Subject: Re: Critical Peaking
From: comb@sol.acs.unt.edu (Eric N. Lipscomb)
Date: 1991-09-01, 15:25
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

salmieri@whitebase.ukp.com (Gregory Salmieri) writes: (though sometimes
difficult to read)

> >A have a friend who is very anilitical in nature and I got him interested in 
> >TP untill a few episodes after BOB was revieled to be Lealand when he gave 
> >up on the show. He did raise some good argumants that havn't yet been 
> >resolved. One: The FBI wouldn't be involved in a simple murder 
> >investigation, 

As stated numerous places in the show and the related books, this was not
a "simple murder case."  Cooper originally investigated the Teresa Banks
murder, which, as he claims, had every making of a serial killing except for
a second body.

> >Two: Cooper was aperently sent to TP to investigate Rhona 
> >Palaskie NOT Lara Palmer infact he didn't even know her name untill he was 
> >told by Harry. 

Cooper came to Peaks to investigate the murder of Laura Palmer.  There were
several points regarding her murder that related to the Teresa Banks case.
Also, you'll find in the Cooper tapes, and I believe even in the first 
episode, though I haven't seen it, that Coop names Laura as the victim.

> >Three: When Peat discovered Lara's body he told Harry "She's 
> >dead rapped in plastic." How was Harry suposed to know it was Larra unless 
> >they had been resently discussing that she was missing or somthing. She 
> >wasn't discovered to be missing untill later. 

Huh?  (scratches head)

> >Fore: If cooper was sent to TP 
> >he would be sent to investigate one case. He wouldn't take over the entire 
> >sheruffs office. 

If, in the line of duty, an agent needs to enlist assistance from the local
authorities (who called in the big guns, anyway), he/she has the authority
to "take over" leadership of the locals, in the respect of the case being
investigated.  Besides that, Harry and the others respected and trusted Coop
and voluntarily aided him whenever they could.

(sigh)  Would that I could get my TV soon and rewatch the whole show.  It's
been too long.  :)

}lips


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