Contains spoilers for this episode and earlier episodes.
Cooper continues winning at the Silver Mustang, attracting both gratitude and alarm among the people around him. An acquaintance of Dougie's supplies directions to his home, and the casino sends him there with his winnings. Janey-E meets him at the red door, furious that he has vanished for days and missed their son's birthday. The money changes her mood because it can cover their debts, but Cooper still cannot explain himself. The next morning, she and Sonny Jim guide him through the simplest tasks. MIKE appears with a warning about the double, while Cooper remains unable to act like the detective who left Twin Peaks.
Gordon visits Denise before flying out with Albert and Tammy to see the prisoner in South Dakota. Their interview with Mr C is deeply unsettling: he speaks stiffly, claims to have worked undercover for Jeffries and asks Gordon to get him released. Gordon and Albert agree that something is wrong and decide they need a woman who knew Cooper closely to assess him. In Twin Peaks, Frank Truman joins Hawk's search through the old evidence. Bobby, now a deputy, breaks down at the sight of Laura's photograph and recalls Cooper's last visit to Major Briggs before the major's reported death. Lucy and Andy welcome their grown son Wally, who pays his respects before continuing his journey.