Dr. Chester Banton
Morris. Morris, I need to talk to you. [ knocking continues ] morris, it's me. Are you there? Morris? Morris, if you're in there, open the damn door.
Season 2 · Episode 23
Soft Light
Character-labelled dialogue prepared from the official DVD subtitle track.
Production code2X23Original airdate · May 5, 1995
352 dialogue entries
Scene 01
HOTEL GEORGE MASON, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
[ elevator bell dings ]
[ grunts ]
Dr. Chester Banton
Morris! Morris. Morris, I need to talk to you. Gail anne is dead. It's my fault. [ knocking continues ] morris! Morris, I need to talk to you. Come to the door, morris, please. Answer the door, damn it! Oh, no.
[ screams ]
Dr. Chester Banton
Oh, no. Oh, god, no. No, no. God, no. Please, no! No, no, no! Please, no! Please!
Scene 02
SAME LOCATION
Dana Scully
Two apparent abductions in less than a month, and then this one last night. According to my contact, the richmond p.d.'s hit a brick wall. So I told them we'd come down and have a look.
Fox Mulder
Who's your contact?
Dana Scully
Her name is kelly Ryan. She was one of my students when I was teaching at the academy. She's just been bumped up to detective, and she's a little nervous... About her supervisor finding out the FBI are involved. Kelly?
Detective Kelly Ryan
Agent Scully.
Dana Scully
Hi.
Detective Kelly Ryan
Hi.
Dana Scully
This is agent Mulder.
Detective Kelly Ryan
Hi. Thank you for coming. You're welcome. I've heard a lot about you.
Fox Mulder
We'll talk later.
Detective Kelly Ryan
The missing man is patrick newirth, age 52. He's a top executive with morly tobacco up from raleigh-durham for a meeting. He arrived on an evening train.
Fox Mulder
How do you know he's missing?
Detective Kelly Ryan
He set a wake-up call for 6:00 a.m. This morning. When the operator tried to place it, there was no answer.
Fox Mulder
Mmm, scotch. It looks like he barely touched it.
Detective Kelly Ryan
Needless to say, he missed his meeting. They waited three hours before sending hotel security up. The door was locked, security chain fastened. And when they broke in, no patrick newirth.
Fox Mulder
Windows?
Detective Kelly Ryan
Locked from the inside. We're six stories up. No fire escape. No way in or out of this room. Agent Scully, what are you looking at?
Dana Scully
Uh, the heat register.
Detective Kelly Ryan
You don't think anyone could have squeezed in there?
Fox Mulder
You never know. You guys turn up any forensics evidence at all?
Detective Kelly Ryan
Just... This.
Fox Mulder
Hey, Scully, look at this.
Dana Scully
What is it?
Detective Kelly Ryan
We don't know. The hotel claims it wasn't here before mr. Newirth checked in. And there were similar burn marks at each of the previous crime scenes.
Dana Scully
Was patrick newirth a smoker?
Detective Kelly Ryan
No. According to his wife, he loathed cigarettes.
Dana Scully
That's strange for a man who worked for a tobacco company.
Fox Mulder
Did you run a test on it?
Detective Kelly Ryan
Yes, sir. It's mostly carbon with some potassium and trace minerals.
Dana Scully
It could be the residue from burnt human flesh.
Fox Mulder
Does this look like an arm to anybody?
Detective Kelly Ryan
an arm? -
Dana Scully
What are you thinking, Mulder?
Fox Mulder
This burn mark. It's right where I'd be... If I was standing here answering the door, right?
Dana Scully
Yes.
Fox Mulder
And I wouldn't be looking out... The peephole unless there was something to look at, right?
Detective Kelly Ryan
That makes sense.
Fox Mulder
Detective Ryan, could you have this bulb dusted for prints?
Detective Kelly Ryan
Of course.
Fox Mulder
And can you run those against mr. Newirth's? Do you have mr. Newirth's prints?
Detective Kelly Ryan
We got them from his toiletries and check-in slip.
Fox Mulder
Okay. Can you check all those against all hotel employees and registered guests?
Detective Kelly Ryan
Anything else?
Fox Mulder
Yeah. Do you have the name of the last missing person?
Detective Kelly Ryan
Uh... That would be margaret wysnecki.
Fox Mulder
Thanks. This should do it. Is this your first case, detective?
Detective Kelly Ryan
Yes, sir.
Fox Mulder
Any idea why they gave it to you?
Detective Kelly Ryan
No one else wanted it. Because of the lack of evidence, this is still officially a missing persons case, not likely to end up on the front page of the daily paper.
Fox Mulder
I wouldn't be so sure about that.
Detective Kelly Ryan
Can I ask what you think may have happened?
Fox Mulder
At first blush? Spontaneous human combustion.
Dana Scully
You're doing just fine. Having a little fun?
Fox Mulder
What are you talking about?
Dana Scully
Spontaneous human combustion?
Fox Mulder
I have over a dozen case files... Of human bodies reduced to ash without any attendant burning or melting. Rapid oxidation without heat.
Dana Scully
Let's just forget for the moment that there's no scientific theory to support it.
[ elevator bell dings ]
Fox Mulder
Okay.
Scene 03
WYSNECKI RESIDENCE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
[ owl hooting ]
Fox Mulder
Hey, Scully, can you spare a prophylactic? What are the odds of that, huh?
Dana Scully
Darkness covers a multitude of sins.
Fox Mulder
My newest tool in the fight against crime. $49.95 at your local hardware store.
Dana Scully
Neat trick. For your birthday I'll buy you a utility belt. Look at this, Mulder. Hmm.
Fox Mulder
What do we know about the victim?
Dana Scully
Margaret wysnecki. Age 66. Widowed. Retired from laramie tobacco... Where she worked the production line for 36 years. Tobacco? Patrick newirth worked for morly tobacco, didn't he?
Fox Mulder
Yeah, but half of richmond earns their paycheck making cancer sticks. May be just a coincidence.
Dana Scully
Yeah, you're probably right. The first missing person, gail anne lambert, was an engineer for polarity magnetics, inc. They didn't find any prints in here or anywhere else in the house. What makes you think the prints on the bulb mean anything?
Fox Mulder
I don't know. Oh, look at this, Scully. Someone forgot to empty the trash. "m. Wysnecki." round-trip to hampton roads, virginia. Return train dated march 17.
Dana Scully
that's the day she disappeared. -
Fox Mulder
Patrick newirth came into town by train, didn't he?
Dana Scully
And gail anne lambert. Uh, no. It doesn't say anything here that puts her anywhere near the richmond train station.
Fox Mulder
Maybe that was a detail that was overlooked.
Dana Scully
So what's the significance?
Fox Mulder
Maybe these people aren't just disappearing. Maybe they're being hunted, and the hunter's working the train station.
Dana Scully
And whatever happened to spontaneous human combustion?
Fox Mulder
Maybe it's not so spontaneous. Get on the phone to your young detective... And tell her to get a detail down to the train station.
Scene 04
RICHMOND TRAIN STATION
[ men chattering ]
[ man on p.a. System, indistinct ]
[ vehicle approaching ]
[ man speaking, indistinct ]
First Officer
In an alley near the train station. I'm gonna check him out.
[ man on radio ]
Radio Voice
Roger that, 64. I'm on my way.
First Officer
Sir, could I speak with you?
[ tires screeching ]
First Officer
Hold on. I only wanna ask you a couple of questions! All right. Stop right there. Don't move. Just hold it. Put your hands in the air, sir.
Dr. Chester Banton
Stay away from me.
First Officer
What do you think you're doing? All right. Come on out of there. We just want to talk to you.
Dr. Chester Banton
Stay away from me! I don't want to hurt you.
Second Officer
Move it!
First Officer
Hands where we can see them.
Dr. Chester Banton
Please. I'm warning you. I'm a dangerous man.
Second Officer
Keep moving, pal, out where we can see you. All right. I want you to lie face down on the ground.
Dr. Chester Banton
Don't come any closer.
Second Officer
Get down on the ground, sir. Now!
Dr. Chester Banton
Please, you don't understand.
[ screams ]
Dr. Chester Banton
Oh, god, no!
Second Officer
Barney!
Dr. Chester Banton
Don't! No! Stay away!
[ screams ]
Dr. Chester Banton
Oh, god. No. No. Help! God, not again! No! God! No! No! No! No!
[ woman on radio, indistinct ]
Scene 05
SAME ALLEY, NEXT MORNING
Dana Scully
What happened here, kelly?
Detective Kelly Ryan
I sent two patrolmen down here last night like you told me. They lost radio contact with them just after midnight. All they found this morning was two more scorch marks on the pavement.
Fox Mulder
Nothing else? No.
Detective Kelly Ryan
Suddenly this looks like it could be a cop killer case, and I'm indirectly responsible.
Dana Scully
Well, you were just doing your job.
Detective Kelly Ryan
Yeah? They want to know on what suspicions I sent these men down here. If I tell them I'm involved with the FBI, they're gonna snap.
Fox Mulder
The prints you pulled from that lightbulb.
Detective Kelly Ryan
I ran it... Against all the hotel staff and guests, then through the national databases. No match. Some first case, huh?
Dana Scully
You just make sure you hang on to this case. I'm sure something will turn up. These ideas of yours, Mulder. You care to share them?
Fox Mulder
Not yet.
Dana Scully
You don't have a clue, do you?
Fox Mulder
He was here, Scully. I was right about that.
Dana Scully
All right. Where does this leave us?
Fox Mulder
Maybe with enough to identify the killer.
Dana Scully
How?
Fox Mulder
He was here last night. He was also probably here on march 17 and march 31.
Dana Scully
Those were the days that margaret wysnecki and patrick newirth disappeared.
Fox Mulder
That leaves three train station videotapes to cross-reference and hopefully find this guy.
Dana Scully
That's assuming we're looking for a guy.
Fox Mulder
Either way, the security camera's our only witness.
[ engine starts ]
Scene 06
TRAIN STATION SECURITY OFFICE
Dana Scully
It could be any one of these people, Mulder. Or none of them. We've gone through the entire week, and I'm still not sure how you expect to find him.
Security Guard
That's it for march 22 on the arrival deck.
Fox Mulder
Okay. Let's go back to the terminal tape.
Dana Scully
Again?
Fox Mulder
He's gotta be on at least one of these tapes.
Dana Scully
Chances are he's not walking around carrying a sign with an arrow on it.
Security Guard
There you go.
Fox Mulder
See, this guy. Right here. He's always here. What's he doing?
Dana Scully
Looking at the floor.
Fox Mulder
Why's he doing that?
Dana Scully
Probably the same reason he spends his whole afternoon in the train station.
Fox Mulder
Can you freeze this and blow it up 200%?
Security Guard
Sure.
Fox Mulder
Okay. Can you reframe and blow it up some more? See, he's got something in his jacket right there.
Security Guard
I'll see if I can pull it up.
Fox Mulder
Polarity magnetics.
Dana Scully
That's where the first victim worked.
Scene 07
POLARITY MAGNETICS
Dana Scully
Looks like it's been closed up.
Dr. Christopher Davey
Yes?
Dana Scully
We're agents Mulder and Scully with the FBI. We're looking for a man who may have worked here.
Dr. Christopher Davey
When was this taken?
Fox Mulder
March 22. Do you know him?
Dr. Christopher Davey
Sure I know him. Dr. Chester Banton. He was my business partner.
Dana Scully
You mean he's not anymore?
Dr. Christopher Davey
I don't know. I would assume not. This is the first I've seen him in five weeks. I wondered if he wasn't gonna turn up dead.
Fox Mulder
How's that?
Dr. Christopher Davey
Chester was involved in a terrible accident here. Polarity magnetics does, or did, primarily two kinds of research. Mostly we were designing mag-lev applications-- people movers, bullet trains-- but for Chester that was just a way to pay the bills... For the really theoretical stuff he was interested in.
Fox Mulder
Which was what?
Dr. Christopher Davey
Researching dark matter-- quantum particles, neutrinos, gluons, mesons, quarks.
Dana Scully
Subatomic particles.
Dr. Christopher Davey
The mysteries of the universe. Theoretically, the very building blocks of reality.
Dana Scully
Except no one knows if they truly exist.
Dr. Christopher Davey
Chester was sure they did. So sure, he bet his life on it. This is where it happened. Chester was working to isolate a new particle. He'd been working on it for a year.
Dana Scully
This is a particle accelerator.
Dr. Christopher Davey
One fifth the power of the Texas supercollider in a space the size of a wal-mart.
Fox Mulder
Powered by what?
Dr. Christopher Davey
A couple billion megawatts. Virginia power loved us. Well, the work involved the bombardment of beta particles... With an alpha target-- negative against positive. Chester had everything set and had started the countdown... When he realized he had made a mistake. There was something that needed adjusting in the target room. Except you can't stop the countdown once you've begun. There was time to safely make the change, but I'd left the room for a minute... When Chester decided to go in. I didn't realize until it was too late... That the door had locked behind him.
[ keypad beeping ]
Fox Mulder
Look at this.
Dr. Christopher Davey
As far as I can tell, it burned Chester's shadow right into the wall.
Dana Scully
How did he survive?
Dr. Christopher Davey
All I can figure is, the quanta liberated off the target have virtually no mass-- that they slid right through his body.
Fox Mulder
Like getting an x-Ray.
Dr. Christopher Davey
A two-billion-megawatt x-Ray. When I looked at the monitor and saw what was happening-- that Chester was trapped in here-- I panicked. I cut the power, but it was too late. I remember looking and seeing Chester. He was perfectly calm, almost like he wanted it to happen-- like he was finally going to experience... The dark matter he had theorized in some kind of physical way-- as if the truth might come into him. [ sighs ] excuse me.
Fox Mulder
What do you think, Scully?
Dana Scully
Well, this looks like the same kind of material... That they found at each of the other crime scenes. Maybe what we're dealing with is some kind of spontaneous human combustion.
Fox Mulder
I'm less convinced of that now.
Dana Scully
What do you think it is?
Fox Mulder
I don't know. Whatever it is, it's connected to the person of dr. Chester Ray Banton. Maybe even part of him.
Dana Scully
Well, whatever it is, we have to find it.
Fox Mulder
I know of only one place to start looking.
[ man on p.a. System, indistinct ]
Scene 08
RICHMOND TRAIN STATION
Dana Scully
There's no sign of him, Mulder. Maybe he's moved on. What are you looking at?
Fox Mulder
On the videotape, dr. Banton kept staring at the floor. I'm trying to figure out what he might have been looking at.
Dana Scully
Well, maybe the exposure affected his mind. Nonsensical repetitive behavior is a common trait of mental illness.
Fox Mulder
You trying to tell me something?
Dana Scully
I called detective Ryan. She's having the prints on the lightbulbs checked against Banton's.
Fox Mulder
Did you tell her about dr. Banton's accident?
Dana Scully
No. I only told her that he was a possible suspect... And that it was a bit too early to get her hopes up... And that right now we have more questions than we do answers.
Fox Mulder
Like?
Dana Scully
Like a motive, like a murder weapon, like--
Fox Mulder
What if dr. Banton-- look here. There are hardly any shadows cast.
Dana Scully
What do you mean?
Fox Mulder
The lighting in here is diffused-- soft light. I wonder if that's what dr. Banton was looking for.
Dana Scully
Looking for his shadow?
Fox Mulder
Dr. Banton.
[ gun cocks ]
Fox Mulder
Stop right there! Dr. Banton!
Dr. Chester Banton
Please, just leave me alone.
Fox Mulder
We're federal agents, dr. Banton.
Dr. Chester Banton
You don't understand. You're making a big mistake. Stay away from me. Wait! It'll kill you. It doesn't care who you are. Oh, thank god.
Scene 09
YALOFF PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL, PIEDMONT, VIRGINIA
Fox Mulder
I thought the orders were to keep this patient in the dark.
Doctor
He insisted on soft light. It's the only way he'd let us open the door.
Dr. Chester Banton
How can you even begin to understand what it's like?
Fox Mulder
We're trying to understand.
Dr. Chester Banton
Living in a train station day and night. Living like a bum. Afraid to fall asleep because of what might happen.
Dana Scully
The accident in the lab-- the quanta bombardment. You believe that altered you physically?
Dr. Chester Banton
[ scoffs ] you could, you could say that.
Fox Mulder
Can you tell us how?
Dr. Chester Banton
[ sighs ] even if I could, you wouldn't understand.
Dana Scully
But it has something to do with dark matter.
Dr. Chester Banton
It has everything to do with dark matter. My shadow... Isn't mine. It's, it's like a black hole. It splits molecules into component atoms. It unzips electrons from their orbits, reduces matter into pure energy.
Dana Scully
That's how you killed gail anne lambert?
Dr. Chester Banton
It wasn't me. Gail anne was my colleague. She-- the night after the accident, I went to see her. I was just standing in the doorway. I was looking right at her. And then she was gone.
Fox Mulder
You have no control over it?
Dr. Chester Banton
If I could control it, do you think I would let it go around killing people? All I can do is... Study it. Try and divine its, its true nature before they do.
Fox Mulder
"they"?
Dr. Chester Banton
The government. [ whispering ] they're after me. And when they find me, they're going to do the brain suck they've just been dying to do.
Fox Mulder
"brain suck"? For the purpose of?
Dr. Chester Banton
For the purpose of stealing what has taken me years to accomplish. And don't think they wouldn't kill to get it.
Fox Mulder
But if they, they killed you, then wouldn't your shadow just--
Dr. Chester Banton
Disappear? Who knows? That's why you have to get me out of here. If I die, there could be nothing left to tether this thing.
[ door opens ]
Detective Kelly Ryan
Excuse me. I'm gonna have to ask you to discontinue your interrogation of the suspect. This is detective Barron. He's the primary on this case.
Barron
Yeah, I was just wondering what your involvement is here.
Fox Mulder
We caught the guy.
Barron
I appreciate that, but no one seems to be able to recall inviting the FBI in on this case.
Dana Scully
Agent Mulder and I are here strictly in an unofficial capacity.
Barron
And who brought you in?
Dana Scully
We were curious about the unexplained nature of the case.
Barron
Well, Banton's prints place him at two of the crime scenes, and transit authority tapes show him in the immediate vicinity... Of two of the most recent victims. So I say this case is looking pretty much explained.
Fox Mulder
Really? Have you talked to dr. Banton?
Barron
I hope you're not trying to interrogate me, agent Mulder, because I'm not the suspect.
Fox Mulder
I don't think you know anything about this case, which is why you stuck it... With detective Ryan, and I think you should allow her to decide how to proceed.
Barron
Detective Ryan is handling this case. She's done well, and I see no reason not to let her prosecute it once the prisoner has been transferred.
Fox Mulder
Transferred? Where?
Detective Kelly Ryan
To the city jail in preparation for his arraignment.
Fox Mulder
I don't think you appreciate this man's condition or the danger he poses.
Barron
I don't think you have the authority to tell me... Or anyone else in my unit how to do our job.
Detective Kelly Ryan
I think we can handle it from here, agent Mulder. We'll call you if there's anything more you can do.
Dana Scully
Come on, Mulder. Let's go.
Fox Mulder
Soft light. He needs soft light. Putting detective Ryan's ambition ahead of all good sense in this case.
Dana Scully
Ambition? She's a woman trying to survive the boy's club, Mulder. Believe me, I know how she feels.
Fox Mulder
The difference is... You never put yourself ahead of your work, and that's what's happening here.
Dana Scully
Look. The fact is we have no jurisdiction here. We were called in as a favor.
Fox Mulder
And as a favor, we just handed over the a-bomb to the boy scouts.
Dana Scully
I'm sure all the necessary precautions will be taken.
Fox Mulder
I'm sure that robert oppenheimer got similar reassurances from his government-- the same government that dr. Banton is afraid of.
Dana Scully
You don't believe all this paranoia about brain sucking.
Fox Mulder
That man is scared, and it's not just of his own shadow.
Dana Scully
Mulder, as brilliant as dr. Banton may be, he is also clearly delusional. He demonstrated just about every textbook indicator back there.
Fox Mulder
We've both seen the physical evidence, Scully.
Dana Scully
Look. I don't know how to explain it, but that's not our job. I don't know what else we should do.
Fox Mulder
I think I do.
Scene 10
RICHMOND TRAIN STATION
X
All you've given me is a name-- Chester Ray Banton.
Fox Mulder
Dr. Chester Ray Banton. Do you know him?
X
No. Should I?
Fox Mulder
He's being held by the richmond police in connection with several bizarre murders. He's a physicist... Researching quarks, gluons... Dark matter. He believes the government is out to get him.
X
It's tax season. So do most americans.
Fox Mulder
He believes his life is in danger.
X
Is he a dangerous man?
Fox Mulder
Yes.
X
Where is he being held?
Fox Mulder
At the yaloff psychiatric hospital, but not for long.
X
I'm afraid I can't help you.
Fox Mulder
Why?
X
The last time I helped you, I bloodied my fists... And regrettably exposed my identity to associates of yours.
Fox Mulder
Yes, I know, and you can trust them as you trust me. I promise.
X
Dead men can't keep promises. The next time, the blood and regret could be yours. I'm not at your beck and call, agent Mulder. I have nothing to gain and everything to lose by helping you. Promise you won't contact me again unless absolutely necessary.
Fox Mulder
[ door opens, closes ] promise.
Scene 11
YALOFF PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL
[ lightbulbs buzzing ]
[ fuse pops ]
[ sighs ]
Nurse
Frank, are your lights on down there? Ours just went-- [ gasps ]
X
Hi. We're here to transfer Chester Ray Banton.
Nurse
I have orders he's not being transferred until tomorrow.
X
Due to the power outage, there's been a change of plans.
[ keys jangling ]
Nurse
No one's supposed to go in there!
X
Here. Quickly.
Nurse
Who are you?
Dr. Chester Banton
No. Don't do this. Please. Please, no! No, don't! Leave me alone! Please!
Scene 12
NEXT DAY AT THE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL
[ mumbling, grunting ]
[ grunts ]
[ men screaming ]
[ camera shutters clicking ]
[ men chattering ]
Dana Scully
Mulder.
Fox Mulder
What did you find out, Scully?
Dana Scully
Richmond p.d. Had two officers outside watching the entrance. They didn't see anybody come in.
Fox Mulder
According to the floor nurse, there were three men.
Dana Scully
Three? The power was disconnected at a substation two blocks from here. Somebody posing as a city engineer.
Fox Mulder
Somebody who would have access to plans for virginia power... So they could take it off the grid without affecting surrounding facilities.
Dana Scully
Somebody from the government coming for dr. Banton?
Fox Mulder
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you, Scully, but my guess is he was unsuccessful and dr. Banton's on the loose.
Dana Scully
That's what detective Ryan thinks.
Fox Mulder
I just saw her leave.
Dana Scully
She was in charge of dr. Banton's transfer and arraignment this morning. She's in some pretty hot water.
Fox Mulder
Maybe that was an appointment he was never meant to keep. Let's go.
Dana Scully
Where? Mulder, wait. Where are we going?
Fox Mulder
You heard what dr. Banton said last night.
Dana Scully
I heard him say a lot of things.
Fox Mulder
Put yourself in his head, Scully. I think the only reason he hasn't tried to kill himself... Is because he's afraid his death will release the dark matter.
Dana Scully
Wait a second. That's still just a theory, and it's a pretty wild one at that.
Fox Mulder
Whether or not dr. Banton is actually telling the truth, he believes he is.
Dana Scully
And apparently so does whoever it is who tried to take him last night.
Fox Mulder
All that he's been trying to do since the accident is try to control this thing. If he escapes, he's gonna go where he thinks he can do that, and we gotta get there first.
Scene 13
POLARITY MAGNETICS
[ machines beeping ]
Dr. Chester Banton
Don't turn on the light, chris. Not unless you want to die.
Dr. Christopher Davey
Chester, what the hell is going on? The FBI have been looking for you. Where have you been?
Dr. Chester Banton
There's no time to explain. Just come with me.
Dr. Christopher Davey
What's this about, Chester? You're acting crazy. Talk to me.
Dr. Chester Banton
We found the dark matter, chris. It's real. We found it.
Dr. Christopher Davey
What are you talking about?
Dr. Chester Banton
Don't you understand? I'm it! It's, it's in me.
Dr. Christopher Davey
The accident?
Dr. Chester Banton
They're coming for me, chris. We have to destroy this thing before they get here.
[ door opens ]
Dr. Christopher Davey
No. You can't go back in there, Chester.
Detective Kelly Ryan
Police! I'm placing you under arrest, dr. Banton.
Dr. Chester Banton
A lot of people will die if you do this.
Detective Kelly Ryan
Step against the wall, sir!
Dr. Chester Banton
I'm begging you. I don't want to hurt you.
Detective Kelly Ryan
I said step against the wall, now!
Dr. Chester Banton
I'm sorry.
[ screams ]
Dr. Chester Banton
Let's go. We don't have much time.
[ keypad beeping ]
Dr. Christopher Davey
Chester!
Dr. Chester Banton
No matter what they say to you later, you're doing the right thing. Lock it up, chris.
[ keypad beeping ]
[ air hissing ]
Dr. Chester Banton
All right. Let's get the accelerator on line.
Dr. Christopher Davey
I'm afraid not, Chester.
Dr. Chester Banton
You can do it, chris.
Dr. Christopher Davey
I can, but I'm not.
Dr. Chester Banton
No. Chris, tell me you're not working for them.
Dr. Christopher Davey
Wish I could, Chester.
Dr. Chester Banton
You son of a bitch!
Dr. Christopher Davey
Careful. We don't want you to hurt yourself.
Dr. Chester Banton
I'll die before I let them use me!
Dr. Christopher Davey
You're lightning in a bottle, Chester. We're not about to let you die.
Dr. Chester Banton
Chris, don't do this. Listen to me! This is wrong. You're making a terrible mistake.
Dr. Christopher Davey
Yes? Is he there? I've got him. He's not going anywhere until you pick him up.
[ gunshot ]
[ man on phone ]
Man on Phone
Hello? Dr. Davey? Chris!
Dr. Chester Banton
Chris. Chris! What's happening? Chris! Chris.
Dana Scully
We're not the first ones here, Mulder. That's detective Ryan's car.
Fox Mulder
I was afraid of this.
Dana Scully
Mulder.
Fox Mulder
Damn it.
[ machine whirring ]
Dana Scully
What's that noise?
Fox Mulder
It's the accelerator.
[ whirring continues ]
Dana Scully
Mulder!
Fox Mulder
Scully, look at this.
Dana Scully
He must have killed her and then killed himself.
Fox Mulder
No, he couldn't have. What? This chamber's been sealed from the outside.
Dana Scully
By who?
Scene 14
A DARK, UNKNOWN LOCATION
X
Agent Mulder. I thought you had agreed not to contact me again about this.
Fox Mulder
You lied to me.
X
About?
Fox Mulder
About Chester Ray Banton. You knew who he was, and you used me to lead you to him.
X
You were the one who contacted me, agent Mulder.
Fox Mulder
I won't be your stalking horse, or the government's.
X
You seem to be mistaken about the amount of control you exercise over this arrangement.
Fox Mulder
You killed dr. Banton!
X
Have you lost your mind?
Fox Mulder
A nurse at the hospital identified you. A young detective is dead because of you. Who do you answer to?
X
Despite my loyalty to my predecessor, I've never made you any promises.
Fox Mulder
All right. Promise me something right now. Promise me this will be our last meeting. We're finished.
X
You're choosing a dangerous time to go it alone, agent Mulder. Mulder. I didn't kill him.
Scene 15
A CEMETARY
[ door opens, closes ]
Father
The mourners are invited to pay their respects to the family at the Ryan home.
[ chattering, indistinct ]
[ car engines starting ]
Fox Mulder
How you doing?
Dana Scully
I'm not sure how to feel about this, Mulder. She was my student, and she came to me for help.
Fox Mulder
I know it must be hard.
Dana Scully
This shouldn't have happened. This never should have happened.
Fox Mulder
I'm sorry I'm late. I got hung up at the richmond p.d.
Dana Scully
Doing what?
Fox Mulder
A missing person report... Was filed this morning by a dr. Morris west. He's a physicist affiliated with polarity magnetics.
Dana Scully
I'm not sure I follow you.
Fox Mulder
The missing person was dr. Christopher Davey. He hasn't been seen or heard from since Banton disappeared.
Dana Scully
Do they have any leads or know where he might be?
Fox Mulder
No. None.
Dana Scully
But you do.
Fox Mulder
I've been wondering. What if it wasn't Banton we saw in the particle accelerator?
Dana Scully
Well, if Banton's not dead, then where is he?
Scene 16
A GOVERNMENT FACILITY
Government Scientist
Dr. Davey would have been helpful to us. We'll be studying this man for a long time.
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