. . . . . . . . . . . . . "1"^^ . . "The pilot episode, also known as Northwest Passage, of the mystery television series Twin Peaks premiered on the ABC Network on Sunday, April 8, 1990. It was written by series creators Mark Frost and David Lynch, and directed by Lynch. The pilot follows the characters of Dale Cooper and Harry S. Truman as they investigate the death of popular high school student Laura Palmer; Cooper believes the murder has connections to a murder case that occurred a year earlier."@en . . . . "1990-04-08Z"^^ . . . . . "1"^^ . . . . . . . . "Pilot"@en . .