Dual Spires

"Dual Spires"
Psych episode
Sheriff Jackson, Doc Gooden, and Robert Barker find the body of Paula Merral.
Episode no.	Season 5 Episode 12
Directed by	Matt Shakman
Written by	Bill Callahan James Roday
Original air date	December 1, 2010
Running time	50 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Sherilyn Fenn as Maudette Sheryl Lee as Doc Gooden Dana Ashbrook as Robert Barker Robyn Lively as Michelle Barker Lenny Von Dohlen as Sheriff Jackson Catherine E. Coulson as Woman with Wood Ray Wise as Father Westley Scott Lyster as Randy Jackson Ryan McDonald as Jack Smith
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"Dual Spires" is the 12th episode of the fifth season of the American comedy-drama television series Psych, and the 75th episode overall. The episode was directed by Matt Shakman and written by Bill Callahan and series star James Roday. It originally aired December 1, 2010.

The episode is a homage to the cult television series Twin Peaks and features seven cast members of the series, including Sherilyn Fenn, Sheryl Lee, Dana Ashbrook, Robyn Lively, Lenny Von Dohlen, Catherine E. Coulson, and Ray Wise. After receiving an e-mail inviting them to a cinnamon festival, Shawn Spencer (Roday) and Burton "Gus" Guster (Dulé Hill) travel to the quirky small town of Dual Spires. Once there, they are caught up in the mysterious drowning death of teenager Paula Merral.

"Dual Spires" received generally positive reviews from critics. According to the Nielsen ratings system, it drew 3.543 million viewers, with a 2.2/4 share among all households and a 1.3/4 share among those aged 18–49.

After receiving a flier by email inviting them to a cinnamon festival, private detectives Shawn Spencer (James Roday) and Burton "Gus" Guster (Dulé Hill) travel to the quirky small town of Dual Spires. Shawn and Gus eat cinnamon pie at the Sawmill Diner, an establishment owned by Robert "Bob" Barker (Dana Ashbrook) and his wife Michelle (Robyn Lively) and built on a sawmill that burned down in 1958, killing eight people. Soon, the body of Bob and Michelle's niece, Paula Merral, is found by a lake.