Lil the Dancer

Lil the Dancer is a woman of bizarre appearance performing bizarre actions in a scene of the David Lynch movie, "". This is an FBI method, devised by Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole, to quickly and covertly brief Special Agent Chester Desmond on what to expect during his investigation into the death of Teresa Banks. Lil the Dancer is portrayed by the actress Kimberly Anne Cole.

Her Clues

# Lil is wearing a sour face:
#* This means that Desmond will have problems with the local authorities; they will not be receptive to the FBI.
# Both of her eyes are blinking:
#* This means that there will be trouble higher up; the "eyes" of the local authorities.
# She has one hand in her pocket:
#* The local authorities are hiding something.
# Her other hand is made into a fist:
#* The local authorities are likely to be belligerent and aggressive.
# She is walking on the spot:
#* This means that there will be a lot of leg work involved in the investigation.
# Cole states that Lil is his "mother's sister's girl":
#* Missing in that sentence is the word "uncle"; this is then elaborated on when...
# Cole places four fingers in front of his eyes like prison bars:
#* This suggests that the uncle of the sheriff is in prison.
# The dress has been tailored (with different-colored thread) to fit Lil:
#* This is a code for drugs; drugs will be involved with the investigation.
# Pinned to the dress is a blue rose:
#* This is the one element that Desmond refuses to explain to his partner, Special Agent Sam Stanley. In fact, the meaning of the blue rose is never explained in the course of the movie, and is left to the viewer's imagination. There is an article on the blue rose at [http://www.sheepproductions.com/tps/ Twin Peaks Studios] , a website with explanations for many mysteries in Twin Peaks.