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Season 2 · Episode 11
Excelsis Dei
Character-labelled dialogue prepared from the official DVD subtitle track.
Production code2X11Original airdate · December 16, 1994
370 dialogue entries
Scene 01
EXCELSIS DEI CONVALESCENT HOME
[ door opening, closing ] [ announcer speaking on TV, indistinct ]
Tiernan
Come on, man. Come on. Come on, now. Put him down. Put him down!
[ fight sounds continuing on TV ]
Upshaw
Ooh! Hey, man, watch it.
Tiernan
Come on, Upshaw. Come on. You and me, buddy. Let's go.
Upshaw
You're a moron, Tiernan.
Tiernan
Let's go.
Nurse Charters
You're both morons, as far as I'm concerned. And who's watching the floor?
Upshaw
What's his name. The skink.
Tiernan
Hey, guess who died this afternoon? Mrs. Richardson.
Upshaw
Face plant right in a bowl of pudding.
[ chuckling ]
Nurse Charters
I don't suppose either one of you bothered to change her room.
Upshaw
Oh, no, no. We left that for you.
[ TV announcer continues, indistinct ]
Tiernan
Ow!
[ announcer continues ]
Nurse Charters
Okay, party's over, gents.
Stan Phillips
Why'd you do that?
Nurse Charters
Because rules are rules, Stan. Aw-- and I'm the queen bitch around here.
Hal Arden
Gung said we can watch the rest of the fight. Yeah?
Nurse Charters
Well, do I look like Gung to you?
Hal Arden
No. You got a better figure.
Nurse Charters
You want to keep that hand, Hal, you better let go.
Hal Arden
How about a little sponge bath?
Nurse Charters
How about I take care of these wandering hands of yours?
[ chuckles ]
Nurse Charters
Come here.
Hal Arden
You like strapping me down, don't you?
Nurse Charters
Oh, yeah. I really get off on it.
[ chuckling ]
[ door slams ]
Nurse Charters
Hey, Gung. No TV after 9:00. Do you understand?
Gung
Dr. Grago said they're getting better, so--
Nurse Charters
Getting better. Right. They don't pinch his butt every time he walks into the room.
[ screams ]
[ pants ]
[ moaning ]
Nurse Charters
Oh, god! Don't! Somebody help me! Somebody, please!
Scene 02
FBI HEADQUARTERS
[ screaming ]
Nurse Charters
Please! Please help me!
Dana Scully
Good morning.
Fox Mulder
Whatever tape you found in that v.c.r. Isn't mine.
Dana Scully
Good, because I put it back in that drawer... With all those other videos that aren't yours.
Fox Mulder
This definitely isn't mine.
Dana Scully
No. This is michelle Charters. She's a registered nurse at a convalescent home in worcester, massachusetts.
Fox Mulder
What happened to her?
Dana Scully
According to miss Charters, she was raped. The abrasions and contusions here would be consistent with her claims, as would be the medical report, which cites the kind of injury and tearing associated with sexual trauma.
Fox Mulder
Where'd you get this? Violent crimes?
Dana Scully
No, the woman made the video herself. It seems that no one will believe her story.
Fox Mulder
Why not?
Dana Scully
Because she claims to have been raped by an invisible entity. A spirit being.
Fox Mulder
I have several X-Files that document similar cases.
Dana Scully
I know. I've been here since 6:00 this morning going through them.
Fox Mulder
Then you know none of them have ever been substantiated.
Dana Scully
Not surprisingly.
Fox Mulder
Given the emotional and psychological violence of rape, the face or identity of the attacker is often blurred or erased from memory. That he could be perceived as invisible is a logical leap from there.
Dana Scully
Yes, but this case is different.
Fox Mulder
Why?
Dana Scully
The victim has filed a lawsuit against the federal government. She seems to be certain who the spirit being is.
Scene 03
Scene 03
Nurse Charters
Mr. Arden. Hal Arden.
Dana Scully
And you know him--
Nurse Charters
He's been a patient where I work for about five years.
Fox Mulder
Miss Charters, the facts of your case seem to contravene... Those of other cases we have on file.
Nurse Charters
Right. You mean the other "woman raped by invisible man" cases?
Fox Mulder
How do you know it was him who attacked you?
Nurse Charters
He made advances toward me. And he said things, rude things-- look, when you bathe somebody every day for five years, you get to know more about them than you really need to. An old man smells a certain way, and he feels a certain way.
Dana Scully
I know this is hard for you.
Nurse Charters
No, this is the easy part. Hard is not being able to get disability leave or workman's comp... And having to go back to work with this... Guy.
Dana Scully
To continue our investigation, we're gonna need some kind of evidence. Physical or--
Nurse Charters
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. I've heard it. Unless you have hair or semen or fibers... Or whatever, you guys can't build a case.
Fox Mulder
That's right.
Nurse Charters
Look, I didn't make this up, okay? I was attacked. And I'm not some kind of shrinking violet... Who would repress the memory of a rapist's face. If I could positively ID him or give you something... To incriminate the man, I would.
Scene 04
Scene 04
Hal Arden
[ laughing ] you gotta be kidding me.
[ chuckles ]
Hal Arden
What do I think about her claims? I should be in the guinness record book. Hey, I'm 74 years old. I've got plumbing older than this building.
Fox Mulder
Hmm?
Hal Arden
And it don't work much better, either.
Fox Mulder
Thank you for sharing. Are you aware... That you're being named in a lawsuit against the federal government?
Hal Arden
I am?
Dana Scully
Did you ever threaten miss Charters?
Hal Arden
What?
Dana Scully
[ shouting ] did you ever threaten miss Charters?
Hal Arden
Threaten? It was harmless, for cryin' out loud. Ever since this "sex harassment" fad, men can't say what's on their minds.
Dana Scully
She says you made advances.
Hal Arden
Hmm?
Dana Scully
Advances?
Hal Arden
If I told you you were a very pretty woman, and I would like to show you some affection, would you be offended? Huh? Oh, I didn't mean to step on your toes there.
Fox Mulder
Uh, sir, there seems to be some confusion here.
Hal Arden
Yeah. I thought nurse what's-her-name said she was rogered by a ghost.
[ chuckles ]
Hal Arden
I may have one foot in the grave, but I certainly can't fly down hallways spreading amore. If that's what it's like-- if that's what it's like in heaven,
[ chuckles ]
Hal Arden
Lord, take me now!
Dana Scully
What do you think, Mulder?
Fox Mulder
About the guy's plumbing?
Dana Scully
About his story.
Fox Mulder
I think this is gonna turn out to be a huge waste of time, just like all the other X-Files on entity rape. Unsubstantiated phenomena.
Dana Scully
But in a substantiated crime.
Upshaw
Hey. Pay attention. You'll take another bath with your clothes on. Five and a half bucks an hour, I don't give a rat's ass either way.
Scene 05
Scene 05
Ms. Dawson
Ten years ago, excelsis was a leading facility... In care and treatment of the elderly, then government funding was cut, and we were all but shut down. Only a few wings are operational now.
Dana Scully
Is there still a medical staff?
Ms. Dawson
Not on site. Dr. Grago visits three times a week. Excelsis residents are very well looked after. We hold ourselves to a high standard of health maintenance and treatment.
Dana Scully
What kind of treatment?
Ms. Dawson
We've always specialized in the care... Of the late-life degenerative diseases: Alzheimer's, Parkinson's--
Fox Mulder
We met with a patient today.
Ms. Dawson
We prefer "resident," actually.
Fox Mulder
We met a resident today... Who was described as having Alzheimer's, but he actually seemed quite spry and alert.
Ms. Dawson
You're speaking of Hal Arden. A man accused of assaulting michelle Charters.
Dana Scully
Was he receiving special treatment?
Ms. Dawson
You'd have to speak to dr. Grago. Hal has been here almost eight years now. We're all quite fond of him. And we were extremely dismayed over this whole business with the lawsuit.
Dana Scully
Are you saying that you don't believe nurse Charters' allegations of rape?
Ms. Dawson
There's something I'd like to show you.
Stan Phillips
What did you tell 'em?
Hal Arden
I didn't tell 'em anything.
Stan Phillips
Why are they still here?
Hal Arden
I don't know, Stan.
Stan Phillips
Now, you got to be more careful.
Hal Arden
I am careful.
Stan Phillips
You're gonna ruin it for all of us. If they find out, it all goes for nothin'.
Hal Arden
I didn't tell 'em anything.
Stan Phillips
I'm not gonna die in this godforsaken hole, do you hear me?
Hal Arden
Oh, bug off, Stan. Where did you get that?
Stan Phillips
I know where he keeps 'em.
Hal Arden
Give me one, Stan. Huh? I want another one too.
Stan Phillips
You can't handle another one.
Hal Arden
Oh, yeah? Maybe I'll just rat you out then, huh? How would you like that?
Dana Scully
This is michelle Charters'?
Ms. Dawson
There are three separate insurance claims for accidents received on the job. In april, she went to the state board and requested leave with full pay... Due to job-related emotional stress. The request was summarily rejected. There's more--
Dana Scully
I'd like to review it myself, if that's okay.
Ms. Dawson
Certainly.
Fox Mulder
Miss Dawson, did you get a chance to see michelle... After the incident, to see the extent of her injuries?
Ms. Dawson
I wasn't here the night it happened, but I did see her the following day.
Fox Mulder
Then you know how badly she was hurt.
Ms. Dawson
Yes.
[ knocking at door ]
Fox Mulder
In your opinion, do you think she staged--
Tiernan
Excuse me, miss Dawson? We need help. Mr. Arden's choking to death.
[ choking ]
Stan Phillips
See? See what happened? I told you you couldn't handle any more.
Dana Scully
Call 9-1-1. Hal? Can you speak? [ gagging, coughing ] I think this man's in ventricular fibrillation. I need 75 milligrams of lidocaine and one amp of epinephrine. Stat. And get me a defibrillator! Yeah.
Tiernan
Okay.
Dana Scully
[ Scully ] he's turning cyanotic. Come on, Hal, you've got to help me.
Fox Mulder
[ Mulder ] come on, Hal.
Ms. Dawson
One, two, three--
Tiernan
The ambulance is on the way.
Dana Scully
I'm losing him. What's taking them so long?
Ms. Dawson
Still no pulse. Where's that crash cart?
Scene 06
Scene 06
Dr. Grago
Hal Arden's been my patient since he came here eight years ago. This really is a setback.
Dana Scully
A setback?
Dr. Grago
Hal was part of a group of Alzheimer's patients... I've been treating for the past 11 months.
Dana Scully
But Alzheimer's isn't treatable.
Dr. Grago
It's an experimental drug called deprenyl, an enzyme inhibitor that increases the amount of acetylcholine in the brain.
Dana Scully
I've read about it, but the clinical benefits are marginal at best.
Dr. Grago
Well, yes. But these patients seem to be proving otherwise. They've demonstrated cognitive abilities well beyond anything that's been reported.
Fox Mulder
So, he was actually getting better?
Dr. Grago
[ scoffs ] before he started the drug, he could hardly complete a sentence. Look, um, there's not much to get excited about in my work. Most of these people are on the downhill slide. If I can make them comfortable, maybe prolong a life--
[ ambulance engine starting ]
Dr. Grago
It's about all they expect. But to reverse an illness--
Dana Scully
Would it be possible for us... To take a look at other patients in your test group?
Dr. Grago
Sure, if you want to.
Dana Scully
Yeah.
[ siren whooping ]
Gung
Where'd you get that?
Stan Phillips
Aw, it was Hal's. Since he's not here anymore, why can't I have it?
Gung
Because you have enough. What I give you is enough. It's our secret.
Stan Phillips
Oh, come on, Gung. It's makin' me better.
Gung
Too much is very bad. Very bad. No more for you.
Scene 07
Scene 07
Dorothy
I want you to stand behind ben, eddie, because ben's taller.
Ms. Dawson
And, um, oh, gloria, would you come on over here? [ continues, indistinct ]
Dr. Grago
That man there, that's Leo kroitzer. During the depression, he was a w.p.a. Artist. Quite a good one too.
Dorothy
[ woman ] hello, mabel. Don't you look lovely today?
Fox Mulder
Is he receiving the same treatment as Hal Arden?
Dr. Grago
Yes. When he came to us, he couldn't draw a circle. Now, well, you can see for yourself.
[ woman continues chattering ]
Dr. Grago
Uh, you'll have to excuse me. I'm already behind on rounds.
Dana Scully
Can I get a copy of Hal Arden's autopsy results? Thank you.
Dr. Grago
Of course.
Fox Mulder
Can I sit down, Leo?
Dana Scully
Leo, we're with the FBI we have some questions that we'd like to ask you.
Dorothy
Leo's a brilliant artist, you know? Oh, don't be so modest, Leo. President kennedy has one of his paintings in the white house.
[ sighs ]
Dana Scully
Doctor Grago tells us that you haven't been able to work in years. That the medicine has improved your--
Leo Kreutzer
It ain't the medication.
Dana Scully
What is it, then?
Tiernan
Okay, rembrandt. It's 6:00. Dinnertime. Come on, Dorothy. Legs up and straight ahead. Don't want you gettin' a flat tire.
Dorothy
Wait, Leo's not finished.
Tiernan
Well, Leo can finish later.
Dorothy
No, no, he still has to draw the rest.
Tiernan
He'll do it later, honey.
Upshaw
Come on, Leo. Don't make me embarrass you... In front of your friends.
Fox Mulder
Come on, Scully. Let's get out of here.
Scene 08
HOTEL HARTLEY
Dana Scully
To find not just a treatment, but a cure for Alzheimer's-- Mulder, do you realize how important that would be?
Fox Mulder
If it would keep anybody out of a place like that, it would be important. I wouldn't say any of those people were exactly cured.
Dana Scully
Any progress at all.
Fox Mulder
Well, I hope somebody's making some progress. We're going home with a big goose egg.
Clerk
Sir?
Fox Mulder
Checking out of room 206 and 210, please.
Clerk
Certainly, sir. Angelo?
Dana Scully
What if there's a connection?
Fox Mulder
Between the rape case and the Alzheimer's? You mean, when they're not drawing childlike pictures they're brutal sex offenders?
Dana Scully
Dr. Grago's drug therapy produces acetylcholine. Too much cholinergic activity has been shown to cause... A psychotic state very similar to schizophrenia.
Fox Mulder
So, you think that michelle Charters was raped by a 74-year-old schizophrenic?
Dana Scully
It's possible.
Fox Mulder
An invisible 74-year-old schizophrenic.
Dana Scully
Well, maybe it's not the medication. Maybe it's the place itself.
Fox Mulder
Are you saying that the building's haunted? Because if you are, you've been working with me for too long, Scully.
Dana Scully
I'm talking about an environmental reason behind what's happening. Even the disinfectant couldn't mask that smell. Who knows what's breeding behind the walls or in the substructure. Some fungal contaminants have been known to cause... Delusions, dementia, violent behavior--
Fox Mulder
Why wouldn't it have affected the other residents?
Dana Scully
Maybe it has.
Fox Mulder
I think you're looking too hard, Scully, for something that's not there. I think michelle Charters concocted this story to get out of a job she hates.
Dana Scully
That lip required 13 stitches. The blow to her head resulted in a subdural hematoma. That's quite a concoction. Look, I want to talk to a few more of the patients. We can catch the same flight out tomorrow night.
Scene 09
Scene 09
[ elevator bell dings ]
Tiernan
This is gourmet fare. Now, be a good girl and open wide.
Dorothy
No. No, no, please don't. Please do--
Tiernan
Come on, open up, honey. Come on.
Dorothy
No, please don't. I don't wa-- I don't wa--
Tiernan
Open up. There we go.
[ spits ]
Dorothy
No!
Tiernan
Okay, that's fine, Dorothy. Starve to death. See if I care.
Gung
Why aren't you eating your food, Leo? What's the matter?
Leo Kreutzer
It's Dorothy. She needs more. We both do.
Gung
What you have is enough.
Leo Kreutzer
It's not working for us. Not like it works for the others. We need more.
Gung
No! No. Eat your food, please. I'll come back and pick up your tray.
Leo Kreutzer
It's okay, Dorothy. Don't worry. I think Stan has some more hidden away somewhere. It'll be all right.
Stan's Daughter
why are you being so stubborn? -
Stan Phillips
I'm not. I like it here.
Stan's Daughter
A year ago you were begging to come live with us.
Stan Phillips
Well, things change.
Stan's Daughter
Look, dad, I am sorry about what happened to mr. Arlen.
Stan Phillips
Arden. His name was Arden.
Tiernan
I'm finished packing your things, mr. Phillips. I'm going to make sure you didn't forget anything. Don't worry, mrs. Kelley. Pull your car up front. I'll make sure he gets down okay.
Stan's Daughter
Thank you.
Tiernan
He's gonna be just fine.
Stan's Daughter
Can I help you?
Dana Scully
Yes, we'd like to have a word with mr. Phillips.
Stan's Daughter
I'm his daughter. What is this about?
Dana Scully
We're with the FBI we, uh, have a few questions concerning his medical treatment.
Stan's Daughter
He's in there packing. I'm about to take him home. Is there anything I can help you with? It's sad. My two little girls won't even visit their grandfather. They're too afraid to even come here.
Dana Scully
It's hard for anyone to be here, including the residents.
Stan's Daughter
That's why jack and I decided that... No matter what time he's got left, we want him to spend it with us.
Dana Scully
How many years has he been here?
Stan's Daughter
Almost three. We didn't have any choice. Jack and I both work. The doctor said that he needed 24-hour nursing assistance.
Fox Mulder
He doesn't seem to need much assistance now. Has his improvement been that pronounced?
Stan's Daughter
I thought I was bringing him here to die. They told me he'd only get worse. The physical deterioration, the dementia. And now it's like he's a different person.
Fox Mulder
Do you have any idea why?
Stan's Daughter
I suppose it has something to do with dr. Grago's treatment. Dad won't talk to me about it. He's just too angry. Oh, he was so angry when I brought him here in the first place. And now he's angry that I want to take him home. I don't know that he's ever going to forgive me.
Tiernan
You know, I'd like to say I'm gonna miss you, Stan, but the truth is, you are a royal pain in the butt. Hey! Where are you goin'? Don't make me chase you, old man. Hey! What are you, a track star all of a sudden? Okay, stop messin' around, Stan. You crawl back in that window, right now. You crawl back in there. Don't think I'm coming over there to get you. I'd just as soon let you fall and break your neck. [ whispering sounds ] did you hear me, Stan? You hear me?
[ grunting ]
Tiernan
Help me! Somebody help me, please! I'm gonna fall!
[ grunting, groaning ]
[ whispering sound, creaking ]
[ groaning, screaming ]
[ whispering intensifies ]
Tiernan
Help! Help me!
Fox Mulder
Give me your hand. Come on. Come on!
Tiernan
I can't--
Fox Mulder
Grab it!
Tiernan
I can't!
[ screaming ]
[ body thuds ]
[ daughter gasps ]
Stan's Daughter
Oh, my god.
Scene 10
Scene 10
Dr. Grago
They paged me this morning. I got a message... An orderly fell out a fourth-floor window?
Fox Mulder
Apparently. Either that or he was pushed.
Dr. Grago
What? Was Stan involved?
Fox Mulder
That's what we're trying to determine. Stan was with him just prior to the accident.
Dr. Grago
You're not suggesting he could have done it?
Fox Mulder
There's been two deaths here in the past 24 hours. Stan's been present before both of them.
Dr. Grago
No, no. That's impossible. Stan Phillips has a degenerative hip disease. There's no way he could even get up to the fourth floor on his own.
Fox Mulder
What about an elevator?
Dr. Grago
The elevators in this place haven't worked for years.
Fox Mulder
Maybe he was helped.
Dr. Grago
Helped? By whom?
Fox Mulder
I don't know. The postmortem on Hal Arden, did you get it yet?
Dr. Grago
Not yet. But they promised they'll fax it to me today.
Fox Mulder
Can we check and see if it's come in?
Dr. Grago
Sure. What do you expect to find?
Fox Mulder
I'm not sure exactly.
Stan's Daughter
Why are they questioning him?
Dana Scully
It's routine procedure.
Stan's Daughter
Are they gonna want to keep him here?
Dana Scully
You'll have to ask dr. Grago.
Stan's Daughter
God! If my mother was alive.
Nurse Charters
How am I supposed to handle the whole floor by myself?
Ms. Dawson
I don't know, michelle. I have other things to deal with right now.
Nurse Charters
Yes, well so do I, and I would like some help.
Ms. Dawson
Excuse me. Are you the only one on?
Nurse Charters
Yes! Upshaw never showed up for work last night. I mean, nobody's ever listening to me around here. I said there was something going on, and I told you it had to do with mr. Arden and mr. Phillips. Just forget it.
Ms. Dawson
Can you please explain to me what's going on around here?
Dorothy
Shoo! Shoo! Go away! Go! Go away! Leave me alone. Go back. Don't come any closer.
Ms. Dawson
Go back in your room, Dorothy. If you need something, I'll send an orderly in to see you.
Dorothy
Oh, no, no. Th-they're in there.
Ms. Dawson
Who?
Dorothy
All of them!
Dana Scully
There's nobody in your room, Dorothy.
Dorothy
Here they come! You'll see. All right, now. You be nice. I don't want any more of your dirty tricks.
Dana Scully
Is she gonna be all right? Mm-hmm.
Dorothy
No! No, no, no. I don't want to go back in there. [ grunting ] no! No, I don't want--
Ms. Dawson
It's senile dementia. This is just an episode.
Dorothy
You leave her be. D-d-don't you touch her! Now, shoo! Go 'way, go 'way, go 'way! Don't you get any ideas, mister.
Dana Scully
Excuse me.
[ many voices whispering ]
Dorothy
Now, don't you follow her!
[ whispering continues ]
Dr. Grago
This is it.
Fox Mulder
Is the toxicology there?
Dr. Grago
Yes. There's something here that shouldn't be here.
Fox Mulder
What's that?
Dr. Grago
Ibotenic acid. How did that get in his blood?
Fox Mulder
What's ibotenic acid?
Dr. Grago
I think it's a kind of poison.
Dana Scully
Mulder--
Fox Mulder
Scully, Hal Arden had ibotenic acid in his blood. Somebody poisoned him.
Dana Scully
Well, not necessarily. This is only a trace amount. But small amounts have been known to cause hallucinations, which is what one of your patients is having right now.
[ knocking at door ]
Dr. Grago
But where did they get it?
Nurse Charters
Excuse me. You've got to come quickly.
Dana Scully
Oh, my god!
Fox Mulder
That's fantastic.
Dr. Grago
What's going on here?
Dana Scully
Leo? It's incredible.
Fox Mulder
You've got an asian orderly working here. What's his name?
Dr. Grago
Uh, Gung, I think.
Fox Mulder
Do you know where he is?
Dr. Grago
Somewhere down in the basement.
[ water running ]
Fox Mulder
Upshaw.
Scene 11
Scene 11
Gung
You must believe me. I didn't kill him.
Fox Mulder
It's your mushroom crop.
Gung
Yes.
Fox Mulder
Who else would have buried him there?
Dana Scully
Why were you growing them?
Gung
For medicinal purposes.
Dana Scully
Were you feeding them to the residents here?
Gung
Yes, but only in small amounts.
Fox Mulder
Why?
Gung
Because it makes them feel better.
Fox Mulder
It makes them feel better, or it kills them?
Gung
No.
Dr. Grago
Exactly what kind of mushrooms are they?
Gung
It's from my prefecture, in my country. They've been used for centuries.
Dana Scully
For what purpose?
Gung
In my country, our customs are different.
Ms. Dawson
You're not in your country now. You're hired here to care for these people under our guidelines.
Gung
Where I come from, many generations live under one roof. As children, our grandparents live with us. We feel a duty to take care of them. It isn't like that in this country. We respect our old people as we respect our ancestors. We don't send them away to die, like Stan and Hal.
Dr. Grago
These people are given excellent medical care.
Gung
But they are not treated with respect. Hal's family never came to visit him once. And the orderlies... Treat the residents worse than dogs.
Ms. Dawson
No one is mistreated here.
Gung
You're not here to see.
Fox Mulder
All right. Gung. Who killed the orderly? Who buried him in that room?
Gung
Something... Has gone very wrong. The mushrooms we take to speak with the dead, to see our ancestors in the spirit world. But the spirit in this place is very angry, and the souls that died here continue to suffer. And now they... Have been awakened.
Dana Scully
Are you saying that a spirit killed this man Upshaw?
Gung
Yes. They've taken revenge for their mistreatment.
Fox Mulder
How are the mushrooms taken?
Gung
Dried, mixed with many herbs, made into powder.
Fox Mulder
Well, I think the first thing we should do is make sure nobody else takes them. You check on the other patients. Gung, come with me. Let's go.
Gung
Come in, please. Someone's taken them all.
Fox Mulder
I think you're right, Scully.
Dana Scully
About?
Fox Mulder
What's been happening here is the result of the medication. Not the medication the doctor's been giving them.
Dana Scully
Mulder, mushrooms aren't medication. They taste good on hamburgers, but they don't raise the dead.
Fox Mulder
Shamans have been using them for centuries to gain entrance to the spirit world.
Dana Scully
I think you've been reading too much carlos castaneda.
Fox Mulder
All right, ask any anthropologist, then.
Dana Scully
I know, a shaman gets intoxicated, he has... Dreams or hallucinations, and he interprets them. I don't think it's any more magical than that.
Fox Mulder
I don't know how else to explain what's happening here.
Dana Scully
Well, I think if anything, these mushrooms are a poison to the system. And I think that's what killed Hal Arden.
Fox Mulder
And raped michelle Charters and killed those two orderlies? Something's been unleashed here, Scully. I don't know how to explain it, but it has something to do with those pills.
Scene 12
Scene 12
Stan's Daughter
Daddy? Daddy, what are you taking? What are you putting in your mouth?
Dorothy
Go away! You go away. Go away! Go away. You leave me-- leave us alone! Go on! Oh, no. You, run. Run while you can. Go on, run! Ru--
[ voices whispering ]
Dorothy
Go away. Go away! You leave us alone!
Leo Kreutzer
Dorothy, I need your help!
Dorothy
Leo. You leave Leo alone! You leave him alone! Leo! Leo! Leo. [ groaning, body thumping ] you leave him-- you leave--
[ spirits whispering, indistinct ]
Dorothy
Oh. Oh, no. No. Stop. Don't! Stop that.
[ Dorothy screaming ]
Nurse Charters
Help me, please. [ screaming ]
Dana Scully
Mulder? What's going on? Mulder? [ Scully knocking on door ] Mulder?
Fox Mulder
Scully! Turn off the water main. Turn off the water main!
Dana Scully
They're trapped in the bathroom and it's filling with water.
Ms. Dawson
What?
Dana Scully
Where's the main water shutoff?
Ms. Dawson
I don't know.
Dana Scully
Gung will know. Keep trying the door.
[ water roaring ]
Fox Mulder
You've gotta get up. Come on. We gotta get up. Come on.
Gung
[ grunting ] it's stuck!
Dana Scully
See if you can find something to force it with.
Fox Mulder
I can't open the drains.
[ Stan choking ]
Stan's Daughter
Please. Please. My father needs help.
[ moaning ]
Stan's Daughter
My father took something. I'm afraid he's dying.
Dana Scully
You stay with him. I'll get help.
[ choking ]
Dana Scully
Dr. Grago! Dr. Grago.
Dr. Grago
Sealed tight.
Dana Scully
Do you have any atropine in your kit here?
Dr. Grago
Uh, I might. Yes, I think so.
Dana Scully
Stan Phillips has gone into convulsions. I think he might have poisoned himself.
Fox Mulder
[ gasping ] it's all right. Just hang on.
[ choking, screaming ]
[ screaming ]
Dorothy
They're gone. They're gone! They're all gone.
Dana Scully
You okay, Mulder?
Fox Mulder
Yeah. Fine.
[ chattering ]
Orderly
You all right?
Scene 13
Scene 13
Dana Scully
In response to the series of unexplained incidents... At the Excelsis Dei convalescent home, the massachusetts department of public health has assumed... All administrative authority at the facility. They have detected trace amounts of ibotenic acid in more than half the residents tested, though these levels have dissipated rapidly. Dr. John Grago has been replaced as head physician at the facility, and his trial use of the drug deprenyl has been suspended. For his admitted part in manufacturing and distributing an illicit substance, Gung bittawon was remanded to the immigration and naturalization service... And is awaiting repatriation to malaysia. There are reportedly no efforts being made to study the mushrooms. The federal government has settled michelle Charters' lawsuit out of court, though no clear blame has been placed. Witnesses to the events have been unreliable, due to dramatic relapses... And a general reversal in their progress with Alzheimer's disease.
Stan's Daughter
I'm gonna go now, daddy. I'll see you again soon. Maybe next week.
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