Chapter Two
The agents looked at Diane and back at each other. "Diane was Agent Cooper's secretary here at the Bureau and has since retired. I'm familiar with the tapes always being addressed to her, but I don't recall Agent Cooper having a daughter," remarked Mulder. The woman looked at Mulder blatantly, and stated, "I am Agent Cooper's daughter and I was born after his disappearance, he had an affair with another agent's wife. My mother was killed by Agent Earle shortly after I was born. I was named after Cooper's secretary as she was friends with both my parents and was one of the few who could deal with my father. I was told that he was a brilliant agent, but his investigating methods were a bit odd. Diane was the one secretary who could put up with him and respect him at the same time."
"Oh," was all that Mulder responded. "Diane, I don't believe the Bureau will approve us taking this case, but we will do our best to help investigate in any way possible from here and if that time comes that we must head to Twin Peaks, then we will make that trip," explained Scully. Diane nodded and responded with a thank you before handing over her collection of Agent Cooper tapes and the case file. "Mulder, what do we know about this Agent Cooper? Did he really disappear?" "Scully, there isn't an x file on Agent Cooper's disappearance. He was somewhat of a legend in the F.B.I. for solving many cases, in particularly unsolved murders. Agent Cooper's partner, Windom Earle was also a legend, but for other reasons. Agent Earle had a psychotic break and was forced to be institutionalized, partly because of the affair that Agent Cooper had with Agent Earle's wife. Come to think about it, if Diane claims to be the daughter of Agent Cooper, then why would she have all of the cassettes?" "Mulder, I don't know what to tell you. What I can tell you is that with what resources and evidence we have might be able to help us solve this case." "Then let's get to it, partner."
