas Eckhart but has no idea Andrew is alive. And lastly - Thomas Eckhart is coming to Twin Peaks. Meanwhile, a mysterious woman and Eckhart himself arrive at the Great Northern.

Doc Haward tells Andy, Lucy, and Richard that Nicky has nothing to do with murders and his tragic upbringing. Andy and Richard cry for being so untrusting in a young boy.

As James packs his bags and Evelyn pleads with him to stay, a cop car arrives. James realizes he was set up so her husbands death in a car accident would be blamed on him. He runs off and finds Donna waiting for him under a tree. They run off into the night.

Deep in the woods, Leo wanders up to Windham Earle’s cabin. A window opens and leaves blow onto a chess board.

Thoughts

Perhaps Windham Earle faked insanity, thereby going into hiding so he could plot his revenge against Cooper. If so, it could be like Leo faking his disability. So it’s small wonder the two have found each other deep in the woods. Another parallel between Leo and Windham: both have taken frustrations out on their wives.

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