Enjoy this never seen before outtake from Twin Peaks “Episode 3” (aka “Rest In Pain”) written by Harley Peyton and directed by Tina Rathborne. Courtesy of Twin Peaks Archive, this is the very first take of scene #40 in which Special Agent Dale Cooper and Deputy Tommy ‘Hawk’ Hill discuss the death of Laura Palmer and the existence of the soul over a couple of beers at The Great Northern hotel. You’ll notice some new dialogue, which is highlighted in bold in the script below.
At the start of this outtake, before the director shouts “Action!”, we hear the crew cue Frank Sinatra‘s “Strangers In The Night” for the slow dancing extras. In the final montage, that song got replaced by the Twin Peaks Theme and the dialogue interspersed with cuts of a grieving Leland Palmer slowly making his way onto the dance floor. I’m sure you remember what happens right after this scene.
40. INT. GREAT NORTHERN BAR – NIGHT
A short time later. A sad song plays on a jukebox. Couples gather on the small dance floor, a few GUESTS mingle at the bar. Cooper and Hawk sit at small table near the fireplace. Their mood is quiet, contemplative. It’s been a long day.
COOPER
(after a beat) Did you know her, Hawk?
HAWK
Laura? Caught her speeding a couple times and let her talk me out of the ticket. That wasn’t hard.
COOPER
Laura Palmer didn’t have to die. It’s wrong. It makes me mad.
HAWK
Everything dies.
A beat. Cooper takes a pull from a longneck beer. He quietly wonders:
COOPER
Do you believe in the soul?
The question takes Hawk by surprise. He takes a closer look at Cooper.
HAWK
Several.
COOPER
(curious) More than one?
HAWK
Blackfeet legend. Waking souls that give life to the mind and body. A dream soul that wanders.
COOPER
Dream souls. Where do they wander?
HAWK
Faraway places. Anywhere U.S.A. The Land of the Dead.
COOPER
Is that where Laura is?
HAWK
Laura’s in the ground, Agent Cooper. That’s the only thing I’m sure of.
Cooper reacts, takes a closer look. Tommy ‘The Hawk’ Hill, agnostic Blackfoot. There’s more to him than meets the eye. A beat. Cooper lifts his glass into the air, proposes a toast:
COOPER
To Laura. Godspeed.
They touch glasses, toast. That’s when Cooper sees Leland Palmer stepping between tables to the dance floor.
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Interesting, but I’m glad they changed the dialogue, it’s a bit too black-and-white.
I hope Hawk plays a pivotal role in the new proceedings.
Awesome! Thanks for posting.
drinking beer? no. that’s why they changed it. i just watched the scene–around 41 minutes into the third episode–and NO beer bottles; shot from a height well above them, IF they were on the table. then, it moves into a demented leland palmer dancing. beer bottles are “dirty” and “bad”. this show was sterile and what we call “autistic” childish. it keeps itself in a position where smoking cigarettes is considered hardcore and stays that way. the beer bottles are what made me raise my eyebrow to begin with… no way. (i may sound harsh but you should understand that i know the TONE of the show VERY well).