THE DEATHS OF AN ENTIRE RESEARCH TEAM UNDER STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCES SEND SCULLY AND
MULDER TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD TO SEEK OUT A MENACE HIDDEN FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS IN
GLACIAL ICE.
When all five members of an Arctic research team are found dead, Mulder, Scully and a
team of scientists seek the answer at a remote Arctic station. There they discover ice
samples drilled from the center of an ancient impact crater, holding evidence of a bizarre
alien life form over 200,000 years old. Trapped by an ice storm in the tiny station, the
team members turn on one another as they are killed one by one. As the increasing fear
isolates each member of the party, even Mulder and Scully eye one another with doubt and
fear in a tense, angry standoff that tests their relationship. Only a dog and a worm can
provide the answer to the riddle and release them from a tightening web of paranoia and
suspicion.
Notes
The dog in this episode is Blue's mom (Blue is David Duchovny's dog)
One of the men in the opening standoff, Richter, is played by Stunt Co-Ordinator Ken
Kirzinger.
Quotes
(As the men start to strip for a their physical exam:)
Mulder: "Before anyone passes judgement, may I remind you, we *are* in the
Arctic."