Episode 16 - Arbitrary Law


FADE IN:

INT. LOG LADY’S CABIN - DAY

MUSIC: CALL OF THE BLACK LODGE    272K

Seated at a dining table beside a tea set we see a woman, ‘LOG LADY’ MARGARET LANTERMEN. In her arms she carries a wooden log. She is speaking to us.

LOG LADY

MUSIC ENDS: CALL OF THE BLACK LODGE    272K

FADE OUT:




INTRO:




FADE IN:

MUSIC: TWIN PEAKS THEME  

CREDITS run with the scenes of a bird in a tree, the mill machinery at work, the road into town with the welcome sign, the hotel by the falls and the river.

MUSIC ENDS: TWIN PEAKS THEME  

FADE OUT:




FADE IN:

EXT. WOODS - NIGHT

MUSIC: THE MILL FIRE   16K

We FADE to a CLOSE-UP on MADELEINE FERGUSON’S pale white face, a death mask shrouded around plastic.




DISSOLVE TO: WOODS - DAY

As the last scene FADES OUT, we FADE IN to the next scene. From left to right, FBI SPECIAL AGENT ALBERT ROSENFIELD, FBI SPECIAL AGENT DALE COOPER, SHERIFF HARRY S. TRUMAN and DEPUTY TOMMY ‘THE HAWK’ HILL walk together side-by-side up a paved road.


INSERT: CLOSE-UP PINE TREE

As the CREDITS continue to roll we PAN DOWN on an UNFOCUSED CLOSE-UP of a pine tree. The music swells as the composer’s name ‘Angelo Badalamenti’ is shown. We PAN DOWN further until we FOCUS on ALBERT’S outstretched hand holding a small plastic packet containing evidence extracted from MADELEINE, a small, bloodied paper cutout of the letter ‘O.’

ALBERT


BACK TO SCENE:

ALBERT hands the packet to AGENT COOPER, who is standing across from him with SHERIFF TRUMAN between them by their side. COOPER holds the packet up close for a better inspection.

ALBERT

COOPER

ALBERT

TRUMAN turns to face COOPER.

SHERIFF TRUMAN

COOPER

SHERIFF TRUMAN

COOPER

ALBERT has backed away from the two. He calls out for ...

ALBERT

ALBERT motions with a jerk of his head for COOPER to walk over to him. Face-to-face ...

ALBERT

ALBERT grabs a hold on COOPER’S right arm as he finishes.

ALBERT

Finished, ALBERT walks off towards his car. Standing a short distance from COOPER, SHERIFF TRUMAN and DEPUTY HAWK observe COOPER’S dazed stance.

COOPER

MUSIC ENDS: THE MILL FIRE   16K

HAWK

Still perplexed, COOPER can only nod at the encouraging words.




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INT. DOUBLE R DINER - DAY

MUSIC: LOVE THEME FROM TWIN PEAKS (LIGHT DRAMATIC VERSION)

Bright, glowing sunlight drapes across DONNA HAYWARD as she sits alone at a booth. DONNA’S attention appears distant as she peers down at the ground. JAMES HURLEY, in his usual black leather jacket, quickly walks up to and takes a seat at DONNA’S booth. DONNA brightens with a smile. They reach out to holds hands across the table top as the two sit across from each other.

DONNA

JAMES

DONNA

JAMES

DONNA

JAMES

JAMES pulls his hands away from their embrace with DONNA’S as he moves to his pockets to retrieve an item. JAMES places a ring case on the table top.

JAMES

DONNA opens the ring case to expose a diamond ring. DONNA removes the ring from its case.

DONNA

JAMES takes the ring and DONNA holds out her hand palm down so that JAMES can slide the ring on.

JAMES

JAMES slides the ring on DONNA’S finger.

JAMES

DONNA

The two smile at each other and then move to hold one hand together, raking their fingers together.

JAMES

DONNA

JAMES

DONNA

DONNA and JAMES reach over the table to kiss each other.

MUSIC ENDS: LOVE THEME FROM TWIN PEAKS (LIGHT DRAMATIC VERSION)

Working behind the island counter, NORMA JENNINGS places a milk shake container into the holster of a large blending machine and turns it on. NORMA turns around to work at the counter. Before her is her mother, VIVIAN NILES, who is seated at the counter eating breakfast. VIVIAN takes a bite from her omelet and then quickly spits it back out on to her plate.

VIVIAN

NORMA turns the blender off and turns back to face her mother.

NORMA

VIVIAN

NORMA

VIVIAN grabs one of the menus from the counter.

VIVIAN

Angered, NORMA turns away from her.

VIVIAN

NORMA

NORMA walks off.

Seated at the island counter, DEPUTY ANDY BRENNAN holds a fork laden with cherry pie taken from the slice of cherry pie before him. Sitting straight and tall on his stool, ANDY stares forward and recites ...

ANDY

DONNA quickly walks beside him.

DONNA

Following DONNA, JAMES walks up to ANDY and stands opposite of DONNA.

ANDY

ANDY turns to face JAMES.

ANDY

DONNA

ANDY

DONNA

JAMES

ANDY

MUSIC: NIGHT LIFE IN TWIN PEAKS (0:00 - 0:10)

DONNA takes a seat next to ANDY.

DONNA

ANDY

DONNA

ANDY

DONNA

ANDY

DONNA

DONNA stands up and quickly walks out of the diner.

JAMES

JAMES runs off to catch up with DONNA.

JAMES

ANDY returns to his blank, distant stare.

ANDY

MUSIC ENDS: NIGHT LIFE IN TWIN PEAKS (0:00 - 0:10)




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EXT. APARTMENT COMPLEX - DAY

DEPUTY ANDY, AGENT COOPER and DONNA walk past the entrance gate to the apartment complex. ANDY scouts the area as COOPER and DONNA walk up the path towards MRS. TREMOND’S apartment.

DONNA

COOPER

DONNA



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EXT. MRS. TREMOND’S APARTMENT - DAY

DONNA knocks on the screen door to MRS. TREMOND’S apartment.

DONNA

MUSIC: LOVE THEME FROM TWIN PEAKS (DRAMATIC VERSION)

A large woman with red curly hair and wearing sunglasses walks up to the door.

MRS. TREMOND

DONNA

MRS. TREMOND

DONNA

MRS. TREMOND

DONNA

MRS. TREMOND

DONNA

COOPER

MRS. TREMOND

DONNA

MRS. TREMOND

MRS. TREMOND walks off into her house to retrieve something. DONNA turns to AGENT COOPER and says ...

DONNA

COOPER

DONNA turns her attention back to the door as MRS. TREMOND returns.

MRS. TREMOND

MRS. TREMOND opens the door and COOPER holds the door open as MRS. TREMOND hands the envelope to DONNA.

DONNA

DONNA walks off, COOPER gently closes the spring loaded screen door and then walks off to join DONNA.




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EXT. APARTMENT COMPLEX - DAY

DONNA looks down at the face of the envelope.

DONNA

COOPER touches DONNA’S right arm.

COOPER

DONNA turns around to face COOPER. She opens the envelope and pulls out a folded sheet of paper.

DONNA

COOPER

DONNA


CLOSE ON: AGENT COOPER’S FACE

As DONNA reads the page from the diary, we FOCUS on AGENT COOPER’S face and slowly ZOOM IN on his right eye.

DONNA (OFF SCREEN)

MUSIC: DANCE OF THE DREAM MAN


SUPERIMPOSE:

INT. WAITING ROOM

Another scene is SUPERIMPOSED onto the CLOSE-UP of COOPER’S right eye. We view the contents of COOPER’S dream from episode 2 - the Waiting Room scene. A large, windowless, well-lit, sparsely furnished, red-draped room with a table and three easy chairs. DALE COOPER, twenty-five years older, sits in one of the chairs. A LITTLE MAN, three and a half feet tall, in a red suit, sit in an easy chair next to a BEAUTIFUL WOMAN who looked exactly like LAURA PALMER. A shadow of a bird passes in the background behind the red drapes as the LITTLE MAN rubs his hands together.

MUSIC ENDS: LOVE THEME FROM TWIN PEAKS (DRAMATIC VERSION)

DONNA (OFF SCREEN)


BACK TO SCENE:

The Waiting Room scene from the dream ends leaving just the CLOSE-UP on AGENT COOPER’S right eye.

DONNA (OFF SCREEN)



DISSOLVE TO:

INT. WAITING ROOM

The CLOSE-UP on COOPER’S right eye FADES OUT as the waiting room scene from the dream FADES IN. A light, like a strobelight, flashes on and off.

DONNA (OFF SCREEN)



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EXT. APARTMENT COMPLEX - DAY


CLOSE ON: DONNA’S FACE

As DONNA reads the page from the diary, we FOCUS on DONNA’S face and slowly ZOOM IN on her lips.

MUSIC: LOVE THEME FROM TWIN PEAKS (XYLOPHONE SOLO)

MUSIC ENDS: DANCE OF THE DREAM MAN

DONNA


BACK TO SCENE:

AGENT COOPER and DEPUTY ANDY quietly stand and listen to DONNA as she continues to read from the letter.

DONNA

Finished, sadness starts to overcome DONNA but she fights it off with a comforting smile.

COOPER

ANDY

COOPER

COOPER walks up to ANDY.

COOPER

COOPER walks off to the apartment complex gate. DEPUTY ANDY escorts DONNA out behind COOPER.

MUSIC ENDS: LOVE THEME FROM TWIN PEAKS (XYLOPHONE SOLO)

FADE OUT:




FADE IN:

INT. ONE-ARMED MAN’S HOTEL ROOM - DAY

MUSIC: NIGHT LIFE IN TWIN PEAKS (0:00 - 0:58)

We PAN RIGHT through the open door to the hotel bedroom where the ‘ONE-ARMED MAN’ PHILIP GERARD is being held at the Great Northern Hotel. DR. WILL HAYWARD and AGENT COOPER stand on opposite sides of the bed leaning over to the ONE-ARMED MAN. The ONE-ARMED MAN in his ‘MIKE’ state lays sitting up in the middle of the bed feverishly ill with a washcloth draped over his head as he moans and breathes heavily.

DR. HAYWARD

COOPER

DR. HAYWARD

ONE-ARMED MAN

COOPER

COOPER holds the left hand of the ONE-ARMED MAN. COOPER gets the ONE-ARMED MAN’S attention.

COOPER

The ONE-ARMED MAN becomes agitated and grabs the washcloth off of his head.

COOPER

The ONE-ARMED MAN nods his head for yes.

COOPER

The ONE-ARMED MAN nods his head again.

COOPER

ONE-ARMED MAN

The ONE-ARMED MAN holds up a clenched fist at COOPER and sticks his thumbs up.

ONE-ARMED MAN

Still holding the clenched fist with his thumb up, the ONE-ARMED MAN then extends his index finger up.

ONE-ARMED MAN

The ONE-ARMED MAN then extends all his fingers to reveal an open palm to COOPER.

COOPER

Grinning, the ONE-ARMED MAN moves the tip of his index finger to touch the tip of his thumb to form a circle.

COOPER

ONE-ARMED MAN

COOPER

ONE-ARMED MAN

COOPER

ONE-ARMED MAN

COOPER

ONE-ARMED MAN

The ONE-ARMED MAN touches COOPER’S forehead.

ONE-ARMED MAN

The ONE-ARMED MAN touches COOPER’S chest and then sits back slightly writhing in pain.

COOPER

ONE-ARMED MAN

The ONE-ARMED MAN writhes in pain. DR. HAYWARD looks on in confusion. Disappointed, AGENT COOPER stands up straight and then leaves the room. Laying back on a pillow, the ONE-ARMED MAN has fallen quiet as he slowly lets out a breath.

MUSIC ENDS: NIGHT LIFE IN TWIN PEAKS (0:00 - 0:58)




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INT. THE GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL - DAY

Standing in the pine wood planked hallway of the hotel, AGENT COOPER appears distant as he mulls over the puzzling conversation.

MUSIC: DANCE OF THE DREAM MAN (W/O SAX)


COOPER’S POV:

Through COOPER’S POV we look down the hallway. The OLD WAITER, from episode 8 and labeled as ‘SENOR DROOLCUP’ by AGENT ALBERT, scampers from a perpendicular hallway. In his hands he carries a tray with a glass of milk.

SENOR DROOLCUP


BACK TO SCENE:

Puzzled, COOPER can only look on.


COOPER’S POV:

SENOR DROOLCUP

SENOR DROOLCUP gives COOPER a thumbs up sign.

MUSIC ENDS: DANCE OF THE DREAM MAN (W/O SAX)


BACK TO SCENE:

MUSIC: HOLDING OUT   12K

COOPER

MUSIC ENDS: HOLDING OUT   12K




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INT. BENJAMIN HORNE’S OFFICE - DAY

MUSIC: SWOOPING AWARENESS   8K

We FOCUS on a CLOSE-UP of a stuffed and mounted white fox in BENJAMIN HORNE’S office.

MUSIC ENDS: SWOOPING AWARENESS   8K

We PAN UP to AGENT COOPER, who is deep in thought as he stands in the middle of the office staring at the mounted white fox. DEPUTIES are moving all over the office looking for clues and evidence.

SHERIFF TRUMAN

SHERIFF TRUMAN walks up to COOPER and holds out a document for him to see.

SHERIFF TRUMAN

TRUMAN points out the evidence on the record sheet.

SHERIFF TRUMAN

COOPER returns his attention to the white fox.

SHERIFF TRUMAN

COOPER

TRUMAN looks over to the mounted white fox.

SHERIFF TRUMAN

AGENT ALBERT walks up to COOPER.

SHERIFF TRUMAN

ALBERT

SHERIFF TRUMAN

ALBERT

ALBERT hands COOPER an envelope.

ALBERT

COOPER opens the envelope and takes a look at the results on the document inside. After viewing the results he quietly passes the envelope to SHERIFF TRUMAN and returns to staring at the white fox.




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INT. TWIN PEAKS SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT - DAY

In the reception area of the building just outside the coffee station, a WORKMAN stands on a ladder as he works on one of the fire sprinklers. LUCY MORAN stands besides the ladder watching and listening to him.

WORKMAN

DEPUTY ANDY walks up to LUCY.

ANDY

LUCY

ANDY

LUCY

The WORKMAN can’t help but overhear and peers down at the two.

ANDY

LUCY

The WORKMAN looks down at ANDY. ANDY meets his gaze. Embarrassed, ANDY looks away.

LUCY

Quietly, ANDY walks away.

LUCY

ANDY walks into LUCY reception office, picks up the phone receiver and dials a number.

LUCY

ANDY

LUCY

LUCY’S eyes brighten with prospect of ANDY fighting over her.

ANDY

LUCY throws her arms down in disappointment in the change of his tone.




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INT. SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CELL BLOCK - DAY

In a jail cell in the basement of the building, BENJAMIN HORNE, looking like a mess in his business suit, sits on the lower bunk bed. MR. TOJAMURA enters the small basement cell block room and walks up to BENJAMIN’S jail cell. BENJAMIN looks up and notices him.

BENJAMIN

BENJAMIN stands up. TOJAMURA bows in greeting to BENJAMIN.

BENJAMIN

TOJAMURA speaks with a gravely voice.

TOJAMURA

BENJAMIN

TOJAMURA holds a pen in his right hand and several documents in his left hand.

TOJAMURA

BENJAMIN

TOJAMURA

BENJAMIN

TOJAMURA walks right up to the jail cell bars.

TOJAMURA

BENJAMIN

BENJAMIN paces around in his jail cell as he speaks.

BENJAMIN

BEN lightly pounds his chest.

BENJAMIN

BENJAMIN spreads out a white handkerchief on the lower bunk bed and takes a seat.

BENJAMIN

MR. TOJAMURA removes his foot from his shoe and sticks it through the bars of BEN’S jail cell to reveal red painted toenails!?

BENJAMIN

Looking down at the floor, BENJAMIN does not notice the foot right away but he does look up and sees it. With his glasses off, BENJAMIN can’t clearly make it out.

MUSIC: DANCE OF THE DREAM MAN (UPBEAT VARIANT)   32K

MR. TOJAMURA wiggles his toes. BENJAMIN quickly puts his glasses on and looks closely at the foot. BENJAMIN peers up and squints as he looks at TOJAMURA’S face.

BENJAMIN

Speaking through ugly false teeth, CATHERINE MARTELL’S voice emanates from the disguise of TOJAMURA.

TOJAMURA / CATHERINE

BEN is astonished and holds out his arms in joy.

BENJAMIN

BEN moves down to kneel on the floor at TOJAMURA / CATHERINE outstretched foot and kisses it.

BENJAMIN

Gripping the bars of his jail cell, BEN climbs up from his crouched position to kneel up to TOJAMURA / CATHERINE.

BENJAMIN

TOJAMURA / CATHERINE stands quietly.

BENJAMIN

TOJAMURA / CATHERINE

BEN quickly mulls it over.

BENJAMIN

TOJAMURA / CATHERINE passes BEN a fold of documents and a pen.

BENJAMIN

BEN quickly goes through the documents and signs on the bottom line of each one.

BENJAMIN

BEN quickly folds the documents up and passes them through the bars of the cell back to TOJAMURA / CATHERINE. BEN stands up, elated.

BENJAMIN

TOJAMURA / CATHERINE

TOJAMURA / CATHERINE heads towards the doorway for the cell block. BEN reaches out with his left hand.

BENJAMIN

With a grin, TOJAMURA / CATHERINE turns to BEN.

TOJAMURA / CATHERINE

TOJAMURA / CATHERINE leaves the cell block.

BENJAMIN

BEN removes his handkerchief from his interior suit pocket and wipes the bars of the jail cell.

BENJAMIN

MUSIC ENDS: DANCE OF THE DREAM MAN (UPBEAT VARIANT)   32K




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INT. PALMER HOUSE - DAY

Having just let DONNA into his house, LELAND PALMER closes the front door and walks into the living room to talk to her.

LELAND

DONNA is wearing a long black coat and sunglasses.

DONNA

LELAND

DONNA reaches into her coat pocket, pulls out an audio cassette tape and hands it to LELAND.

DONNA

LELAND holds the tape up to view its labeled side.

LELAND

LELAND puts the tape into his suit pocket.

DONNA

Straight faced, LELAND stares at DONNA’S sunglasses.

LELAND

DONNA notices LELAND’S stare.

DONNA

LELAND shakes his head for no.

LELAND

He then shakes his head for yes and points at DONNA’S sunglasses.

LELAND

DONNA

LELAND

LELAND points at her glasses again and extends his hand as if he wanted to touch them. Uneased, LELAND quickly turns around and moves away from DONNA. DONNA reaches for and places a cigarette in her mouth. As LELAND stirs alone in thought, DONNA lights her cigarette with a lighter.

DONNA

Still distant, LELAND mutters an acknowledgment.

DONNA

LELAND

DONNA

Surprised by the news, LELAND’S eyes widen as he slowly turns to face DONNA.

LELAND

DONNA

LELAND looks aside as he mutters, wide-eyed.

LELAND

He quickly turns back to DONNA.

DONNA

LELAND nods yes.

DONNA

MUSIC: WINDOM EARL’S THEME

LELAND brandishes a small grin and moves towards DONNA. Just as LELAND stands next to and looks down at DONNA, the telephone RINGS.

LELAND

LELAND walks to a phone near the front door and answers it.

LELAND

Overhearing the conversation over the phone, DONNA removes her sunglasses to focus on the telephone conversation.

LELAND

LELAND hangs up the phone and turns to walk into the living room but stops in the doorway to reach into his suit jacket to remove a package of chewing gum. Cold and emotionless, LELAND stares into the living room.

DONNA

LELAND

LELAND unwraps a stick of gum.

DONNA

LELAND puts the stick of gum into his mouth. Worried, DONNA exhales. LELAND notices and comforts her with a smile.

LELAND

LELAND moves back into the foyer and walks up to a mirror near the doorway. LELAND uses the mirror to check and adjust his tie.

LELAND


CLOSE ON: LELAND’S PROFILE

We view a CLOSE-UP on LELAND’S profile as he chews his gum and adjusts his tie.

LELAND

SOUND EFFECT: SPIRIT PRESENCE RINGING   4K

We slowly PAN LEFT to a mirror hanging on the wall. Slowly, the reflection of BOB, the frightening man with long gray hair wearing a jean jacket and pants, is revealed. BOB performs the same actions as LELAND, straightening his tie and chewing gum.

SOUND EFFECT ENDS: SPIRIT PRESENCE RINGING   4K

MUSIC ENDS: WINDOM EARL’S THEME

FADE OUT:




FADE IN:

INT. PALMER HOUSE - DAY

MUSIC: BOB IS COMING   32K

DONNA stands in front of the fire place looking up at the homecoming picture of LAURA PALMER. We slowly ZOOM IN on DONNA. Unknown to DONNA, LELAND quietly walks up close behind her. LELAND extends his right hand, gently strokes her hair and then feels it in his fingers.

Startled, DONNA quickly spins around and pants slightly in alarm. Just as quickly as DONNA spun around, LELAND has moved to extend a glass of lemonade toward her. Panic and panting subsiding, DONNA smiles, reaches out and collects the glass of lemonade.

DONNA

In a supporting gesture, LELAND caress DONNA’S arms near the elbow.

LELAND

LELAND removes his gentle hold, smiles and points at her.

LELAND

MUSIC ENDS: BOB IS COMING   32K

LELAND walks away from DONNA and up to an antique record player. DONNA places her glass of lemonade on the mantel. LELAND opens the top of the player, lifts the stylus and places the needle on the vinyl record.

MUSIC: OLD TUNE   112K

An old song starts up. DONNA smiles at the pleasant tune.


INSERT: CLOSE-UP ANTIQUE RECORD PLAYER

We FOCUS on a CLOSE-UP of the antique record player as the record spins. We slowly PAN UP to view a man in a blue jean jacket - it is BOB, standing exactly where LELAND was standing. We FOCUS on BOB’S face. Slightly shaking in a quietly growing rage, BOB scowls in clenched teeth. As the music plays on, BOB suddenly explodes in a loud cry as thunder rattles and mysterious blue lightning streaks from outside to illuminate the frightening face of BOB.

BOB slowly turns around ...


BACK TO SCENE:

LELAND turns around from the record player to face DONNA. He cascades in a dance from side-to-side as he moves over to DONNA and extends a hand.

LELAND

DONNA smiles and extends her hand to hold his. LELAND draws her to the center of the room and clasps her other hand as they mildly dance. DONNA smiles at LELAND as he dances with his eyes closed.


INSERT: CLOSE-UP RECORD NEEDLE

As the music plays, we view a CLOSE-UP on the needle of the antique record player as the black vinyl record spins.


BACK TO SCENE:

LELAND stares at DONNA as he holds her hands between them as they dance. DONNA looks down at LELAND’S grip on her hands and tugs slightly to remove herself from his grip.

MUSIC: WALKING IN THE DARK

All to quick, LELAND releases his grasps on her hands and throws his arms around DONNA, pulling her close to his chest like an embrace. DONNA tries to resist and push him away. LELAND nuzzles her neck.

The doorbell RINGS.

MUSIC ENDS: WALKING IN THE DARK

MUSIC: BOB IS COMING   32K

LELAND looks up and towards the door and then releases his close squeeze on DONNA. DONNA pants in fear from the sudden and disturbing outburst. LELAND pats her hair and holds one of her hands, which she pulls away from him, before walking away towards the record player.

LELAND lifts the needle off of the record and puts it in its harness to stop the music.

MUSIC ENDS: OLD TUNE   112K

LELAND turns to DONNA and points at her.

LELAND

As LELAND walks away to answer the door, DONNA caresses herself as she calms herself down and her breathing slowly returns to normal.

LELAND opens the front door and allows SHERIFF TRUMAN into the foyer. DONNA overhears their conversation from the nearby living room.

LELAND

SHERIFF TRUMAN

LELAND

SHERIFF TRUMAN

LELAND

DONNA

LELAND

LELAND retrieves his coat from a nearby hanger and walks out of the house right behind SHERIFF TRUMAN.

MUSIC ENDS: BOB IS COMING   32K




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EXT. WOODS - DAY

MUSIC: VISION OF YOU

Surrounded by tall pines on a sunny day, DONNA briskly walks up a paved road. Through swollen and red eyes, DONNA fights back tears.




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EXT. BLACK LAKE - DAY

Caressing herself, DONNA sits at a picnic table looking out at the lake. JAMES rides on his motorcycle up the paved road and stops near the picnic table. DONNA stands up and walks over to meet him. JAMES removes his sunglasses and walks over to DONNA.

JAMES

DONNA

JAMES

DONNA

JAMES walks up to the lake. They both stand with their backs to each other.

DONNA

JAMES turns to DONNA.

JAMES

DONNA turns to JAMES.

DONNA

JAMES

DONNA

JAMES

JAMES throws his arms out.

JAMES

DONNA

JAMES looks away for a moment as he thinks about it. He turns back to DONNA.

JAMES

JAMES heads towards his motorcycle but stops to face DONNA.

DONNA

JAMES

JAMES walks off to his motorcycle.

DONNA

JAMES gets on his motorcycle and starts it up.

DONNA

JAMES rides off leaving DONNA by herself as she cries.




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EXT. WOODS - DAY

Dark clouds swarm the sky as a storm brews. Clouds fan out as the music sweeps to an end.

MUSIC ENDS: VISIONS OF YOU




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EXT. WOODS - DAY

MUSIC: NIGHT LIFE IN TWIN PEAKS (0:00 - 0:10)

As sunlight declines, pine trees billow and sway from the winds of the growing storm.




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EXT. ROADHOUSE - DAY

An establish shot. We view the exterior of the Roadhouse under a dark and gloomy sky. Lightning streaks down and thunder crackles nearby.




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INT. ROADHOUSE - DAY

Eating peanuts from a bowl, BENJAMIN HORNE, is seated alone at one of the booths in the Roadhouse bar. AGENT COOPER and AGENT ALBERT sit together on barstools at the bar. ALBERT pours himself a drink into a glass from a flask.


BIRD’S-EYE POV:

From a BIRD’S-EYE POV looking down, we view COOPER and ALBERT as they sit together at the bar. We PAN LEFT to view the deserted interior of the Roadhouse bar.

Lightning flashes the dark room with bright blue light and distant thunder rumbles. LELAND PALMER and SHERIFF TRUMAN enter the building.

MUSIC: LAURA PALMER’S THEME  

COOPER quickly moves to greet them. We slowly ZOOM IN on COOPER. LELAND looks over to BEN as COOPER greets SHERIFF TRUMAN.

COOPER

SHERIFF TRUMAN pats COOPER’S arm as he walks by and off towards the bar. LELAND turns to COOPER.

COOPER

LELAND


BACK TO SCENE:

With the red drapes of the stage of the Roadhouse bar as a backdrop, LELAND asks ...

LELAND

COOPER

LELAND looks COOPER in the eye.

LELAND

MUSIC ENDS: LAURA PALMER’S THEME  

MUSIC: THE BOOKHOUSE BOYS (2:12 - 2:31)

COOPER

MUSIC ENDS: THE BOOKHOUSE BOYS (2:12 - 2:31)

LELAND walks off towards the stage. COOPER turns around to see ‘BIG’ ED HURLEY enter the building.

COOPER


BIRD’S-EYE POV:

We ZOOM OUT and return to the BIRD’S-EYE POV looking down into the Roadhouse bar interior.

COOPER

EVERYONE except BENJAMIN stands up and moves towards the center of the room to help move the table and chairs.

BENJAMIN

COOPER watches as the chairs and tables are dragged to the sides of the room. Lightning flashes and thunders crashes outside.


BACK TO SCENE:

MUSIC: THE BOOKHOUSE BOYS (2:12 - 2:31)

LEO JOHNSON, nearly comatose in a wheelchair, is wheeled inside through the front door by DEPUTY HAWK. BOBBY BRIGGS follows right behind them. Still cracking peanuts, BENJAMIN spots BOBBY, LEO and HAWK enter the building.

BENJAMIN

COOPER points at LEO.

COOPER

COOPER points near the stage.

COOPER

MUSIC ENDS: THE BOOKHOUSE BOYS (2:12 - 2:31)

BOBBY slaps HAWK on the back.

BOBBY

HAWK sneers at BOBBY and then yields LEO’S wheelchair. BOBBY hops on the back of the wheel chair and pushes himself forward to ride the wheelchair into the room and towards the stage. BOBBY hops off the back of the wheelchair and spins LEO around to face the void of the interior. COOPER turns around as he speaks to everyone in the room.

COOPER

Lightning streaks and sizzles through the air outside flashing the interior with bright blue light. ALBERT looks up, a little mystified by the timing of the lighting. Everyone but BENJAMIN has listened intently.

BENJAMIN

BENJAMIN laughs to himself. Seated at the bar next to SHERIFF TRUMAN, ALBERT remarks ...

ALBERT

SHERIFF TRUMAN

COOPER

COOPER looks around the room.

COOPER


INSERT: CLOSE-UP CLOCK

The clock CHIMES to the top of the hour with three RINGS for 3:00 pm.


BACK TO SCENE:

Flares of lightning brighten the interior with bluish light and thunder rumbles.

MUSIC: HOLDING OUT   12K

MAJOR GARLAND BRIGGS enters the building escorting SENOR DROOLCUP, the decrepit old waiter, by the hand. COOPER turns around to face them.

MAJOR BRIGGS

COOPER

MAJOR BRIGGS

SENOR DROOLCUP quietly nods for yes. Looking at SENOR DROOLCUP, MAJOR BRIGGS motions with a head nod towards COOPER. Slowly, SENOR DROOLCUP walks towards AGENT COOPER. As he walks up to COOPER, SENOR DROOLCUP extends a package of chewing gum towards him and smiles brightly. COOPER reaches out and grabs himself a stick of gum. SENOR DROOLCUP quietly waves to him and walks off past him. Baffled, COOPER looks down at the stick of gum he holds in his hands. LELAND smiles and points at the gum as SENOR DROOLCUP moves to stand next to him.

LELAND

SENOR DROOLCUP

LELAND and SENOR DROOLCUP smile at each other. Bright blue lightning illuminates the interior. Time freezes and the expression of EVERYONE in the room is frozen like a photograph under a bright blue flash. AGENT COOPER is having a vision.

MUSIC ENDS: HOLDING OUT   12K




CUT TO:

INT. WAITING ROOM

SOUND EFFECT: SPIRIT PRESENCE RINGING   4K

MUSIC: DANCE OF THE DREAM MAN

Distant saxophone music from a dream waffles through the air. AGENT COOPER is having a flashback of the end of his dream with the LITTLE MAN FROM ANOTHER PLACE in a red suit as he dances a strange dance on a black and white sawtooth tiled floor in a room with red drapes. A light, like a strobelight, flashes on and off.

Seated in a chair, and being 25 years older with gray hair, AGENT COOPER watches a BEAUTIFUL WOMAN that looks exactly like, and probably is, LAURA PALMER bend down to softly whisper something into his ear.

LAURA



CUT TO:

INT. ROADHOUSE - DAY

Lightning flickers and brightens the room. The recount of the dream ends but the vision continues.

MUSIC ENDS: DANCE OF THE DREAM MAN

MUSIC: HOLDING OUT   12K

The GIANT that took COOPER’S ring and provided the three riddles materializes before him. The GIANT extends his arm out, palm up, to COOPER.


INSERT: CLOSE-UP RING

In the open palm of the GIANT is COOPER’S golden ring. The hand that holds the ring vanishes, as the GIANT dematerializes, and the ring falls to the ground. We FOCUS on the ring in SLOW MOTION as it gently falls to the ground, rebounds off the floor and comes to a rest.

SOUND EFFECT ENDS: SPIRIT PRESENCE RINGING   4K


BACK TO SCENE:

The vision ends and time returns to normal. AGENT COOPER moves the unwrapped stick of gum into his mouth and chews it. Suddenly he looks down, bends down to pick up his ring off of the floor and looks it over.

MUSIC ENDS: HOLDING OUT   12K

COOPER turns to face BENJAMIN.

MUSIC: WALKING IN THE DARK   32K

COOPER

SHERIFF TRUMAN quickly stands up and walks over to BENJAMIN. COOPER turns around to LELAND.

COOPER

BENJAMIN drops a handful of peanuts into the bowl as DEPUTY HAWK and SHERIFF TRUMAN arrive at his booth to escort him back to jail. BENJAMIN stands up and HAWK and TRUMAN each grab an arm which BEN resists with a tug. As they reach the door, BENJAMIN jerks the two in quiet protest. HAWK and TRUMAN get a firm grip and haul him out of the building. LELAND and AGENT ALBERT follow right behind them.

MUSIC ENDS: WALKING IN THE DARK   32K

MAJOR BRIGGS walks over to the huddle with BOBBY, LEO and BIG ED as they watch the others leave.

MUSIC: HOLDING OUT   12K

AGENT COOPER heads out but suddenly turns around in the doorway to reveal a grin and flashes a thumbs up sign to SENOR DROOLCUP. Smiling brightly, SENOR DROOLCUP salutes AGENT COOPER.

MUSIC ENDS: HOLDING OUT   12K

FADE OUT:




FADE IN:

INT. TWIN PEAKS SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT - DAY

MUSIC: LOVE THEME FROM TWIN PEAKS

AGENT ALBERT and DEPUTY HAWK escort BENJAMIN, who continues to struggle, through the double doors of the front entrance. AGENT COOPER, LELAND and SHERIFF TRUMAN follow right behind them.

COOPER

ALBERT and HAWK wrestle with BENJAMIN as they move him up the hall.

LELAND

COOPER

LELAND

COOPER

LELAND nods and walks off up the hallway. COOPER watches him walk off. SHERIFF TRUMAN starts to follow him but COOPER grabs him.

COOPER

COOPER whispers instructions to SHERIFF TRUMAN.




CUT TO:

INT. SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT BASEMENT - DAY

In the basement of the building, ALBERT and HAWK escort BENJAMIN down the concrete block hall and up to one of the interrogation rooms. They wait as SHERIFF TRUMAN makes his way to the door to unlock it. LELAND stands nearby with AGENT COOPER behind him.

SHERIFF TRUMAN opens the door, takes a step back and puts a hand behind BENJAMIN to move into the room. LELAND steps up close to BENJAMIN at the doorway.

LELAND

With a physical outburst, SHERIFF TRUMAN throws BENJAMIN aside and he and AGENT COOPER grab LELAND, shove him into the interrogation room and slam the door locked.

MUSIC ENDS: LOVE THEME FROM TWIN PEAKS




CUT TO:

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - DAY

Locked inside the interrogation room, LELAND / BOB grunts in furor. He throw his coat at the wall, rips off his suit jacket and hurls it at the wall. COOPER, TRUMAN and ALBERT squeeze together at the small, bar covered window in the door to the interrogation room. LELAND / BOB looks around the room, runs to his right and slams his body against the wall. In savage anger, LELAND / BOB turns, runs in the opposite direction and smashes into another wall.

MUSIC: NIGHT LIFE IN TWIN PEAKS




CUT TO:

INT. SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT BASEMENT - DAY

In the hallway outside the door to the interrogation room, COOPER, TRUMAN, ALBERT and BENJAMIN huddle near the small window. COOPER turns around to BENJAMIN.

COOPER

BENJAMIN

HAWK



CUT TO:

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - DAY

Standing in the middle of the empty room, LELAND / BOB shouts at the top of his lungs.




CUT TO:

INT. SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT BASEMENT - DAY

DEPUTY HAWK escorts BENJAMIN away. SHERIFF TRUMAN backs away from the window and COOPER and ALBERT turn to him.

SHERIFF TRUMAN

COOPER

SHERIFF TRUMAN

COOPER

MUSIC ENDS: NIGHT LIFE IN TWIN PEAKS




CUT TO:

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - DAY

MUSIC ENDS: NIGHT LIFE IN TWIN PEAKS (0:00 - 0:10)

MUSIC: SWOOPING AWARENESS   8K

Inside the interrogation room in the basement of the Sheriff’s Department building, SHERIFF TRUMAN puts handcuffs on LELAND / BOB, who sits on a chair in the middle of the room. DEPUTY HAWK stands directly in front of LELAND / BOB with his revolver drawn and trained on him. AGENT ALBERT stands next to HAWK. Lightning illuminates the room from thin windows near the ceiling.

SHERIFF TRUMAN

MUSIC ENDS: SWOOPING AWARENESS   8K

After placing the handcuffs on LELAND, SHERIFF TRUMAN steps back. HAWK puts his gun in its holster.

SHERIFF TRUMAN

Twisting his hands in the handcuffs, LELAND / BOB produces a wicked grin and an evil snicker. SHERIFF TRUMAN walks around LELAND / BOB and then takes a position next to AGENT COOPER at the door. AGENT COOPER walks around LELAND / BOB and stands behind him.

LELAND / BOB

Looking down at LELAND / BOB, COOPER asks ...

COOPER

LELAND cocks his head up and hoots ...

LELAND / BOB

LELAND / BOB levels his head and calmly says ...

LELAND / BOB

COOPER

LELAND / BOB

COOPER

LELAND / BOB

COOPER

Shifting from an emotionless cold response to a childlike persona, LELAND / BOB rolls his head around slightly as he says ...

LELAND / BOB

LELAND / BOB grits his teeth and turns to COOPER.

LELAND / BOB

MUSIC: SWOOPING AWARENESS   8K

Frightened and surprised by the remark, COOPER takes a step back.

LELAND / BOB

MUSIC ENDS: SWOOPING AWARENESS   8K

LELAND / BOB holds his hands up and twists his wrists in their restraints.

LELAND / BOB

COOPER

LELAND / BOB

LELAND / BOB jerks his head with a grunt once, twice and then one last time before he slowly and quietly lowers his head. LELAND / BOB falls silent.

MUSIC: LOVE THEME FROM TWIN PEAKS

SHERIFF TRUMAN

With his hand at his gun, DEPUTY HAWK stands next to LELAND as SHERIFF TRUMAN unlocks the door. SHERIFF TRUMAN, AGENT ALBERT, AGENT COOPER and DEPUTY HAWK leave the room. LELAND / BOB remains silent in the interrogation room.

MUSIC ENDS: LOVE THEME FROM TWIN PEAKS




CUT TO:

INT. TWIN PEAKS SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT - DAY

At the reception window, RICHARD ‘DICK’ TREMAINE rings the bell unaware that LUCY is standing beside him.

LUCY

LUCY leads DICK to the conference room.




CUT TO:

INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - DAY

LUCY sits behind the long end of the conference table, near the window. Opposite her and seated together are DEPUTY ANDY and DICK.

LUCY

DICK

LUCY

DICK

ANDY turns to DICK.

ANDY

DICK looks at ANDY and holds up a long gold, feminine cigarette holder.

DICK

ANDY checks his shirt pockets and then his pants pockets before he turns to DICK and renounces ...

ANDY

DICK grins at ANDY and then moves to retrieve his own lighter which he uses to light his cigarette.

DICK

LUCY

DICK smiles at LUCY.

LUCY

ANDY sits quietly. Holding is cigarette holder vertically, DICK turns to sneer at ANDY.

LUCY

DICK

LUCY

We FOCUS on the cigarette holder that DICK is holding. We PAN UP the smoke from the cigarette as it rises up to the ceiling. At the ceiling is a smoke alarm.




CUT TO:

INT. SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT BASEMENT - DAY

MUSIC: HOLDING OUT   12K

Just outside the door to the interrogation room, DEPUTY HAWK keeps a vigil on LELAND / BOB through the door’s window. AGENT ALBERT and SHERIFF TRUMAN stand together as they listen to AGENT COOPER.

COOPER

ALBERT lights himself a cigarette even though a sign painted in large red letters behind COOPER says ‘No Smoking’.

COOPER

SHERIFF TRUMAN

COOPER

SHERIFF TRUMAN

COOPER

SHERIFF TRUMAN

COOPER

SHERIFF TRUMAN

MUSIC ENDS: HOLDING OUT   12K

MUSIC: NIGHT LIFE IN TWIN PEAKS (0:00 - 0:10)

LELAND / BOB suddenly starts to shout from within the interrogation room. COOPER’S, ALBERT’S and TRUMAN’S attention is diverted to it. We ZOOM IN towards the door to the interrogation room.

LELAND / BOB



CUT TO:

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - DAY

LELAND / BOB had been pacing the room as he shouts ...

LELAND / BOB

He takes a seat on the chair in the middle of the room and shouts out ...

LELAND / BOB



CUT TO:

INT. SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT BASEMENT - DAY

AGENT COOPER, SHERIFF TRUMAN, AGENT ALBERT and DEPUTY HAWK huddle together, looking at each other as LELAND / BOB yells from the interrogation room. They shake their heads and then collectively walk up the hallway to get out of the basement. Listening on, COOPER is the last to leave and join the line out. However, just as AGENT COOPER starts to walk away a beeping alarm goes off. COOPER peers at the ceiling to find the source of the beeping. Suddenly the fire sprinkler system goes off and water pours from the ceiling sprinklers.

SOUND EFFECT: SPIRIT PRESENCE RINGING   4K




CUT TO:

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - DAY

As the fire sprinklers drench him with water, LELAND / BOB stands up and shouts at the top of his lungs ...

LELAND / BOB

Lightning flashes into the room.


BIRD’S-EYE POV:

From a BIRD’S-EYE POV above where LELAND was standing, we look down on BOB, with the long gray hair and jean jacket, as he shouts with his eyes closed and his arms extended as he is drenched with water.

BOB



CUT TO:

INT. SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT BASEMENT - DAY

At the top of the stairs, SHERIFF TRUMAN looks down into the basement through the shower of water falling from the fire sprinklers.


INSERT: CLOSE-UP FIRE SPRINKLER

We view a CLOSE-UP on a fire sprinkler at the ceiling as it spurts water.




CUT TO:

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - DAY

Still standing in the middle of the room, LELAND / BOB bends down and looks towards the door of the interrogation room. He grimaces and then runs straight towards the door, head first. LELAND / BOB hits the door with a loud thud.




CUT TO:

INT. SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT BASEMENT - DAY

AGENT COOPER runs to the window of the door, sees what LELAND is doing and then yells out for SHERIFF TRUMAN.

COOPER

LELAND / BOB continues to hit the metal door with his head. SHERIFF TRUMAN runs down the stairs and down the hallway. AGENT ALBERT and DEPUTY HAWK run behind him. As TRUMAN nears the door he slips on the wet floor and drops the keys.

COOPER

As LELAND continues to hammer his head at the door, SHERIFF TRUMAN scrambles to pick up the keys off the floor and to pick the right key, from the bunch, for the door. COOPER can only watch LELAND through the window.

COOPER

SOUND EFFECT ENDS: SPIRIT PRESENCE RINGING   4K

SHERIFF TRUMAN opens the door and AGENT COOPER, SHERIFF TRUMAN, AGENT ALBERT and DEPUTY HAWK rush inside. LELAND lays on the floor in the middle of the room with blood pouring from his head. The fire sprinklers continue to shower the room.


INSERT: CLOSE-UP DOOR

SOUND EFFECT: MUSICAL SHRIEK   8K

We view a CLOSE-UP on the interrogation room door as blood drips from the sharp metal edges around the window frame. Bits of bloodied scalp and hair cling to the top edge of the metal frame.




CUT TO:

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - DAY

SHERIFF TRUMAN, AGENT ALBERT and AGENT COOPER kneel down to LELAND on the floor. COOPER holds LELAND’S head.

COOPER

LELAND

MUSIC ENDS: NIGHT LIFE IN TWIN PEAKS (0:00 - 0:10)

MUSIC: LAURA PALMER’S THEME  

COOPER sits down on the floor, picks LELAND up and leans LELAND’S shoulders on his thigh. COOPER looks down at LELAND and holds his hand.

LELAND

COOPER

LELAND

COOPER

LELAND

COOPER

LELAND

COOPER turns to ALBERT, a questioning gaze about LELAND’S condition. ALBERT shakes his head as a reply, It’s not good. ALBERT can’t do anything to help LELAND. Frustrated, ALBERT stands up and leans on the wall. SHERIFF TRUMAN stands up and moves next to ALBERT. COOPER turns back to LELAND.

COOPER

Shivering, LELAND has his eyes closed and holds himself.

COOPER

LELAND

COOPER

LELAND

COOPER

LELAND

COOPER

LELAND

LELAND opens his eyes and smiles.

COOPER

LELAND exhales deeply and then falls silent. The fire sprinklers are finally shut off and the falling water subsides. Still holding LELAND, AGENT COOPER uses his hand to throw his water soaked hair back.

MUSIC ENDS: LAURA PALMER’S THEME  




CUT TO:

EXT. WOODS - DAY

MUSIC: THE MILL FIRE   16K

With the storm over and the clouds gone, AGENT COOPER, SHERIFF TRUMAN and AGENT ALBERT walk up a rock lined pathway in the woods under a sunny sky. MAJOR BRIGGS, in his usual Air Force uniform, awaits them up ahead on the path. COOPER, holding a cup of coffee and a small paper bag of donuts, nods to MAJOR BRIGGS as they meet up with him. SHERIFF TRUMAN takes a seat on the pine needle carpeted ground against a pine tree. ALBERT and COOPER lean up against pine trees.

SHERIFF TRUMAN

COOPER

ALBERT

MAJOR BRIGGS walks up closer to the group.

MAJOR BRIGGS

COOPER agrees and nods yes.

COOPER

SHERIFF TRUMAN

COOPER

SHERIFF TRUMAN

MAJOR BRIGGS

COOPER

MAJOR BRIGGS

MAJOR BRIGGS walks off down the path.

ALBERT

SHERIFF TRUMAN

AGENT COOPER drinks from his cup of coffee, unable to answer that question.

MUSIC ENDS: THE MILL FIRE   16K




CUT TO:

EXT. WOODS - NIGHT

SOUND EFFECT: SPIRIT PRESENCE RINGING   4K

With the sound of a thumping heart, a presence quickly scampers along the forest floor of the woods. Passing garbage and an old wrecked automobile the presence scurries over and under obstacles as it races to a bright light.

SOUND EFFECT ENDS: SPIRIT PRESENCE RINGING   4K

From the bright light a large owl flies out and meets the presence. The image of the descending owl fills the entire screen.

FADE OUT:




CLOSE:




FADE IN:

MUSIC: LAURA PALMER’S THEME  

We view LAURA PALMER’S homecoming picture as the end credits roll.

MUSIC ENDS: LAURA PALMER’S THEME  

FADE TO BLACK: