"[Woman On TV] We can expectmild weatheralong theAtlanticSeaboard." "And here's Matthew with his report." "Well, Deborah, Stock prices fell for the third consecutive session today... amid continued worries about the prospect ofhigher interest rates." "The DowJones lndustriaIAverage fellalmost 14 1/2points to38, 37... bringing the Blue Chip Index's losses overthelast three days tojustunderahundredpoints." " [TVContinues, indistinct] - [ Sniffing ]" "[MuffledCrackling]" "[ Shouts ]" "Nine One One Operator." "Police emergency." "This is Dr. Saul Grissom." "There's a fire outside my apartment." "I'm trapped." "Areyou at 700 East 56th Street?" "Yes, apartment 606." "For God's sake, hurry!" "Fire units are being" "Somebody help!" "Help!" "[ Coughs ]" "[Alarm BelIRinging]" "[ Coughing ]" "[ Wheezing ]" "[Alarm Continues Ringing]" "[ People Clamoring ]" "That's right." "Please keep moving, sir." "I don't see any smoke anywhere." "Get a crew up to the roof." "This is Lieutenant Regan." "We have a possible 23 false alarm... in apartment 606." "Let's confirm that location." "Six-zero-six." "Yes, that'saffiirmative-- six-oh-six." "It's cold." "Let's do it!" "I'll check the bedroom." "[Man #1] He looks dead." "[Man #2] Nothinghere." "[ Woman ] Nine One One Operator." "Police emergency." "This is Dr. Saul Grissom." "There's a fiire outside myapartment." "I'm trapped." "Areyouat 700 East56thStreet?" "Yes, apartment 606." "ForGod'ssake, hurry!" "Fire unitsarebeing dispatchedright now, sir." "Pleasestayon theline." "The article makes no mention ofthe fire." "Yes, Agent Mulder." "I can read." "Grissom's company had a number ofgovernment contracts, which would place this investigation within the Bureau'sjurisdiction." "But that's not why you want the assignment." "I think that the circumstances surrounding Grissom's death... warrant a closer look." "I called N.Y.P.D., but they won't even talk to me... unless you get the attorney general to sign offon it." "Where did you get the tape?" "Presumably, someone has led you to believe there's more here than is being reported." "My source-- the only one..." "I've ever trusted-- is dead." "I'll look into this further and, uh," "Ietyou know." "In the meantime, you have 24 hours ofwiretap tape that need to be transcribed." "[ Woman ] You comin' over, orwhat?" "You said you was comin' over two hours ago... and I'm waitin' here like some stupid bimbo who ain't got nothin' better to do" "[People Chattering]" "[ Woman Continues ] ...waitin' here like some stupid bimbo... who ain't got nothin' better to do with my time... thanjust sit around and wait for someone likeyou." "Agent Mulder." "Yeah." "It's your 302." "AssistantDirectorSkinner justapprovedit." "There's a mistake here." "There's been another agent assigned to the case." "That would be me." "Krycek, Alex Krycek." "Skinner didn't say anything about taking on a partner." "It wasn't Skinner." "Actually, I opened the file about two hours beforeyour request, so, technically, it's my case." "And you already talked to the police?" "Yeah.Just hung up on the officer in charge a few minutes ago." "A detective named..." "Horton." "Turns out Grissom called 91 1 to report a fire." "I heard the tape." "Did you hear that Forensics found a spent fire extinguisher on the foor?" "Grissom's prints were all over it." "The walls and foor in his living room... were covered with ammonium phosphate." " But no trace offire?" " Not even a burnt match." " Is that all you know?" " Yeah, so far." "What doyou think it means?" "Listen, I appreciate the show-and-tell... and I don't wantyou to take this personally, butl workalone." " I'll straighten things out with Skinner." " It's my case, Agent Mulder." "Look, I may be green, but I had the case first, so I'm not gonna give it away so quickly." "All right, I'll tell you what." "I got some work to finish up around here." "Why don'tyou go down to the motor pool and requisition us a car... and I'll-- I'll meetyou down there." "That's all?" "I mean, you don't have a problem with us working together?" "Hey, it's your party." "I'll, uh, I'll get the car." "[Scully]Electrocutionaffects electrolyticconduction, disrupting theheartbeatand mostoftheautonomicsystems." "Death actually occurs from tissue damage-- necrosis-- in the heart itself, particularly in the sinus and atrioventricular nodes." "Agent Scully." "Sorry to interrupt, butyou have a call from a George Hale." " He says it's urgent." " Excuse me." " Where areyou?" " National Airport." "Catching the shuttle up to La Guardia in about halfan hour." "How doyou feel aboutjoining me in the big apple for an autopsy?" " What's going on?" " I was hoping you could tell me." "I can't do it today." "My last class isn't over until 4:30." "Oh, that's fine." "I can have the M.E. wrap the body to go." " Mulder." " You'll get it by 5:00." "[ Sighs ]" "What's the name?" "[Woman]Dr. Grissom'salpha-wave analysis defiinedthestandard." "He revolutionized the waywe think about sleep." "His death is a tremendous loss to the scientific community." "How many other kinds ofsleep disorder did he treat?" "There are 38 different dyssomnias and parasomnias." "Dr. Grissom treated them all with one unprecedented success ratio." "Maintaining that kind ofbatting average must have taken its toll." " Excellence demands certain sacrifices." " [Beeping]" " Did he ever show any signs ofpsychological stress?" " Not really," " exceptforhis own occasionalboutofinsomnia." " [ Beeping ]" " But he was never delusional?" " Ofcourse not." " [ Beeping ]" " What's his story?" "Thispatient'snight terrorsprevent him from cyclingoutofREMsleep... into themore restful slow-wavesleep." "It'sstill experimental, but what we're trying to do is modify his brain-wave patterns externally." " How doyou do that?" " Electrical stimulation ofthe occipital lobe... creates simple visual and auditory hallucinations." "So it's actually possible to alter somebody's dreams?" "In theory, yes." "[CarDoorOpens]" "I paid offyour cab." "You know, I don't appreciate being ditched like someone's bad date." "Sorry ifl hurt your feelings." "Where doyou get off copping this attitude?" "I mean, you don't know the first thing about me." " Exactly." " You know, back at the academy... some ofthe guys used to make fun ofyou." "Oh, stop it oryou're gonna hurt my feelings." "But there were some ofus who followed yourwork and believed whatyou were doing... because we knew there was more out there than theywere telling us." "[Cell Phone Ringing]" "Yeah." "Dr. Grissom didn't die from cardiac arrest." "Well, what is it?" "I thinkyou should come back up here... and take a look foryourself." "I haven't even started on the chest and the abdomen yet... and I'll have a lot more to tell you then." "I can make it in two hours." "Where are we going?" "Spleen or pancreas?" "Stomach." "I wasjust about to start on it." "Oh, uh, this is Alex Krycek." " We're working the case together." " Good to meetyou." "You too." " Notice the pugilistic attitude ofthe corpse." " [ Clears Throat ]" "[Coughing]" "This condition generally occurs several hours after death." "It's caused by a coagulation ofmuscle proteins... when the body is exposed to extremely high temperatures." "Like fire?" "This degree oflimb fexion... is observed exclusively in burn-related victims." "But there was no fire." "And no epidermal burns to indicate as much." "But when I opened up the skull," "I found extradural hemorrhages which can only be caused by intense heat." "Somehow, this man suffered all ofthe secondary... but none ofthe primary physiological responses to having been in a fire." "Any theories?" "I can't even begin to explain what could have caused something like this." "I mean, it's almost as if" "What?" "As ifhis body believed... that it was burning." "[ Woman On TV] ...this star burst with sapphire and cubic zirconium baguettes, all in a 1 4-karat gold band." "Now, normally this ring retails for 1 350." "Well, I thinkit wouldbe a valueat900." " [ Yawns ]" " Isawitinabig department store last week for$1,000." "Butyouarenotgoing tobelieve what weare offeringit toyoufor." "Six seventy-seven." "I think" " Isn't that wonderful?" "[ Continues, indistinct ]" "Youleft the dooropen, Willig." "Preacher?" "Not a good idea leaving your door open in this neighborhood." "You never know who's gonna drop by." "Damn." "What areyou doing here?" "How long you been in town?" "Not long." "Want a beer?" "Howyou doing, Henry?" "Huh?" "Huh?" "Howyou been?" "How am I doing?" "I'm, uh, trying to forget, you know?" "I'm... trying to get it out ofmy head." "No luck, huh?" "[ Laughs ] No." "I'm, uh, still fighting it, you know?" "I keep seeing the faces." "Every day..." "I see" "Aw, what's the difference?" "We're all going to hell, right?" "Where doyou thinkwe've been the last 24 years?" "But after this, wherever He sends us is gonna seem like" "like an Hawaiian vacation." "What doyou want here, Preacher?" "You killed him, didn'tyou?" "You killed Grissom." "I saw it on TV." "He had to pay, Henry." "All ofus have to answer forwhat we... did over there." "Can't get away from it." "No." "[Preacher] He retainsnotHisangerforever, because He delights inmercy." "He willturn again." "He willhave compassion on us." "He willsubdue ouriniquities, Henry." "AndHe will castoffoursins into the depths ofthesea." "It's all right, Henry." "It's all over now." "[Krycek] The victim 'sname was Henry Willig." "Unemployed." "Livedon disability." "Thepolice foundnoindication offorcedentryorstruggle." "Noabrasions orcontusions ortrace elements in thebodyand... cause ofdeath is being listed as..." "burst aneurysm." "So why did your friend from Homicide call us?" "'Cause the medical examiner called him." "The autopsy revealed... forty-three small internal hemorrhages and skeletal fragments... which doesn't just happen spontaneously." "Not without some kind ofcorresponding external trauma." "What does the M.E. have to say about it?" "He said ifhe didn't know otherwise, he'd swear theywere gunshot wounds." "What's this scar right here?" "According tohismedical history, the onlysurgeryhe everhad wasanappendectomy." "Well, unless they got to his appendix through his neck" "Maybe it happened in Vietnam." "Willig dida tour with the Marines in 1970, andl'msure they didn'tkeep thebestrecords." " Willig was a Marine?" " Yeah." "So where do all Marines receive basic training on the East Coast?" "Parris Island." "Where Grissom was stationed from 1 968 to 1 971 ." "Which means that he and Willig were there at the same time." "Twenty fouryears ago." "[Mulder] Here wego." "Willig was assigned to Special Force and Recon SquadJ-7." "Of 1 3 original members, he's one oftwo survivors." "Until yesterday." "Which leaves us with one person who can tell us what happened at Parris Island." "[Man]I'vebeensupervising Mr. Cole's treatment... since ladmittedhim 12years ago." "Afraid you won't find him very cooperative, though." "Wejust want to ask him a few questions about his military service." "He doesn't respond verywell to... authority figures." "Is that whyyou put him in isolation?" "We've had to house Mr. Cole in this section ofthe ward... because he was interfering with our treatment ofthe other patients." "How was he interfering?" "He was disrupting their sleep patterns." "Forpsychiatric patients especially, it's critical that their circadian cycles be strictly maintained." "Excuse me." "But exactly how would Cole disrupt their sleep?" "Here we are." "Mr. Cole." "There's some gentlemen here to" " You discharged him two days ago." " I most certainly did not." "Don'tyou think I'd remember ifl did?" "Well, I was on shift, Doctor, and you signed the orderyourself." "That is your signature, isn't it?" "[Cell Phone Ringing]" "Let's get Cole's face out on the wire." " Mulder." " [ Man ] Mr. Mulder." "I've obtained information that might shed some light on your current work." "Butyoumustexercise discretion when wemeet." "Ifanyone follows you, I won't be there." "Who areyou?" "Who I am is irrelevant." "Why areyou trying to help me?" "Doyou think I want to be here, Agent Mulder?" "I don't want to be here." " What is this?" " Data from a top-secret military project, born ofthe idea that sleep is a soldier's greatest enemy." "Grissom was conducting sleep deprivation experiments on Parris Island?" "Not deprivation, eradication." " Why?" " Whyelse?" "To build a better soldier." "Sustained wakefulness dulls fear, heightens aggression." "Science hadjust put a man on the moon." "So they looked to science to win a losing war." "And Willig and Cole were the lab rats?" "Lab rats with the highest kill ratio in the Marine Corps." "Four thousand plus confirmed kills... fora 13-mansquad." "You think Cole's behind what's happening now?" "I'm not here to doyour thinking, Agent Mulder." "All I know is Augustus Cole... hasn't slept in 24 years." "There'ssomeone else youshouldsee." "Another member ofthe squad who was reportedly killed in action." " I thought Cole was the last." " Hisnameis on the envelope." " So, how do I contactyou?" " You can't." " I may need more." " You still don't get it, doyou?" "Closing the X-Files and separating you and Scullywas only the beginning." "The truth is still out there, but it's never been more dangerous." "The man we both knew... paid for that information with his life, a sacrifice I'm not willing to make." "Where wereyou?" "Someone matching Cole's description just robbed a drug store in Queens," " andthepolicehave locatedhim inamotelaroundthe corner." " Is he alive?" "He was when the night manager saw him." "So where wereyou?" "Detective Horton." "I'm Agent Krycek." "This is Agent Mulder." "I've been waiting foryou guys." "I tried holding the SWAT guys back, but they're getting a little antsy." "Forwhatever it's worth, Cole didn't steal dime one from that drug store." "Just a bunch ofpills." " [Man]Freeze!" "[Gunfiire]" "[WomanScreams]" " Inside, now!" " [Baby Crying]" "Officer down!" "[Man] We'vegot two offiicers down, both critical." "Requestingemergency vehicles immediately." "[Woman]Roger." "Icopyonyour offiicers down." "Paramedics requested." "[Woman Continues, indistinct]" "[Panting]" "What'sgoingonhere, Mulder?" "These two officers, they shot each other." "Also describedin thereportisahighly experimentalneurosurgicalprocedure... designed to induce a permanent waking state." "The procedure involved cutting part of the brain stem in the midpontile region." "Which would explain HenryWillig's scar." "A similar scar should also be evident on Augustus Cole." "Post-op treatment included a regimen ofsynthetic supplements... toreplenish the organic deficits causedbyprolongedlack ofsleep." "This is consistent with theantidepressants Cole robbedfrom thepharmacy." "These drugs maintain serotonin levels in the blood, serotonin being the primary substance produced during sleep." "While it is theoretically possible... that this procedure greatly diminished the subject's need for sleep," "I can neither quantify nor substantiate its success..." " without further clinical evidence." " [Phone Rings]" "Scully." "The second officer is still in a coma so I don't thinkwe can count on him... to tell us what happened." "I'm going over these reports you faxed me." "They're incredible." "Well, the military already sent troops through radioactive mushroom clouds." "I guess they figured they had to top themselves, right?" "Sleep eradication still doesn't explain the shooting ofthose two officers." "Or the anomalous autopsy results on Willig and Dr. Grissom." "Well, I learned something at Grissom's clinic about what happens to a person's cortex... when you stimulate it with electricity." "They experience mild visual and auditory hallucinations." "Any first-year med student can tell you that." "Well, what ifthat stimulus were to come from a remote source?" "What ifCole has somehow developed the ability to project his unconscious?" "Areyou suggesting that Cole killed those people with telepathic images?" "Think about it, Scully." "In all thoseyears without REM sleep, maybe Cole built a bridge between the waking world and the dream world-- the collective unconscious." "And what if, by existing consciously in the unconscious world, he's developed the ability to externalize his dreams... and effectively alter reality?" "Even ifyou're right, you'll have a much better chance of finding Cole ifyou work up a profile... and try and surmise his next move." "All right." "I'll sharpen my pencils and I'll seeyou later." "[ Knocking ]" "I'll be right there, Krycek." "Where areyou going?" "We're gonna check on another member ofthe squad... see ifhe can tell us something about Cole." "Sounds likeyour new partner is working out." "He's all right." "He could use a little more seasoning... and some, uh, wardrobe advice, but he's a lot more open to extreme possibilities than" " Than I was?" " Than I assumed he would be." "Must be nice not having someone questioning your every move, poking holes in all your theories." "Oh, yeah, it's great." "I'm surprised I put up with you for so long." "You better go." "I'll, uh, read over this report again... and see what else I can come up with." "Okay." "~~[Folk BalladOn Radio]" "Later, Sal." "Salvatore Matola?" "You gonna shoot me?" "You gonna kill me?" "No." "We're with the F.B.I." "Wejust wanted toaskyousome questions." "Why did you think we were here to kill you?" "I don't know." "You know about Willig and Grissom, huh?" "I read about it in the paper." "I figured theywere finally killing us all off." "Who?" "Sal, can you spare a few minutes?" "Yeah, I guess so." "I got a break coming up." "[ Muttering ] Spare a few minutes" "I guess" "They said it'd be like living two lifetimes." "And that-- at first th-that's what it was like." "Not having to sleep and all... made us feel like nothing could touch us, you know?" "Uh, we'd do 24-hour patrols, night ambushes, you know," " that type ofthing." " And you never got tired?" "No." "Not so that we had to sleep." "And then, nothing that the pills couldn't fix." " Serotonin?" " Yeah." "How long did this go on?" "Quite a while." "I'd say" "Quite a while, uh, until we stopped taking orders... from Company Commander in Saigon." "The entire squadron went AWOL?" "Yeah, something like that." "Well, then who did you take orders from?" "We didn't." "Wejust made up missions as we went along." "You know, till it didn't matter anymore who we were killing" "Farmers, women." "Outside of Phu Bai there was this... school." "And, uh," "theywerejust kids." "No one ever tried to stopyou?" "No, sir." "We suspect Augustus Cole may be behind the murders ofWillig and Grissom." "You mean Preacher?" "Th-That's what we used to call him... on account ofthat he was always reading from his Bible, you know." "Saying thisandthat aboutJudgmentDay." "Saying that one daywe were going to have to pay forwhat we were doing." "That-That's..." "what he said back then." "That-That's what he'd say." "But why Grissom?" "He was never in country." "He wasn't even part ofthe squadron." "Sure, he was." "He made us what we are." "Him and Dr. Girardi." " Who's Dr. Girardi?" " The other doc... on the project." "The one who did the surgeries on us." "It's because ofhim..." "that..." "I haven't slept a night in 24 years." "I'mstillnotclear whyyou think Cole willgoafterGirardi." "Cole sees himselfas a kind ofavenging angel." "In his mind, everyone responsible for the atrocities-- whether directly or indirectly-- must be punished." "Yeah, but why now?" "Why after all theseyears?" "Phu Bai was one ofthe bloodiest massacres ofthe war" "Over 300 children slaughtered." "But unlike My Lai, no U.S. troops were ever charged." "The 24th anniversary ofthe massacre was two days ago." "[Cell Phone Rings]" "Mulder." "I think I found the Francis Girardi you're looking for." "He's a professor ofneurosurgery at Harvard." "Doyou have his number in Boston?" "Yes, except he's coming to New York for Grissom's funeral." " When?" " Tonight." "He's arriving at Bronx Station on the 7:30 train." "Well, try to have a photograph waiting for us at the security desk... so we know who we're looking for, okay?" "Got it." "Mulder, F.B.I. Yougotaphoto forme?" "[Man] Righthere." "Stay here." "I'll cover the other side." "Federal Agent." "Dropyourweapon!" "Drop it!" "[Gunshots]" "Mulder." "Youallright?" "Girardi!" "Where is he?" "Girardi's not here." "I saw him." "He was" "Mulder." "You were shouting and waving your gun around, but Girardi never showed." "No." "Girardi was here, and so was Cole." "Wejust missed them." "Mulder, iftheyhadbeenhere, I wouldhaveseen them." "I'm tellingyou, Mulder, they weren'there." "[Mulder]Okay, there'snothinghere solet's rewindthe tape." "Start withasmall window oftime, say 19:35 to 19:45." "Ifyoudon'tfiindanything within that time frame, then open it up one minute at a time." "With all these cameras we should be able to see something." "Can we talk for a second?" "What's the problem?" "Well, you still haven't answered my question about what happened." "I told you." "I thought I saw Girardi." "But come on, youjust about killed someone back there." "We both know I'm covering foryou by keeping it between us." "All right, what doyou want to know?" "just the truth." "There's things you're not telling me that I need to know." "Yeah." "It'sjust that my ideas aren't very popular." "I told you." "I want to believe, but I need a place to start." "I think that Cole possesses the psychic ability... to manipulate sounds and images to generate illusions... that are so convincing they can kill." "How's that for a theory?" "Puts a whole new spin on virtual reality, but at least it begins to explain some things." "[Man] AgentMulder." "See this car in the upper right corner?" "Yeah." "It wasn't there fiveminutes ago." "Where is this?" "That's track 1 7." "It's a restricted part oftheyard." "[Man] Whatareyoudoing?" "This is insane." "You can't do this to me." "You can't hold me responsible." "I was following orders." "just likeyou." " The Lord hates a lying tongue." " It's the truth." "The truth is whatyou did to us-- whatyou made us do." "No one madeyou do anything." "You volunteered." "The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance." "[Clattering]" "Who is it?" "[Footsteps]" "Who's there?" "He shall wash his feet in the blood ofthe wicked." "Who is it?" "I can't see without my glasses." "You don't need to see to know who it is." "You know who it is!" "[Footsteps, Clanking]" "You shall pay... as thejudges determine." "Youshallgive life forlife, eye foreye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, woundfor wound, strike forstrike." "As he has disfigured a man, soshallhebe disfigured." "And he who kills a man, shall be put to death." "[ManScreams]" "[DoorSlams]" "He's still alive." "Put pressure on the wound on the back ofhis neck and radio for help." "Now!" "Uh, this isAgentKrycek requestingemergencyassistance." "Mylocationis track 17 ina freight warehouse." "Stepaway from the edge." "Corporal Cole, I'm a federal agent." "Now please step back." "Go ahead." "Shoot me." "That's not why I came up here." "I'm putting down my gun." "I just wanted to talk toyou for a few minutes." " After thatyou're free to do whateveryou want." " I'm tired." " I know." " No, man." "You don't know." "You have no idea." "One minute is all I'm asking." " [SirensApproaching]" " A minute's more than I care to give." "The blood's boiling in myveins." "I can feel the air stinging on my skin." "What the military did toyou was wrong, but maybeyour testimony can help." "They cut out a piece ofmy brain." "They made me into somebody else." "And I can never get back what they took away from me." "Butlcanstop them from takinganythingmore." "[Gun Cocking]" "Krycek, put down the gun and get out ofhere." "Krycek, I said put down the gun... andgetoutofhere." "No!" "Good... night." "He had a gun." "He was going to shootyou." "You did the right thing." "[Scully] Theybrokeintomyoffiice, went through my filles, mycomputer." "I came down as soon as security called, but the report was already gone." "Someone went to a lot oftrouble stealing both our copies..." " to keep this a secret." " I know." "But without that report as evidence," "Skinner's not going to authorize an investigation." "He said it's never been more dangerous." "Skinner?" "The man who leaked us the report." "The one who's been helping us." "You actually met with him?" "He said that closing down the X-Files wasjust the beginning-- that we've never been in greater danger." "Doyou trust him?" "Doyou know where he got this?" "[Man] Notyet." "Buthegotit." "Whichmeanshe's eitherfoundanothersource, oranothersource has foundhim." "Sir, ifl can recommend something." "You'll see that I've outlined several countermeasures." "What about Scully?" "Reassigning them to other sections... seems only to have strengthened their determination." "Scully's a problem." "A much larger problem than you described."