Plot summary
Joel's fiancée Elaine ( Jessica Lundy ) arrives for a visit, only to have the entire town come down with the flu, ruining their time together. In their delirium, the townspeople blame the Russians and eventually the helpless doctor. Marilyn prescribes a foul-smelling native remedy that cures everyone, but refuses to reveal its ingredients. Joel attempts to coax the recipe out of her, saying they could sell it to a pharmaceutical company, and she could use that money for badly needed tribal aid. In the second of two dream sequences, tribute is paid to Twin Peaks famous waterfall opening scene and other recurring characters and catchphrases of the series.
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