Man On Tv
Find the prisoner !
Season 2 · Episode 5
Duane Barry
Character-labelled dialogue prepared from the official DVD subtitle track.
Production code2X05Original airdate · October 14, 1994
342 dialogue entries
Opening scene
[ dog barking ]
[ TV: indistinct ]
[ TV: man shouting ]
[ TV continues: indistinct ]
Man #2
Find the prisoner !
[ TV chatter ]
Man On Tv
There's been a mistake ! Get me a lawyer.
[ TV chatter continues ]
Man #1
Where is the king ?
Man #2
In the great hall, sire.
Man #5 On Tv
Enough ! To thy post !
Man #4 On Tv
Aye, sire !
[ high-pitched chirping ]
Man #5 On Tv
To the great hall.
[ snoring ]
♪♪ [ bugle fanfare ]
[ TV sound cuts out ] [ white noise hissing ]
[ hissing continues ] [ whimpering ]
[ growling ]
[ whimpering ]
[ gasps ]
Duane Barry
I can't breathe !
[ whirring ] [ whimpering ]
[ droning ]
[ whimpering continues ]
Duane Barry
No. No. Not again !
[ screaming ]
[ screams continue ]
[ droning continues ] [ screams continue ]
[ man shouting ]
[ men muttering, chattering ]
[ knocking ]
[ radio chatter ]
[ exhales sharply ]
[ signal breaking up ]
[ engine starting ]
[ engine starting ]
[ siren wailing ]
[ keys clicking ] [ cash drawer opening ]
[ sensors whining ]
DAVIS CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT CENTER · MARION, VIRGINIA · PRESENT DAY
Dr. Hakkie
Hello, Duane. Nice to see you.
Duane Barry
Nice to see you too, doc.
Dr. Hakkie
How ya feelin' today ?
Duane Barry
Pretty good.
Dr. Hakkie
Why don't we sit down, Duane ? I wanna go over a few things with ya.
Duane Barry
Okay.
Dr. Hakkie
Now, it says here... That you've been refusing to take your medicine.
Duane Barry
I don't like the way it makes me feel.
Dr. Hakkie
Okay. All right. Let's talk about that. Because we give you that medicine for a reason, Duane. Because of your behavior.
Duane Barry
I know. I know.
Dr. Hakkie
Because we don't want you to hurt anybody again. You still hearing voices ?
Duane Barry
I'm not crazy, doc. Duane Barry's not like these other guys.
Dr. Hakkie
No, everybody here is different.
Duane Barry
They're comin' again. They're comin' again. I can feel it. They're gonna take Duane Barry to the place.
Dr. Hakkie
Nobody's comin', Duane.
Duane Barry
Nobody can stop 'em.
Dr. Hakkie
I'm gonna give you a shot. I think you just need some rest. This'll make you sleep. When you wake up, you'll see we didn't let anybody hurt you. Okay, Duane ? Duane ?
[ grunts, groans ]
[ cocks gun ]
Dr. Hakkie
Duane !
Duane Barry
Get away. Get away.
Man
Do it, man !
Dr. Hakkie
Put down the gun, Duane.
Duane Barry
Gimme the keys.
Dr. Hakkie
Duane.
Duane Barry
Gimme the damn keys !
Man
Yeah, do it, man !
[ bell ringing, klaxon buzzing ]
Dr. Hakkie
No ! Nooo ! [ ringing, buzzing continue ]
Duane Barry
Either way, doc, we're gettin' outta here together. You got it ? Let's go now ! Go ! Go ! Go !
WASHINGTON, D.C. · AUGUST 7, 1994
Alex Krycek
Agent Mulder !
Fox Mulder
Krycek. What's up ?
Alex Krycek
There's a situation going down. They want you out there right away.
Fox Mulder
What kind of situation ?
Alex Krycek
Hostage negotiation.
Fox Mulder
And they want me ?
Alex Krycek
Yeah.
Fox Mulder
What for ?
Alex Krycek
A guy escaped a mental institution. He's got four people at gunpoint in an office. Claims he's being controlled by aliens.
[ men shouting ]
Police Officer
[ man shouting ] stay back behind the barrier !
DOWNTOWN RICHMOND, VA. · AUGUST 7, 1994
Police Officer
[ man shouting ] police ! Stay back !
Alex Krycek
Krycek, Mulder, FBI where's the command post ?
Policeman
Right that way, sir.
Man #1
Yes, sir !
Man #2
Okay, I got it right here in front of me.
Fox Mulder
Get him on the horn ! Lucy.
[ chattering ]
Tactical Officer
Come down these a.c. Vents. You can put people on the third and fourth floor.
Lucy Kazdin
Agent Mulder ?
Fox Mulder
Yeah.
Lucy Kazdin
Lucy Kazdin, negotiation commander. Thanks for coming.
Fox Mulder
This is agent Krycek.
Lucy Kazdin
Let me show you what we've got. His name's Duane Barry. He's armed with a nine-millimeter... Smith and wesson handgun, one nine-round magazine. It is our belief that he's prepared to use the gun and not afraid to die.
Fox Mulder
What does he want ?
Lucy Kazdin
Safe passage for himself... And his original hostage, a shrink named Hakkie.
Fox Mulder
Passage to where ?
Lucy Kazdin
He's bent on taking... The doctor with him to an alien abduction site. Only he can't quite remember where the site is, so he stopped at a travel agency.
Fox Mulder
Is he lucid ?
Lucy Kazdin
Yes. But he's off his medication, so he's manic-- ranting about scoop marks, scars on his body, homing devices and a lot of other nonsense.
Fox Mulder
Like what ?
Lucy Kazdin
This alien abduction business, which I guess you know about.
Fox Mulder
Yeah, yeah. But I've never been in a hostage negotiation before.
Lucy Kazdin
Oh, we'll take you through it. Agent rich is our advisory commander. He and I will be coaching you.
Rich
What mr. Barry needs right now is a friend, someone who appears to understand him and can appeal to his sense of reason.
Fox Mulder
Do we know anything about his abduction experiences ?
Lucy Kazdin
You really believe in this stuff, agent Mulder ?
Fox Mulder
Is that a problem ?
Lucy Kazdin
We're here to save lives. You'll begin negotiations immediately. Every three hours, we'll reevaluate your progress... And let our tactical commander advise and update on the use of force.
[ chattering ]
Fox Mulder
If this man is an abductee, I need to know more about him. His personal history. Each abduction case is different.
Lucy Kazdin
That material has not been made available to us.
Fox Mulder
And nobody's thought to call the hospital for records ?
Lucy Kazdin
Look, agent Mulder. The guy is a psycho. Your object is to keep him on the phone. We stop to do a freudian analysis, next thing we know we've got four dead hostages. So whatever crap you gotta make up about spacemen or ufos, just keep him on the phone.
TRAVEL TIME TRAVEL AGENCY
Bob
Are we gonna have to sit on the floor like this all night ?
[ both gasp ]
Duane Barry
I told you to shut up.
Gwen
We all have families, for god's sake.
Dr. Hakkie
Duane, don't hurt anyone. Please ?
Duane Barry
I'm not gonna hurt you, doc. Because this time you're going with Duane Barry... So you can see what it's like. That's it's real !
[ phone ringing ]
[ phone continues ringing, clicks ]
Fox Mulder
Duane ?
Duane Barry
Yeah ?
Fox Mulder
This is special agent Fox Mulder. Look, I wanna try to help you.
Duane Barry
Yeah ? Well-- we're just sittin' here waitin' for, uh, travel plans.
Fox Mulder
I think I know what you're going through, Duane. I just wanna make sure you get what you want... And that bob, kimberly, gwen and dr. Hakkie don't get hurt.
Duane Barry
You know what I'm goin' through ? You think you know what Duane Barry's goin' through ? [ screams ] you don't know jack !
Fox Mulder
I know you're scared, Duane, and that you'd like to see this all come out right.
Duane Barry
Yeah, right. So they can put me back in the nuthouse... Where I belong.
Fox Mulder
We're only concerned about your safety, Duane. You and the others.
Duane Barry
Hey, what's your name ? Mul-der ? I know the routine: honesty, containment, conciliation. Am I missin' somethin' ?
Fox Mulder
You need someone to trust, Duane. I know a lot of people who've been through similar experiences.
Duane Barry
You wanna do something for me, agent Mulder ? You keep your dogs on a leash. You try to gas me out or do anything stupid, these people die. They're not takin' me again. You got it ? They can take somebody else !
Fox Mulder
Nobody's gonna try anything, Duane. Who is this guy ? He's FBI, isn't he ?
Lucy Kazdin
Former FBI
Fox Mulder
And you didn't think to mention that.
Lucy Kazdin
He's been out of the bureau since 1982. Institutionalized on and off for over a decade. It's beside the point.
Fox Mulder
The point being that the bureau wants to minimize its embarrassment, isn't that it ? That we can police our own ?
Lucy Kazdin
They would like it done as neatly as possible.
Fox Mulder
You're off to a hell of a start.
Rich
Negotiation is a process.
Fox Mulder
If you wanted somebody to read the script, you didn't have to bring me.
Rich
This method has proven extremely successful in winning the hostage taker's trust.
Fox Mulder
N-no. That man is afraid. And the only way you're gonna win his trust is by trying... To understand what he is afraid of. Have you ever spoken to an abductee, agent Kazdin ? Heard them talk about having their brain sucked out through their nostril... While being wide awake through the experience ? Would you like to know what they do to a woman's ovaries ?
Lucy Kazdin
Not particularly.
Fox Mulder
Well, understand that you might have to alter your approach a little bit here.
Alex Krycek
Is there anything I can do ?
Lucy Kazdin
Yeah. What's your name again ?
Alex Krycek
Krycek.
Lucy Kazdin
Krycek, have you got your notepad ? Grande, two percent cappuccino with vanilla. Agent rich ?
FBI HEADQUARTERS · WASHINGTON, D.C.
Woman On Tv
As you can see, carl, the swat team...
Reporter On Tv
[ phone ringing ] has taken positions on all the surrounding buildings.
Dana Scully
Scully.
Fox Mulder
It's me. I'm in Virginia.
Dana Scully
Yeah, I know. I've been watching it on TV. What's going on out there ?
Fox Mulder
What's the media saying ?
Dana Scully
That an escaped mental patient is holding four people hostage in a travel agency.
Fox Mulder
What they're not telling you is that he's former FBI who also claims to be an alien abductee.
Dana Scully
Seriously ?
Fox Mulder
Yeah. His name is Duane Barry. Look, Scully, I need your help. I need you to find out what happened to him. Anything-- transcripts from therapy sessions, hypnotic progressions. Anything about his abduction experience--
Dana Scully
Mulder ?
Fox Mulder
The lights just went out here.
Man #2
[ men shouting ] no, we're losing power.
Sniper
What the hell is going on ?
[ women screaming ] [ whimpering, breathing heavily ]
Man #1
[ chattering ] tactical unit, what are you guys up to ?
Tactical Commander
Nothing. Absolutely nothing, sir. [ groaning ]
Man #1
What the--
[ gunshot ]
Man #1
Get down ! Everybody get down ! Tactical command, shots have been fired. Locate and report. Repeat. Locate and report. [ gunshot ]
[ gunfire ]
[ women screaming ]
]
Rich
We've lost our captured line.
Man #1
We have four or five shots fired !
Fox Mulder
What's the number in there ?
Rich
555-2804.
Man #1
I repeat. We have either four or five shots fired !
Lucy Kazdin
A substation blew. We've got no power up and down the block. [ phone ringing ]
Fox Mulder
Duane ? Is everyone all right ?
Duane Barry
I told ya. You didn't believe me, did you ?
Fox Mulder
No, I believe you. I just need to know if anybody's been shot.
Gwen
I need towels. Kimberly ? [ gasping ] kimberly ? He's going to bleed to death.
Duane Barry
I guess we're gonna need a doctor.
Tactical Commander
Now, you'll have almost full ambient hearing loss in this ear. Your sense of balance may be affected slightly, particularly if you have to move quickly or get into a physical situation. If you get trapped or held in the building for some reason, we'll be able to warn you if there's a tactical assault. Now, remember, he's either got four or five rounds left. There's a wireless mike hidden in the top of this flak jacket. Speaking in a normal tone of voice, we should be able to hear anything you say up to a hundred yards. Make every attempt to keep these devices concealed. You put a normal telephone handset to that ear, it'll cause feedback and reveal that you're wired.
Lucy Kazdin
You really want to do this ?
Fox Mulder
Yeah.
Lucy Kazdin
Your job will be to deliver medical help to the hostage. Anything else is just a bonus. You're to get in and get out. You are not to risk your own life, and whatever you believe--
Fox Mulder
Don't jump into his delusion. I can't negotiate with him if he thinks I believe him.
Lucy Kazdin
Right. This is agent Janus. He's a trained medic. He'll work on the hostage. You're to keep Duane Barry talking. Like I said, if he's talking, he's not gonna shoot anybody, including you.
Tactical Commander
Now, I've got three snipers out there. Anything you can do to get him to the front door-- all we need is one shot to the medulla oblongata.
Sniper
Tac command, this is rooftop here. I have them in sight. They're passing the fountain and approaching the front entrance now.
Duane Barry
Just unlock the door. Move back.
Fox Mulder
Duane ?
Duane Barry
Hands in the air. Put the kit on the floor slowly.
Fox Mulder
We're unarmed. We just want to help the injured.
Gwen
Over here.
Duane Barry
Face the door ! That's right. Not armed, huh ? You're FBI, aren't ya ? Got a gun in the kit ?
Fox Mulder
No.
Duane Barry
Are you wearin' a wire ?
Fox Mulder
No. We're just here to help. Okay. [ Mulder ] nobody's gonna try anything, Duane.
Lucy Kazdin
That's right. Good. You want to work with him.
Fox Mulder
Just want to make sure no one else gets hurt.
Duane Barry
Just do your business and get out.
Janus
How's he doin' ?
Gwen
He's bad.
Janus
Hi, my name is Janus. I'm a paramedic. Hold on. I'm gonna take care of you.
Fox Mulder
They want to work with you, Duane. But you gotta work with them. Why not let the others go ?
Duane Barry
Doc's goin' with me.
Fox Mulder
Then let the women go. Were they here, Duane ? The light ? Was that them ?
Duane Barry
Don't try and b.s. Duane Barry.
Fox Mulder
We lost time. I checked my watch. Isn't that what happens ? Time stops ? Isn't it ? Duane ?
[ screaming ]
[ screaming continues ]
[ gasping, panting ]
[ panting continues ]
Duane Barry
You're makin' it up.
Fox Mulder
Isn't that what they've been saying to you, Duane ? That you're making it up ?
Duane Barry
They say it's inside my head. All they want to do is just give me more drugs.
Fox Mulder
I hear you, Duane.
Duane Barry
You hear me 'cause I got a gun.
Fox Mulder
No. I believe your story.
Lucy Kazdin
No, you're feeding into his psychosis.
Fox Mulder
You're afraid. I know the pain and the fear you must feel.
Lucy Kazdin
Just listen to me. Don't try to identify with him.
Fox Mulder
I've talked to people, Duane, people just like you who nobody wanted to believe.
Janus
This man's gonna die unless we get him to a hospital.
Fox Mulder
Why don't you let him go, Duane ? There's no reason this man has to die. Come on, Duane. You've got the power. Let him go.
Duane Barry
Okay.
Fox Mulder
Now, we're just gonna move him carefully to the door.
Duane Barry
No ! Baldie can go. But you stay. I'm tradin' the bald man for you.
Lucy Kazdin
Damn it !
Rescue Officer
Coming out ! Let's get him !
Man
You're going to be all right, sir. Keep moving.
Duane Barry
Now let's see how good a liar you are.
Fox Mulder
I'm tellin' the truth, Duane.
Duane Barry
How could you ever know what Duane Barry's been through ? How could anyone know ?
Fox Mulder
It happened to my sister.
Duane Barry
Don't you think you can lie to save their lives. I want some honesty ! I want some respect ! I'm tired of all the b.s. !
Fox Mulder
How does it happen, Duane ? Driving in your car ? Alone in bed at night ? When do they come to you ? You're paralyzed, aren't you ? Unable to move. Sometimes you can't even breathe. You feel an electric shock go through your body, and then they're there.
Lucy Kazdin
He's gonna push him right over the edge. I need a clear picture of what's going on in there.
Man
Right away.
Lucy Kazdin
You're choosing a dangerous course, agent Mulder.
Fox Mulder
There are beings, aren't there, Duane ? Are they tall ? Or small ? Diminutive ?
Duane Barry
No ! No !
[ grunts ]
Fox Mulder
They take you, Duane. Against your will.
Gwen
He's gonna kill us.
Fox Mulder
You're powerless. Sometimes you can't even speak. It's always the same. Nobody can help you. [ panting ] where do they take you, Duane ? Is there a ship ? Do they take you to a ship, Duane ? How do you get there ? Are you conscious of being transported ?
[ breathing quickens ]
[ whimpering ]
Duane Barry
They're, uh-- they're talkin' to Duane Barry. But they don't speak. He can hear what they're sayin'. They can... Read his mind.
Fox Mulder
That's right. Abductees call it "mindscan." it's a kind of telepathy.
Duane Barry
I'm tellin' 'em I don't want to go. But they never listen. They know what I'm sayin'. But they just... Go right on about their business. Tell him what that business is. Tell him.
Fox Mulder
They take you aboard the ship to perform the tests.
Duane Barry
They... Drilled my teeth. They drilled holes in my damn teeth !
[ whimpering ]
[ humming, beeping ]
[ whimpering continues ]
[ device whirring ]
[ whirring ] [ whimpering continues ]
[ screaming ]
[ continues screaming ]
[ phone ringing ]
FBI Agent
Yeah. That's what I wanted to show you in here.
Tactical Commander
Who here can talk to an agent Scully ?
Alex Krycek
Agent Scully, it's alex Krycek.
Dana Scully
Where's Mulder ?
Alex Krycek
He traded himself for one of the hostages.
Dana Scully
What ?
Alex Krycek
He's in with Duane Barry.
Dana Scully
You've got to get him out of there.
Alex Krycek
They're working on it.
Dana Scully
No, you've got to get him out of there now, or he's going to be killed.
Alex Krycek
How can you be sure ?
Dana Scully
Because Duane Barry is not what Mulder thinks he is.
Duane Barry
How old was your sister when they took her ?
Fox Mulder
She was eight.
Duane Barry
I seen kids sometimes. Young girls.
Fox Mulder
What are they doing to them ?
Duane Barry
Doin' tests. You know, testin' 'em.
Duane Barry
They tell 'em not to cry.
Fox Mulder
Are they hurting them ?
Duane Barry
Oh, yeah. Sometimes-- sometimes it hurts real bad. And... You just want to die, you know ? You know what it's like, sir ? It's like livin' with a gun to your head... And never knowin' when it's gonna go off.
Fox Mulder
You can let the others go, Duane. Let the others go, and take me.
Duane Barry
Oh, they heard you talkin' like that, they gonna have your ass. [ laughing ]
Fox Mulder
I don't care about that, Duane.
Duane Barry
No, I wouldn't do that to you. Besides, doc and I got an appointment. Ain't that right, doc ?
Tactical Commander
We got a picture. Mulder's here, opposite the doctor. The women are on the north wall. We can't see the east wall. Duane Barry must be there.
Man
Hold on a second.
Dana Scully
No. I don't think you understand what I'm telling you. I just flew down here from washington.
FBI Agent
We've got a situation in progress.
Dana Scully
All right. Well, then let me talk to someone who's in charge.
Alex Krycek
You are. Calm down, Scully.
Dana Scully
Don't tell me to calm down. I'm not going to calm down... Until I can talk to someone who will listen to what I'm saying.
Lucy Kazdin
What's the problem here ?
Dana Scully
I'm special agent Dana Scully, and I have information that is vital to your negotiations.
Lucy Kazdin
What information ?
Dana Scully
I think there has been a critical misjudgment here. This man who claims to be under the control of aliens, his mental health history describes a rare state of psychosis. As you can see from his medical records, in 1982 Duane Barry was shot in the line of duty, the bullet piercing his bilateral frontal lobes.
Lucy Kazdin
Right.
Dana Scully
The injury left him nearly incapable of functioning in society. It effectively destroyed the moral center of his brain. Now, almost a hundred years ago, there was a famous case. A man named gage had a blasting rod pierce the same region.
Lucy Kazdin
And what effect did it have ?
Dana Scully
He became a pathological liar... Suffering from severe delusions. His behavior was characterized as bizarre and violent, with a tendency to act out his fantasies.
Lucy Kazdin
How did you get involved in this case ?
Dana Scully
Agent Mulder called me. We used to work together.
Lucy Kazdin
Well, if this is true, he's got your former partner completely fooled.
Dana Scully
Is there a way I can reach him with this information ?
Duane Barry
The government knows about it, you know ? They're even in on it sometimes-- right there in your room when they come. They work together... With a, uh, secret corporation.
Fox Mulder
Who in the government ?
Duane Barry
A man, military-- they're all in it together. [ Duane sighs ] the government knows why they're here. But they wouldn't dare let the truth out, so they cooperate.
Fox Mulder
You're going to have to deal with resolving this situation, Duane, sooner or later.
Duane Barry
I'm tired.
Fox Mulder
There's no other way out. You've got to tell them what you want to do.
Duane Barry
I just want to go back to the place.
Fox Mulder
What place ?
Duane Barry
Where it first started. Where they first came and got me.
Fox Mulder
Where is that ?
Duane Barry
A mountain. We went, uh, up and... Up. Ascending-- ascending to the stars. I'm not goin' again.
Dana Scully
Listen to me. You cannot trust Duane Barry. He is a brain-damaged psychopath who took a bullet in the head. He is not what you think he is.
Duane Barry
What ?
Fox Mulder
How do they find you each time ?
Duane Barry
Implants-- my gums, sinus cavity, here in my belly button. Trackin' devices.
Dana Scully
Mulder, he could snap at any time. He has a history of irrational and violent behavior. Now, you have to work towards resolving this. Now, you have his trust. You have to try and negotiate with him.
Fox Mulder
Why not let the women go, Duane ? They'll deal with you if you let the women go.
Dana Scully
That's good. That's good, Mulder. Now, keep him talking. H.r.t. Is moving into position, and unless you can get him to free the hostages, they are going to execute a tactical plan.
Fox Mulder
The women are of no consequence to you. Let 'em go. It's the right thing to do, Duane.
Duane Barry
Okay, but he stays. Go on. Get out of here. Get up. Go on. Get out of here. Go on.
Kimberly
I-- [ clears throat ] I just want to say that I believe you.
[ men chattering ]
Gwen and Kimberly
We're safe now. Uh-huh.
Sniper
The women are clear.
Man
I got him. Standing, center room. Moving--
[ radio chatter ]
Dana Scully
This is a countdown, Mulder. They're coming at you.
Marksman #1
Position one, ready.
Tactical Commander
Coming at you, number one.
Duane Barry
Gonna need transportation.
Fox Mulder
What do you want, Duane ? A car ?
Duane Barry
I don't know.
Fox Mulder
Do you know where you want to go ?
Duane Barry
They're gonna tell me.
Fox Mulder
Duane, you can't leave here if you don't know where you want to go. Duane ! Come here.
Duane Barry
What ?
Man
Hold your fire. You lost your line.
Fox Mulder
Uh-- there's something I want to ask you.
Duane Barry
What ?
Fox Mulder
You didn't believe me. I had to earn your trust. Now, there's something I gotta know. Are you making any of this up ?
Duane Barry
You, uh, callin' Duane Barry a liar now ?
Fox Mulder
No.
Duane Barry
You think I made that all up ?
Fox Mulder
No, I don't. I'm sorry.
Duane Barry
You're sorry ?
Fox Mulder
Duane, will you listen to me for a second ?
Duane Barry
You're just like all the others. You say you believe me.
Fox Mulder
Duane-- I do believe you. I believe you.
Duane Barry
But you don't. You lie, just like everybody else !
Fox Mulder
No, I believe you, Duane !
Duane Barry
I trusted you ! I trusted you ! I was a fool !
Fox Mulder
Can I say something ? Duane, can I say something ? I know you're tired. But there's something you've forgotten to do. When you let the women leave, you left the door unlocked. Go and lock the door, Duane. Go lock the door. Go lock the door, Duane. Go lock it. They can get in here. Go lock the door.
[ gasps ]
[ gunshot ]
Man #1
Okay, let's move ! Agent Mulder.
Man #2
He's down ! He's down !
[ men shouting ]
[chattering]
Man On Radio
1400 block south parker, code 3. Repeat. Rolling code 3--
Overlapping Chatter
Medical unit 2-0, we're rolling.
Dana Scully
You okay, Mulder ?
Fox Mulder
Yeah.
Dana Scully
Whatever you're feeling, you did the right thing.
Fox Mulder
Yeah, it's just that, uh, I believed him.
Dana Scully
Sometimes when you want to believe so badly, you end up... Looking too hard.
JEFFERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL · RICHMOND, VA
Lucy Kazdin
Agent Mulder, thanks for coming.
Fox Mulder
No, I was surprised to get your call.
Lucy Kazdin
Yeah, well, as it turned out, whatever your impression of the way it was handled, I didn't get to thank you for going out there and putting it on the line. What ?
Fox Mulder
I don't know. I guess I thought you called me down here to chew me out. Oh. How's he doing ?
Lucy Kazdin
Duane ? They almost lost him, but he stabilized. They've got him listed on critical still.
[ monitors beeping ]
Lucy Kazdin
I checked on his record with the bureau. It was exemplary. His accident was something of a mystery. Shot by his own weapon in a drug stakeout, left for dead in the woods. He was never the same. Lost everything-- wife, kids, house.
Fox Mulder
The fine thread of sanity.
Lucy Kazdin
I actually called you down here for another reason, agent Mulder. Uh-- in the x rays, the surgeon found several pieces of metal... In his gums, in his sinus cavity... And one in the abdomen. I had them checked. I felt you'd want to know. And there were tiny drill holes... In his left and right rear molars. A dentist who examined them said they could not have been done... With any of the current equipment in use-- not without chipping or damaging the tooth. Anyway, I thought you ought to know.
FBI HEADQUARTERS · WASHINGTON, D.C.
Dana Scully
This could just be a piece of shrapnel. Duane Barry did a tour of duty in vietnam.
Fox Mulder
It was right where he said it would be, Scully, along with the ones in his gums and his sinus.
Dana Scully
And you think that this was implanted ?
Fox Mulder
Well, if it was, that would mean Duane Barry was telling the truth.
Dana Scully
Or some version of the truth. Look, I'll take this down to ballistics. We can have this cleared up in a second.
FBI HEADQUARTERS · WASHINGTON, D.C.
Ballistics Expert
Let me just make a slight adjustment.
Dana Scully
What do you think ?
Ballistics Expert
Could be a shell casing or a small artillery fragment. The edges are dull, but it could've been white-hot when it entered the body.
Dana Scully
That would make sense.
Ballistics Expert
These small markings. See them here ?
Dana Scully
Mm. Looks like some kind of a stamp.
Ballistics Expert
Like it's been tooled or etched. Pretty fine work too. This square we're looking at is only ten microns across. Strange.
[ beeping ]
[ beeping continues ]
SUPERMARKET
Store Clerk
[ register buzzing, rattling ] 11.14.
Clerk
Thank you.
Woman
[ woman ] can I get some help here ?
Clerk
I'll be right with you. ...cash out my drawer.
[ beeps ]
[ rapid beeping, whirring ]
[ whirring, beeping continue ]
Clerk
What happened ? Did you touch something ?
Dana Scully
Uh-- I don't know what happened.
[ beeping, whirring continue ]
[ sensors beeping ]
[ beeping continues ]
[ rumbling ]
[ gasps ]
[ rumbling intensifies ]
[ panting ]
JEFFERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL · RICHMOND, VA
Police Officer
All right.
[ thunderclap ] [ phone ringing ]
MULDER'S APARTMENT · WASHINGTON, D.C.
Fox Mulder (recorded)
Hello. This is Fox Mulder. Leave a message, please.
[ beep ]
Dana Scully
Mulder, it's me. I just had something incredibly strange happen. This piece of metal that they took out of Duane Barry, it has some kind of code on it. I ran it through a scanner and some kind of a serial number came up. What the hell is this thing, Mulder ? It's almost as if-- it's almost as if somebody was using it to catalog him.
[ gasps ]
[ Scully screaming, glass breaking ]
Duane Barry
Come on !
Dana Scully
Mulder ! I need your help !
Duane Barry
Come on !
Dana Scully
Mulder !
[ clattering, glass breaking ]
Dana Scully
Mulder !
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