The X-Files - 1.

writers: Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon

director: Daniel Sackheim

STARRING:

David Duchovny as Special Agent Fox Mulder

Gillian Anderson as Special Agent Dana Scully

Guest stars:

CARRIE SNODGRESS as Darlene Morris

JOEL PALMER as Kevin Morris

CHARLES CIOFFI as Section Chief Scott Blevins

TAUNYA DEE as Ruby Morris

MICHAEL CAVANAUGH as Sheriff

SHELLY OWENS as Tessa

DON THOMPSON as Holtzman

DON GIBB as Kip

AKIKO MORISON as Leza Atsumi

ANTHONY HARRISON as 4th Man

GLEN ROALD as M.E. Worker

MAURICIO MERCADO as the Coroner

SCULLY FEARS THAT MULDER'S JUDGMENT MAY BE SKEWED WHEN THEY INVESTIGATE THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A WAYWARD TEENAGER FROM A LAKESIDE CAMP-OUT.

(Section Chief Scott Blevins hands Scully a green file)

Blevins: "Agent Mulder's latest 3-0-2, requesting assignment and travel expenses for the both of you."

Scully: "Sioux City, Iowa. That's the first I've heard of it."

Blevins: "It came up through channels, from Mulder's Asat, to the district G-14 and onto my desk."

Scully: "I don't understand." (Inside the file, attached to the 3-0-2, is an article cut out from a paper with the headline `TEEN TAKEN FROM TENT BY ALIENS')

Blevins: "In essence, Mulder is petitioning the bureau to assign a case number to a tabloid headline."

Scully: "He must have more evidence than.."

Blevins: "Not according to his 3-0-2, he doesn't."

Scully: "I admit, that is strange. Even for Mulder."

(Blevins gets up and takes a file out of a filing cabinet)

Blevins: "Perhaps, it has something to do with this, take a look." (He walks in front of the desk and gives the file to Scully)

Scully: "An X-File." (Scully opens the file and inside we see the following information:)

Name Samantha T. Mulder
Address 2790 Vine Street
City Chilmarc, Mass.
Place of Birth Chilmarc, Mass.
Date of Birth January 22, 1964
Nationality American
(Below is a picture of a young girl. More information reads as:)
Remarks: Name and address of nearest relative notified in case of emergency.
Fox Mulder (brother)
c/o F.B.I.
Washington Bureau
(There is also a signature below)

(Scully sits down)

Blevins: "Has he shared any of this with you? There's no need to protect him, he's the agent of record, he initiated the file himself."

Scully: "She was his sister, she disappeared twenty-one years ago, he was, twelve and she was eight. He claims that he was in the room when it happened. He recalls a, bright light outside the window and er, and a presence in the room."

Blevins: "In your opinion, has Agent Mulder's personal agenda clouded his professional judgement?"

Scully: "In my opinion, no."

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Scully: "It just doesn't seem, substantial enough to warrant an investigation."

Mulder: "OK, Scully, so we disagree. It's not the first time, and it won't be the last."

Scully: "Well, at least if we had a legitimate source, we could.."

Mulder: "This is the essence of science, you ask an impertinent question and you're on your way to a pertinent answer."

Scully: "But what makes this case any more credible than...(Scully picks up a copy of National Comet, a tabloid, off Mulder's desk and reads)....the hundred year old mother with the lizard baby?"

Mulder: "Because the lizard baby wasn't born anywhere near Lake Okobogee."

Scully: "Oka-what?"

Mulder: "Bogee. (Mulder gets up and in her face) Okobogee."

Scully: "Is that supposed to mean something to me?"

Mulder: "If you know anything about trout fishing, or UFO hotspots."

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Darlene Morris: "Because I know what happened. It's just like it was before."

Mulder: "Summer of 1967, the girl scout troupe?"

Darlene Morris: "How did you know about that?"

Mulder: "Your name's on record at the center for UFO studies in Evanston, Illinois."

Darlene Morris: "Really?"

Mulder: "Yea, pilot for the national weather service made a similar sighting over the same area on the same day."

Darlene Morris: "They took her didn't they Mr. Mulder?"

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Scully: "I just think it's a good idea not to antagonize local law enforcement."

Mulder: "Who, me? I'm Mr. Congeniality."

Scully: "You never know, we might need his help one of these days."

Mulder: "I'll send him a bunt cake."

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(in Pennsylvania Pub talking to bartender)

Mulder: "That's a nice tattoo. What is that?"

Biker: "What does it look like?"

Mulder: "Flying saucer. You don't really believe in that stuff, do you?"

Biker: "I take it you don't?"

Mulder: "No. I think it's all just a bunch of crazy people howling at the moon."

Biker: "So er, you haven't been out to Lake Okobogie, have ya?"

Mulder: "No I haven't, why?"

Biker: "You should ride with us sometime, you might see somethings that'll change your mind. (He pulls back his hair to show his ear. It looks like the skin has been badly burned) Get a killer sunburn in the middle of the night."

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Scully: "Mulder, they're NSA. They think the boy may be a threat to national security."

Mulder: "Come on. How can an eight year old boy who can barely multiply be a threat to national security? People call me paranoid."

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Mulder: "I think that Kevin is a conduit, of some kind."

Scully: "A conduit."

Mulder: "A link, or a connection, to whoever, or whatever, took Ruby that night."

Scully: "But how?"

Mulder: "If there was an abduction, it's likely that Kevin was touched in some way."

(brief pause)

Scully: "Mulder I know what you're thinking. I know why this is so important to you. (Mulder looks at Scully) I know. But there is no evidence indicating an abduction."

Mulder: "That's why we're going to Lake Okobogee."

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Scully: "She lied to us in the library, she lied to us about her pregnancy, what makes you think she wouldn't lie to us about killing Ruby?"

Mulder: "Because something was out there in those woods."

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Mulder: "You know when I was a kid, I had this ritual. I closed my eyes before I walked into my room, cause I thought that one day when I opened them my sister would be there. Just lying in bed, like nothing ever happened. You know I'm still walking into that room, everyday of my life."

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Mulder: "She should be encouraged to tell her story, not to keep it inside, it's important that you let her."

Darlene Morris: "Important to who? I have my daughter back, I don't want any more trouble. Besides she can hardly remember anything."

Mulder: "But she will remember one day, one way or another, even if it's only in dreams. And when she does, she's gonna wanna talk about it, she's gonna need to talk about it."

Darlene Morris: "Like I did? Listen to me, all of my life I have been ridiculed, for speaking my mind."

Mulder: "But it was the truth Darlene."

Darlene Morris: "The truth has caused me nothing but heartache, I don't want the same thing for her."

Mulder: "It doesn't have to be that way for Ruby."

Darlene Morris: "As far as I'm concerned, she spent the last month on the back of a Harley Davidson."

Mulder: "Is that what you're gonna tell Kevin?"

Darlene Morris: "I'm sorry." (she walks back into Ruby's room)

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(A tape is taken out of a tape recorder, turned over, put back in, Play is pressed. Scully is alone in a room, voices are heard from the tape recorder)

Hypnotist: "But your eyes are open?"

(we see Scully looking through the X-File on Mulder's sister)

Mulder: "Yeah, they're open, but it's like......nothing's happening."

Hypnotist: "Try turning your head."

Mulder: "I can't..."

Hypnotist: "Why not?"

Mulder: "I don't know...I can't move....So I don't... (close-up of the tape being played, writing says F. MULDER Hypnotic Regression Tape Session Number 2B: June 16)... I just lie there in bed..."

Hypnotist: "Can you see your sister?"

Mulder: "No.....but I can hear her."

Hypnotist: "What is she saying?"

(Scully lifts up a picture and looks at it)

Mulder: "She's calling out my name, over and over again....(we see the picture is one of Mulder and his sister when they were kids. It is Mulder who is now holding the picture) She's crying out for help but I can't help her. I can't move." (Mulder is sitting inside a church)

Hypnotist: "Are you scared?" (Mulder starts crying)

Mulder: "I know I should be but I'm not..."

Hypnotist: "Do you know why?"

Mulder: "Because of the voice.."

Hypnotist: "The voice?"

Mulder: "The voice in my head..." (Mulder goes down on his knees and begins to pray)

Hypnotist: "What's it telling you?" (The camera zooms away from Mulder as he prays)

Mulder: "Not to be afraid...it's telling me that no harm will come to her, and that one day she'll return.."

Hypnotist: "Do you believe the voice?" (The scene fades to black)