WRITTEN BY
Darin Morgan
DIRECTED BY
Rob Bowman
AIRED ON
April 12, 1996
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44 minutes
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BEHIND THE SCENES
- The young man who wants to be abducted by aliens wears a "Space Above And Beyond" sweatshirt. This is the name of the series that Glen Morgan & James Wong produced after working for The X-Files during the first two seasons.
- This young man has the exact same poster as Mulder in his FBI office.
- This marks the last of the four episodes written by Darin Morgan in the original run of the series (seasons 1 to 9), before the seasons 10 and 11.
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Though we may not be alone in the universe, in our own separate ways, on this planet we are all alone.
— Jose Chung
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lots of laugh
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I like this episode because of its fine humor and the way it wakes up our critical mind. It's a mythological episode. Brilliant speeches, great acting, interesting characters such as Jose Chung and the amazing teenage geek, they are so funny. I also like the old barman, the policeman... what a cast!
Really paranormal universe. The smoke screen autopsy WOW.
I can just regret we need so much watches to really understand the entire episode
SCRIPT
TRANSCRIPT
SCENE 1
KLASS COUNTY WASHINGTON
A starship approaches from the south hovering over all or not It is actually the underbelly of a crane lift for an electric man named Roky Crikenson talks on the phone as he lifts up into the air
ROKY CRIKENSON Yeah this is Roky I checked all the connections I dont know why all the powers down out here Im going to have to come in and get some more equipment Yeah yeah yeah Ill need several of those All right
Another car passes by the orange cones which block off the crane A young boy and girl sit in the front seats the boy driving
HAROLD LAMB Um I dont want to scare you but I think Im madly in love with you
She smiles
I mean youre all I think about Youre my whole world
CHRISSY GIORGIO Harold I like you a lot too but this is our first date I mean I think that we need more time to get to know one another
The whole car shuts down and it slowly moves to a halt
What happened
He tries to start the engine Suddenly a bright light shines down from above Chrissy shrieks The spaceship hovers down Harold desperately tries to start the car
HAROLD LAMB Oh my God oh my God
Two beings approach them from either side of the car looking like classic gray aliens
CHRISSY GIORGIO Harold what are those things
HAROLD LAMB How the hell should I know
The two aliens get on each side of the car The two teenagers stare at the ones on each side of them and strangely pass out The one near the drivers side looks perplexed Harold stares at him eyes glazed over as the alien reaches in to grab him The aliens drag them back towards the ship A sharp noise is heard and another different looking spaceship comes down shining a red light down The aliens turn in shock putting down the bodies A giant crudelooking claymationish behemoth jumps down and slowly walks towards them growling and roaring He stops before them towering over them and roaring in their faces The alien that had been dragging Chrissy looks at the other one
ALIEN Jack what is that thing
ABDUCTED SMOKING ALIEN How the hell should I know
Their masks move as they talk The behemoth roars
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SCENE 2
XFILES OFFICE FBI HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
Jose Chung famous author and philosopher walks towards Mulders I Want to Believe poster
JOSE CHUNG I had never thought much about it before I guess thats because I always felt like such an alien myself That to be concerned with aliens from other planets that just seemed so uh redundant
SCULLY Well Id never actually much considered it myself before I started this job
JOSE CHUNG Yes Now if I understand it correctly your partner is the uh actual expert
SCULLY Yes and I feel that I must apologize for his refusal to speak with you Mister Chung but uh I must admit I probably wouldnt have myself if I wasnt such an admirer of your work
JOSE CHUNG Oh
SCULLY The Lonely Buddha is one of my favorite novels
He chuckles
JOSE CHUNG And hear I was thinking you were just some brainy beauty Now I find out that you also have good taste
She smiles as he walks around the desk and sits down
SCULLY What made you decide to write a book about an alien abduction if youre not that interested in the subject yourself
She sits across from him
JOSE CHUNG Actually It was my publishers idea At first I was reluctant until I realized that I had an opportunity here to create an entirely new literary genre a nonfiction science fiction Now see that gimmick alone will guarantee its landing on the bestseller list In short to answer your question Money
SCULLY Well just as long as youre attempting to record the truth
JOSE CHUNG Oh God no How can I possibly do that
SCULLY What do you mean
JOSE CHUNG I spent three months in Klass County and everybody there has a different version of what truly happened Truth is as subjective as reality That will help explain why when people talk about their UFO experiences they always start off with well now I know how crazy this is going to sound but
SCULLY So youre here to get my version of the truth
He holds her hand
JOSE CHUNG Exactly
He picks up his pen and puts it to paper
Now when did you first find out about the case
SCULLY Well not right away of course Um not enough time had elapsed for it to be considered a missing persons case before the girl was found the following morning
SCENE 3
KLASS COUNTY WASHINGTON
The car sits on the side of the road stranded Scully talks over the scene Inside the car Chrissy sits curled up in a ball a blank expression on her face
SCULLY She was suffering from what my partner calls missing time She recalled nothing of the previous night nor how she had arrived at her present whereabouts Her body exhibited signs of physical abuse and all of her clothes were on backwards or insideout
She plays with a button on her shirt which is the wrong way Cut to the office
JOSE CHUNG Have I had my share of mornings like that Oh but these have the characteristics of someone who has
He motions for her to wait a second and flips back a page in his notebook
Uh do you prefer the term abductee or experiencer
SCULLY Actually I prefer neither but my partner uses abductee
JOSE CHUNG My preference is for the other
He leans in and whispers
Ive just had a uh little alien experience As opposed to Ive just been abducted
He points at her with his pen and starts to write down things
SCULLY Well regardless the girl was considered neither at the time She appeared more to be the victim of date rape than anything else
He shrugs a little and writes it down Cut to Chrissys bedroom where she is sleeping Scully talks over the scene
She was given a physical exam and her statement was taken Later that night she received her visitation
Chrissy with a visible scar on her cheek wakes up and wipes some blood off her nose The nosebleed has dripped down onto the pillow She looks at the foot of her bed and sees an alien reaching out to grab her She screams and turns on the light to reveal her stuffed cat The cat is then punted across the room A rattling is head from the other side of the room and she turns off the lights scared Looking out at the window she sees a giant shadow stretching across the lawn She gasps then looks again to see Harold walking away She opens the window
HAROLD LAMB Oh Chrissy thank God youre all right
CHRISSY GIORGIO How dare you come here
HAROLD LAMB Chrissy I did everything I could
CHRISSY GIORGIO Dont I know it you bastard
HAROLD LAMB Chrissy Dont you remember
FATHER What the hell is going on up there
HAROLD LAMB Chrissy I love you
He runs away Scully starts her voiceover again
SCULLY The father informed the police who apprehended the boy back at his own home
Harold sits in a chair in an interrogation room Detective Manners paces in the back another man sitting across from Harold
HAROLD LAMB We we were abducted by aliens
MANNERS You dont sound so sure of it
HAROLD LAMB It all seems so crazy and I dont know why Chrissy doesnt remember it
MANNERS Youre willing to take a lie detector test to prove you were abducted by creatures from outer space
HAROLD LAMB Yes I am
MANNERS Well too bad Cause I dont need no lie detector to tell me the only thing you were abducted by were your rampaging hormones you punk
Harold looks away in sorrow Jose and Scully talk over
JOSE CHUNG But he did take a test and passed it
SCULLY And he stuck to his story until we got there
Seemingly no time has passed but Scully is now sitting where the other man was and Mulder is walking across the room
HAROLD LAMB If she says I raped her then I guess I raped her
MULDER You dont sound so sure of that
HAROLD LAMB It all seems so crazy and I dont know why Chrissy remembers it that way
MULDER Would you be willing to take a lie detector test to prove that you raped her
Harold will not look up at the agents
HAROLD LAMB No Im not
MULDER Well thats too bad Because the next rape you experience will probably be your own in prison
Harold looks back down at the desk Scully talks over
SCULLY That should have ended our investigation but Mulder brought the girl in for questioning
Chrissy sits across from Mulder Scully is leaning against the door at the back wall Chrissys parents sit in the back
MULDER Are you having trouble sleeping Are you experiencing muscle pains Vision problems Nose bleeds When you look at a particular object do you receive the sudden flash that youre actually looking at something else An aliens face
CHRISSY GIORGIO Yes
Mulder turns and talks to her parents Scully rolls her eyes Scully talks over the scene
SCULLY So my partner became convinced that she was suffering from what he calls postabduction syndrome
JOSE CHUNG You dont believe in the disorder
SCULLY Well I think that stress of any kind can cause all of those physical ailments In any case Mulder convinced the girl and her parents to let her be hypnotized
Mulder turns back to Chrissy Cut to the XFiles office
JOSE CHUNG What is your opinion of hypnosis
SCULLY I know that it has its therapeutic value but it has never been proven to enhance memory In fact it actually worsens it since since since people in that state or prone to confabulation
JOSE CHUNG When I was doing research for my book The Caligarian Candidate
SCULLY One of the greatest thrillers ever written
JOSE CHUNG Oh
He chuckles
Thank you I was uh interested in how the CIA when conducting their MKUltra mind control experiments back in the 50s had no idea how hypnosis went
SCULLY Hmm
JOSE CHUNG Or what it was
SCULLY No one still knows
JOSE CHUNG Still as a storyteller Im fascinated how a persons sense of consciousness can be so transformed by nothing more magical than listening to words Mere words
Cut to the interrogation room Doctor Fingers sits across from Chrissy very closely In the background Chrissys parents are sitting down in the back like before Manners is standing then Mulder is more to the front Scully is still leaning on the door in the back His voice is very soothing and slow She is sitting in a recliner eyes closed
FINGERS You are feeling very sleepy very relaxed As your body calmly drifts deeper and deeper into a state of peaceful relaxation you will respond only to the sound of my voice
She opens her eyes as the room starts to become shaky in her vision She gasps as everyone is replaced by aliens down to one still holding Manners cup of coffee As the Fingers alien talks the mouth does not move
Chrissy Can you recall where you are
Chrissy is hooked onto a glass table with white lines all over it up against the wall She and Fingers talk over the scene
CHRISSY GIORGIO Im in a room on a spaceship surrounded by aliens
FINGERS What do the aliens look like
CHRISSY GIORGIO Theyre small but their heads and their eyes are big Theyre gray
FINGERS Are you alone
She looks to her left and sees Harold on a similar table one hooked to the floor
CHRISSY GIORGIO No Harolds on another table but he seems really out of it like hes not really there
In reality the table has donuts and coffee on it
FINGERS What are the aliens doing now
CHRISSY GIORGIO Theyre sort of arguing I sort of hear them but I cant understand what theyre saying
The aliens bicker illegibly The Scully alien walks over to the Mulder alien She and Fingers still talk over the scene
Except the leader I can understand him
FINGERS When the leader speaks to you does his mouth move
CHRISSY GIORGIO No
She starts to cry
But I hear him in my head
FINGERS What is he saying
CHRISSY GIORGIO Hes telling me this is for the good of my planet but
FINGERS But what
CHRISSY GIORGIO I dont like what hes doing Its like hes inside my mind like like hes stealing my memories
Mulder looks at Scully Later Chrissy is being led out of the room
MULDER The description of the aliens the physical exam the mindscan the presence of another human being that appears switched off its all characteristic of a typical abduction
SCULLY Thats my problem with it Mulder Its all a little too typical Abduction lore has become so prevalent in our society that you can ask someone to imagine what it would be like to be abducted and theyd concoct an identical scenario
MULDER Yeah if it were only one person Scully but we have two individuals here each verifying the others story
Manners walks over to them
MANNERS Well thanks a lot You really bleeped up this case
Cut to present day
SCULLY Well of course he didnt actually say bleeped He said
JOSE CHUNG Im uh familiar with uh Detective Manners colorful phraseology
Cut back to the interrogation room
MULDER You still going to hold the boy
MANNERS Oh you bet your blanketyblank bleep I am
MULDER But the victim seems to confirm his alibi
MANNERS The hell she did Those kids stories couldnt be more bleeping different
He walks away Scully rubs her forehead
SCENE 4
UNKNOWN LOCATION
Harold sits in a small cell Screams echo throughout the room which is so long it seems to have no end covered with small jail cells He grabs the bars and pulls away in pain gasping Over the room other bars spark He looks down at Chrissy who is sleeping in the cell with him
HAROLD Chrissy Chrissy
He looks over at another gray alien in the next cell
What do you want with us
The alien looks at him
What do you want with us
Cut to the interrogation room
MULDER How did the alien respond
HAROLD LAMB Well all he did was
Cut back to the alien Harold talks over the scene as the alien raises a cigarette to his mouth and takes a drag He leaves it in his mouth as Harold looks on in awe Chrissy wakes and looks at the Abducted Smoking Alien
CHRISSY GIORGIO What whats happening
HAROLD LAMB Dont worry itll okay Im here to protect you Ill never let anything happen to you
The roof of the cell slides open and a bright light shines down The behemoth roars and she screams as she is pulled from the cage The doors slide shut Her screams drift off Cut to the interrogation room
MULDER What was the other alien the gray what was it doing during all this
Scully walks up behind Harold
HAROLD LAMB He was just talking
MULDER Telepathically
HAROLD LAMB No In english He just kept saying the same thing over and over again
Cut to the Abducted Smoking Alien who has his head in his hands
ABDUCTED SMOKING ALIEN This is not happening This is not happening This is not happening This is not happening
HAROLD LAMB Would you shut up already
The roof to Harolds cell slide open again and he is pulled out as the behemoth roars
No No
The doors slam shut
ABDUCTED SMOKING ALIEN This is not happening This is not happening
Cut back to the interrogation room
HAROLD LAMB I dont know where I was taken because the whole time I was like this in pain
He shows how he held up his arms to block the shots
MULDER Because the other alien was conducting torturous experiments on you
HAROLD LAMB No no it was like you know you know when you were a kid and you tore the legs off a bug for no reason I guess I was the bug Anyways the next thing I remember I was suddenly outside like I was flying through the air or something
MULDER Then what
HAROLD LAMB And then I think I hit the ground When I came to I I immediately ran to Chrissys to make sure she was there and that she was okay
SCULLY Harold did you and Chrissy engage in consensual sexual intercourse that night
Harold looks away
HAROLD LAMB If her father finds out Im a dead man
Later the agents sit across from each other in the empty room
MULDER He said it happened before the abduction So what if they had sex
SCULLY So we know that it wasnt an alien who probed her Mulder youve got two kids having sex before theyre mature enough to know how to handle it
MULDER So youre saying that all this is just a case of sexual trauma
SCULLY Its a lot more plausible than an alien abduction especially in light of their contradictory stories
Manners barges in
MANNERS Hey I just got a call from some crazy bleephead saying he was an eyewitness to this alien abduction Do you feel like talking to this blankhole
SCENE 5
ROKY CRIKENSONS HOUSE
Roky is sitting at his artists desk in the basement papers in front of him Mulder and Scully are standing on either side of him
ROKY CRIKENSON I know how crazy all this sounds but I dont care What I have to say has to be said
SCULLY Why did you wait till now to tell us this information Two kids lives may be affected by it
ROKY CRIKENSON Well it its bigger than a couple of kids It has to do with the entire planet the universe and who knows what else
MULDER Why dont you tell us what happened that night
ROKY CRIKENSON This
He holds up a document
Its all here After seeing what I saw that night I rushed right home and wrote it all down Fortyeight hours straight I didnt want to forget a single detail
Mulder reaches for it but Roky holds up his hand in protest
But I feel that I should warn you I dont want to be overly dramatic here but by looking at this youre putting your lives in danger
MULDER Why is that
ROKY CRIKENSON Because last night the weirdest thing happened
Cut to the previous night Roky is sitting at his artists desk drawing when the garage door opens up He turns to see a black sedan with more than just a slight resemblance to the Batmobile pull in The garage door closes as Roky stares in awe The window slides down to reveal a man in black
1ST MAN IN BLACK No other object as been misidentified as a flying saucer more often than the planet Venus
ROKY CRIKENSON Really
Seemingly no time has passed but Mulder and Scully are back in the room
That was when I realized something was weird
SCULLY At which point
ROKY CRIKENSON See normally if two strangers drive into my garage I tell them to get the hell off the property But this time I didnt It was like I was in a trance or something
MULDER What did these men look like
ROKY CRIKENSON Usually Im really good with faces but this time all I can remember is how they were dressed They were
MULDER All in black
Roky stares at him then looks at Scully then slumps back slightly staring at Mulder
ROKY CRIKENSON Howd you know that
MULDER Since the 50s people who have had close encounters have reported subsequent visits by these unearthly men in black
Scully seems like she thinks this is all ridiculous Jose Chung talks over the scene
JOSE CHUNG But you know myths about men in black garments
Cut back to the present day XFiles office
have been recorded throughout history in many different cultures The Celtic legends are filled with trickster men in black and how anyone who encounters them becomes enchanted
SCULLY Unfortunately Im not sure that modern reconstruction of ancient fairy tales lends any more credence to Rokys testimony
Cut back to the garage The man in black steps out of the car and walks slowly towards Roky
1ST MAN IN BLACK Even the former leader of your United States of America James Earl Carter Jr thought he saw a UFO once
He looks down at the document which reads The Truth About Aliens by Roky Crikenson
But its been proven he only saw the planet Venus
Roky grabs the document and clutches it close to his chest leaning back in his chair as far as possible
ROKY CRIKENSON Im a republican
1ST MAN IN BLACK Venus was at its peak brilliance last night You probably thought you saw something up in the sky other than Venus but I assure you it was Venus
ROKY CRIKENSON I know
Roky sits up but the man in black pushes him back to where he was
What I saw
The man in black leans in as he talks basically scaring the hell out of Roky
1ST MAN IN BLACK Your scientists have yet to discover how neural networks create selfconsciousness let alone how the human brain processes twodimensional retinal images into the threedimensional phenomenon known as perception
The man in black stands and holds his arms in disbelief
Yet you somehow brazenly declare seeing is believing
The second man in black walks over to Roky his face shaded to all but Roky
Mister Crikenson your scientific illiteracy makes me shudder and I wouldnt flaunt your ignorance by telling anyone that you saw anything last night other than the planet Venus because if you do youre a dead man
He gets back in the car The second man in black is already in
ROKY CRIKENSON You cant threaten me
1ST MAN IN BLACK I just did
He rolls up the window The garage door opens and the MIBs car pulls out of the garage backwards and speeds back the way it came backwards Roky stares in disbelief Seemingly no time has passed but Roky passes the document to Mulder
ROKY CRIKENSON This is what they wanted me not to show anyone
Mulder looks at it as Roky stands
Now if youll excuse me I have to go pack
MULDER If we have any more questions where can we find you
ROKY CRIKENSON You wont find me
Mulder looks up at him Roky leaves
SCENE 6
MOTEL ROOM
Mulder sits on a bed across from another which has Scully in it Mulder reads from the document
MULDER I sat in my stalled truck frozen in terror watching as this third alien attacked the other two gray aliens And then it happened the thing that forever changed my life
Cut to the past Roky drives up in his electric company crane car and stops next to the abandoned car The crudelooking behemoth roaring swings at the other two grays who duck under his blows Roky leans over shrinking down in his seat Footsteps approach and the behemoth roars A thunderous voice echoes through the area
LORD KINBOTE Roky Roky
Roky sits up slightly to see the giant behemoth standing next to the car talking to him
Be thou not afraid No harm will come unto thee
ROKY CRIKENSON Wh what do you want from me
LORD KINBOTE Your efforts are needed for the survival of all earthlings
ROKY CRIKENSON How can I do that
The behemoth motions for him to come out of the car
LORD KINBOTE Come I shall showeth
Cut back to the motel room Mulder is still reading
MULDER thee Before I knew it I was aboard the hover vessel and was not heading into outer space but inner space heading towards the earths molten core For that is the domain of the third alien whose name he soon told me was Lord Kinbote
Mulder looks up at Scully Cut to the XFiles office
SCULLY In short Roky showed signs of being what is known as a fantasyprone personality
JOSE CHUNG Agent Scully you are so kindhearted Hes a nut I just read his manifesto
SCULLY How did you get a copy
He pulls out the manifesto
JOSE CHUNG One was sent to my publishers I dont know what was more disturbing his description of the inner core reincarnated souls sex orgy or the fact that the whole thing is written in screenplay format
SCULLY It definitely was peculiar
JOSE CHUNG Well surely your partner didnt believe any of it
SCULLY Wh wh well Mulders had his share of peculiar notions Hes not inclined to dismiss anything outright
Cut back to the motel room
Mulder youre nuts
MULDER Im not saying he isnt delusional Im just suggesting that his delusional state was triggered by something he actually witnessed that night And the first part of his story verifies the boys version In fact the only version that doesnt add up is the girls
He picks up the phone and starts to dial
SCULLY Who are you calling
MULDER Im going to arrange to have her rehypnotized
SCULLY Rehypnotized What for
MULDER To see if what she remembers is really what she remembers
Once again in the interrogation room everybody is standing as before
FINGERS You are feeling very sleepy very relaxed As your body calmly drifts deeper and deeper into a state of peaceful relaxation you will respond only to the sound of my voice
Scully talks over the scene
SCULLY So the girl was put under again to see if she could confirm any of the boys story And as I suspected she might under such conditions she did
Chrissy holds up her hands to show how she blocked the shots
CHRISSY GIORGIO The whole time its beating me Im like this And then I Im flying through the air
She slowly lowers her hands The room becomes wavy again Manners takes a sip of his coffee
FINGERS Now whats happening
CHRISSY GIORGIO Some men are lifting me off the ground men in Air Force uniforms
MULDER Air Force
FINGERS Where are you now Chrissy
Chrissy sits in a chair in a bright room In front of her now are not aliens but CIA men and such standing in the same position as the others did Chrissy and Fingers talk over the scene
CHRISSY GIORGIO Im in a room In an office Im surrounded by men Some are in uniforms some are in suits
FINGERS What is he saying
The man replacing Doctor Fingers talks
HAND Youre feeling very sleepy very relaxed
CHRISSY GIORGIO I dont remember
FINGERS What are the other men doing
CHRISSY GIORGIO They seem to be arguing
The man replacing Manners now speaks
AIR FORCE MAN 1 Ask her if this third alien had a Russian accent
Now the man replacing Mulder talks
CIA MAN 1 This is way beyond their capabilities This is way beyond our capabilities
CIA MAN 2 Ask if she knows where the gray aliens saucer went to
CIA MAN 1 How is she going to know that
AIR FORCE MAN 1 Have we located any of the others
CIA MAN 2 Were combing the area but this weather makes it tough
The man replacing Scully walks up to her
CIA MAN 1 All right Rinse her out and give her the usual abduction rigmarole
FINGERS What is the doctor doing now
CHRISSY GIORGIO Hes telling me this is for the good of my country I dont like what hes doing Hes stealing my memories
Later Scully and Mulder talk in the empty interrogation room
SCULLY Mulder I think you and the hypnotherapist were leading her and I think there was more confabulation in the second version than in the first
MULDER No I think youre wrong about that Scully But I do think youre right about one thing that this case might not have anything to do with aliens
Manners walks in
MANNERS Hey I just got a call from some crazy blanketyblank claiming he found a real live dead alien body
Mulder and Scully look at each other
SCENE 7
BLAINE FAULKNERS ROOM
Blaine is sitting on his bed Chung is sitting at the desk
BLAINE FAULKNER I know how crazy this is going to sound but I want to be abducted by aliens
JOSE CHUNG Why Whatever for
BLAINE FAULKNER I hate this town I hate people I just want to be taken away to someplace where I I dont have to worry about finding a job
JOSE CHUNG So you were out in the field that night
Blaine nods
BLAINE FAULKNER Looking for UFOs
Cut to a wooded area Blaine walks through the tall underbrush carrying a flashlight Blaine and Chung talk over the scene
There had been some recent sightings so I was just hoping to stumble across one
Blaine yells and falls flat on his face as he trips over something
Now Ive read every book ever written about UFOs and aliens not because I had to but because I wanted to
Blaine looks back at the thing puts on his glasses and shines his flashlight He gasps and tries to struggle to his feet and crawls off in the other direction of his findings
I shouldve known to just go get my video camera then instead of notifying the proper authorities
He runs off After he watches a black car much like the MIB one pull up next to a police car
JOSE CHUNG What was wrong with doing that
BLAINE FAULKNER Because the proper authorities showed up with a couple of men in black
The men in black Scully and Mulder get out of their car carrying flashlights and slowly walk towards him
One of them was disguised as a woman but wasnt pulling it off Like her hair was red but it was a little too red you know And the other one the tall lanky one his face was so blank and expressionless He didnt even seem human I I think he was a mandroid
Blaine turns around wincing feeling stupid and afraid Mulder indeed shows no emotion as they approach the dead gray aliens body
The only time he reacted was when he saw the dead body
Mulder lets out a very girlie highpitched shriek
MANNERS Yeah thats a bleeping dead alien body if I ever bleeping saw one
SCULLY Wrap it up
OFFICER You got him
Two officers do so Manners Mulder and another officer walk away Scully looks at Blaine then grabs him by the collar Blaine gasps as the light is shone in his face
SCULLY You never saw this This didnt happen You tell anyone youre a dead man
Scully pushes him away slightly as Blaine whimpers She walks away Cut to the present day XFiles office
He said I said what
JOSE CHUNG When I interviewed him he claimed you threatened him
SCULLY Thats ridiculous Im and besides we allowed him to view the autopsy
Cut to the autopsy room Scully takes a scalpel to the aliens chest when Blaine bursts in He sees the body
BLAINE FAULKNER Whoa
He runs towards them holding a video camera Manners grabs him and pushes him back trying to keep the camera off the autopsy
MANNERS Hey hey
BLAINE FAULKNER You cant suppress the truth The people have a right to know Roswell Roswell
MULDER Hey Does that video camera work
Manners and Blaine look at him Blaine nods Afterwards the video camera records various horrible shots of the autopsy that dont show much A gentler version of the XFiles theme song plays in the background Scully inspects the mouth then takes a sawblade to the aliens head Yappi appears to a starry background
YAPPI Is this actual footage of an alien autopsy
He raises his left eyebrow
Or simply a wellmade hoax
Cut to the XFiles office where Chung fastforwards the tape
JOSE CHUNG So this is footage of the actual autopsy you performed
Scully groans and walks by the monitor
SCULLY This is so embarrassing
Scully looks at the case to the video Dead Alien Truth or Humbug A picture of Yappi is in the lower corner Chung presses play
YAPPI Who is that mysterious man who seems to be overseeing the proceedings
The camera does not show Mulders face as it goes around the body then zooms in on Scully
And what secret government agency does this autopsy doctor work for
SCULLY But see Whoever got ahold of this footage edited it in such a way as to delete all the significant findings
In the autopsy room Scully peels back the skin with forceps
There appear to be two layers of epidermis Theres a metal strip that runs just under the top layer down the
He looks up at Mulder
Its a zipper
Mulder looks closely then Scully pulls off the head to reveal a dead human body instead of a dead alien one She holds up the mask as Mulder frowns After all of the costume is taken off she takes off her mask Everyone is dismayed
BLAINE FAULKNER You mean it its its just a dead human being Well
He gags and runs to the bathroom
MANNERS Well then who is this bleep
MULDER I dont know but I bet we can find his ID from the uh military database
Scully carries a copy of the identification form walking towards Mulder in a hallway
Have you seen our video cameraman
SCULLY No but I found our aliens ID You were right Mulder Air Force Major Robert Vallee
MULDER That was fast
He looks down the hallway at two soldiers being led by the air force man in Chrissys dream
AIR FORCE MAN Agent Mulder
Mulder nods
We were notified one of our officers was confined here under your custody
MULDER Who notified you
AIR FORCE MAN Major Vallee is AWOL sir Our orders are to escort him back to the base
SCULLY Well the major is dead His body is being detained for further investigation
AIR FORCE MAN Investigation into what maam
MULDER Possible kidnapping
AIR FORCE MAN May we at least view the body for verification
SCULLY I dont see why no
MULDER No no no but you can talk to the other AWOL pilot that was brought in with him
AIR FORCE MAN Lieutenant Jack Schaffer is also in your custody
MULDER Thats right Yeah hes hes hes right down
He points down the hallway and sees no one
Here Oh He he was he was here just a few minutes ago I I I guess hes still AWOL
The Air Force Man glares at him
You want to take a look at Vallee
They walk into the autopsy room to find the body gone
AIR FORCE MAN Hmmm Guess hes still AWOL
He walks out
SCULLY So what else is new
MULDER I got to find that video guy
Mulder walks off Cut back to Blaines room He is watching the video Scully talks in it as she works on the body
SCULLY The wound is situated to the left of the midline abdomen The edges of the tissue appear
There is a knock on the door Blaine gets up and goes to the door
BLAINE FAULKNER Who is it
The door is slammed forward into his face and Blaine yells a few times falling backwards The man in black walks in followed by the second one They step over Blaine and go to the VCR
Hey You just cant what do you think youre doing
Blaine stands
Hey I
The second man in black grabs him on the shoulder Blaine looks at him and smiles knowing the man
Hey
The first MIB rips the top off of the VCR destroying it and takes the tape Blaine runs to him
You have no right to suppress th
The MIB picks him up
Roswell Roswell Ros
Blaine is put into a sharplooking side backbreaker and falls to the floor unconscious Blaine talks over the scene
I was unconscious for I dont know how long And the only reason I came to was
Seemingly no time passes but Blaine is woken up by a sharp slap to the face by Mulder Mulder wearing all black grabs him by the collar
MULDER Wheres the tape
BLAINE FAULKNER They took it
He is slapped again
MULDER Who
Blaine starts to cry
BLAINE FAULKNER The other men in black
MULDER If I find out you lied to me youre a dead man
He throws Blaines head back to the floor Blaines eyes roll back into his head lapsing back into unconsciousness Cut to his interview with Chung
BLAINE FAULKNER And thats when he left I never saw any of them again
JOSE CHUNG Arent you nervous telling me all this after receiving all those death threats
BLAINE FAULKNER Well I didnt I didnt spend all those years playing Dungeons and Dragons and not learn a little something about courage
JOSE CHUNG Oh
He chuckles then straightens his face and writes something down
Mmhmm
SCENE 8
KLASS COUNTY WASHINGTON
Mulder is driving down the road Scully talks over the scene
SCULLY After not recovering the tape Mulder was heading back to the motel and thats when his account of things gets a little odd
A man walks out into the room and Mulder screeches to a halt to not hit him He looks at the man and turns around driving after him He drives alongside the man who is halfnaked and cut up
MULDER Lieutenant Jack Schaffer
The man stops and looks at him He grabs Mulder by the collar
JACK SCHAFFER This is not happening Its not happening This is not happening Its not happening Its not happening
Later they sit at a diner counter Schaffer plays with his mashed potatoes with his fork The cook is cleaning the counters near the front of the store The pink neon sign shines brightly
Used to project the image of the Virgin Mary over the French trenches in World War One The enemys always willing to fire upon an invading force but on a holy miracle
MULDER Or on visitors from outer space
JACK SCHAFFER Yeah the enemy sees an American recon plane they start shooting They see a flying saucer from another galaxy they hesitate
He puts down his fork
You know what happens to most people after seeing a UFO
He puts a cigarette in his mouth
MULDER They experience missing time
JACK SCHAFFER Any number of soft option kills will do nerve gas low frequency infrasound beams
He lights a match
Hell with highpowered microwaves you can not only cut enemy communications you can cook internal organs
He lights the cigarette and shakes the match out
MULDER But abductions
JACK SCHAFFER Dont know as much about them Im just the pilot You ever flown a flying saucer
Mulder shrugs slightly
Afterwards sex seems trite
He takes another drag
MULDER But what do you do with the abductees
JACK SCHAFFER Take them back to the base Let the doctors work on them Nothing physical they just mess with their minds
MULDER Hypnosis
Schaffer nods
JACK SCHAFFER At the base Ive seen people go into an ordinary room with an ordinary bunch of doctors and come out absolutely positive they were probed by aliens
MULDER But if abductions are just a covert intelligence operation and UFOs are merely secret military airships piloted by aliens such as yourself then what were you abducted by
JACK SCHAFFER Dont you get it Im absolutely positive me my copilot and those two kids were abducted but I cant be absolutely sure it happened I cant be sure of anything anymore
MULDER What do you mean
JACK SCHAFFER Im not sure were even having this conversation I dont know if these mashed potatoes are really here I dont know if you even exist
MULDER I can only assure you that I do
JACK SCHAFFER Well thanks buddy Unfortunately I cant give you the same assurance about me
The door slams Mulder and Jack look over to see a number of soldiers being led by the Air Force Man Jack takes a drag of his cigarette and prepares to leave
Well looks like Im a dead man
MULDER Wait a minute wait a minute It cant all be fake memory implantations What about that third alien What what was that thing
JACK SCHAFFER Who Lord Kinbote
He stands
SOLDIER Right come on
Everybody walks out but Mulder Cut to the XFiles office
JOSE CHUNG That is odd Because almost every day I was there I ate lunch at that diner and became dear friends with the cook He told me a story about the night youre talking about
He looks at another set of notes Cut back to the diner The neon sign now says Ovaltine Mulder walks in Chung talks over the scene
A man walked into his place
MULDER Sweet potato pie
Chung continues talking
JOSE CHUNG Sat down ordered sweet potato pie identified himself as FBI Agent Mulder
Mulder sits and holds up his badge towards us effectively breaking down the fourth wall The cook walks over and takes out a piece of pie
He then questioned my friend
The cook puts down a piece of pie in front of Mulder
MULDER You ever seen a UFO in these parts
Mulder takes a huge bite The cook watches him Chung talks again
JOSE CHUNG He then ordered piece after piece each time asking another question
The cook picks up the empty plate and puts another one down
MULDER You ever experienced a period of missing time
He takes another huge bite Later the cook replaces that empty plate with one with another piece of pie
You ever had the suspicion that youve been abducted by aliens
Another piece of pie is soon to come
Have you ever found a metal implant in your body
The cook shakes his head Mulder digs into another piece of pie
Have you checked everywhere
The cook looks at him Mulder stands and puts a bill down on the counter Chung talks over the scene
JOSE CHUNG He ate a whole pie in that fashion then got up and left My friend never saw him again
Mulder leaves
The cook never mentioned Lieutenant Schaffer let alone any other Air Force personnel
Cut back to the XFiles office Scully is placid
You seem nonnonplused by these contradictions
SCULLY Well not after what happened when Mulder left the diner and got back to the motel
SCENE 9
SCULLYS MOTEL ROOM
Mulder knocks on the door to Scullys room number seventeen The door swings open as he does
MULDER Scully
Mulder sees the second man in black sitting on the bed facing away The first man in black is looking through her dresser Mulder whips out his gun
Wheres Scully
1ST MAN IN BLACK Oh She uh she went to get some ice
MULDER Where is she
Mulder is quite angry Scully calmly walks in behind him carrying a full bucket of ice She puts it down on the nightstand
Scully whats going on here
SCULLY Mulder these gentlemen have something very important to tell you
The first man in black walks towards Mulder
1ST MAN IN BLACK Some alien encounters are hoaxes perpetrated by your government to manipulate the public Some of these hoaxes are intentionally revealed to manipulate the truthseekers who become discredited if they disclose the deliberately absurd deception
Mulder puts the gun away and walks to the man
MULDER Similar things are said about the men in black That they purposely dress and behave strangely so that if anyone tries to describe an encounter with them they come off sounding like a lunatic
1ST MAN IN BLACK I find absolutely no reason why anyone would think you crazy if you described this meeting of ours
The second man in black puts his hand on Mulders shoulder He bears an uncanny resemblance to Alex Trebek
2ND MAN IN BLACK Youre feeling very sleepy very relaxed
Chung talks over the scene
JOSE CHUNG Alex Trebek
Cut to the XFiles office
The game show host
SCULLY Mulder didnt say that it was Alex Trebek It was just someone that looked incredibly like him
JOSE CHUNG Did he I mean you were there
SCULLY Well not exactly Im I dont have any recollection of this I was surprised to wake up the next morning with Mulder asleep in my room
Cut back to the motel room Scully is under the covers in her bed Mulder is sitting in the opposite one
But Mulder I I dont even remember letting you in
MULDER I told you you didnt let me in They were already here
The phone rings Scully answers
SCULLY Scully Well be right there
Mulder dips his hands in the ice bucket finding water instead Scully hangs up
That was Detective Manners He said they just found your bleeping UFO
SCENE 10
WRECKAGE SITE
Mulder Scully and Manners walk towards a downed plane Soldiers are all over the place A number of them carry out a body on a sheet
MANNERS Apparently that was the cause of all those UFO sightings three nights ago They refused our assistance because its some kind of top secret experimental plane
They stop walking
MULDER They dont want assistance They want witnesses to their alibi
The officers carrying the body walk by
OFFICER Excuse me maam
Mulder looks at the body of Jack Schaffer He runs after them Another group of men pass carrying the body of Robert Vallee
MANNERS Hey That was the guy that was
Scully looks at him and runs off after them Manners looks at the deserted wreckage
Bleep
SCENE 11
XFILES OFFICE FBI HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
Chung dots the last period harshly and glares at Scully
SCULLY I know it probably doesnt have the sense of closure that you want but it has more than some of our other cases
Chung closes his notebook
SCENE 12
JOSE CHUNGS OFFICE
Chung is typing on the typewriter He hears murmuring outside and sees a silhouette in his window He takes out his gun and slowly makes his way to the door He opens it to see Mulder and another man starting off
JOSE CHUNG Agent Mulder
He motions for him to come in Mulder looks at the other man
MULDER Thanks
Mulder walks in and Chung closes the door They stand opposite each other at the desk
JOSE CHUNG What can I do for you Agent Mulder
MULDER Dont write this book
Chung sits Mulder walks over to the left and stands next to a small dresser with books
Youll perform a disservice through a field of inquiry that has always struggled for respectability Youre a gifted writer but no amount of talent could describe the events that occurred in any realistic vein because they deal with alternative realities that weve yet to comprehend And when presented in the wrong way in the wrong context the incidents and the people involved in them can appear foolish if not downright psychotic
He walks back to the right in front of Chungs desk
I also know that your publishing house is owned by Warden White Incorporated a subsidiary of MacDougallKesler which makes me suspect a covert agenda for your book on the part of the militaryindustrialentertainment complex
JOSE CHUNG Agent Mulder this book will be written But it can only benefit if you can explain something to me
MULDER Whats that
JOSE CHUNG What really happened to those kids on that night
Mulder looks down
MULDER How the hell should I know
Chung stands in anger
JOSE CHUNG Agent Mulder I appreciate this little visit but I have deadlines to face
Mulder stares at him for a second then walks out as Chung sits back down Chung starts to type again but stops and looks at the door He talks over the scene
Evidence of extraterrestrial existence remains as elusive as ever
Cut to Blaine pointing his flashlight to the sky as he is lifted up on the electric company crane Chung continues to talk
but the skies will continue to be searched by the likes of Blaine Faulkner hoping to someday find not only proof of alien life but also contentment on a new world Until then he must be content with his new job
Blaine screams as sparks fly off of the electric pole Cut to El Cajon California A group of people sit on the floor gathered around Roky who is standing in front of a strange diagram of the earth with a triangle in the middle much like an Egyptian pyramid The triangle has an eye in each corner and clouds in the middle Roky is wearing a crystal necklace Chung continues to talk from his book
Others search for answers from within Roky relocated to El Cajon California preaching to the lost and desperate
ROKY CRIKENSON And so at each death the soul descends further into the inner earth attaining ever greater levels of purification reaching enlightenment at the core Assuming of course that your soul is able to avoid the lava men
He holds his crystal Cut to the XFiles office where she is reading Jose Chungs new book From Outer Space Chung talks over
JOSE CHUNG Seeking the truth about aliens means a perfunctory ninetofive job to some For although Agent Diana Lesky is noble spirit and pure of heart she remains nevertheless a federal employee
Scully glares at the book Cut to Mulders apartment Mulder lies in his bed shirt off watching television He changes the channel Chung continues his monologue
As for her partner Reynard Muldrake that ticking timebomb of insanity his quest into the unknown has so warped his psyche one shudders to think how he receives pleasures from life
Mulder watches the television intently a shaky video camera footage of Bigfoot walking through the woods far away Cut to Chrissy Giorgio typing at her computer
Chrissy Giorgio has come to believe her alien visitation was a message to improve her own world and she has devoted herself to this goal wholeheartedly
There is another rattling on the window She goes to it and opens it to reveal Harold standing outside
CHRISSY GIORGIO Oh its you What do you want
HAROLD LAMB I just wanted to tell you I still love you
CHRISSY GIORGIO Love Is that all you men think about
She closes her window Harolds eyes tear up Chung keeps talking
JOSE CHUNG Then there are those who care not about extraterrestrials searching for meaning in other human beings Rare or lucky are those who find it
Harold starts off
For although we may not be alone in the universe in our own separate ways on this planet we are all alone
THE END
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