With Major Briggs missing, Cooper and Truman look for answers.

The investigation into the disappearance of Major Briggs continues, while Bobby tails Hank Jennings at the request of a mentally unstable Ben Horne.

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.

The rivalry between Cooper and Earle is revealed.

Agent Cooper finds out who shot him and gets help with his deadly chess game against Windom Earle.