Season 9 · Episode 6

Trust No 1

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

Production code9ABX08Original airdate · January 6, 2002

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Scene 01

Dana Scully

One day, you'll ask me to speak of the truth of the miracle of your birth; to explain what is unexplained and if I falter or fail on this day know there is an answer, my child a sacred, imperishable truth but one you may never hope to find alone. Chance meeting your perfect other your perfect opposite your protector and endangerer. Chance embarking with this other on the greatest of journeys-- a search for truths fugitive and imponderable. If one day this chance may befall you, my son do not fail or falter to seize it. The truths are out there and if one day you should behold a miracle, as I have in you you will learn the truth is not found in science or on some unseen plane but by looking into your own heart and in that moment, you will be blessed... And stricken... For the truest truths are what hold us together or keep us painfully, desperately apart.

[ servo motor whines ]

[ camera servo whines ]

Scene 03

FEDERAL GROUNDS INTERNET CAFE

Waitress

Hey. Tall coffee with milk?

Dana Scully

Yes, thanks, and can I get a warm-up, please?

Computer Voice

You have five new messages.

Dana Scully

"I've resisted contacting you "for reasons I know you continue to appreciate. "but to be honest, some unexpected dimensions "of my new life are eating away at any resolve I have left. "I'm lonely, Dana... "uncertain of my ability to live like this. "I want to come home... "to you... And to William."

[ baby crying ]

Unidentified speaker

Shh-shh-shh.

Dana Scully

I'm physically shaking right now seeing your words. Wishing it were you speaking them to me. I want so badly to see you, too but you are still not safe here.

[ baby crying ]

Dana Scully

The child's mother, she was just here. Where did she go?

Waitress

I think that's her out there.

[ louder crying ]

Patti

Excuse me. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

[ door opening ]

Scene 04

FBI TRAINING ACADEMY

John Doggett

We talk to you a second?

Monica Reyes

It's about agent Mulder.

Dana Scully

What about Mulder?

John Doggett

We got a guy contacting us through intelligence channels. He keeps saying he wants to talk to Fox Mulder only he won't say why.

Dana Scully

Well, who is he?

Monica Reyes

We don't know. He always covers his tracks. But this morning we finally got him to tip his hand. He says he has highly classified military files.

Dana Scully

Files on what?

John Doggett

These bioengineered soldiers we've all come in contact with-- so-called "super soldiers." the same ones threatening Mulder's life forcing him to live underground.

Dana Scully

What does he want with Mulder?

John Doggett

Wants to give him the names of these super soldiers, and Mulder's the only person he'll give them to.

Dana Scully

Well, even if this was a good idea I don't know how to contact him. I'm sorry about that. I believe that last class we were covering petechia and evidence of death by--

John Doggett

Agent Scully. What the hell are you doing?

Dana Scully

I'm trying to teach a class.

John Doggett

You understand what we're being offered here? If we know who these super soldiers are we can go after them. This is somebody giving us a way that can make it safe for Mulder to come home.

Dana Scully

That's the operative word here-- "somebody." somebody that we don't know.

John Doggett

And you don't want to check it out.

Dana Scully

What I don't want is agent Mulder's life to be endangered any more than it already is.

John Doggett

How long are you going to do this?

Dana Scully

Do what, agent Doggett?

John Doggett

Refuse to trust me or anybody. How else you going to get him home?

Man

When I said get in the car, I meant right now.

Scene 05

Patti

Just leave us alone.

Man On The Street

I am not telling you again.

Patti

Get away. Get away from us. Leave us alone.

Man On The Street

She's coming with me.

Patti

What are you doing?

Dana Scully

Do you need help, ma'am?

Patti

No!

Dana Scully

Hey!

Patti

Don't take her with you.

Dana Scully

Do you need me to call the police?

Patti

Don't go. Don't go! Please!

Dana Scully

Ma'am? Are you all right?

Scene 06

Dana Scully

Come on in. The phone's over there.

Patti

I don't know if it's such a good idea. Making out a police report.

[ baby quietly crying ]

Dana Scully

Well, you've obviously got a problem. I saw you this morning at the cafe. Is he your husband?

Patti

Yeah.

Dana Scully

It's okay. I understand. I mean... It's hard enough caring for a child.

Patti

You don't have anyone, do you?

Dana Scully

No. But I wish I did.

Patti

Maybe he'll come back.

Dana Scully

Do you have anywhere to go?

Patti

No.

Dana Scully

I'm going to get you a blanket and something hot to drink. All right?

Patti

Thank you.

Dana Scully

My name's Dana.

Patti

I'm patti.

Scene 07

BETHESDA, MARYLAND

Monica Reyes

What do you have?

John Doggett

This source of ours decided to give my cell phone a call today. I ran a trace.

Monica Reyes

Did you get a number?

John Doggett

No, but I got a node. A sector of six city blocks. The area's pretty vacant, except for this building here.

Monica Reyes

Say this source is for real and this is Mulder's chance to come home. We spook the spook, and maybe that chance goes away. Or worse, it drives Mulder deeper.

[ car pulling up ]

Monica Reyes

Where are you going?

John Doggett

Take a little look into his car.

Monica Reyes

I'll say it again. What we risk is compromising Mulder's return.

John Doggett

I don't plan on getting caught.

Scene 08

Man On The Street

Good evening. How are you?

Shadow Man

Good. You? Your wife and kid?

Man On The Street

They're good. Good. Everybody's good.

Scene 10

5:41 AM

John Doggett

Monica, wake up.

Monica Reyes

What?

[ phone humming ]

Scene 11

Dana Scully

Hello.

John Doggett

You awake?

Dana Scully

Yeah. I just laid down. What time is it?

John Doggett

6:00 a.m. Agent Reyes and I just tailed a car onto your street. We watched a guy go into your building. A guy we're guessing you've got no business with.

[ baby cries ]

John Doggett

You there, agent Scully?

Dana Scully

Put him down now.

Patti

Oh, my god!

Dana Scully

Put my baby down.

[ baby fussing ]

[ doorknob clicking ]

Monica Reyes

Agent Scully! Agent Scully! Agent Scully, do you know this man?

John Doggett

I wouldn't think so. Not with him trying to pick his way into your place.

Scene 12

John Doggett

Start with who you work for.

Man On The Street

I'm not at liberty to say.

John Doggett

Is this your wife? Maybe she's at liberty. Maybe she don't want to accompany you to prison.

Dana Scully

You staged this, didn't you? Arguing on the street. Everything.

Patti

No.

Dana Scully

It's a con job. What are you after, my baby?

Patti

No, no. I want to protect William.

Man On The Street

That's enough. You want to get us killed?

Patti

You said-- you said that they could help us. You told me that. That's what you said.

John Doggett

What the hell is going on here?

Man On The Street

They're watching.

John Doggett

They're watching?

Dana Scully

You got something to say, say it.

Man On The Street

I work for the national security agency. The name on my driver's license is false. If you were to call the police I would be detained only long enough for another nsa agent to authorize my release. I don't exist as a citizen, nor does anyone I work with.

John Doggett

So what are you doing here?

Man On The Street

As you can see, my wife is upset. I was coming to get her to stop this very event.

Monica Reyes

What's she so upset about?

Patti

We have a daughter... Joy. There's something about her. Something different. Just like there's something different with her son William.

John Doggett

Different how? How do you know anything about her or her son?

Man On The Street

I know virtually everything about you. And you. And you. Several months ago you saw your son effect the movement of the mobile over his crib. He spun it as if with this mind. It happened to us the same way.

Monica Reyes

So you've been looking in this apartment with what, cameras?

Man On The Street

Various forms of technology.

Monica Reyes

Then it's you who's been contacting us.

Man On The Street

Not directly. My scope is limited. I only look at what they tell me to. But I have a supervisor who I've told everything I'm telling you about my daughter and your son and he started to look into it. He learned things about a super soldier program. Things he won't tell us. Crimes, he says, against innocent people.

Dana Scully

What does he want with Mulder?

Man On The Street

Mulder's the only one capable of making the connections, he says.

Patti

Maybe we can help you. And maybe you can help us find out the truth... About what our babies really are.

[ phone rings ]

Dana Scully

Hello.

Shadow Man

You've had quite an earful.

Dana Scully

Who is this?

Shadow Man

As my associate indiscreetly told you, we don't have names.

Dana Scully

You've been listening to us?

Shadow Man

It's all I could do after you closed the shades, agent Scully.

Dana Scully

You ever heard of the constitution?

Shadow Man

Yes. It's what allows foreign terrorists to live here and enjoy the american dream until time comes to destroy it. But my trespasses are the least of your concern after what they've done to you and Mulder.

Dana Scully

What have they done?

Shadow Man

Actually, it's what they're prepared to do next. I'd be happy to tell agent Mulder.

Dana Scully

Well, you're going to have to tell me 'cause I don't know how to reach agent Mulder.

Shadow Man

You reached him yesterday. You sent him an e-mail. Would you like me to read it to you?

Dana Scully

Why should I trust you? You're just a voice on the end of the phone. I'm not going to give you anything unless I can meet you. Unless I-- unless I can see your face. Are you still there?

Shadow Man

If you think you can flush me out you're making a big mistake. Bus bench, internet cafe. Come alone. You have 20 minutes.

[ receiver clicks ]

John Doggett

Agent Scully. What are you doing?

Dana Scully

I'm going to meet your contact. I need you to watch William, Monica.

John Doggett

I don't like this. I don't like the feel of it and I don't like you agreeing to it without backup.

Dana Scully

You said I had to trust someone, right? Well, that's what I'm doing.

[ phone rings ]

Scene 13

Dana Scully

Hello.

Shadow Man

Are you armed, agent Scully?

Dana Scully

Yes.

Shadow Man

Then you're prepared to use your weapon should anything go wrong?

Dana Scully

I'm not sure I follow you.

Shadow Man

Then do exactly as I say. If you vary my instructions in the smallest way, we're over. If I see or suspect that you're not working alone I will terminate our communication. If I believe a third party is trying to use this meeting to prevent our exchange you must be prepared to use your weapon in your own defense. Am I clear?

Dana Scully

Yes.

Shadow Man

There's a green sedan across the street from you. The keys are in it. I want you to get in the car.

Dana Scully

All right, what next?

Shadow Man

Start the engine, put the car in drive and await my next order.

[ car starts ]

Shadow Man

Pull out quickly! Go now!

[ horn blares ]

Shadow Man

Agent Scully.

Dana Scully

Is it absolutely necessary to get innocent people hurt?

Shadow Man

You're free to stop the car and walk away at any time. Up to you. I'm doing this for your own protection and for Mulder's.

Dana Scully

So where am I going?

Shadow Man

Turn right right now. Stop the car. Get out, agent Scully. Turn the engine off, take the keys out. Walk to the top of the alley. There's another car there. Get in and drive directly to the interstate on-ramp heading west. You will continue driving west until I tell you otherwise.

Scene 14

Shadow Man

That's far enough. Get out of the car. Leave it running.

Dana Scully

Where are you?

Shadow Man

Move around to the trunk. You'll see a change of clothes inside for you. Put them on.

Dana Scully

Look, uh... We're in the middle of nowhere!

Shadow Man

There is no middle of nowhere anymore, agent Scully. Put the gun in the trunk. Your clothes, too.

[ engine revving ]

Shadow Man

Your watch. Give it to me.

Dana Scully

This is ridiculous. This has gone far enough.

Shadow Man

Do you want to see Mulder again?

Dana Scully

These clothes that I'm wearing... They're my size. How the hell do you know my size?

Shadow Man

Your size? I know your blood type, your resting heart rate your childhood fear of clowns. I know the name of your college boyfriend your true hair color, your atm pin number favorite charities, pet peeves. I know you spend too much time alone. And I know... That on one lonely night you invited Mulder to your bed.

Dana Scully

Oh, my god.

Shadow Man

I was as surprised as you are.

Dana Scully

Who authorizes you? I mean, what gives you the right? Who are you?!

Shadow Man

I'm the future, agent Scully and I risked my life being here.

[ scoffs ]

Dana Scully

Well, then why do it? I mean, why meet me?

Shadow Man

Because you can reach Mulder. Mulder needs to know what I know or he may have no future. Perhaps no one will. Another car is parked on the main road, half a mile out. If I see that you haven't contacted Mulder in the next 24 hours I disappear and you never see me again. Do you understand, lady?

Scene 15

FBI TRAINING ACADEMY

Dana Scully

Excuse me. I'm teaching a class, agent Doggett. Is it something pressing?

John Doggett

Yeah. I'm worried now about what it is I've gotten you into.

Dana Scully

You're right to be worried.

John Doggett

This guy that led you all over town last night he says he wants to talk to Mulder, right? Why does he need you? Why not go to Mulder directly? 'cause this guy knows Mulder resurfaces only if the one person he trusts asks him to.

Dana Scully

That guy didn't come to me, agent Doggett he came to you. That woman that I took in blew his cover. He had no other choice.

John Doggett

Did you ever stop to think that this woman and her husband are in on this, too?

Dana Scully

I don't believe that. That woman is truly scared for her child for the same reasons that I am.

John Doggett

How do you know they're not being used by this shadow man to lure Mulder out? To kill him?

Dana Scully

'cause that couple doesn't even necessarily trust the shadow man. I mean, for their own reasons.

John Doggett

You think about it. This guy seems to know everything. He even reads your e-mail. I mean, how can you, or anybody hope to ensure for Mulder a safe passage home?

Dana Scully

Mulder and I already considered that even before he left. His return has been prearranged. The place, the mode of transport everything's been set.

John Doggett

Well, you can call the whole thing off.

Dana Scully

I can't. I've already sent for him. Mulder's on a train. He'll be here at midnight.

John Doggett

Maybe you can reach him.

Dana Scully

You can't do that to me.

John Doggett

I'm sorry.

Dana Scully

I want to see him so bad.

John Doggett

I know. And I want to make sure that you get to, Dana. That's the whole reason I'm here.

Dana Scully

Well, it's too late. And I have to go.

[ camera servos whirring ]

Scene 17

FBI EVIDENCE LAB

John Doggett

Agent boal? Edie boal? I'm John Doggett. We spoke a few minutes ago. You said if I came right down you might be able to help me out.

Agent Boal

What'd I get myself into?

John Doggett

I've got some clothing here. I'm looking for anything you can find that might give me an id.

Agent Boal

Male or female?

John Doggett

It's a male who handled them and gave them to a female agent.

Agent Boal

When do you need them?

John Doggett

I got a little over an hour.

Agent Boal

Your staring over my shoulder doesn't make me go faster.

Scene 18

Station Announcer

May I have your attention, please? Southbound 112 now arriving. Southbound 112 now arriving. Please stay clear of the platform until the train comes to a full stop.

[ bell clanging ]

[ gunshot ]

Station Manager

Two men shot! Two men shot! Keep rolling!

Dana Scully

Stop the train!

Station Manager

Keep rolling!

Dana Scully

I'm a federal agent!

Station Manager

Keep rolling!

Dana Scully

Mulder!

Scene 19

Patti

Agent Scully? It wasn't supposed to happen. This wasn't supposed to happen. All we wanted was answers. We never meant to harm you. My husband was not a part of this.

Dana Scully

I know. I know that he was only trying to protect me.

Patti

The man who he works for... He's the one who's responsible for this.

Dana Scully

I know. I'm sorry.

[ crying ]

Dana Scully

I'm so sorry.

[ crying ]

Monica Reyes

What is it?

John Doggett

What I was afraid of.

Dana Scully

Agent Doggett, what?

John Doggett

We can't find him.

Dana Scully

Who?

John Doggett

The man I shot. He fell in front of a fricking moving train but he ain't down there on the tracks.

Dana Scully

Well, where is he?

John Doggett

Nowhere. It shouldn't make a bit of sense, but it does. I went to run the DNA on the clothes he gave you only the man's DNA can't be tested. They say it's some kind of weird DNA complex with iron or some damn thing.

Monica Reyes

That doesn't make sense.

John Doggett

I think it does. 'cause he's not a man. He's a super soldier.

Dana Scully

Mulder. I've got to warn Mulder. Get on the radio! Get on the radio and alert them that there's a situation on that train.

Station Manager

A situation?

Dana Scully

The man who fell on the tracks, he's gotten on that train.

Man From The Train

This is the southbound 112. We got a jumper. A man jumped off the train at the mile 19 connector, ran into the manville rock quarry there.

Scene 20

MANVILLE ROCK QUARRY

John Doggett

Agent Scully, you drive. Head down into the quarry and we'll meet you in the bottom.

Dana Scully

Okay.

John Doggett

Agent Reyes! Mulder! Mulder! Mulder, it's John Doggett!

Dana Scully

Mulder? Mulder! Mulder?

[ panting ]

Dana Scully

Stop there! Stop right there! Why do you want to kill us?!

Shadow Man

Mulder must die. Mulder or your son.

Dana Scully

What are you talking about? What does this have to do with my son? What's wrong with my son? Answer me!

Scene 21

Dana Scully

I hold no hope you can respond to this or that it reaches you. I only hope that you are alive. I cannot help believing that you jumped off that train because you knew what I now know-- that these super soldiers-- if that's what they are-- can, in fact, be destroyed. That the key to their destruction lies in the iron compound at that quarry. I'm scared for you, Mulder, and for William. The forces against us are unrelenting but so is my determination to see you again, to regain the comfort and safety we shared for so brief a time. Until then, I remain forever yours, Dana.

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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.