Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

No!

Get me Agent Chester Desmond

out in Fargo, North Dakota.

James, come over here and help out.

The phone.

Hello.

Chet, I'm calling you from Portland, Oregon.

It's Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole

calling from Portland, Oregon.

- Okay, Gordon. - Oregon.

I got a girl that's been murdered. Seventeen years old.

Named Teresa Banks.

Chet, I've got a surprise for you.

Something interesting I would like to show you.

Arrangements are being made,

and I will meet you at the private Portland airport.

Okay, Gordon.

Thanks.

- Chet, good to see you. - Gordon.

Chet, give Sam Stanley the glad hand.

He's come over from Spokane.

It's a pleasure. I've heard a lot about you.

Sam's the man who cracked the Whiteman case.

Congratulations.

I heard about that.

Chet, your surprise.

Her name is Lil.

She's my mother's sister's girl.

Federal?

Good luck, Chet.

Sam, you stick with Chet.

He's got his own MO, modus operandi.

You fellas can reach me in the Philadelphia offices.

I'm flying out today.

That really was something with the dancing girl, wasn't it?

What exactly did that mean?

I'll explain it to you.

Remember Lil was wearing a sour face.

What do you mean?

Her face had a sour look on it.

We're gonna have problems with the local authorities.

They're not gonna be receptive to the FBI.

Both eyes blinking means trouble higher up,

the eyes of the local authority.

A sheriff and a deputy would be my guess.

If you noticed, she had one hand in her pocket,

which means they were hiding something,

and the other hand made into a fist,

which means they're gonna be belligerent.

Lil was walking in place,

which means there's gonna be a lot of legwork involved.

Cole said Lil was "his mother's sister's girl."

Now, what's missing in that sentence?

The uncle.

Not Cole's uncle, but probably the sheriff's uncle is in federal prison.

Let me ask you something, Stanley.

Did you notice anything about the dress?

The dress was altered to fit her.

I noticed a different colored thread where the dress was taken in.

Gordon said you were good.

A tailored dress is our code for drugs.

Oh.

You notice what was pinned to it?

A blue rose?

Good.

But I can't tell you about that.

You can't?

No, I can't.

Good afternoon. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Special Agent Chet Desmond.

I'd like to see Sheriff Cable, please.

Why don't you have a seat over there with your partner?

Go ahead, make yourself at home.

Because it's gonna be a while.

Why don't you have some coffee? Go ahead.

It was fresh about two days ago.

All right, I've had enough of the waiting room now.

Oh, is that so?

You can start that fresh pot of coffee right now.

- How did you get in here? - Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Special Agent Chet Desmond.

I'm here to investigate the murder of Teresa Banks.

Well, little fella,

we don't need any outside help around here.

I don't like you people sniffing around my neck of the woods.

In fact, when the state boys called me about a J. Edgar coming up here,

I think I said:

"So what?"

It's all right, deputy.

Sheriff Cable can handle it from here.

Cliff.

Your behavior is not funny,

and it's wasting the time of the federal government.

You're lucky I'm not wasting you.

Well, little fella, let me put it this way.

The operative word here would be "federal."

I am now ordering you to release all pertinent information

concerning Teresa Banks, both while living and deceased.

A basic kill.

Banks was a drifter and nobody knew her.

Where's the body?

It's out back in our morgue.

It's 4:30. We close at 5.

We have our own clock. We'll lock up.

You know, Agent Desmond,

I figure this whole office, furniture included,

is worth 27,000 dollars.

Teresa Banks.

Teresa Banks lived at the Fat Trout Trailer Park for a month.

We'll check that.

Yeah.

Worked as a waitress at Hap's Diner.

Worked the night shift.

Good place for dinner when we're through here, Sam.

Yes.

No one came to claim the body.

No known next of kin.

Crushed skull.

Probable cause: repeated blows to the back of the head

by a blunt, obtuse-angled object.

I wonder where her ring is.

Personal effects include a watch, undergarment,

pink waitress uniform.

The ring's missing.

There seems to be an interesting contusion

under the ring finger of the left hand.

Accidental?

Agent Desmond,

could you hold the finger for me, please?

There's something in there.

What is it?

It's a piece of white paper

with the letter "T" imprinted on it. Come here, take a look.

Agent Desmond, it's 3:30 in the morning.

Where are we going to sleep?

We're not.

You and I are gonna get some food.

Ask Irene about that.

Irene out there.

Now, Irene is her name, and it is night.

Don't go any further with it.

There's nothing good about it.

Thank you, Jack.

How's it going with that goddamn lamp?

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Special Agent Chet Desmond.

I'd like to ask you a few questions about Teresa Banks.

Jack said you knew her.

How well?

She only worked here a month.

Nice girl.

Never seemed to get here on time, though.

You ask me, she had a little problem with-

Did you ever see Teresa Banks take cocaine?

No.

Do you ever take cocaine, Irene?

No, I do not.

I never took cocaine or any other drug.

I don't take drugs.

Nicotine's a drug.

Caffeine's a drug.

Who's the toe-head?

Those drugs are legal.

He's with me.

Is there anything you'd like to tell us about Teresa that might help us out?

I've been thinking about that.

If you ask me,

her death was what you'd call

a freak accident.

Thanks.

Are you talking about that little girl that got murdered?

You got something to tell us?

I know shit from Shinola.

Agent Desmond, do you think we should question him?

What time is it, Stanley?

It's late, Sam.

It's late, man. Hey, take... I'm sorry.

It's early. It's really early.

You know, I never told anybody this,

but once for about three days,

just before her time,

Teresa's arm went completely dead.

What do you mean?

Her left arm.

It was numb.

She said she couldn't use it.

Probably those drugs she was taking.

I just thought I ought to tell you.

Thanks.

Are you talking about that little girl that got murdered?

I doubt it was a drug problem.

It was probably a nerve problem.

I could recheck the arm for injuries,

but I'd have to take the body back to Portland to do some real nerve work.

I think that's a good idea, Sam.

Irene?

We'd like to order some food, please.

You wanna hear about our specials?

We don't have any.

What?

What is it?