"[Thunderclap]" "[Thunderclap]" "[Tape Rewinding]" "[Scully On Tape] Mulder, it'sme." "I just had something incredibly strange happen." "Thispiece ofmetal that theytook outofDuane Barry... ithassomekind ofa code onit." "Iranit throughascanner, and somekindofaserialnumbercame up." "What thehellis this thing, Mulder?" "It'salmostas if" "It'salmostas ifsomebody was usingit to cataloghim." "[ Clattering ]" " [ Gasps ] - [Glass Breaking]" " [Screams] - [Man]Come on!" " Mulder!" "lneedyourhelp!" "Mulder!" " [ Man Shouting ]" "[Man] Take twomenanda team-- [Continues, indistinct]" "[ Gasps, Screams ]" "[Man] Take thatdown to thelab." "[Camera ShutterClicking]" " Mulder!" " Lady" "I need your help!" "Mulder!" "[Men Chattering]" "Mulder!" "[Man]Sorry, ma'am." "Youcan'tdisturba crimescene." "[Woman] This is my daughter's apartment." "Letmego!" "Ihave toget through!" "lhave togetin!" "Mrs. Scully?" "She's not in there." "Where is she?" "Where isshe?" "[Woman] This is Holly Weirreporting live." "Policehave refusedtoidentify thekidnapping victim." "However, we have received unconfirmed information" "Iknewit wouldhappen this way." "I had this dream about Dana being taken away." "It's so strange!" "[Camera ShutterClicking]" "I, uh-- I was gonna call her... but I was afraid I was gonna scare her." "[ Sighs ]" "She would have laughed at me anyway." "She doesn't believe in that kind ofthing, you know?" "[ Horn Honking ]" "[Man]According to thereports I've reviewed..." "Agent Scully's research states that Duane Barry's propensity forviolent, deviant behavior... is due to brain damage from a bullet wound in the head." "Is this the operational opinion?" " Yes, sir. [ Clears Throat ]" " Is there another?" "He's convinced he's going to be abducted by aliens." "Butby takingsomeone to theabductionsite... he won't be abducted himself." "That he's following orders from alien voices in his head." "[Man #1] Yes." "Well, that's an interesting spin on the Nuremberg defense." "Which explanation doyou subscribe to, Agent Mulder?" "There's a question ofhow he could have gotten to her in the first place." "And you think these alien voices told him." "Agent Scullywas carrying a small piece ofmetal... that was removed from Duane Barry's abdomen-- an implant he described as a tracking device." "AgentScully... thought thatyouhadmade... a major miscalculation in Duane Barry's psychosis." " Is that true?" " Yes, but that doesn't explain how he could've found her." "[Skinner] Where wouldhebe takingher?" "Idon'tknow." "He-- He talkedaboutamountain... but he wasn't specific about the location." "Howeverhegot toher andwhateverhismotives, he tookScully's carandweapon." "I think weall understand theseriousness ofthismatter andshouldproceedquickly... with all possible resources." " I need you to turn over your files to H.R.T." " I'd like to briefthem myself." "Go home." "You've been up all night." "Get some sleep." "Sir, I know Duane Barry." "I've been in his head." " I know how he thinks." " You're too close to this case!" "Ifwe can useyou, we will." " Sir" " That's an order, Agent Mulder." "Make sure he gets home safely." "[ Mouths Words ]" "[DoorOpens]" "~~[CarRadio Blaring]" "~ You'llseehim inyournightmares~" "~ You'llseehim inyour dreams~" "~He'llappear outofnowhere~" "~Butheain't whatheseems~" "~ You'llseehim inyourhead on the TVscreen~" "~Hey, buddy, I'm warningyou to turnitoff~" "~He'saghost He'sagod~" "~He'saman He'saguru~" "[Sniffiing]" "~ You're onemicroscopiccog inhis catastrophicplan~ - [ Siren Wailing ]" "~Designedanddirected byhis redrighthand~~" "[Siren Continues]" "~~[Radio Blaring]" "[Camera Whirring]" "[ Breathing Heavily]" "Sir, couldyou turn off yourradio?" "I would, Officer, but I've got to keep going." "[Woman OverRadio]An F.B.I. A.P.B. hasbeenissuedforasuspect... in theabduction ofan F.B.I. agent." " Sir, I asked ifyou'd mind turning that off." " [MusicStops]" " Sir, I asked ifyou'd mind turning that off." " [MusicStops]" "Okay." "But could youjust give me the ticket now so I can go?" "I gotta be someplace." "Where?" "I'm not sure, but they'll tell me when I get there." "Sir, putyourhands on thesteering wheel where lcansee 'em." "You don't understand." "They're waiting for me." "I can't be late." "Putyour hands up and exit the vehicle!" "No, I gotta keep moving." "Please?" "Foryour own sake?" "Don't stop Duane Barry." "[ Muffed Gasps ]" "Sir, putyour hands up!" "[ Banging, Moans ]" "[ Gasping ]" "[CarDoorOpens] -[FootstepsApproaching]" "Right there." "Back it up a few frames." "Okay, now magnify this area." "[Keyboard Clacking]" " Oh, my God!" " She's still alive." "Print this up." "[Barry On Tape Recording] ljust wannagoback to theplace." "[MulderOn Tape] Whatplace?" " Whereitfiirststarted." " Where they fiirstcameandgotme." " Where is that?" "A mountain." "We went, uh, up and up... ascending... ascending to thestars." " Ascending, ascending to the stars." " Coffee?" "Yeah." " Thanks." " Yeah." "How'd you sleep?" " I didn't." "[Tape Rewinding]" "[On Tape] They'renot takingDuane Barryagain." "[Tape Rewinding]" "A mountain." "We went, uh, upandup... ascending... ascending to thestars." "Ascending to thestars." " What is it?" " [Machine Clicks Off]" "Where was that patrolman killed again?" "Rixeyville, Virginia, Route 229." " Doesn't Route 229 lead to the Blue Ridge Parkway?" " I don't know." "What?" "[Mulder] 'Ascendto theStars." "SkylandMountain. "" " [PaperRipping]" " You know where he's going?" "Getyour car and meet me downstairs in five minutes." " Where are we going?" "Just getyour car." " What about Skinner?" " I'll deal with Skinner." "He thinks Scully's been taken up to Skyland Mountain." "I'll hold him off until they locate her." "Wait." "Here he comes." "I'll be in touch." "Come on." "Let's go." " [Horn Blaring]" " Hey!" "[ Relieved Sigh ] You're dozing off." " Maybe I should drive." " I'm fine." " You haven't sleptyet." "I have." " I said I'm fine." "[ Scoffs ]" "[ Sighs ]" "You know, Chernobyl, Exxon Valdez, Three Mile Island... theywere all linked to sleep deprivation." "The U.S. Department ofTransportation estimates... that over 1 90,000 fatal car crashes everyyear are caused by sleepiness." "Did they estimate how many people are put to sleep listening to their statistics?" "I'm just trying to keepyou awake." "Look, I knowyou think we should have told Skinner." "But ifhe sends in the whole cavalry, Duane Barry might go over the edge." " You're right." " Ifwe find him first, we'll notify the Bureau." " All right?" " Yeah." "You think he tracked her down with that implant?" "Well, that's the easiest explanation." "It's also the most implausible." " Is there another possibility?" " Somebody could've given him her address." "I don't know who." "There's our turnoff." " Haveyouseen thisguy?" " Yeah, he was here." "[Krycek]He's wanted forkidnappinga federalagent." "Did you let him go up on the tram?" "No way." "It's shut down in the summer." "I told him to take the back road up." " How long ago?" " About 45 minutes." " Did he have a woman with him?" " No." " How long does it take to drive to the top?" " A little over an hour." " You've got to get me up there." "[Man]No." "No way." "Wejust got done refitting the cable." "It hasn't been tested with passengers yet." " You'll have to drive." " I don't have the time." " You don't have a choice." " No,you don't have a choice." "[Machinery Whirring]" "Okay, I can't stopyou from going up there." "But ifthere's a problem with the cable, I'm shutting this thing down." "I'm not gonna be responsible foryour death." " What areyou doing?" " Stay here... and whatever happens, don't let him stop the tram." "Okay, hityour " Run" and " Up" button on the panel." ""Speed Indicator" controls your ascent." "Now, whenyou wanna slowdown" "Don'tcrankitfaster than 15!" "What'she doing?" "I toldhim not togo thatfast." "Base to CarOne, pick up." "[ Grinding, Creaking ]" "Doyouhearthatsound?" "At this speed, the cable can'thold." "[ Grinding, Creaking Continue ]" "[ Tires Screeching ]" "[Man OverRadio] This is Base." "Pleasepick upyourhandset." "Canyouhearme?" "Slowit to 15, orl'llshut this thing down." "Base to Car One, pick up." " Base to" " Go ahead." " Slow it down." " You're breaking up." "Slow it down, or the cable will jump... the tower." "[ Clattering ]" "Thesecondtower's coming up." "Slowit through thenext tower." "[Clattering]" " How close is he?" " He should be up top in a minute." "There he is." "[ Grunts ]" "What areyou doing?" "Turn us back on." "Krycek, what'shappening down there?" "Krycek, doyoureadme?" "Tell the operatortorestart the tram." " Hello?" "Hello, Krycek, canyoureadme?" " I've got him stalled up there." "I'll hold until you advise." "[EngineShuts Off]" "Is there an emergency system on board?" "Can you read me down there?" "Cananyonereadme?" "[Machinery Whirring]" "[ Grunts ]" "[ Sighs ]" "[ThunderRumbling]" "[Man OverCarRadio] lntermittent thundershowers throughout the evening." "Look forhighs tomorrow around65 degrees... with tonight's low near58degrees." "Thathigh-pressure ridge-- [Continues, indistinct]" "Joiningmenowforthebusiness report issue Roberts." "The dollarturnedinamixedperformance on the foreign exchangemarkets... while closingstrongerhere." "Gold dropped almost two dollars... in spite ofcontinuingspeculation aboutinflationary trends." "Silver was down 80 cents." "Theblue chip indicatorroseslightly inmoderate trading... gains outnumbering declines byamargin offourto three." "[Man OverRadio]A governmentsource statedthat the U.S. willabolish" "[Continues, indistinct]" "[Rumbling]" "[Whirring]" "[BarryLaughing Hysterically]" "[Laughing Continues] Yes!" " Federal agent!" " Yes!" " Yes!" "Yes!" "Yes!" " Freeze!" " Yes!" " Isaidfreeze!" " Where is she?" " I'm free, you son ofa bitches!" "[ThunderRumbling]" " You can't touch Duane Barry anymore!" " Don't move!" "Don't move!" " [ Shouts, Laughs ]" " I'm not going anywhere!" " Where is she?" " Where'd you leave her?" " They took her!" " Who?" " Them!" "I told you theywere gonna take somebody else." "They did!" "[ Laughing ]" " [Rumbling, Whirring]" " No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "[Man OverRadio] Sheriff, searchandrescue chopper has foundthem on themountain." "Wesentoutfive teams tosearch forthatmissing federalagent." "Drink ofwater?" "[Man] Waitoutside." "[DoorCloses]" "What happened afteryou took her out ofthe trunk?" "We walked a little ways up to the top ofthe mountain... right whereyou found me." " Then where'd you take her?" " Ididn't." "They did." "That was the deal:" "her instead ofme." "Did you kill her?" "No." "I swear." "How'd you get this?" " From the ship." " What ship?" " You saw it." " I saw a helicopter." "Theywere here!" "I'm not lying toya!" "There theyare!" "Ask them!" " They know what happened!" "No!" " Sit down, Duane." "You've got to stop 'em!" "Hurry!" "Hurry!" "Theywerejust out there!" "Theywere right outside!" " They" " Duane, settle down!" "[ Grunts ] They'll tell you where she is!" "Themilitary's in onit!" "Justask 'em!" "[Cries Out]" " Did you hurt her?" " No." " Did you hurt her?" "What is this?" " No!" "[ Grunting, Coughing ]" "[ Gagging ]" "[ Gasping, Coughing ]" " [Coughing Continues] - [ Panting ]" "[Coughing Continues]" "I'm sorry." "They had to take her." "[Panting] lhope they'renothurtingher... too much with the tests." "I'm sorry." "[DoorCloses]" " Hey." " Yeah?" " Hey." " Yeah?" "What's the matter?" "What'd he say toyou?" "Aw, he's giving me nothing." "Wereyou out here alone?" "Yeah, why?" "Nobody goes in or out ofthat room." " Hey, Mulder." " No, thankyou." "[High-Pitched Whirring]" "[ Low Humming ]" "[Whirring, Humming Continue]" "[DoorOpens]" " What areyou doing in there?" " I heard him" " Come here." "Come here." " [ Chuckles ]" " I heard him gagging in there." "He couldn't breathe." " No one" " No one" " He said you choked him." " No one is to interrogate the suspect." " Exceptyou?" " Except me." " Did you ask him about Scully?" " Yep." " What'd he say?" " He started whistling "Stairway to Heaven."" "[CarApproaching]" " Keep an eye on him." " [Man]Okay." " You got Duane Barry?" " Yes, sir." "Agent Mulder, you disobeyed my direct order." "[Man] Call theparamedics!" "[Barry Choking]" " What happened?" " He was gagging." " Duane." "Duane." " [Choking Continues]" " [ Gasping ]" " Duane." "Coming through." " [Paramedic]Respirations?" " [Paramedic #2]Hmm, nothing." "Start C.P.R." "[ResuscitatorBreathing]" " Ready?" "Go." " One, two, three, four, five." "[ResuscitatorResumes Breathing]" "One, two, three" "[Men Chattering]" "Excuse me." "I'm Agent Mulder." "I'd like a copy ofthis man's autopsy report." "I'm sorry." "It's still incomplete." " Areyou the pathologist?" " Yes." " Can I askwhatyour preliminary findings are?" " [ Sighs ]" "Um, second-degree burns on the face... contusions about the neck, bruised larynx." "Ifl had to list cause ofdeath at this point, I'd have to say asphyxiation." "Wereyou expecting something else?" "You haven't run a toxicological yet?" "They should be finished shortly." "I'dbeinterestedtosee whatyoufiind." " When will it be on file?" " Later this morning." "I'd like a copy as soon as possible, please." "Well, I'm sorry." "You'll have to go through regular military channels." "What doyou mean, "military"?" "You're not F.B.I.?" "Quantico's under militaryjurisdiction." "There wasn't an F.B.I. pathologist available this morning." "[ Clears Throat ]" "Skinner's expecting my report on the Duane Barry incident." "What do I tell him?" " The truth." " What doyou mean?" "Confirm Mulder's version ofevents." "You've earned his trust." " The objectnowis topreserveit." " For how much longer?" "Until your assignment is completed." " If Mulder's such a threat, why not eliminate him?" " That's not policy." "It's not?" "Afterwhatyou had me do?" "Kill Mulder and you risk turning one man's religion into a crusade." "What about Scully?" " We've taken care ofthat." " How?" "We tell you only whatyou need to know." " I think I have a right to know." " You have no rights... only orders to be carried out." "Ifyou have a problem with that, we'll make other arrangements." ""Victim appears tohave expired fromprolongedhypoxemia... secondary to asphyxiation." "Ofseveralpossible etiologies, themostlikelyisstrangulation... due to thepresence ofcontusions andabruisedlarynx. "" "Doyou want tospeak to this, AgentMulder?" "I didn't kill him, ifthat's whatyou're suggesting." " Butyou attacked him?" " I was interrogating him about Agent Scully." "He wasn't cooperating, so I pushed him." "And you lost control?" "Momentarily, but then I left the room." "He was verymuchalive." "Ispoke tohim." "AgentKrycekspoke tohim." "Agent Krycek says he entered the room because the suspect was gagging." "Is Agent Krycek asserting that I killed him too?" "No." "He corroborates your story." "But the fact is, we've got a dead suspect, Agent Mulder... and no other plausible cause ofdeath." "O.P.C. wants the both ofyou to take a lie detector test." "You are to report there immediately." "There is another plausible cause ofdeath." "Which is?" "Poisoning by injection or ingestion." " Poisoning?" " You won't find that on the navy pathologist's report." "What areyou saying, Agent Mulder?" "That the autopsy is incomplete, that the military covered up the toxicological findings." " And whywould they do that?" " Because they know where Scully is." " Why areyou so paranoid, Mulder?" " Oh, I don't know." "Maybe it's because I find it hard to trust anybody." "[DoorCloses]" "Alex." "Alex, can I borrowyour carkeys?" " Why?" "Where areyou going?" " There's somebody I gotta see." " But we're scheduled at O.P.C." " I know.Just give me the keys, please." " [ Sighs ]" " Thanks." "You wasted a trip, Mr. Mulder." " There's nothing the senator can do foryou now." " What?" " Not withoutcommitting politicalsuicide." " Why?" "Do they have something on him?" "Theyhavesomething on everyone, Mr. Mulder." "The question is when they'll use it." " I need his help." " No one can helpyou now." "Your channels ofappeal and recourse are closed." "Your predecessor could have helped me." "You know, don'tyou?" "You know what's happened to her." "This reaches beyond any ofus, Mr. Mulder." "Even my predecessor." "I want an answer!" "Why kill Duane Barry ifthere was nothing to hide?" "You mean the government?" "There are no answers foryou, Mr. Mulder." "They only have one policy:" "Deny everything." "[ Sighs ]" "This is a serious allegation, Agent Mulder." "Only so far as it is true." ""Agent Krycekwas hired or suborned by an outside agency... to impede a federal investigation and may be responsible... for the death ofa suspect in a capital murder case"?" "It goes on." ""And the possible murder ofthe tram operator at Skyland Mountain."" "There's a lot ofblood on this document, Agent Mulder." " Areyou standing behind this going on the record?" " Yes, sir." "Well, then you'd damn well better have the facts to back it up." " [Intercom Beeps]" " I need to see Agent Krycek, immediately." "[ Sighs ]" "I can't protectyou, Agent Mulder." "Past a point, this'll become a larger Bureau matter." "All right." "What doyou got?" "I found this in Agent Krycek's car." "He doesn't smoke." "AgentKrycek was thelastperson with Duane Barrybeforehe died." "He wasalso thelastperson tosee the tram operatorbeforehe disappeared." "When I got to the top ofSkyland Mountain..." "I saw an unmarked helicopter working the area." "Ibelieve thatAgentKrycek gaveaway the whereabouts... of Duane Barry and Agent Scully to whoever he's working with." " And who is that?" " I don't know." "The military?" "Some covert organization within the government?" "Whoever it is that the man who smokes those cigarettes works for." " Why?" " Because Agent Scully got too close... to whatever it is they're trying to deny." "Because she had hard and damning evidence-- that metallic implant in her possession." "Orbecause hertermination... would prevent further involvement with me and mywork." "Doyou think Agent Scully's dead?" "I don't know." "How far doyou think they'd go?" "What doyou know about Agent Krycek?" " I didn't give him the assignment." "I only-- - [Phone Ringing]" "Yes." "Thankyou." "Agent Krycek didn't show up forwork this morning." "His home number has been disconnected." "That's it?" "He's gone?" " Hejust disappears into the woodwork?" " So it would appear." "Who are these people who can murderwith impunity, and we can't do anything about it?" " Letitgo, AgentMulder." " Like hell." " There's nothing you can do." " What can you do about it?" "There's only one thing that I can do, Agent Mulder." "As ofright now, I'm reopening the X-files." "That's what they fear the most." "[DoorOpens, Closes]" "Agent Mulder?" "Thankyou for calling me." "I'm sorry I don't have better news." "Doyou know something?" "ls Dana okay?" "I don't know anything more about it." "I knowyou're doing all you can." "I had that dream again last night, about Dana being taken away." "I can't tell you how it scares me." "It's probably scarier when you stop having the dream." "Don'tyou think?" "Ifoundthis." "That's something l-- I never considered about her." "Ifshe was-- Ifshe wassuchaskeptic... why did she wear that?" "I gave it to her on her 1 5th birthday." "Don'tyou want to keep it?"