Robert Torrence
Get away! Shoo! Get away. Shoo.
Season 2 · Episode 22
F. Emasculata
Character-labelled dialogue prepared from the official DVD subtitle track.
Production code2X22Original airdate · April 28, 1995
323 dialogue entries
Scene 01
GUANACASTE RAIN FOREST · COSTA RICA
[ bird screeching ]
[ vultures screeching ]
[ radio static ]
Robert Torrence
R.b.p. To field base, come in. Field base, come in, please. This is dr. Robert Torrence... With the bio diversity project... Requesting immediate evacuation from sector z15. This is a medical emergency. Please respond. I repeat. Dr. Robert Torrence. Bio diversity project. Immediate evacuation from sector z15.
Scene 02
7 HOURS LATER
[ speaking spanish ]
[ vultures screeching ]
[ radio static ]
[ squawking ]
[ radio static ]
Scene 03
CUMBERLAND STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY · DINWIDDIE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Winston
Hey, bobby, you got some mail.
Bobby Torrence
Don't waste my time. Both of us know I ain't got nobody.
Winston
Could be those baptists from annandale. I hear they've been sendin' fruitcake. Ugh!
Bobby Torrence
Hey, winston, you think this is funny? What kind of crap you trying to pull here? Get this thing out of my crib! Winston! Winston! Winston!
Dr. Osborne
Winston!
[ beeping ] [ man groaning ]
Dr. Osborne
When was he exposed?
Simon Auerbach
Eighteen hours ago.
Dr. Osborne
I've never heard of anything incubating so quickly.
Bobby Torrence
Where's the prison doc? I wanna see the prison doc.
Simon Auerbach
We're specialists, mr. Torrence.
Bobby Torrence
What's wrong with me?
Dr. Osborne
Five centimeters. They appear fairly uniform.
Simon Auerbach
Basal temperature?
Dr. Osborne
103.5. Oxygen saturation, 81%.
Bobby Torrence
What's wrong with me?
Simon Auerbach
Try and relax, mr. Torrence. We're here to help you.
Winston
Put the sheets in the cart. Make sure and get all them pillows too. I'll be back in five minutes.
[ door locks ]
Paul
We'll be here. See that? Like he couldn't clear out of here fast enough.
Steve
The whole cell block's empty.
Paul
And mcguire says they're full up at the infirmary. Bringin' in more beds.
Steve
Yeah, well, it's probably something going around.
Paul
Maybe.
Steve
What, you know something?
Paul
I know those sheets ain't going to the laundry. Mcguire says they're going to some kind of incinerator.
Steve
But the laundry pickup's still happenin'.
[ snickers ]
Dana Scully
According to my briefing, the prisoners escaped... By hiding in a laundry cart.
Fox Mulder
I don't think the guards are watching enough prison movies.
Dana Scully
And they're both serving life terms. Murder convictions.
Guard
Everybody's here.
[ door buzzing ]
Fox Mulder
I thought this was about escaped prisoners.
Dana Scully
It is.
Fox Mulder
Then who are the men in the funny suits?
Dana Scully
I don't know. It looks like some kind of decon situation.
Tapia
FBI run out of crooked politicians to sting?
Fox Mulder
Excuse me?
Tapia
Mulder and, uh, Scully?
Dana Scully
We have orders to work with the federal marshals on this manhunt.
Tapia
Either you two ever run an escaped convict operation?
Fox Mulder
No.
Tapia
Well, then you'd be a real big help if you just tried to stay out of the way.
Fox Mulder
We'd be happy to, as soon as we can talk to someone who's in charge.
Tapia
I'm in charge here.
Fox Mulder
Apparently not, or you'd know why our involvement was requested.
Dana Scully
We don't know why we've been sent here. Maybe if we talked to the warden or someone--
Tapia
Well, no one's here. The prison's been taken over by the national guard. They've closed off most of the facility.
Dana Scully
Why?
Tapia
I don't know why. Federal marshal's business isn't in here. It's out there, trying to catch those two convicts.
Fox Mulder
Where did this case originate, Scully?
Dana Scully
Came out of Skinner's office.
Fox Mulder
Did he say why he gave it to us?
Dana Scully
No. Why?
Fox Mulder
Well, this isn't the type of thing the FBI normally gets called in on. I got a feeling we're not being told the entire story here.
Dana Scully
I've got the same feeling, Mulder.
Fox Mulder
You think you can get in there and find out what's going on?
Dana Scully
I can try. Where are you going?
Fox Mulder
See if I can get in the way.
Scene 04
REST STOP · VIRGINIA
[ girls laughing ]
Man
Hey, you girls go with mom. I'll see you in a minute.
Woman
Robert?
[ tires screeching ]
Woman
Robert! Robert! Hey! Whoo-hoo! Robert! Whoo-woo-woo! Hey!
Scene 05
CUMBERLAND STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY · DINWIDDIE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Dr. Osborne
I'm sorry. This is a restricted area.
Dana Scully
Who are you?
Dr. Osborne
Dr. Osborne.
Dana Scully
Are you the prison doctor?
Dr. Osborne
No.
Dana Scully
Who do you work for?
Dr. Osborne
The c.D.C.
Dana Scully
You work for the centers for disease control? What are you doing here? Sir, I'm a medical doctor! I wanna know what's going on here! Sir, if you don't let me in, a lot of people in Washington are gonna find out... That you're conducting a secret quarantine in here.
Dr. Osborne
I'm under strict orders.
Dana Scully
So am I.
Dr. Osborne
All I can tell you is that there is a flu-like illness... Spreading among some of the prisoners.
Dana Scully
How many people are infected?
Dr. Osborne
Fourteen men so far.
Dana Scully
Any deaths?
Dr. Osborne
Ten of the fourteen.
Dana Scully
What are the chances the men who escaped are infected?
[ woman sobbing ]
Scene 06
REST STOP · VIRGINIA
Marshal
They just took off. [ cell phone ringing ]
[ sobbing ]
Fox Mulder
Mulder.
Dana Scully
Mulder, it's me. I'm starting to get a picture of what's going on here.
Fox Mulder
What did you find?
Dana Scully
There seems to be some kind of... Deadly contagion sweeping the lockdown population.
Fox Mulder
Deadly? How deadly?
Dana Scully
Well, from what I've seen so far, 36-hours-after-infection deadly.
Fox Mulder
Is there a chance any of the escaped men were infected?
Dana Scully
The exact nature of this thing or how it is spread is unclear. So is their exposure to it and any danger they might pose.
Fox Mulder
I'd say these guys are a danger in any event. Let's get this guy. Call me as soon as you know anything.
Simon Auerbach
I don't care who you are or what your business is. I want you out of here right now.
Dana Scully
Not until I get some answers.
Simon Auerbach
You're in violation of federal statutes.
Dana Scully
I'm a federal agent, sir.
Simon Auerbach
Who were you on the phone to?
Dana Scully
To my partner, who needs to know if the men he's pursuing are infected.
Simon Auerbach
That information is unavailable.
Dana Scully
Then I want to see charts, and I want access to the infirmary.
Simon Auerbach
You see what I let you see.
Scene 07
GAS STATION · VIRGINIA
[ phone ringing ]
Elizabeth
Hello.
Paul
I'm free, baby.
Elizabeth
Paul? Where are you?
Paul
Listen, I'm gonna-- I'm comin' home.
Elizabeth
What are you talkin' about?
Paul
I'm comin' to get ya.
Elizabeth
What? What?
Angelo Garza
Yo! Anybody in here?
[ clerk knocking ]
Angelo Garza
Hello!
[ man groaning ]
[ groaning ]
Angelo Garza
Hey, man, you okay? You look messed up.
Scene 08
CUMBERLAND STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY · DINWIDDIE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Dr. Osborne
You can't be down here!
Dana Scully
I need to know what these men are dying from. You said this was some kind of a flu-like illness.
Dr. Osborne
Please! These bodies should not be exposed! What are these?
Dana Scully
Do all of the victims have these boils? You're burning the bodies. Why?
[ gasps ]
Dana Scully
Dr. Osborne, wait!
Scene 09
GAS STATION · VIRGINIA
[ metal squeaking ]
[ tires screeching ]
[ tires screech ]
Man
Freeze! Hands in the air! Freeze! Freeze! Clear.
Fox Mulder
We got a man down! He's alive. Attendant's name is angelo garza. He took a nice crack to the head, but he's talking.
Tapia
Yeah, well, lucky they didn't kill him.
Fox Mulder
Kid's got a lot of hair. Probably absorbed the blow. He found one of the men in pain on the bathroom floor... With a large boil on his face. There's a contagion at the prison. These men could be infected.
Tapia
Get on the horn. See what anybody knows about that. All right, they took the kid's keys, and they got in the safe. They got money, the kid's car, possibly a firearm, and they got a big head start.
Fox Mulder
Any idea where they're headed?
Tapia
Got 23 possible roads and thoroughfares.
Fox Mulder
Either of these guys got a girlfriend?
Tapia
I wish I could tell you, but those records are locked up in the prison. Till we can access them, this is smokey and the bandit.
Fox Mulder
If they had girlfriends, they probably tried to call them. Did you think of that?
[ ringing ]
Operator
This is the operator. How may I help you?
Fox Mulder
I'm a federal agent assisting in a manhunt for two escaped prisoners. My badge number is jtt047101111. I need to know the last call made from this booth.
[ helicopter approaching ]
Operator
All right, sir. One moment, please. That number, 555-- [ indistinct ]
Fox Mulder
Can you repeat that, please?
Operator
555-- [ indistinct ]
Fox Mulder
All right, thank you.
[ gasps ]
Marshal
We didn't hear anything!
Tapia
What's going on here? Hey, what are you guys doing here? What the hell's going on here? Who authorized this?
Marshal
I didn't do anything! Hey, did you guys know anything about this?
Fox Mulder
Hey, what's going on here? What's going on?
Angelo Garza
Where are they taking me?
[ angelo shouting ]
Fox Mulder
Who are you?
Tapia
Hey, did you order this?
Fox Mulder
No!
Tapia
Then who the hell did?
Fox Mulder
I don't know. But there was a call made from that phone booth about two hours ago. I got an address and phone number from dinwiddie county.
Scene 10
925 AUGUST ST.
[ horn honking ]
Elizabeth
Wait here, sweetie. I'll be right back. Thought you were "b.s.ing" me!
Paul
I'm gone, sweet thing.
[ moans ]
Paul
They ain't never taking me back.
Elizabeth
I ain't gonna let them.
Boy
Mommy! Mommy!
Elizabeth
I'm comin', sweetie! Daddy's home. Come on.
Paul
I got somebody with me.
Elizabeth
What?
[ groaning ]
Paul
I don't know. He's out of it.
Elizabeth
Hell, he's burnin' up.
Paul
We gotta get him in the house.
Scene 11
CUMBERLAND STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY · DINWIDDIE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Dana Scully
Yes, I'm trying to trace the origin of a package... That was sent to a robert Torrence... At the cumberland state correctional facility in virginia. Yeah, the package ID number is ddp112148. Sure, I'll hold. Yeah. The package was sent from wichita, kansas? Did you record the name of the sender? Could you check that again, please? Yes, ma'am, that's what it says. Thank you.
[ cell phone ringing ]
[ ringing ]
Fox Mulder
Yeah.
Dana Scully
What do you know about Pinck pharmaceuticals?
Fox Mulder
Uh, it's one of, if not the biggest manufacturer of drugs in america. Why?
Dana Scully
They sent a package to a prisoner here... Who may have been the first victim of the contagion.
Fox Mulder
Any idea what was in the package?
Dana Scully
No. It's empty.
Fox Mulder
Scully, from the description we got, one of the prisoners had a large, purplish inflammation on his face.
Dana Scully
That sounds like what I'm finding on all the victims in here. Do you know what that means, Mulder?
Fox Mulder
Yeah. It could spread. I need to know more about it, how it's transmitted.
[ hangs up ]
Dana Scully
I'm on it.
Scene 12
925 AUGUST ST.
Steve
Gotta go. Gotta keep movin'.
Elizabeth
Paul? Paul, he's awake. Paul, come here.
Steve
You gotta help me. I'm burnin' up here. Please.
Elizabeth
Paul!
[ screams ]
Elizabeth
Paul! Paul!
Scene 13
CUMBERLAND STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY · DINWIDDIE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
FBI Agent
Down, down, down! FBI!
[ men shouting ]
[ toddler crying ]
Fox Mulder
We got one prisoner dead in the bedroom. The other one's gone.
[ toddler crying ]
FBI Agent
Charlie, why don't you get the boy?
Dr. Osborne
Come with me.
Dana Scully
Why? What's going on?
Dr. Osborne
Just come with me.
Dana Scully
What the hell is going on?
Dr. Osborne
I've been infected. And they're not letting me out. Entire prison's been quarantined.
Dana Scully
By who, the c.D.C.?
Dr. Osborne
C.D.C. Has nothing to do with it. It's the company. They're behind everything.
Dana Scully
Pinck pharmaceuticals. You work for Pinck pharmaceuticals? How did this happen?
Dr. Osborne
We finance exploration of new species from the rain forest... With potential drug applications. Three months ago, a field entomologist disappeared in costa rica.
Dana Scully
Disappeared how?
Dr. Osborne
We're not sure. He just sent us some samples of an insect.
Dana Scully
Like this? I found this buried in one of the dead prisoners.
Dr. Osborne
Faciphaga emasculata. We were interested in it because of a dilating enzyme it secretes.
Dana Scully
Is this what caused the outbreak?
Dr. Osborne
No. No, not precisely. F. Emasculata is a parasitoid, a bug that carries the parasite. In this case, a deadly parasite that attacks the immune system. The pustules are part of the natural reproductive cycle. They're full of the larvae that you see there on the scope.
Dana Scully
So the contagion only spreads when the pustules erupt. And the larvae that are expelled burrow into the new host.
Dr. Osborne
Agent Scully-- you were there when the pustule erupted on me, which means you may also be infected.
Scene 14
FBI HEADQUARTERS · WASHINGTON, D.C.
[ knock on door ]
Walter Skinner
Come in.
Fox Mulder
Thank you for seeing me at this late hour, sir.
Walter Skinner
What is it, agent Mulder?
Fox Mulder
This case we've been assigned, I believe we've been misled. Possibly deceived.
Walter Skinner
Deceived? By whom?
Fox Mulder
Whoever originated the case.
Cigarette-Smoking Man
What is the accusation, agent Mulder?
Fox Mulder
That agent Scully and I were sent on this manhunt... Without knowledge of the existence or nature of a contagion.
Cigarette-Smoking Man
What is the exact nature of the contagion?
Fox Mulder
It's deadly. It kills within 36 hours. One escaped convict was infected. He's dead now. The other man may be infected, and he's on the loose.
Cigarette-Smoking Man
Does anyone know how it's communicated, whether it's a virus or bacteria?
Fox Mulder
We just know that over a dozen men have died from it, and it appears to be highly contagious.
Cigarette-Smoking Man
Then you don't know much, agent Mulder.
Fox Mulder
Why weren't we told the truth?
Cigarette-Smoking Man
We didn't know the truth. What we knew would only have slowed you down.
Fox Mulder
But innocent people could be infected! What you knew could've prevented that.
Cigarette-Smoking Man
How? In 1988, there was an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever... In sacramento, California. The truth would've caused panic. Panic would've cost lives. We controlled the disease by controlling the information.
Fox Mulder
You can't protect the public by lying to them.
Cigarette-Smoking Man
It's done every day.
Fox Mulder
I won't be a party to it. How about you?
Cigarette-Smoking Man
You're a party to it already. How many people are being infected... While you stand here not doing your job? Ten, twenty? What's the truth, agent Mulder?
[ cell phone ringing ]
Fox Mulder
[ ringing ] Mulder.
Dana Scully
One of the epidemiologists who claimed to be with the c.D.C.... Told me that this was no accident. Pinck pharmaceutical is here trying to clean it up quietly. And the government would have to know about it.
Fox Mulder
Do you have proof of that?
Dana Scully
Why else would the national guard be here? They're protecting Pinck pharmaceutical.
Fox Mulder
Hey, listen, Scully, I need to know how this happened. I want you to start documenting everything you can get your hands on. People have to know about the cover-up.
Dana Scully
The public?
Fox Mulder
It's a public health crisis.
Dana Scully
Mulder, we can't leak this. Not until we know more. The fugitive that you're looking for, he might not even be infected.
Fox Mulder
Yeah, but what if he is?
Dana Scully
If this gets out prematurely, the panic is gonna spread faster than the contagion. Mulder, we can't let this be known.
Fox Mulder
What if someone dies because we withheld what we knew?
Dana Scully
What if someone dies because we didn't? There'll be a time for the truth, Mulder, but this isn't it.
[ sighs ]
Fox Mulder
Are you okay in there, Scully?
Dana Scully
Yeah, I'm okay. All I want you to worry about is capturing that fugitive. Take care of yourself, Mulder.
Dr. Osborne
If you're not infected, you should leave immediately.
Dana Scully
And if I am?
Dr. Osborne
The parasite is undetectable in the bloodstream. This is the only way to test whether or not you've been infected. These uninfected insects act as incubators. The insect's bite won't infect you. The contagion can only be contracted through exposure to the larvae.
Dana Scully
How long will this take?
Dr. Osborne
Thirty minutes. Then another two hours... Before the parasite reproduces enough for us to see it.
Scene 15
DINWIDDIE COUNTY HOSPITAL
[ door closes ]
Fox Mulder
Elizabeth? My name is Fox Mulder. I'm with the FBI where did paul go, Elizabeth?
Elizabeth
I don't know.
Fox Mulder
I think you do know. And I think you know why you're in here. How are you feeling?
Elizabeth
I'm fine.
Fox Mulder
Steve felt fine too. Didn't take long for that to change.
Elizabeth
You're just trying to scare me.
Fox Mulder
You should be scared. If I were you, I'd be scared.
Elizabeth
You're lyin'!
Fox Mulder
No. Paul is the one who's lying. And if he's infected, a lot of people are gonna die.
Elizabeth
If that's true, how come it's not on TV? How come they're not tellin' everybody?
Fox Mulder
That's not my decision.
Elizabeth
Well, whose decision is it? You knew about it, and you didn't say anything. Why should I tell the truth if you won't?
Fox Mulder
Elizabeth, paul is out there somewhere. I have to find him. Now, you can help me. Or not. He's on a 10:00 bus to toronto. She was supposed to be with him.
Tapia
That bus depot's over a half-hour from here, even doing 90. Get the local p.d. I want every man they got!
Fox Mulder
No! No. They don't know what they're dealing with. If he's infected, he could spread it. What we need now is control.
Scene 16
BUS DEPOT
[ coughing ]
Woman
Toronto, one way?
Paul
Yeah.
Scene 17
CUMBERLAND STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY · DINWIDDIE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Dr. Osborne
Ow. Now, once we harvest the blood from the insect--
[ groaning ]
Dr. Osborne
The toxins. They're moving into my brain... Just like it did on the prisoners. I don't have much longer. I need you to help me.
Dana Scully
What do you want me to do?
Dr. Osborne
Go on. You have to complete the test.
Dana Scully
Why did you confide in me?
Dr. Osborne
It's not a secret I feel like taking to the grave. People have a right to know the danger we've put them in. If your test comes back negative, you have to tell them.
Dana Scully
How can I prove it?
Dr. Osborne
I don't know. But if you don't, it'll just happen again. Don't believe for a second... That this is an isolated incident.
Scene 18
BUS DEPOT
Announcer
Your attention, please. Bus number 953, bus number 953--
Mother
Will you wait a second?
Boy
I don't wanna miss the bus.
Mother
You see that? They're still loading your luggage. You're not missing anything. You have enough time to give your mother a kiss good-bye. Wait. Ticket. Be careful. Say hi to uncle jay.
Boy
Hey!
Paul
What's the time?
Boy
Twenty to 10:00.
Scene 19
CUMBERLAND STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY · DINWIDDIE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Dana Scully
[ fire roaring ] what are you doing?
Simon Auerbach
This material has been confiscated... And will be destroyed according to standard c.D.C. Procedure.
Dana Scully
You don't work for the c.D.C. Where's dr. Osborne? [ fire roaring ] he told me what happened here.
Simon Auerbach
What happened here was unavoidable.
Dana Scully
Well, we'll leave that up to others to decide.
Simon Auerbach
Dr. Osborne is dead. No one in this room will corroborate your story. Just be glad this thing is under control.
Scene 20
BUS DEPOT
[ tires screech, doors opening, closing ]
[ p.a., indistinct ]
Fox Mulder
He's here. Bought a ticket to toronto.
Tapia
Son of a bitch.
Fox Mulder
And he's infected.
[ cell phone ringing ]
Fox Mulder
Mulder.
Dana Scully
Mulder, I think everything here is under control.
Fox Mulder
You okay, Scully?
Dana Scully
Yeah. Have you found the second prisoner?
Fox Mulder
Yeah. He's headed to toronto.
Dana Scully
He's alive? Mulder, listen to me. Everything here has been destroyed. Any evidence whatsoever of a cover-up has been incinerated. That prisoner is the last man... Who could possibly connect conspirators.
Fox Mulder
But he's infected. He's gonna die.
Dana Scully
If you want the truth, Mulder, he's gonna have to make a statement.
FBI Agent
Quick. No talking.
Fox Mulder
Hold your men back.
Tapia
What?
Fox Mulder
I'm gettin' on the bus. There are other passengers. The prisoner sees a uniform, he could panic. He panics and innocent people die.
Tapia
What do you wanna do?
Fox Mulder
I get on the bus, I take the seat directly behind the prisoner, I put my gun to his head, I make an announcement to clear the bus.
[ game beeping ]
Bus Driver
Thank you. Uh, can you take your seat, sir?
Fox Mulder
Yeah, there's supposed to be a man on the bus.
Bus Driver
Sir, I've got a schedule to keep. Now, please, take your seat, or I'm gonna have to ask you to get off.
Fox Mulder
Take the key out of the ignition and turn around slowly.
[ click ]
Bus Driver
What is this?
Fox Mulder
I'm with the FBI I need to know if this man has boarded the bus.
[ door opens ]
Bus Driver
Yeah.
[ coughing ]
Bus Driver
That's him. Right back there.
[ gun cocks ]
Fox Mulder
Federal agent! Drop your weapon!
[ screaming ]
[ screaming ]
Tapia
Plan "a" has gone to hell. Get ready to move, people.
Fox Mulder
Let the boy go!
Paul
Move the damn bus!
Fox Mulder
You got over two dozen u.s. Marshals out there, paul. How far you gonna get?
Paul
I'm dying, ain't I?
Fox Mulder
The question is, how many people are you gonna take with you?
Paul
What is this thing?
Fox Mulder
You were infected in prison.
[ sighs ]
Paul
What bobby Torrence had.
Fox Mulder
And your girlfriend Elizabeth and possibly your son. How many more people do you wanna expose?
Paul
It came from that package in bobby's cell, didn't it?
Fox Mulder
You saw a package?
Paul
What the hell was it?
[ gagging ]
Fox Mulder
All right, everybody off the bus. Just keep going. Just go. Just go. Keep moving. All right, come on out. It's okay. Come on, just slide out. I'm here for you. Easy. Come here. All right. Go. Go on. All right, paul, what was in that package? Paul, what was in that package? A pharmaceutical company was using you as a guinea pig. If you tell me what was in that package, I'll make sure they don't get away with it. Come on, paul, you remember. Tell me!
Man #1
Get him off the bus! Get him out of there!
Man #2
Keep your distance! Make sure he's down!
Man #1
You have to get out. Let's go. Get out.
Scene 21
FBI HEADQUARTERS · WASHINGTON, D.C.
Fox Mulder
Robert Torrence was patient zero, the first prisoner to contract the disease. Just before being admitted to the infirmary, he received a package from Pinck pharmaceuticals. They orchestrated this entire thing to circumvent years of f.d.a. Trials... In order to get their drug on the market.
Walter Skinner
Why are you telling me this?
Fox Mulder
I wanted you to hear it before you read it in the papers.
Walter Skinner
I'd seriously reconsider bringing this to the media, if that's your intention.
Fox Mulder
The public has a right to know so it doesn't happen again.
Walter Skinner
And you're gonna prove this elaborate conspiracy... With an empty package and a dead insect? Leave it alone, agent Mulder. The epidemic was contained.
Fox Mulder
Eighteen people are dead. If you're helping them cover the truth behind those deaths, then you're just as guilty as they are.
Walter Skinner
You really have no idea who you're dealing with, do you?
Fox Mulder
I thought I was dealing with you.
[ knock on door ]
Dana Scully
We can't prove a thing, Mulder. They've made sure of it.
Fox Mulder
What are you talking about?
Dana Scully
The costa rican government just faxed me the report on the missing scientist. His name was robert Torrence, the same as our prisoner. It was their fail-safe in case it ever came to this... So they can blame it on a simple postal error. A mistake.
[ snickers ]
Fox Mulder
That's why we were given this assignment, right? They knew all along... So that even if we succeeded in finding the truth, we'd be discredited as part of it. Am I right? Am I right?
Walter Skinner
You never had a chance, agent Mulder. For every step you take, they're three steps ahead.
Fox Mulder
What about you? Where do you stand?
Walter Skinner
I stand right on the line that you keep crossing.
Dana Scully
Come on, let's go.
Walter Skinner
Agent Mulder-- I'm saying this as a friend. Watch your back. This is just the beginning.
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