Twin Peaks - TV Series
The Man Behind Glass
Laura's Secret Diary
The Orchid's Curse
Demons
Season Two
Episodes 10, 11, 12, and 13
Air Dates
Oct 13th, 1990
Oct 20th, 1990
Oct 27th, 1990
Nov 3rd, 1990
Directed by
Episode 10: Lesli Linka Glatter
Episode 11: Todd Holland
Episode 12: Graeme Clifford
Episode 13: Lesli Linka Glatter
Written by
Episode 10:
Robert Engels
Episode 11:
Mark Frost, Harley Peyton
and Robert Engels
Episode 12:
Barry Pullman
Episode 13
Harley Peyton
Robert Engels
Starring
Kyle MacLachlan
Sherilyn Fenn
Michael Ontkean
Peggy Lipton
Trivia
Harold also appears in the film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and the tie-in novel The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer
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Twin Peaks revolves around its townspeople and their connections to each other after the murder of popular homecoming queen Laura Palmer. As the series progresses, we learn that Laura led a secret, double life - as do many of the other people in town.
Donna Hayward, whose best friend was Laura Palmer, decides to take over Laura's former Meals on Wheels route to discover more about its recipients. On her first day, she encounters a mysterious grandmother and her grandson who direct Donna to "Mr. Smith next door. He was Laura's friend." The grandmother goes on to tell Donna that, "Mr. Smith does not leave his house." Donna knocks at his door, and when he doesn't answer, she leaves a short note with her number, which Harold responds to that night, telling her they should meet the next day.
The Man Behind The Glass (2.003, Episode 10)
Harold tells Donna that he cannot leave the house. He asks if she will place an orchid on Laura's grave. Later that night, Donna visits Harold's house again, unannounced, after becoming upset with her boyfriend. When Harold leaves the room, Donna is shocked to find Laura's diary on his writing table.
Laura's Secret Diary (2.004, Episode 11)
Harold and Donna have an indoor picnic where Harold reads a passage from Laura's diary. Donna suggests he turn the diary over as evidence. Upset, he replies that Laura gave it to him for safekeeping. "People come to me and tell me their stories, about the world outside. I take their stories and place them in a larger context, a sort of living novel."
The Orchid's Curse (2.005, Episode 12)
Donna visits Harold again and offers her stories in exchange for entries from Laura's diary. He replies that he'll read it to her, but it mustn't physically leave the room. Almost as soon as Donna begins her story, she takes hold of the diary and goes outside, forcing Harold to leave his home. He has a terrible reaction and collapses.
Later that evening, Donna creates a plan. Laura's cousin Maddy will enter Harold's home and steal the diary, which he keeps in a hidden bookshelf, while Donna distracts him. Donna chooses to seduce Harold with a story. They find themselves in his greenhouse. When he leaves the room to find a vase for an orchid, she signals Maddy to enter. Already suspicious of her behavior, Harold hears Maddy as she accidentally moves the shelf too loudly. Upset to learn of her betrayal, Harold rushes after Donna and Maddy into the living room. He confronts them, a hand cultivator in his grip, asking them if they're looking for secrets, before wounding his face.
Demons (2.006, Episode 13)
Emotionally broken, Harold accuses Donna, "You're just like the others. You lie, you betray, and then you laugh about it. You are unclean. You have contaminated me." Just as Harold reaches for the diary, Donna's boyfriend James enters and pushes Harold against the wall. Taking hold of Maddy's hand, James leads the girls out of the apartment. The diary falls to the floor, and Harold rushes to collect it. After Donna and James reconcile outside his house, we see Harold feverishly spraying his orchids with poison. The last time we see him he is crying out in anguish.
Lonely Souls (2.007, Episode 14)
(Mentioned only. Mr. Von Dohlen had a stand-in.)
Donna tells the police department that Harold has Laura's diary. With a warrant to search his apartment, Deputy Hawk finds Harold's door unlocked and his lifeless body suspended from the ceiling of his greenhouse. They discover a note tucked into his shirt, J'ai une âme solitaire. Mysteriously, this is the same phrase the grandson said in Donna's presence before she visited Harold's home for the first time.
Arbitrary Law (2.009, Episode 16)
(Mentioned only)
When Donna learns of the note found on Harold's body, she informs the FBI Agent in charge of Laura's case. The FBI Agent and Donna visit the grandmother and grandson's house but find another woman living there who claims no knowledge of the other occupants. However, in hearing her name, the woman gives Donna an envelope she found mixed with her mail the morning after Harold died. In the envelope are two of Laura's diary entries.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
The film is set before the events of the series and allows us to see Laura visit Harold shortly before her death. More here.
Twin Peaks: The Return Part Seven
Harold is mentioned as Laura's friend.
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Streaming Availability
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