"Coop?"

"Coop?"

A hatch in the roof opens, and the head of a sheriff appears. "Coop." The rest of a sheriff follows. "Lucy told me you were up here."

"And as you can see, Harry, she was correct."

"What are you doing up here on the station roof at three am, Coop?"

"Harry, I am endeavoring to find out if I am connected to the moon"How's ( Read more... )

December is getting along in Twin Peaks; the snow is piled up in mounds that won't be going anywhere until April or May, but the first bad snowstorm is behind them, and the roads are clear, the power lines back up, and the sheriff's department back to normal ( Read more... )

It's a little after five when Harry parks the Bronco outside what used to be and may some day again be Coop's place, and gets out. He brings a large bowl of candy with him.

Knock knock!

Hey Joan,

I hope you got enough rest the other night. We got everything wrapped up and faxed in so that's all right.

I guess I'm mainly writing to see if you'd like to have dinner together some time soon. Maybe Tuesday evening?

Harry

Sometimes you spend the morning looking forward to lunch--and if he is going to make it through the afternoon, he needs a thermos of the Double R's coffee. He makes the stop. He has a brief talk at the counter with Norma, who points out a figure in blue in one of the booths; he takes his coffee cup that way.

The most reliable way in and out of Milliways is an inobtrusive door in the basement of Bookhouse; that's how Harry returns from his date. His mood is good; you can tell this because he's humming quietly to himself, his suit jacket off and over his arm.

Harry doesn't like the way the Deer Meadow sheriff's office is laid out (L-shaped, a shallow reception area just through the doors and a corridor extending nonintuitively back the way you came in) or the carpet (muddy gray) or the lighting (recessed and dim). After the hot summer sun he's almost blind, so he stands carefully still while his eyes ( Read more... )

"Sheriff, I have to ask--are you serious ( Read more... )

When Harry knocks on the door, it opens just a crack, and one ancient eye regards him for a ten-count before it swings open ( Read more... )

Hank's waiting. It gets dark, eventually ( Read more... )