The Last Evening

Cooper baits Jacques at One-Eyed Jacks, while Audrey braces for the first night on the job; James, Donna and Madeleine play their trick on Dr. Jacoby; Josie does business with Hank, The final episode of the first season of David Lynch and Mark Frost's acclaimed, genre-bending television serial, Twin Peaks, Vol. 7 sees the climax of several important plotlines. Donna Hayward and James Hurley's trap for Dr. Jacoby backfires when he is beaten by a masked man and has a heart attack. Meanwhile, Cooper's undercover infiltration of the local brothel, One-Eyed Jack's, leads to a telling encounter with Jacques Renault, who ultimately confesses to his activities on the night of Laura Palmer's murder. Audrey Horne's evening as a fledging worker in One-Eyed Jack's has taken a much darker turn, however, as she hides from her first potential client: her father. Meanwhile, Leo Johnson sets the mill on fire, with his wife inside; little does he know that plans are being made to dispose of him as well. The episode, directed by Mark Frost, concludes ambiguously, with the appearance of a mystery figure who shoots Agent Cooper in the stomach. Many observers believe the cliffhanger nature of this season-ending episode alienated many viewers who expected a clear-cut solution to the "Who Killed Laura Palmer?" mystery, and that this disappointment contributed heavily to the show's rapid decline in popularity.