Why the heck does Leland agree to be Ben's lawyer for the case against him...FOR MURDERING LELAND'S DAUGHTER AND NIECE? And why do Hawk and Albert not think this is strange?
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Good question - not sure if anyone has mentioned this before. It seems pretty preposterous. I think Hawk was so used to all the weirdness by that point that he just sorta went with it. I'm sure Albert had an inkling by that point.
It seems obvious that BOB realized he was caught by that point and wanted to end his time with Leland.
By that point in the show we see that BOB is pretty much in control of Leland the entire time. And obviously BOB knows that Ben didn't murder Laura, so maybe it was his intent to offer a lackluster defense and seal Bens fate.
Remember, BOB/Leland snuck some fur off of the fox in Ben's office to frame him to begin with.
As to the question of why no one else thought it strange, well, maybe they did.
It's in keeping with the quirky nature of Twin Peaks.
Like Bobby once said when seeing Pinkle hit on the Log Lady . . . "small town man."