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Twin Peaks S2E13 — Checkmate
7.5
Twin Peaks•Season 2•Episode 13

Checkmate

7.5/10 · 5,791 votesJan 19, 199147 min

Ranked #17 of 22 in Season 2•−0.6 vs season avg

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Major Briggs has no memory of the place he was taken, but now has an odd tattoo on his neck. Andy and Dick break into Little Nicky's files. Mike and Nadine begin an affair. Evelyn asks James to kill her husband.

Directed byTodd Holland
Written byHarley Peyton
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Cast18

Kyle MacLachlan

Kyle MacLachlan

Dale Cooper

Michael Ontkean

Michael Ontkean

Harry S. Truman

Mädchen Amick

Mädchen Amick

Shelly Johnson

Lara Flynn Boyle

Lara Flynn Boyle

Donna Hayward

Kimmy Robertson

Kimmy Robertson

Lucy Moran

Dana Ashbrook

Dana Ashbrook

Bobby Briggs

Richard Beymer

Richard Beymer

Benjamin Horne

Sherilyn Fenn

Sherilyn Fenn

Audrey Horne

Warren Frost

Warren Frost

Will Hayward

Peggy Lipton

Peggy Lipton

Norma Jennings

James Marshall

James Marshall

James Hurley

Everett McGill

Everett McGill

Big Ed Hurley

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Todd Holland

Todd Holland

Director

Harley Peyton

Harley Peyton

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Checkmate" is episode 13 of Twin Peaks season 2. It scored 7.5/10 from 5,791 votes, ranking #17 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Todd Holland and written by Harley Peyton, it aired on January 19, 1991.

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