Diane Evans (tulpa)

WARNING! This article contains plot spoilers for the 2017 series of Twin Peaks.

Diane Evans
Biographical information
Date of Birth	c. 1992–1993
Date of Death	October 3, 2010s
Cause of Death	Turned into a gold orb
Residence	Black Lodge
Behind the scenes
Actor	Laura Dern

A tulpa of Diane Evans, former secretary to FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper, was manufactured by Cooper's doppelganger in the early 1990s.

Biography

Creation

Three to four years after Dale Cooper's stay in Twin Peaks and disappearance, he apparently showed up at the real Diane Evans' home in Philadelphia, and questioned Diane about FBI activities since he had been gone. They kissed, but Diane, initally happy to see him, immediately sensed he was not himself. The doppelganger, sensing her fear, then sexually assaulted her, after which she was taken to a "gas station." An exact duplicate of Diane was created, which assumed her identity.

This Diane, seemingly traumatized by what had happened when Cooper appeared, later retired from the FBI and developed a bitter, hostile persona. She frequented Max Von's Bar in Philadelphia and had a regular stream of male suitors.

2010s

Twenty-five years after Cooper's disappearance, Albert Rosenfield found her one evening at her usual haunt. She refused to assist him in a case that involved Cooper, but reluctantly agreed when Deputy Director Gordon Cole accompanied him the next morning.

She went with them and Agent Tammy Preston to South Dakota, where she briefly met with Cooper, with whom she recalled a night they both clearly remembered. Shaken by the meeting with Cooper, she told Cole that this was not the Cooper she knew, for he lacked the heart that she knew Dale had.

On the way back to Philadelphia, Cole had the plane re-routed to Buckhorn, South Dakota to investigate the body of Major Garland Briggs, an associate of Cooper from his time in Twin Peaks. Upon arrival at the police station, Diane decided to stay in the lobby, where she read a text that read, "AROUND THE DINNER TABLE, THE CONVERSATION IS LIVELY."

Diane and the FBI were later led to where William Hastings claimed to have entered an alternate dimension he referred to as "the zone." As Albert and Gordon investigated, Diane spotted bearded men, particularly one that exited Detective Dave Macklay's car after Hastings' head suddenly exploded. Diane brought this up to the group later, but was not entirely sure of what she saw. She also studied a photo Albert took of Ruth Davenport's arm, which contained a set of coordinates written on it.

Diane was soon brought onto the investigation in an official capacity. At the bar, she responded to the text "Las Vegas?" with "THEY HAVEN'T ASKED YET."

Later, she searched the coordinates from the photo of Ruth's arm, finding that they led to Twin Peaks.

Diane was later asked by Cole, Preston, and Albert if Cooper had mentioned Major Garland Briggs during their last meeting. Albert explained Briggs' relation to Cooper's work and Diane recognized the inscription on a ring found in Briggs' stomach, as it belonged to her half-sister Janey-E's husband, Dougie.

Behind the scenes

Cooper with the tape recorder he uses to address tapes to Diane

Diane's duplicate appeared in the 2017 revival, played by Laura Dern, who has appeared in several David Lynch projects, including his films Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, and Inland Empire.

Appearances

• Twin Peaks – 2017
  • "Part 4" (Mentioned only)
  • "Part 6"
  • "Part 7"
  • "Part 9"
  • "Part 10" (Mentioned only)
  • "Part 11"
  • "Part 12"
  • "Part 14"