Catherine Martell is a character from the television series Twin Peaks, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost.
Catherine (played by Piper Laurie) is the sister of Andrew Packard, the owner of the Packard Mill. Catherine married lumberjack Pete Martell, but their happiness was short lived. Though they remained married, Catherine holds her more simple and naive husband in contempt.
After her brother Andrew's death in a boating accident -- actually ...
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Catherine Martell is a character from the television series Twin Peaks, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost.
Catherine (played by Piper Laurie) is the sister of Andrew Packard, the owner of the Packard Mill. Catherine married lumberjack Pete Martell, but their happiness was short lived. Though they remained married, Catherine holds her more simple and naive husband in contempt.
After her brother Andrew's death in a boating accident -- actually brought about by his young Chinese wife Josie and Hank Jennings -- Catherine runs the Packard Mill although Josie is the legal owner.
Catherine is having an affair with local businessman and landowner Ben Horne, with whom she is plotting the burning down of the mill. Unknown to Catherine, Ben is also in cahoots with Josie, and the two of them are plotting to cut her out of the picture entirely, with the intent to eventually shut down the mill and develop the land for their own profit.
Toward the end of season one, an insurance agent informs...
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