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Season 9 · Episode 2

Nothing Important Happened Today II

Character-labelled dialogue prepared from the official DVD subtitle track.

Production code9ABX02Original airdate · November 18, 2001

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Scene 01

Opening scene

[ beeping ]

[ buzzing ]

Scene 02

Captain

I have an urgent communication to deliver to dr. Nordlinger.

Navy Seal

I can deliver the communication.

Captain

I was asked to confirm and verify he received the communiqué and report back...

Navy Seal

That's not proper procedure.

Captain

...report back dr. Nordlinger's acknowledgment of the communiqué.

Dr. Nordlinger

What's going on here?

Navy Seal

There's some confusion as to the proper procedure dr. Nordlinger.

Captain

I have a communication for you.

Dr. Nordlinger

Communication acknowledged and confirmed, captain. We're returning to base.

Captain

Officer bamford.

Petty Officer Bamford

Captain.

Captain

Prepare to transmit to operations commander.

Petty Officer Bamford

Transmit what, sir? Sir... What is the communication?

Captain

We're coming in.

Scene 03

Brad Follmer

Doggett?

Scene 05

Monica Reyes

I'm sorry I'm late.

Brad Follmer

Have a seat, agent Reyes. Agent Reyes I thought we might have a little chat. Mr. Skinner here has been trying to help me put together the pieces of your X-Files investigation.

Monica Reyes

Can we cut the crap, brad?

Brad Follmer

I don't know. Can we? There's a lot of crap to cut through.

Walter Skinner

Agent Reyes... You probably want to zip it and try to cooperate.

Brad Follmer

Like it or not I'm now charged with the task of reining you in.

Monica Reyes

Reining us in? Uh-huh. For what?

Brad Follmer

Unauthorized autopsies; breaking and entering into a state water facility; willful misuse of your positions.

Monica Reyes

I really don't want to go into any of this without my partner here.

Brad Follmer

Your partner. Your so-called partner who's running this circus, is right now nowhere to be found.

Monica Reyes

What are you doing, brad?

Brad Follmer

Giving you and mr. Skinner the opportunity to put a nice spin on this mess that Doggett's making.

Walter Skinner

Agent Reyes if you're not going to zip it, at least recognize that he's the only one who can help you.

Monica Reyes

We were given a tip we believe leads to a larger conspiracy.

Brad Follmer

Conspiracy. Involving the FBI

Monica Reyes

John Doggett and I are running a legitimate investigation into the FBI neither one of us feels...

Brad Follmer

Agent Reyes I'm trying to help you keep your job... But that's not going to happen if you insist on chasing shadows chasing conspiracies.

Monica Reyes

How do you know there isn't one?

Brad Follmer

You're taking on... The entire FBI here, Monica. This witch hunt... Isn't going to expose anything... But you.

Unidentified speaker

That is

Brad Follmer

Unless you distance yourself from John Doggett. What are you doing?

Monica Reyes

I'm distancing myself, brad, from you. From your political games. You just want to get John Doggett.

Brad Follmer

You're making a big mistake here.

Monica Reyes

Yeah, I seem to make one every time I walk in your door.

[ coughing ]

[ gasps ]

Scene 06

Shannon McMahon

Lie back, John. It's okay.

John Doggett

What the hell is this?

Shannon McMahon

It's shannon. Shannon mcmahon. We were together in bravo company, u.s.m.c. You were trying to contact me.

John Doggett

What the hell are you doing here now?

[ coughing ]

Shannon McMahon

Your lungs were full of water.

John Doggett

You pulled me under.

Shannon McMahon

I did what I had to.

John Doggett

You held me down. I remember.

Shannon McMahon

They would have caught you. They might have figured it out. What you've started to figure out.

John Doggett

What are you?

Shannon McMahon

You know what I am. I'm the product of 50 years of military science. The program your old friend Knowle Rohrer told you about. I'm a bioengineered combat unit. I have no weaknesses. I don't sleep. I can breathe underwater. That's how I saved your life, John.

John Doggett

How do you know what I know, what Knowle Rohrer told me?

Shannon McMahon

Knowle Rohrer and I were drafted right out of bravo company together. We were... Adam and eve. The program's first. There are many more now.

John Doggett

Knowle Rohrer is dead.

Shannon McMahon

You can't kill us. We can't be killed. Knowle Rohrer and I are alike in almost every way. The difference is, I hate what I am.

John Doggett

Why are you here telling me this?

Shannon McMahon

The program's expanding in ways no one ever dreamed of. I need your help to stop it, John.

John Doggett

You need my help? What can I do?

Shannon McMahon

Expose the deaths of those two men I killed what they were doing.

John Doggett

What were they doing?

Shannon McMahon

Preparing the water supply.

John Doggett

Preparing it for what?

Scene 07

PORT OF BALTIMORE

Petty Officer Bamford

What are you doing, captain? Where are you going? We're under strict orders not to leave ship.

Captain

Look at us. They've got us tied up at a civilian dock in Baltimore. Why? I think they may be on to us.

Young Officer

You're only drawing suspicion if they're not. You can't leave this ship.

Captain

We can't risk waiting. We can't risk not making contact now. I'll be back.

[ knocking ]

Scene 08

Walter Skinner

Hi. I'm sorry about the hour.

Dana Scully

I just put him down.

Walter Skinner

I couldn't talk on the phone.

Dana Scully

Well, what is it?

Walter Skinner

I was told... To leave this alone. You and Mulder asked me to leave it be to let Mulder disappear. We were concerned for the safety of the baby and for Mulder. Why am I risking that now? Why are you? Why are you getting mixed up with Doggett's investigation?

Dana Scully

Something happened... With my baby.

Walter Skinner

What?

Dana Scully

I can't explain it. It's, uh... It's unexplainable. It's, um... It's not normal.

Walter Skinner

Whatever it is... I think you've made a terrible mistake. Letting Doggett pull you into this. I mean, he's hell-bent. And agent Reyes is following right in his tracks.

Dana Scully

I need answers. I need to know. I can't just sit around wondering.

Walter Skinner

If you can't tell me, then get to Mulder. Tell him what happened. No.

Dana Scully

Mulder can't know. He can't be brought back into this. He can't be brought back to the FBI it's just too dangerous for him right now.

Walter Skinner

It's too dangerous for everyone.

[ line ringing ]

Scene 09

Automated Voice

The e.p.a. Employee you're trying to reach carl wormus, is not available. If you want to leave a voice mail stay on the line.

Unidentified speaker

Evening, captain.

Captain

Something's wrong. Very wrong. Sir? What is this? Where's bamford?

Knowle Rohrer

Chief petty officer bamford has been relieved of his post, sir. I'm your new second-in-command.

[ phone rings ]

Scene 10

Dana Scully

Hello.

Monica Reyes

Dana? I'm sorry if I woke you. It's Monica Reyes. Dana... There's something I think you really need to be aware of. Something you need to hear. Something I'm not sure I believe.

Dana Scully

I'm listening.

Monica Reyes

It's not me you need to hear it from.

John Doggett

Agent Scully... We may have some answers for you about your baby.

[ fussing ]

[ knocking at door ]

Monica Reyes

Dana, this is shannon mcmahon.

Shannon McMahon

Hi.

Dana Scully

Let's start with the water.

Shannon McMahon

Well, you're a scientist. You'll appreciate the science involved. A new additive is being put in the water supply. It's called chloramine. It's not news. Well, let me say it's been reported but no one's asking questions yet.

Dana Scully

And what should they be asking?

Shannon McMahon

If you want to deliver something to everyone's home in america what better way than through what's most taken for granted-- water.

Dana Scully

Look, I've had my fair share of outrageous conspiracy theories, okay? So cut the mystery crap and get to the science. Chloramine is just a substitute for chlorine. You can drink it, and it's harmless.

Shannon McMahon

Unless someone were to quietly go and change its molecular makeup.

Dana Scully

Who and how?

Shannon McMahon

I think you'd be more interested in why.

Dana Scully

All right, then, why?

Shannon McMahon

To prime a population to breed a generation of super soldiers.

Dana Scully

By adding something to our water?

Shannon McMahon

Something which promotes the mutation of offspring in fertilization, in pregnancy.

Dana Scully

What you're saying is absurd.

Shannon McMahon

Is it? No more absurd than I am. I am a first-generation prototype. Now they're seven stages advanced in the science which created me to the point where now they have successfully given birth to a super soldier from a mutated egg.

Dana Scully

How can we trust any of this? Or you? What you say you are?

Shannon McMahon

We all have a standard mutation.

Scene 11

Captain

What are you looking at?

Knowle Rohrer

Ship's logs.

Captain

Those logs are classified.

Knowle Rohrer

As second-in-command I'm supposed to know the ship, sir... In case something should happen to you. What is the greater mission of this ship if I may ask, sir?

Captain

I don't ask. We don't ask.

[ klaxon blaring ]

Captain

What's going on?

Sailor

That's bamford.

Unidentified speaker

Officer bamford.

Scene 12

Monica Reyes

It doesn't make any sense.

John Doggett

Yeah. Only it doesn't hold up to any argument, either, does it?

Monica Reyes

She drowned that man from the e.p.a. She's drowned two men.

John Doggett

She says they're part of the program. Two guys working to spike the Maryland state water supply.

Monica Reyes

So she killed them as a way of contacting you? You believe that?

John Doggett

You saw that thing on her neck. You said you saw it before. I think we're on to something here, Monica. It's freaky, it's mind-blowing but you got to admit that.

Monica Reyes

I'm not doubting what she is only what she says she's doing.

John Doggett

What? What'd you find?

Dana Scully

Nothing. Nothing more than a small deformity of the spine. Physically, she seems absolutely normal. As normal as you or I.

John Doggett

I don't believe this.

Dana Scully

What don't you believe, agent Doggett? I just examined her.

John Doggett

I'm standing here with both of you telling me that you don't see what's right in front of us. She's the key to everything in this case right to the FBI

Dana Scully

Well, for your sake, I hope so. But I hope not for mine.

[ phone ringing ]

John Doggett

John Doggett.

Walter Skinner

Agent Doggett, I don't want to be making this call. I really don't, but I'm forced to.

John Doggett

What are you talking about?

Scene 13

John Doggett

You want to turf me now? You going to take my badge and gun?

Alvin Kersh

Agent Doggett, you just can't burst in here.

John Doggett

How's it going to look, deputy director you suspending me right before I nail you up against the wall as a coconspirator?

Brad Follmer

Glad you dropped in, mr. Doggett. Assistant director Follmer.

John Doggett

You're brad Follmer.

Brad Follmer

I was just explaining to the deputy director the reasons why you were being suspended but I think your actions here speak for themselves.

John Doggett

I see what this is. This is just a little bureaucratic pimp job.

Alvin Kersh

I'd watch your mouth, John.

Brad Follmer

What this is is a testament to your gross insubordination and reckless disregard for the FBI

John Doggett

The orders start here and then they come out your wishy-washy mouth?

Brad Follmer

Paranoia must go with the job. You're starting to sound just like Fox Mulder, mr. Doggett.

John Doggett

Don't you "mr. Doggett" me. I don't answer to you. I answer to a.d. Skinner.

Brad Follmer

The job suspension stands mr. Doggett.

John Doggett

Try and stop me.

[ door closes ]

[ knocking ]

Scene 14

Melvin Frohike

You just never know who's going to come a-knocking, do you?

Monica Reyes

How'd you get in here?

Richard Langly

Through the front door with a big howdy do. How'd you get in?

Monica Reyes

Through a security checkpoint.

Melvin Frohike

Kid stuff.

Monica Reyes

What are you doing here?

Melvin Frohike

You sent us hacking on this investigation of yours only we had a small funding fiasco. They cut our internet service.

Monica Reyes

Don't tell me you breached FBI security just to log on.

John Fitzgerald Byers

I think you want to see this.

[ Langly gasps ]

Richard Langly

Uh, um, not this.

[ typing ]

Melvin Frohike

Okay, this is what we meant to show you. We are live in the e.p.a. Phone system. The numbers in red are calls to deputy administrator carl wormus after he drowned.

Monica Reyes

Who'd be calling him at work after it's front-page news that he's dead?

Richard Langly

Someone who doesn't know it.

[ line ringing ]

John Fitzgerald Byers

Whoever it is, they're calling him again as we speak. Langly! Hook up a patch cord. Hurry!

[ typing ]

Richard Langly

Pick up the phone.

Unidentified speaker

What?

Melvin Frohike

Carl wormus.

Captain

I've been trying to reach you. They've ordered us to port. One of my men is dead.

Unidentified speaker

I think they suspect what we're up to.

Melvin Frohike

Right. What's it you need from us... Me on this end?

Captain

Just like we talked about. You're going to call the FBI

Melvin Frohike

Right.

Captain

You've got to get to the FBI tell them about the lab they've got on board... About the horrors and the inhumanity. Expose these people for what they are.

Scene 15

Monica Reyes

I need to talk to you.

Brad Follmer

I have an appointment.

Monica Reyes

Don't do this to me, brad.

Brad Follmer

Give me two minutes. Here you are again, Monica. Walking through my door.

Monica Reyes

I need your help.

Unidentified speaker

Ah.

Brad Follmer

I tried to help you.

Monica Reyes

I'm asking you again.

Brad Follmer

Okay. I'm listening.

Monica Reyes

There's a woman working at the department of justice-- shannon mcmahon. I need her case files.

Brad Follmer

You say that like it's something I can just do. It's not.

Monica Reyes

It's important to me.

Brad Follmer

Important to you and to agent Doggett, in other words.

Monica Reyes

You're on the wrong side of this fight, brad. I can show you. Trust me.

Brad Follmer

I had it illustrated by mr. Doggett himself in the deputy director's office today.

Monica Reyes

Would you listen to me? People's lives are in danger here. He's being set up. We're being set up.

Brad Follmer

By who? The justice department?

Monica Reyes

It's why I need those files. I'd ask you to just do this for me... But he's a good man.

Brad Follmer

He believes he's in the right.

Monica Reyes

And you? You always are?

Scene 16

Monica Reyes

Where's shannon mcmahon?

John Doggett

She's back in my house. Why?

Monica Reyes

She's lying to you. She's not who you think.

John Doggett

Where are you getting this?

Monica Reyes

Everywhere I look. She works for the department of justice. Did you know that? I got a peek at her case files. Those two men she killed? They'd contacted her at d.o.j., as whistle-blowers.

John Doggett

She said they conspired with the government. They were part of the program.

Monica Reyes

They were killed because they wanted to expose the program.

John Doggett

Why is she lying? Why come to me?

Monica Reyes

Because there's still one man she can't pinpoint and she wants you to lead her to him.

John Doggett

How, when I don't even know who you're talking about?

Monica Reyes

He's captain of a navy ship that spends 12 months a year at sea. He had been in guarded contact with both dead men about a secret lab on that ship.

John Doggett

Right now, shannon mcmahon's the only sure thing we have. We cut out on her and go to this ship of yours we risk coming up with both hands empty.

Dana Scully

Agent Doggett, if this is true about this ship and about this lab there may be answers there that I can't risk not knowing.

[ door opens and closes ]

[ beeping ]

Scene 17

Voice On Intercom

Dr. Nordlinger? A message for you, sir.

Captain

I want every hard drive. All the data you've got in this butcher shop you're running here.

Scene 18

John Doggett

Where is this captain supposed to be?

Monica Reyes

We're supposed to meet him at a phone booth at 1:00 a.m. It's ten to.

Dana Scully

Somebody's already there.

John Doggett

Is he calling or meeting you?

Monica Reyes

I don't know. It wasn't clear.

Dana Scully

He sees us.

John Doggett

Hold up there! I said hold up there! This ain't no captain.

Dana Scully

Who is it?

John Doggett

Knowle Rohrer. Run. Now! Freeze, FBI!

Shannon McMahon

You didn't trust me.

Scene 19

John Doggett

You see anybody?

Monica Reyes

Nobody.

Dana Scully

This can't be right.

Monica Reyes

What happened to the captain?

Dana Scully

I think we found the captain.

[ beeping ]

John Doggett

They're scuttling the ship. Agent Scully... Agent Reyes!

Monica Reyes

This must be it.

John Doggett

Monica! Dana! Agent Scully! Agent Reyes!

Monica Reyes

In here.

John Doggett

Move out. We got to get out of here.

Monica Reyes

You see what this is?

John Doggett

Agent Scully, we got to go! The ship's going to blow, agent Scully!

Dana Scully

They're manipulating ova-- females eggs for transplantation. Look at these names. These are test subjects.

John Doggett

Grab her, Monica. We got less than a minute to get out of here.

Dana Scully

Just give me a second.

John Doggett

We got no time!

Dana Scully

No. Let go. Let me do this, okay? I just... I have to see if I'm here. My name, my baby's name.

John Doggett

You want to see your baby again? We got no time, Dana. We'll find another way.

[ knocking ]

Scene 20

WASHINGTON D.C.

John Doggett

Deputy director.

Alvin Kersh

My sources tell me you've wrapped up your investigation, John.

John Doggett

I have my report ready, sir. Yes.

Alvin Kersh

How do I come out? "super soldiers, a navy ship... "a woman at the department of justice who drowned two men. "all disappeared now, but which constitute a conspiracy like a cancer in the u.s. Government." not a mention of my name, John.

John Doggett

No, sir. I found nothing on you. Nothing damning I could honestly include in my report, let me say. And because I got nothing to lose let me say that I know your hands are dirty on this thing, sir-- filthy.

Alvin Kersh

That's why you're here. Take a last wild punch before the bell.

John Doggett

There's one thing I can't figure and then I'll be on my way... Is why you slipped that obituary under my door.

Alvin Kersh

You think I did that?

John Doggett

Over and over in my mind. It had to be you. You're the only one that had a reason.

Alvin Kersh

What's my reason?

John Doggett

You tell me. You looking just to get me fired or get me killed?

Alvin Kersh

You ever hear of king george iii?

John Doggett

You answer my question!

Alvin Kersh

He was king of England when america declared independence in 1776. King george iii kept a diary. On July 4, 1776 he made an entry in it. "nothing important happened today."

John Doggett

What the hell does that got to do with me?

Unidentified speaker

Revolution started.

Alvin Kersh

Things that changed the world forever. And even kings can miss them if they're not paying attention.

John Doggett

Are you saying you left that obituary to help me? To help me find the things that I found? Nah... Why would I believe that you'd help me?

Alvin Kersh

Agent Mulder believed me.

John Doggett

Mulder? What the hell are you talking about? Mulder's long gone.

Alvin Kersh

Say I told Mulder that he would be killed if he stayed. Same people who threatened to kill me if I didn't go along. Would you believe that, John?

John Doggett

No. Mulder wouldn't hear it, not from you, not from anybody.

Alvin Kersh

I said I told him to go. I didn't say I persuaded him.

John Doggett

Oh, my god. It was Scully. Scully made him go. That's it, isn't it?

Brad Follmer

Going to the basement?

Scene 21

Brad Follmer

Heard you got a stay of execution. Congratulations.

John Doggett

I'm sure you mean that.

Brad Follmer

No, I'm sure the deputy director has you just where he wants you. Don't get me wrong I'm a friend to the X-Files. Kind of a comfort having you down there mr. Doggett.

Monica Reyes

Hi. Hi.

John Doggett

Just so long as you know where to reach us... Mr. Follmer.

[ marine mammal sounds ]

[ gasps ]

[ baby crying ]

Scene 22

Dana Scully

[ whispering ] everything's going to be okay. Go back to sleep, okay?

[ metallic squeaking ]

About this transcript

The dialogue comes from the official DVD subtitle track supplied by Boggsfiles. Speaker and scene attribution was cross-checked against character-labelled reference material. Subtitle wording is preserved while capitalization and spacing are standardized for easier reading.