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David Amann
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Rob Bowman
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January 3, 1999
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SUMMARY
Mulder and Scully investigate a series of mysterious and fatal incidents involving a renowned fertility specialist, Dr. Bertram. The case takes a dark turn when it is discovered that Dr. Bertram's patients are suffering from inexplicable complications related to their pregnancies. As the agents dig deeper, they uncover that Dr. Bertram has been using unorthodox and dangerous methods in his treatments, leading to the deaths and severe complications of several patients. The episode delves into themes of medical ethics, the lengths to which individuals might go for personal gain, and the tragic consequences of compromising patient safety for the sake of scientific experimentation.
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- A term of endearment is a word or phrase used to address and/or describe a person or animal for which the speaker feels love or affection. Terms of endearment are used for a variety of reasons, ranging from parents addressing their children, to lovers whispering sweet nothings to each other.
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Pike on 2016-01-01
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"Terms of Endearment" is without any doubt one of the three worst episodes of the sixth season, along with "Agua Mala" and "Alpha". The story itself wasn't that bad, but no one seemed to be very inspired. The episode is very boring and sometimes ridiculous, like the "I breath you" sequences (better done in "The Green Mile" movie by Frank Darabont). The resolution idea wasn't bad either, but the way they shot it was painful to watch: the way Bruce Campbell tells "Don't you see?". And last thing, there is no interaction between Mulder and Scully. So, I give it a 1 out of 10. But, it's not completely unworthy to watch it. Indeed, the second wife of the "devil" has some amazing eyes! She is so gorgeous that you can watch this episode just for that ;)
TRANSCRIPT
SCENE 1
HOLLINS VIRGINIA
Doctors office The obstetrician DR COUVILLION is talking to LAURA and WAYNE WEINSIDER They both look slightly nervous about what they are hearing and seeing on the sonogram that he has handed them LAURA is very pregnant
DR COUVILLION Its important that you realize sonograms are by no means an exact science I dont want to alarm you or have you jump to conclusions because honestly its not something that were perfectly able to explain
LAURA But II dont see anything
DR COUVILLION As I said we may be premature in a diagnosis It may simply be An intermediate stage of growth
WAYNE But theres a problem
DR COUVILLION We see a development an abnormal bony formation involving the upper vertebrae and something growing here on the plates of the skull
WAYNE stand and crosses away
LAURA Wayne
DR COUVILLION leaves them alone
WAYNE Sweetness
LAURA It might be nothing Im serious Dr Couvillion really just wants to wait and see
WAYNE I just want it to be normal
LAURA Oh Wayne lets go home okay Come on
SCENE 2
HOLLINS VIRGINIA
Later they are home getting ready for bed WAYNE brings LAURA a glass of milk and she drinks it and takes a pill from her bedside table
LAURA Thank you
They turn off the light and cuddle He caresses her stomach
WAYNE I love you Laura no matter what You know that Poopydoo
LAURA I know Good night Wayne
WAYNE Good night Laura Sweet dreams
She turns on her side and he holds her close to him
Later that night LAURA wakes up suddenly She looks over to the side of the bed and sees that WAYNE is missing
LAURA Wayne
LAURA Wayne
She hears a growling noise She sees a demonic figure standing at the foot of her bed amid flames She begins screaming in terror
LAURA Wayne Please what are you doing No
The growling continues and the figure grabs her by her legs and drags her to the foot of the bed and holds her legs apart Camera angle moves to just show her face as she screams in terror then pain The demon works frantically between LAURAs legs She leans up and bites his neck but he pushes her down
LAURA Stop it Wayne Where are you Stop him
We her a baby crying The demon figure holds a baby up It has tiny horns
LAURA Please dont take my baby Please dont take my baby Wayne Wayne
She wakes up crying It was a dream Wayne is beside her trying to comfort her
WAYNE Laura
LAURA My baby
WAYNE Laura its okay Laurie youre having a dream
LAURA Oh it was terrible
WAYNE Its okay Shh
LAURA Oh it was Trying to steal our baby
WAYNE reaches under the sheet to stroke her stomach He pulls his hand back and it is covered in blood They stare at it in shock He pulls the sheet down Her stomach is much smaller and her nightgown is covered in blood LAURA begins screaming
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SCENE 3
FBI HEADQUARTERS
WASHINGTON DC
XFiles Office AGENT SPENDER is interviewing DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS Its not the kind of case where I quite know where to turn you understand Down in Hollins we do get our share of the oddball On the whole though were pretty much like any other little town You got your home breakins your smash and grabs nothing too wild But given the victims statement the unusually vivid detail Well I just had to take Lauras word about her baby being abducted I hear you specialize in these kind of cases
AGENT SPENDER Youve come to the right place Deputy uh checks the report in his hand Stevens Now this woman making these claims shes your sister
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS Yes sir Laura Weinsider
AGENT SPENDER Mmhmm
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS Ive heard about the things people been saying about her not to my face of course but real mean and awful things about what Lauras part is in all this
AGENT SPENDER Now it says here a doctors report the day before revealed to her ah abnormalities in the ultrasound
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS Yes sir that is true but nothing conclusive mind you
AGENT SPENDER I see Okay Deputy Were going to put this right into our priority caseload
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS Boy I really want to thank you I know Lauras really itching to talk to somebody who will really listen to her
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS leaves the room AGENT SPENDER glances at the report again then reaches behind him and feeds the report into the paper shredder
SCENE 4
Hollins Virginia Average small town DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS is sitting in his squad car 1223 talking to his passenger
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS I know this went right into your caseload but I never imagined you would get here so soon Agent uh
The passenger is of course MULDER He is holding the report from the last scene that has been taped back together
MULDER Oh Mulder Fox Mulder Though I ask you not to make that known to anybody The FBI likes to keep our work on these cases very hushhush
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS Sure of course but I would like to thank Agent Spender
MULDER Oh No no no Ill thank him for you because I have to call in my uh progress report
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS I hope you have something to call in
MULDER Oh me too All right
They get out of the car and go inside the WEINSIDER house Later MULDER interviews LAURA WEINSIDER She is very upset WAYNE has his arm around her
LAURA I kept calling it a nightmare But how many peoples nightmares come true
MULDER Not many Certainly not in the way yours did Mrs Weinsider
LAURA When I was having it it just seemed so real
MULDER You mentioned a fire in the room in your account and a uh a devil that held your legs
LAURA So that he could take the baby
MULDER But according to your statement your baby was not a normal baby
LAURA No It was some kind of monster With umhorns and a tail begins crying Can you excuse me
She leaves the room
WAYNE My wife appears so resilient but I know shes suffered ever since the doctor told us about the complications
MULDER Um You were right there in bed with your wife the whole time Mr Weinsider
WAYNE Yes I woke her up
MULDER But according to your wifes statement at one point she she reached over for you in the bed and you werent there
WAYNE Well it was a dream
MULDER suspicious Yeah Mind if I use your phone Wayne
WAYNE Sure of course
SCENE 5
US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WASHINGTON DC
1117 AM
A TINY closet of an interviewing room SCULLY is interviewing MR GINSBERG She sounds very bored
SCULLY Remember your truthfulness is important Mr Ginsberg and as a prospective federal employee I will remind you to answer as honestly as possible Okay
MR GINSBERG Sure Fire away
SCULLY reading Do you or have you ever smoked marijuana
MR GINSBERG looks like Jerry Garcia Total hippie The man knows his way around a joint
MR GINSBERG Nope No siree
SCULLY just stares at him for a moment
SCULLY reading Have you consorted with people who have now or in the past
MR GINSBERG thinking carefully No I really dont think so
SCULLYs cell phone rings to her great relief
SCULLY Ah on phone Scully
MULDER on phone Hey Scully its me
SCULLY looks over at MR GINSBERG and mouths Would you mind He nods and steps out of the room
SCULLY on phone Mulder where are you I waited 45 minutes for you this morning
MULDER on phone I uh Before I tell you IIm going to ask you to keep an open mind
SCULLY on phone knowing exactly what hes up to This isnt an XFile
MULDER on phone Call it what you like Here in Roanoke theyre calling it a demon baby snatching
SCULLY on phone Youre in Virginia
MULDER on phone Look I want you to look at this womans charts Strange in utero deformities were detected Im going to courier them to you all right
SCULLY on phone Mulder we are supposed to be doing background checks not chasing XFiles
MULDER on phone Scully Spender just round filed this case its unconscionable
SCULLY on phone And what do you call rooting through his trash
MULDER on phone Like thats any different from the assignment were stuck with
SCULLY on phone We Mulder Im stuck with it Youre not here
MULDER on phone Scully this is a classic case of demon fetal harvest what they called in the middle ages atum nocturnem the impregnation of an unwitting woman by a dark lord of the underworld
SCULLY on phone As host for his demon seed
MULDER on phone Exactly
SCULLY on phone I saw Rosemarys Baby on cable the other night
MULDER on phone Yeah but this is the real deal You check that womans charts youll get hard evidence Check her prenatal ultrasound
We see WAYNE standing in another room listening to the baby monitor which is picking up MULDER and SCULLYs conversation
SCULLY on phone Mulder
MULDER on phone Just humor me Scully Take a look at those medical records I think theyll prove my theory
SCENE 6
1056 PM
WEINSIDERs bedroom LAURA is looking for something
LAURA Wayne have you seen my nightgown
No answer The bedroom is empty
LAURA I cant find
She goes downstairs
LAURA Wayne Wayne Wayne
Outside the trashleaf incinerator is burning WAYNE is digging for something in a pile of leaves LAURA goes outside and sees the fire WAYNE pulls a small wrapped bundle out of the leaves
LAURA crossing the yard Wayne
LAURA slowly approaches the incinerator and sees a small figure burning WAYNE touches her back Startled she turns to him
WAYNE concerned Laura What are you doing
LAURA What are you doing
WAYNE Burning leaves
LAURA As this time of night
WAYNE Well you asked me to rake up the yard It was in the job jar Hey come on Youre making me feel weird
LAURA Come to bed Wayne Please
WAYNE I will honey I just wanted I just wanted everything to look perfect when you woke up Ill be right in
She slowly goes back to the house WAYNE looks back at the now visible tiny skeleton in the incinerator and tears begin falling down his cheeks
SCENE 7
657 AM
Next morning MULDER is sleeping in his car outside the WEINSIDER house His cell phone rings
MULDER on phone Mulder
SCULLY is sitting in front of her office computer She looks very tired
SCULLY on phone Mulder I think I found what youre looking for Ive been up all night going over the medical charts on the Weinsider baby
MULDER on phone Whatd you find
SCULLY on phone The prenatal birth defects that you spoke of Theyre all here but theyre subtle
MULDER on phone Describe them to me
SCULLY on phone Well they look to be discrete bony deformities There are spurs on the superior aspect of the scapula and small protuberances on the skull adjacent to the coronal suture
MULDER on phone Protuberances You mean like horns
MULDER looks down at a portrait of LAURA and WAYNE in his file and sketches a pair of horns on WAYNEs head
SCULLY on phone Well they could be recessive characteristics expressed as vestiges of primitive morphology or a developmental anomaly like craniosynostosis
MULDER on phone Do you think this is something that could be passed along by the father
SCULLY on phone No I wouldnt look to the father as any kind of dark force here Mulder I think its the mother and Virginia law on third trimester abortions requires you to put her under arrest
MULDER on phone What are you talking about
SCULLY on phone Labor was induced Mulder In the mothers blood there was found a significant trace of an herb called mandrake Its a poison thats been known to facilitate selfabortion
MULDER on phone Mandrake
SCULLY on phone Its also been known to be used as an hallucinogenic
MULDER on phone You think Mrs Weinsider selfprescribed
SCULLY on phone Well I called the doctor on a hunch and he said that the father was very upset about the news while the mother was quite the opposite Look Mulder Im going to fax this information to you so that you can present it to the commonwealth attorney for the county of Roanoke but I think we have your baby snatcher here
MULDER watches as WAYNE drives away in a red convertible sports car WAYNE sees MULDER also
SCULLY on phone Mulder
MULDER on phone Yeah What Yes
SCULLY on phone I suggest that you proceed very carefully This could be very emotional for everybody concerned
MULDER on phone All right thank you
MULDER hangs up and goes up to the house
SCENE 8
Different house WAYNE knocks at the door BETSY very pregnant opens the door for him Where LAURA was mousy this woman is GlamourPregnant
BETSY What are you doing
WAYNE Sorry I forgot my key
BETSY Well where have you been
WAYNE I told you I was going to be on the road until Tuesday Poopydoo
BETSY I was just so worried Wayne Were getting so close now
WAYNE Honey kisses her forehead I wouldnt let anything happen not to our little bundle of joy
He gently strokes her belly
SCENE 9
Weinsider house MULDER LAURA and DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS and some OFFICERS are inside the kitchen DEPUTY STEVENS is very upset
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS Ill tell you whos been taking hallucinogenics She didnt take poison My sister had never even heard of whatever it is
MULDER Mandrake
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS Mandrake Where would she even get such a thing
LAURA All I took were some herbal sleep aids
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS You dont need to say anything Laura
MULDER Hey why dont you just let your sister talk It might clear things up
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS Not without a lawyer
MULDER Shes not under arrest
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS Youre damned right shes not and I didnt call you down here to tell me rumors that Ive already heard My sisters no baby killer
WAYNE enters the house and looks around in surprise
WAYNE Whats going on
LAURA Theyre accusing me of taking the life of our baby
WAYNE Whos accusing you
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS Who do you think I dont know where you been Wayne but Im the only one keeping the dogs from the door
WAYNE Well a mans got to make a living
MULDER Wayne Mr WeinsiderII dont want to arrest Laura Im sure youd hate like the devil for that to happen as well
MULDER and WAYNE stare at each other
WAYNE I should say so
MULDER So why dont you tell Deputy Stevens that its okay to search the premises so we can clear up any misunderstanding about whos responsible for what happened here
WAYNE Of course
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS and the OFFICERS go outside and begin looking around Inside WAYNE watches them search the area around the incinerator
WAYNE Laura could you come here
MULDER comes out of the kitchen with a large jar of fiber dietary supplement
MULDER Whatever else we find I know everybody in this house is regular
MULDER goes out to the incinerator
LAURA inside to WAYNE I know theres nothing theyre going to find but why do I feel guilty anyway
WAYNE Laura theres something I need to tell you about that Something that Ive kept secret for reasons that I think will explain for themselves
LAURA What What are you talking about
WAYNE Well I dont exactly know how to say this Im sure that you might find it painful as I do
LAURA Wayne what
WAYNE On the night the night that you lost the baby I had gotten up because I couldnt sleep and when I came back to bed you were you had our little baby in your hands You were in some kind of trance I couldnt get you to wake up You keep chanting over and over zazas zazas nastanada zazas and
LAURA horrified Wayne
WAYNE All I could do was take our little boy our little baby and wrap him up so I could make sure that no one could ever learn the truth
LAURA Oh my god
WAYNE And the other night when you saw me outside when I was burning the leaves
LAURA No No
WAYNE Laura I was just doing it to protect you I knew that I could never bring back our little boy our precious little Wayne Junior but I couldnt bear losing you
LAURA is sobbing in his arms
OFFICER outside Hey Take a look at this
MULDER and the OFFICERS look in the incinerator then look up to the house
Later LAURA still crying is sitting at the table with DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS He looks at her sympathetically MULDER stands in the doorway watching both LAURA and WAYNE who is in the room his head in his hands
LAURA still crying I dont know what to tell you All I can think when they told me that something was wrong that there was a problem was that this thing that was growing inside me was evil I kept thinking that maybe it was something I did wrong and that this was my punishment I told Wayne that everything was going to be okay but I lied but you have to believe me Arky I didnt mean to kill it crying louder I didnt know what I was doing It was the herbal medication Thats all I can think
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS reluctanly Laura Laura I dont think you should say any more Im going to have to read you your rights Were going to have to go down to the station and do all that Im sorry
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS leads her out the door
WAYNE calling after her Youre going to be okay Im going to get the best attorney
The door closes MULDER looks at WAYNE suspiciously
MULDER I know what you are
MULDER also leaves
SCENE 10
WAYNE is driving very fast in his convertible red sports car The radio is playing loudly Im Only Happy When It Rains by Garbage He dials his cell phone
RADIO Im only happy when it rains Im only happy when its complicated And though I know you cant appreciate it Im only happy when it rains
BETSY at home answers her phone
BETSY on phone Hello
WAYNE on phone Hi Betsy its me
BETSY on phone Wayne where are you
WAYNE on phone Im on my way
BETSY on phone Youre late Wayne
WAYNE on phone I want to be there honey I dont want to be the kind of husband who isnt there every step of the way
BETSY on phone Youve already missed a lot of steps Anyway its just a sonogram
WAYNE on phone No its not just a sonogram honey its a picture of the expression of our beautiful love
BETSY on phone Wayne what have you been smoking
WAYNE on phone Im three blocks away Betsy Im going to be pulling up in front of the house in less than five minutes
BETSY on phone Okay Ill wait for you
WAYNE on phone Okay Five minutes
Another car pulls up beside WAYNE at a stoplight MULDER is driving
MULDER Hey Wayne Where you going
WAYNE What
BETSY on phone Who you talking to Who are you talking to
MULDER You seem like youre in an awful big hurry
BETSY on phone Wayne
WAYNE Im late for an appointment
MULDER Really An appointment Appointment with who
WAYNE A business client
BETSY on phone Wayne Im hanging up now she does
MULDER Right youre in the insurance business That must take you out on the road an awful lot huh
WAYNE Look Im an insurance medical technician not that its any of your business
MULDER So where is our appointment How far do we have to go
WAYNE What
MULDER Come on Wayne Ill race you
WAYNE floors the gas pedal as the light changes but MULDER stays right with him
RADIO I only smile in the dark
Short time later BRITTON house MS BRITTON midthirties opens the door for WAYNE MULDER is waiting at the curb beside their cars
WAYNE Oh hi Ms Britton Wayne Weinsider Remember me Harmony Mutual Insurance You had an appointment to have some blood taken
MS BRITTON Its for next Tuesday
WAYNE I know that Kim Can I call you Kim I was in the neighborhood and well insurance isnt something you want to be without even for just a week
Later he is taking a sample of blood from MS BRITTONs arm
MS BRITTON What do you do with that
WAYNE Oh they check it out make sure youre not a policy risk
Three young boys run loudly through the room
MS BRITTON Slow down monsters
Kids run out of the house
WAYNE Those your kids
MS BRITTON Why yes
WAYNE I love kids Got a baby on the way myself Seems like Ive been trying forever Hold that he puts gauze on her arm to stop the bleeding Those are finelooking boys You dont know how lucky you are Two cells with all that can go wrong and there they areperfect
When he leans over to place the sample into his tray MS BRITTON sees two little protuberances on the back of his neck When he sits back up she looks sympathetically at him
WAYNE You okay Youre not feeling faint are you
MS BRITTON No Im okay
They hear a horn honking Looking out the window WAYNE sees that MULDER is leaning against the convertible watching them He looks up at the house and waves and smiles at WAYNE
WAYNE to MS BRITTON Can I use your phone
Later WAYNE comes out of the house Kids are laughing and playing with the car with plenty of encouragement from MULDER
WAYNE I want those kids out of my car
MULDER Okay speed racers Thats enough drivers education for today
Kids get out of the car and run off
WAYNE to MULDER Having your fun
MULDERs cell phone rings
MULDER on phone Yeah
SCULLY on phone Mulder youre busted
MULDER on phone What
SCULLY on phone I just got an earful from Assistant Director Kersh who got a call from Mr Weinsider who says that youre harassing him
WAYNE Leave me alone drives off license DNJ 534
SCULLY on phone MulderMulder I have to tell him something What do you want me to say
MULDER on phone Tell him Im down here doing a background check on somebody hangs up
SCULLY sighs and hangs up
SCENE 11
ROANOKE COUNTY JAIL
Prison WAYNE joins LAURA in her cell
WAYNE I got a message you needed to see me Laura What is it
LAURA Im afraid
WAYNE Well Ive been meeting with attorneys and given the circumstances and your emotional state they feel confident of an acquittal if thats what youre worried about Laura
LAURA No Wayne Ive been thinking
WAYNE Thinking About what
LAURA About your story About how it doesnt make sense You said you wrapped the baby up to hide it but what they found in the fire was wrapped in the nightgown I had on when I woke up from my nightmare
WAYNE But thats not possible Laura You must be mistaken
LAURA And I keep thinking about the face of that terrible creature at the end of the bed And I remember something that I didnt tell anybody Not even you
WAYNE Laura youre scaring me No matter what you believe I only have one desire to protect you To put this all behind us
As WAYNE embraces her she pulls his collar down slightly exposing the bite mark she put there the night she lost the baby
WAYNE sighing resigned Whyd you go and do that Laura Youve got to know that I love you And I just wish you couldve been the one
Laura gasps as he grabs her wrist
LAURA Let me go Wayne
WAYNE begins inhaling We see the breath come out of LAURA and flow into WAYNEs mouth LAURA collapses
SCENE 12
Prison Short time later EMTs are trying to resuscitate LAURA
EMT 1 Whats her rhythm
EMT 2 Shes still in vfib Charge the paddles to 200
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS What happened
EMT 1 Ill start an IV
WAYNE She just collapsed
EMT 2 Clear Paddles are charged Stand by to defib
WAYNE It was like
EMT 2 Clear
WAYNE It was like she died right in my arms
EMT 2 Charging to 300 Going again Clear
Monitor begins beeping
EMT 2 We got a heartbeat
WAYNE What
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS Laura can you hear me Laura can you hear me
MULDER comes over to see and he and WAYNE exchange a glance
EMT2 I need to get this woman to the hospital right away I need a neurologist consult down at the ER hang an IV of lidocaine and lets get her out of here
EMT 1 Okay
EMT 2 Got it
WAYNE very surprised watches as the take her out
SCENE 13
Night BETSYs house WAYNE parks his car in the garage and ducks under the door as it closes He runs in the front door and finds BETSY sitting on the couch
BETSY That was a long five minutes
WAYNE I can explain
BETSY Oh please Wayne Ive heard all your excuses Besides everything went fine without you It always does
WAYNE Did you get the sonogram
BETSY Yes
WAYNE Bring it back home
BETSY picks up a folder and looks uncomfortable
WAYNE Is there a problem
BETSY The doctor found something She doesnt know yet but theres some kind of bony growths on the babys spine and skull It may just be a stage of development She really just wants to wait and see
WAYNE sad looking at the sonogram image knowing what he will have to do Okay Sure Whatever happens you know I love you No matter what
BETSY Do you Wayne Cause sometimes I wonder whats going on inside your head
WAYNE Nothing but good thoughts You and this baby are my hopes and dreams
BETSY Mine too
WAYNE Why dont I get you a warm glass of milk and well go to bed
BETSY Okay
SCENE 14
ROANOKE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
1002 PM
Hospital SCULLY stares at MULDER as he walks in
SCULLY Mulder you asked me to come down here and then youre nowhere to be found
MULDER I was down in the basement at county records doing a background check
SCULLY Mulder Its me Thats your cover story remember
MULDER Thats where I was I was piecing together the history of the man that did this to her
They look over to where LAURA is lying in a coma
SCULLY Thats why I was looking for you because in fact nobody did anything to her Mulder there is absolutely no evidence of bodily injury of overdose of suffocation of anything that would explain why she was in a coma
MULDER Perfect
SCULLY No Mulder I dont think you heard what I said I did a complete medical review just as you asked What Im saying is that there is not a shred of evidence to implicate the husband or anyone
MULDER Not a shred of evidence is exactly the evidence Id hoped youd find Check this out
SCULLY reading file MULDER hands her Ivan Veles born Czechoslovakia in 1956 Married twice widowed twice no children Prosecuted twice for murder of wives Gisele and Helga Acquitted twice on lack of evidence Who is Ivan Veles
MULDER Wayne Weinsider Hes a Czech national emigrated in 1994 Hes also known as Bud Hasselhoff also known as Gordy Boitano
SCULLY Gordy Boitano
MULDER Theres more Read on
SCULLY reading In Slavic societies the name Veles was synonymous with the Devil From the Lithuanian root Vele a horned demon who sucks the souls of the innocent Mulder youre not suggesting that he is himself a devil are you
MULDER Im not suggesting anything I think the facts speak for themselves
SCULLY Mulder I will accept that a man can be demonic that he may have demonlike attributes but why would a demon if there were such a thing BOTHER WITH A 900to500 make room for daddy routine just so he can off his wife and unborn child
MULDER I dont know why Im not a psychologist but this is the best explanation for how that Ive heard
SCENE 15
BETSYs house WAYNE fixes a glass of warm milk The milk is glowing as he carries it upstairs into the bedroom BETSY is already in bed
WAYNE This will put you to sleep on a cloud Where troubles melt away
BESTY sighs and drinks the milk
BETSY Sometimes I remember why I married you
Night An excavation team is at work in the Weinsiders yard digging and using explosives
OFFICER 1 All the way down
OFFICER 2 Yeah
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS All right Theyre checking it out now
MULDER and SCULLY drive up and get out of their car
OFFICER 1 Its pretty hard Get me the pick
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS to MULDER and SCULLY We got technology out here Subterranean mapping equipment out from richmond pd still cant find a damn thing
OFFICER Over here We got something Daniel bring that light over here
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS MULDER and SCULLY run over to where the OFFICER is digging
MULDER Youre going to find discrete osteopathic deformities to the upper vertebrae two bony protrusions between the parietal and occipital lobes of the skull
SCULLY reaches into the excavated hole and brushes dirt off of a tiny ribcage
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS Good lord
MULDER Put out an APB for your brotherinlaw Hes not going to come back here
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS What are you talking
MULDER Just find him
MULDER and SCULLY go back to their car
SCULLY Mulder what are you talking about
MULDER Hes done this to other women here Scully just like in Czechoslovakia My guess is that baby we just dug up belonged to one of Waynes other wives
SCULLY What are you saying that hes trying to propagate Hes trying to breed
MULDER Hes exercising his biological imperative and hell do anything or say anything he has to to succeed
SCULLY But it doesnt make sense Mulder If hes trying to breed then why would he be snatching his own babies and burying them in his backyard
MULDER Because theyre demons and he wants a normal child
SCENE 16
BETSYs bedroom later that night BETSY wakes up alone in bed to the same vision that LAURA did earlier flames reflected on the wall and headboard growling sounds BETSY screams as the demon figure at the foot of the bed grabs her legs and spreads them as he pulls her to the foot of the bed
BETSY No No Wayne Wayne What are you doing
BETSY suddenly sits up fully in control and grabs the demon by its chin The demon no longer in shadow is a very startled WAYNE
BETSY warning Maybe you didnt hear me I said what are you doing Wayne
SCENE 17
Night MULDER and SCULLY driving MULDER is on his cell phone SCULLY is writing down the information he is getting
MULDER on phone 15527 Leahy Thats in Cave Spring Its West Roanoke Cave Spring Thank you Thank you very much for your help
MULDER hangs up
MULDER Scully hold on
MULDER quickly turns the car around tires screeching
SCULLY sighing Mulder where are we going
MULDER Harmony Mutual Insurance has a second address for Wayne Weinsider all the way across the other side of Roanoke County
SCULLY Do you think hes got a second wife
MULDER Well think about it Scully He meets or screens prospective women through work Thats probably why he came to this country in the first place bigger gene pool more women then he plants as many seeds as he can Lets just hope he hasnt been able to harvest many more of them
SCULLY Mulder
Suddenly another car approaches They barely avoid crashing into each other BETSY gets out of the car crying She is covered in blood and no longer pregnant She runs to MULDER and SCULLY who have also gotten out of their car
BETSY Please Please He took my baby He took my baby
SCULLY Its okay maam
BETSY Wayne Wayne He took my baby
SCENE 18
MULDER and SCULLY arrive at BETSYs house Television is showing an old movie on the movie
TELEVISION
MAN How are you sweetheart
CHILD Is he going to die
MAN Of course not People dont die from chicken pox
WOMAN Did you ever have chicken pox
MAN Ive had everything How about you
WOMAN Ive been trying to remember
MAN You wont have to try long Youll know in a day or two
WOMAN Thats whats worrying me You can go on down Ill be down in a minute
CHILD I bet shes going to die
MAN Will you stop talking like that
MULDER and SCULLY find WAYNE outside with a shovel He is crying as he digs in the ground They hold guns on him
MULDER Wayne Its over
WAYNE A normal life A family Thats all I ever wanted
MULDER Wheres the baby Wayne
WAYNE How could she do this to them
MULDER Put the shovel down Your lies wont work anymore
WAYNE My lies What about her lies
SCULLY Whatever the truth Mr Weinsider you cant hope to bury it now
WAYNE Im not burying anything Im digging it up
MULDER Wheres the baby
WAYNE Dont you understand She took it Betsy took it
MULDER You cant blame anyone else like you did with Laura
WAYNE Dont you see Betsy isnt like Laura Betsy is
WAYNE collapses as bullets rip through his body Shots came from DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS OFFICERS converge on the scene
SCULLY Get the paramedics
WAYNE I just wanted what everyone wants
SCENE 19
Hospital Emergency Room WAYNE unconscious is placed on a gurney next to LAURA who is also unconscious
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS Hey Dont even think about it You put that guy someplace else I dont want him in sight of my sister
NURSE Sir he just got out of surgery
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS Give me this grabs the gurney
MULDER pulling him back Hey cut it out Come on Youre in enough trouble as it is You dont want to complicate your situation further by endangering his life again do you
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS That son of a bitch better live so I can beat the truth out of him Find out why he did it and how the hell he did it
MULDER I think the why is directly related to the how
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS What do you mean What do you mean by that
MULDER We should just go talk to this other wife of his This woman Betsy Come on
DEPUTY ARKY STEVENS Wait a minute
They leave the room WAYNE wakes up and looks over to LAURA We see breath rising out of WAYNE and flowing across and into LAURAs mouth WAYNEs monitor flatlines LAURA begins breathing hard
NURSE Mrs Weinsider
NURSE 2 Flat line
NURSE I cant believe it Page Dr Nyland up here Just breathe deep Mrs Weinsider Can you breathe for me
SCENE 20
Outside BETSYs house A team is excavating some very small graves SCULLY is examining the remains MULDER joins SCULLY
OFFICER Going to get a couple of more shots over here
MULDER to SCULLY How many
SCULLY Four total All here for some time Maybe years All normal though Mulder No osteological deformities And Betsys baby isnt here There are no fresh graves
MULDER I know
SCULLY What do you think he did with it
MULDER I dont think he did anything with it
SCULLY But she was recently pregnant I mean II saw her records There are sonograms in the house Showing the same defects
MULDER These werent Waynes babies Scully
SCULLY Well whose babies were they
MULDER I think Wayne realized something last night Thats why he was out here digging He realized that hed met someone even more evil than he was who would sacrifice what he desperately wanted for himself
SCULLY Betsy
MULDER It was no coincidence that she ran into us last night We were taken in by her just like Wayne was by a woman who would say anything or do anything to get what she wanted who was even more driven than he was
SCULLY to what
MULDER To have what only Wayne could give her
SCENE 21
Red convertible again on the road BETSY is driving music playing There is a baby carrier on the seat beside her She smiles down at its occupant We see the hand of the infant which is scaly and demonic BETSYs eyes glow red
RADIO
Im only happy when it rains
You know I love it when the news is bad
Why I feel so good to feel so sad
Im only happy when it rains
Pour your misery down
Pour your misery down on me
Pour your misery down
Pour your misery down on me
THE END
No history.
