[Twin Peaks] Chapter 22 - Hour Thirteen "What Story Is That, Charlie?"
A Skeleton Key To Twin Peaks, 2nd Edition
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TPTR = Twin Peaks The Return (2017)
FWWM = Fire Walk With Me (1992)
RRL = The Red Room Dream Layer
TVL = The Version Layer
MPL = Missing Page Layer
TFM = The Fireman’s Mansion
Twin Peaks = The entire franchise
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INTRO13
Part 13: Scene 1
(0:00:00-0:01:41) Local (11:26:59-11:28:40) Global Time
1m41s
E21
Part 13: Scene 2
The Version Layer: Las Vegas, NV
(0:01:41-0:07:00) Local (11:28:40-11:33:59) Global Time
5m19s
PN: White Lodge Plan
The Mitchum brothers are throwing a party at the Lucky 7 Insurance Company. They deliver gifts from a conga line filled with revelry and set to percussive music.
From his office, Anthony Sinclair is shocked to see the Mitchums celebrating with Dougie Jones, the man he named their enemy. Sinclair hides under his desk to avoid their attention.
The conga line enters Bushnell’s office, and Bradley says, “Oh, Battling Bud! You are the man!” Bushnell says they made quite a night of it and tells Cooper he might want to call his wife.
The Mitchums bring Bushnell the following gifts: a box of Monte Cristo #2s, diamond cuff links, and the keys to his new BMW convertible (a matching set with Cooper’s).
Bradley explains, “A wrong has been made right, and the Sun is shining bright.”
The conga line moves out of the building.
Under his desk, Sinclair calls Mr. Todd to apologize, and Mr. Todd tells him he has one day to kill Douglas Jones, making sure they are clear, and then he hangs up the phone and calls for Roger. We hear a distant scream in the soundtrack.
Cut to the Jones home, where the Silver Mustang Casino installers unload a play set for Sonny Jim. One man asks Janey-E where she’d like it set up.
A beautiful white convertible BMW is also in the driveway with a bow from the Mitchum Brothers. Janey-E beams as she looks at the car.
Cut to night, and Tchaikovsky’s “Dance of the Swans” plays as Sonny Jim runs through the lights and the bars on his new play set. Cooper and Janey-E smile while Sonny Jim plays, a moment of true domestic bliss. Janey-E tells him she was distraught when he didn’t come home last night but says she’s in Seventh Heaven now, and Cooper repeats, “Seven Heaven.”
Janey- E says, “Oh Dougie, I love you so much.”
Janey-E’s public display of affect here signals a rising tide of kindness and benevolence. Cooper’s purity has dramatically reshaped the harsh landscape of this Las Vegas killing floor he was released into after coming through the socket trap. Anthony Sinclair is desperate to resolve this situation and keep his life and scam intact.
For the Mitchum Brothers, it isn’t just about the money anymore. Instead, they share their wealth freely with those who deserve credit for its accumulation.
C26
Part 13: Scene 3
The Version Layer: Somewhere in Montana
(0:07:00-0:23:22) Local (11:33:59-11:50:21) Global Time
16m22s
PN: Black Lodge Narrative
SN: Something is Wrong in Twin Peaks
Mr. C arrives at The Farm, which understandably troubles Ray Monroe since he killed the man and witnessed some dark intervention by powers Ray still doesn’t understand.
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