Cooper's doppelgänger, exhausted from the process, crashes his car and passes out, allowing the police to capture him;[5] he subsequently manages to escape, dividing his time between his search for access to "the Zone"[6] and organizing his minions' attempts to eliminate the now catatonic Cooper, whom Jones's family and colleagues take for the real Dougie.

After numerous attempts, Cooper's doppelgänger is given the coordinates by Diane Evans (Laura Dern), whom he raped in the past and substituted with a "tulpa" (a Lodge-manufactured copy of a human being) at his service; after confessing all this to FBI and redirecting them to the Twin Peaks Sheriff Station, Diane is shot by Agent Albert Rosenfield (Miguel Ferrer) and disposed of in the Lodge by Mike (Al Strobel).

[7] In the meantime, Cooper awakens from a self-induced coma in full possession of his mental faculties, and after saying goodbye to Dougie's wife Janey-E (Naomi Watts) and son (Pierce Gagnon), leaves for Twin Peaks.

[8] Agent Phillip Jeffries (originally played by David Bowie) was also aware of Judy's existence, and Cooper warned Gordon to find him in case he disappeared, saying that he was "trying to kill two birds with one stone.

"[8] Agent Randall Headley (Jay R. Ferguson) calls Gordon, telling him Jones has left the hospital; Bushnell Mullins (Don Murray) reads Dougie's message to Cole: "I am headed for Sheriff Truman's.

At the Great Northern Hotel, the Jackson Hole Police Department informs Benjamin Horne (Richard Beymer) that it has found his brother Jerry (David Patrick Kelly).

In the woods outside Twin Peaks, Cooper's doppelgänger reaches the coordinates he received from Diane, the same location where the expedition group found Naido (Nae Yuuki).

After Frank invites the doppelgänger into his office, Andy recalls a vision the Fireman showed him involving him and Lucy[9] and rushes through the corridor.

[8] In the cells, Chad Broxford (John Pirruccello) attempts to escape, threatening to shoot Andy when discovered, but Freddie Sykes (Jake Wardle) knocks him unconscious with his green glove.

Gordon, Tammy and Albert arrive at the station; as Cooper notices Naido, his face appears in superimposition on the screen.

They are transported to the Dutchman's and encounter Phillip Jeffries (voiced by Nathan Frizzell), enclosed in a bell-shaped steam-spouting machine.

Laura breaks up with James, and after he drives away, goes to meet Leo Johnson (Eric Da Re), Ronette Pulaski and Jacques Renault (Walter Olkewicz) for an orgy, but encounters Cooper before reaching them.

American dream pop singer Julee Cruise performs her song "The World Spins", accompanied by Chromatics, at the end.

She called the finale as a whole a "brilliant and no doubt controversial ending for a show that had come back after 25 years to leave fans wanting yet again.

Club's Emily L. Stephens gave the episode an "A−", writing that it "sets itself up as the answer to the questions Twin Peaks poses," and that the battle scene at the sheriff's station "highlights the futility of relying on traditional story structure in telling a tale as abstract and enigmatic as this.

"[13] The New York Times' Noel Murray gave the episode a positive review, saying that he "personally loved" it and calling certain scenes "pure televised poetry," while recognizing some validity to the fans' annoyance over its "elliptical nature".