List of Twin Peaks episodes
Season 2 (1990–91)
Before the season began, a companion book, The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, was published. Some but not all of the diary entries mentioned during the season were in the book.

List of Twin Peaks episodes

Section Title: Season 2 (1990–91)
Table Section Text: Before the season began, a companion book, The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, was published. Some but not all of the diary entries mentioned during the season were in the book.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)

9	1	"Episode 8" "May the Giant Be with You"	David Lynch	Story by : Mark Frost & David Lynch Teleplay by : Mark Frost	September 30, 1990	19.1

As Cooper lies bleeding from a serious gunshot wound, he has a vision of a mysterious giant who helps him with the investigation.

10	2	"Episode 9" "Coma"	David Lynch	Harley Peyton	October 6, 1990	14.4

In the midst of the murder investigation and the aftermath of his shooting, Cooper receives the grim news that his insane former partner, Windom Earle, has escaped from a mental asylum.

11	3	"Episode 10" "The Man Behind the Glass"	Lesli Linka Glatter	Robert Engels	October 13, 1990	13.7

Blackie holds Audrey hostage, and plots with Jean Renault; James and Madeleine become close, to Donna's dismay; Lucy lunches with Dick Tremayne; Dr.

12	4	"Episode 11" "Laura's Secret Diary"	Todd Holland	Jerry Stahl and Mark Frost & Harley Peyton & Robert Engels	October 20, 1990	12.8

Cooper and Truman arrest Leland after he confesses to the crime of murdering Jacques Renault in the hospital. Hank asks Norma to tidy up the Double R Diner when he is informed that a shady food critic named M.T.

13	5	"Episode 12" "The Orchid's Curse"	Graeme Clifford	Barry Pullman	October 27, 1990	11.4

Cooper and Truman stage a raid on One Eyed Jacks; Leland's court hearing begins; Donna and Madeleine plot to steal Laura's secret diary from Harold Smith; Ben gets a business proposition from the mysterious Mr.

14	6	"Episode 13" "Demons"	Lesli Linka Glatter	Harley Peyton & Robert Engels	November 3, 1990	11.3

Shelly and Bobby host a "welcome home" party for Leo; Cooper's boss, Gordon Cole warns Cooper of threats from the Windom Earle; Josie strikes a deal with Ben; the one-armed man reveals some information about BOB; and Leland returns to work.

15	7	"Episode 14" "Lonely Souls"	David Lynch	Mark Frost	November 10, 1990	17.2

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 suicide note; financial pressures strain Shelly and Bobby's brief happiness; Pete learns Tojamura's plans; Ed's life continues to bewilder, as amnesiac Nadine thinks herself a teenager; the Log Lady leads Cooper to the Roadhouse, and a devastating message; and Laura's killer is finally revealed.

16	8	"Episode 15" "Drive with a Dead Girl"	Caleb Deschanel	Scott Frost	November 17, 1990	13.3

Jerry tries to arrange a defense for Ben, who is in jail for Laura's murder. Cooper is skeptical of Ben committing the crime, which Truman contradicts.

17	9	"Episode 16" "Arbitrary Law"	Tim Hunter	Mark Frost & Harley Peyton & Robert Engels	December 1, 1990	12.4

From a piece of Laura's secret diary, Cooper discovers that he and Laura shared the same dream; Catherine tricks Ben into signing away the mill; Andy and Tremayne - the potential fathers of Lucy's baby - confront each other; James leaves town; and Laura's killer is unmasked.

18	10	"Episode 17" "Dispute Between Brothers"	Tina Rathborne	Tricia Brock	December 8, 1990	11.1

Friends gather around Sarah, as Leland is laid to rest. Cooper says his goodbyes, but an unexpected turn of events keeps him in Twin Peaks.

19	11	"Episode 18" "Masked Ball"	Duwayne Dunham	Barry Pullman	December 15, 1990	12.1

Cooper is investigated by the FBI and the DEA for his role in the raid on One Eyed Jacks; 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; Cooper's old friend Denise Bryson arrives in town with a change of appearance; and Andrew Packard turns up alive.

20	12	"Episode 19" "The Black Widow"	Caleb Deschanel	Harley Peyton & Robert Engels	January 12, 1991	10.3

Cooper finds cocaine at a deserted house that Renault uses; a mentally decaying Ben has Bobby tail Hank; Dougie Milford dies under unusual circumstances; super strong Nadine joins the wrestling team; and, even as Major Briggs returns, the investigation into his disappearance reveals a presence in the woods near Twin Peaks.

21	13	"Episode 20" "Checkmate"	Todd Holland	Harley Peyton	January 19, 1991	9.8

Cooper is held hostage by Renault; Andy and Tremayne pry into Nicky's past; Ben slips into a fantasy life as a Civil War general; James succumbs to Evelyn, who has a deadly secret; Ed and Norma succumb to their decades-old passion; Hank confronts Big Ed; and Windom Earle leaves a gruesome scene at the Twin Peaks Sheriff's Station.

22	14	"Episode 21" "Double Play"	Uli Edel	Scott Frost	February 2, 1991	8.7

Cooper confides to Truman his past experiences with Windom Earle; Leo awakens from his coma and finds a new cause in life; Audrey strikes a business deal with Bobby, as they attempt to save Ben's sanity; when Evelyn's husband is killed, James realizes he has been set up; Thomas Eckhardt, who is Josie's former lover and the man who attempted to kill Andrew Packard, appears; Windom Earle is revealed.

23	15	"Episode 22" "Slaves and Masters"	Diane Keaton	Harley Peyton & Robert Engels	February 9, 1991	8.2

Cooper finds some evidence about who shot him, and gets help from Pete, 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, who is suspected in the Marsh murder; Shelly returns to work; Nadine breaks up with Ed in favor of Mike; and Catherine uses Josie to lure Eckhardt.

24	16	"Episode 23" "The Condemned Woman"	Lesli Linka Glatter	Tricia Brock	February 16, 1991	7.8

Ed proposes marriage to Norma; James and Donna break up; Audrey is reunited with a handsome, wealthy admirer from her past; Windom Earle mails a poem to Audrey, Shelly and Donna; Hank is arrested for Leo's murder, but points a finger at someone else; and Josie is forced to meet with Eckhardt - an encounter that ends in tragedy.

25	17	"Episode 24" "Wounds and Scars"	James Foley	Barry Pullman	March 28, 1991	9.2

Norma's sister Annie, a former nun returns to Twin Peaks and Cooper falls in love with her; Truman sinks into depression; Catherine is left a mysterious puzzle box by Eckhardt; plans get underway for the Miss Twin Peaks pageant; and Ben finds an ingenious way to stop Catherine's development - saving an endangered pine weasel.

26	18	"Episode 25" "On the Wings of Love"	Duwayne Dunham	Harley Peyton & Robert Engels	April 4, 1991	9.2

Cooper and the Sheriff's Department go spelunking in Owl Cave; Truman awakens in the murderous embrace of a woman; Audrey and John Justice Wheeler start a relationship; Windom Earle insinuates himself into the lives of potential victims; Audrey and Donna see Mrs.

27	19	"Episode 26" "Variations on Relations"	Jonathan Sanger	Mark Frost & Harley Peyton	April 11, 1991	7.9

Cooper and Truman try to decipher the hieroglyph from Owl Cave; Pete and Catherine obsess over the puzzle box; Annie and Cooper bond; Gordon Cole falls for Shelly; Tremayne holds a wine tasting at the Great Northern Hotel; and Windom Earle makes his next move.

28	20	"Episode 27" "The Path to the Black Lodge"	Stephen Gyllenhaal	Harley Peyton & Robert Engels	April 18, 1991	7.4

Windom Earle captures Major Briggs to interrogate him to how much he knows about the Owl Cave paintings; Cooper receives a message from the other side; Donna makes a discovery on her birth certificate; and Wheeler leaves town suddenly as Audrey looks for him to say goodbye.

29	21	"Episode 28" "Miss Twin Peaks"	Tim Hunter	Barry Pullman	June 10, 1991	10.4

Thanks to Andy, Cooper and Truman decipher part of the secret of the Black Lodge. Cooper helps Annie prepare for the Miss Twin Peaks beauty contest.

30	22	"Episode 29" "Beyond Life and Death"	David Lynch	Mark Frost & Harley Peyton & Robert Engels	June 10, 1991	10.4

Cooper must overcome his deepest fears as he tracks down Windom Earle, who has kidnapped Annie, and has taken her into the sinister realm of the Black Lodge.

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The following episode, "Episode 9", marked its decline, attracting 14.4 million households.

final_sentence: The following episode, "Episode 9", marked its decline, attracting 14.4 million households.