Aware his presence only puts Scully and William in jeopardy Mulder once again disappears — but at least this time it is his own choice. A frustrated Agent Doggett tries to find Mulder so he can proceed with his investigation against Deputy Director Kersh, but Scully and Skinner finally convince him to drop his case. Yet even as Scully helps Agent Doggett and Agent Reyes on some of their cases she realizes William is still in danger. When she learns a religious cult wants her son dead she turns to the Lone Gunmen. But even they cannot prevent William from being kidnapped, a fact which forces Scully to make a painful decision. Yet even in her darkest hour she receives word that Mulder has been found — and is being held in a military brig for the murder of a man who cannot die.
Cast
David Duchovny
Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson
Dana Scully
Robert Patrick
John Doggett
Annabeth Gish
Monica Reyes
Mitch Pileggi
Walter Skinner
William B. Davis
Cigarette Smoking Man
Cary Elwes
Brad Follmer
W. Earl Brown
Robert M. Fassl
Dan Shor
2nd ER Nurse
Branden Williams
Bill / Cap'n Dare
Gavin Fink
Tommy Conlon
Zuleikha Robinson
Yves Adele Harlow / Lois Runce
James Remar
Josef Kobold
Michael McKean
Morris Fletcher
David Faustino
Michael Daley
Don Swayze
Terry Pruit
Ellen Greene
Vicki Louise Burdick
Allison Smith
Patti
Lisa Darr
Attorney Jana Fain
Ramón Franco
Nestor
Brian Poth
Gabe Rotter
George D. Wallace
Bertram Mueller
Andi Chapman
Dr. Monique Sampson
John Aylward
Dr. John Rietz
William Devane
General Mark Suveg
Erick Avari
Dr. Herb Fountain
John Kapelos
Special Agent Fordyce
Jolie Jenkins
FBI Agent Leyla Harrison
Lucy Lawless
Shannon McMahon
Danielle Savre
Marcia Brady
Sarah Benoit
Evelyn Mountjoy
Burt Reynolds
Mr. Burt
Gil Colon
Agent Rice
Samaire Armstrong
Natalie Gordon
Aaron D. Spears
Guard
Frank Roman
Domingo Salmeron
Cyril O'Reilly
Ed Kelso
Steven Flynn
Man on the Street
Scott Paulin
Jeffrey Conlon
Annie Abbott
Older Social Worker
Kathryn Joosten
Agent Edie Boal
Adam Nelson
Mr. Van De Kamp / Husband
Tim Halligan
Darren Mountjoy
Robert Curtis Brown
Assistant D.A. Damon Kaylor
Steve Ryan
Sheriff Jack Coogan
Stan Shaw
Stephen Murdoch
Aaron Paul
David 'Sky Commander Winky' Winkle
Michael Emerson
Oliver Martin
Rene Rivera
First Cop
Angela Paton
Mrs. Lukesh
Jane Lynch
Mrs. Anne T. Lokensgard
Ming Lo
Dr. Kim
Lou Richards
Officer Custer
Zitto Kazann
Caballero
Jack Blessing
Dr. Jack Preijers
Stephen Snedden
Jimmy Bond
Hank Harris
Dylan Lokensgard
Ray McKinnon
Mad Wayne
Troy Mittleider
Dr. Kenneth Richman
Eduardo Antonio Garcia
Mariano Molina
Brianne Prather
Young Woman
Laurie Holden
Marita Covarrubias
James Rekart
Paul Gerlach
Del Zamora
Mr. Barreiro
Michael Wiseman
Dr. Rocky Bronzino
Fitz Houston
Station Manager
Pamela Paulshock
Brittany
James McDonnell
Detective Van Allen
Rueben Grundy
Forensic Tech
F.J. Rio
Cop
Arthur J. Nascarella
Duke Tomasick
Michele Harrell
Mrs. Murdoch
Katy Boyer
Dr. Lisa Holland
Aeryk Egan
Camera Dude
Marcus Giamatti
John Gillnitz
Adam Baldwin
Knowle Rohrer
Jane Yamamoto
News Ancho
Jacob Handy
Luke Doggett
Larry Udy
Middle-Aged Man
Robert Beckwith
FBI Cadet
Vernee Watson-Johnson
Nurse Whitney Edwards
Denis Forest
Lone Man
Benito Prezia
Old Italian Man
Paul Vincent O'Connor
Warden Brian Hutchinson
Cynthena Sanders
ER Nurse
David Figlioli
Victor Dale Potts
John Casino
Roland McFarland
Elijha Mahar
Guard
Neal McDonough
Robert Comer
Ernesto Gasco
Heavy Italian Man
Mary-Margaret Lewis
Mrs. Dowdy
Alfred De Contreras
Bartender
Esther Mercado
Mrs. Barreiro
James Riker
Baby William
Shane Nickerson
Police Photographer
Ashley Knutson
Baby William
Luis Robledo
Crackhead
Alan Davidson
Bearded Man
Ana Maria Lagasca
Barreiro's Daughter
Ryan Cutrona
The Captain
Matthew Glave
Special Agent Kallenbrunner
Beth Watson
Woman
Ben Reed
Young Officer
Michael Patterson
Dad
Lucy Rodriguez
Operator
Travis Riker
Baby William
Nick De Marinis
Pizza Guy
James Parks
Agent Terry Sullivan
Joe Nieves
Barreiro's Son
Kerrie Keane
Nurse
McNally Sagal
Overcoat Woman
Amy D'Allessandro
Amy
Charlie Hartsock
Lawyer
Kelly McNair
Teenage Girl
Rikki Held
Baby William
Christian Svensson
Soldier #2
Jeff Austin
Dr. Nordlinger
Carol Kiernan
Mom
Alan Dale
Toothpick Man
Joe Colligan
Driver Agent
Kevin E. West
Navy Seal
Jamie McShane
Injured Soldier
Brian Catalano
Passenger Agent
Kevin McCorkle
Cult Man #2
Patrick St. Esprit
Guard #2
Brad Kalas
Cult Man
Randy Hall
U-Haul Driver
Laura Leigh Hughs
Kersh's Assistant
Dylan Haggerty
Erwin Timothy Lukesh
Bo Kane
Marine Sergeant McCormick
Kari Whitman
Roxanne
James Pickens Jr.
Alvin Kersh
Jared Poe
Rudolph Hayes / Stuart Mimms
Sheila Larken
Margaret Scully
Victoria Gallegos
Follmer's Secretary
Terry O'Quinn
Shadow Man
Tracey Ellis
Audrey Pauley
Angelo Vacco
Guido / Bartender
Timothy Landfield
Professor Douglas Houghton
Jim Fyfe
Kimmy the Geek
Sal Landi
Nicholas Regali
Chris Owens
Jeffrey Spender
Bruce Harwood
John Fitzgerald Byers
Dean Haglund
Richard 'Ringo' Langly
Tom Braidwood
Melvin Frohike
Steven Williams
Mr. X
Nicholas Lea
Alex Krycek
Barbara Patrick
Barbara Doggett
Nicholas Walker
Carl Wormus
Episodes
Nothing Important Happened Today (1)
Agent Doggett investigates the death of an EPA official after his car is forced off a bridge by a woman he picked up. He asks for assistance on the case from Scully, who has returned to her teaching position at the FBI Academy in Quantico.
Nothing Important Happened Today II (2)
Doggett catches up with Shannon McMahon, the woman who the EPA official picked up. She claims to be a super solider and that the people she has killed were poisoning the water supply, and she wants Doggett to expose the truth.
Dæmonicus
Doggett and Reyes investigate the murder of a couple in West Virginia that has all the signs of a satanic ritual killing. They link the murder to a doctor who is incarcerated in a mental institute, and Doggett becomes convinced that the doctor is orchestrating the crimes from within the hospital.
4-D
During a stakeout of murderer Irwin Lukesh, Doggett sees Reyes attacked by Lukesh, but then we see Reyes and Doggett in her apartment, apparently both fine. Elsewhere at the same time, Doggett is shot and Lukesh identifies Reyes as the shooter. While Reyes is asked for her badge and gun by A.D. Follmer, and Doggett lies in hospital near death, the conflicting circumstances of the stakeout and Doggett's shooting do not add up and it becomes clear that Lukesh possesses the power to switch between parallel universes and alter the events in each.
Lord of the Flies
When a stunt on a local cable reality show goes horribly wrong resulting in a man's death, Doggett and Reyes investigate. But when flies pour out of the victims eye sockets, they find themselves relying on Scully's expertise and ask her to join the investigation.
Trust No 1
Scully is approached by a couple who claim their baby has the same abilities as William and have information about the super soldier program; however, they will only talk to Mulder, believing him the only person who can make the connections and uncover the truth. Scully is forced into an awkward situation when she has to decide whether to put Mulder's life in more danger even though she desperately wants to see him.
John Doe
Scully and Reyes join forces to try and find Doggett when he goes missing. Doggett has his own problems, having woken up in jail in Mexico suffering from amnesia. With no knowledge of who he is, Doggett is befriended by a local who soon has him working smuggling illegal immigrants across the border.
Hellbound
Agent Reyes takes the lead while investigating an X-file case, surrounding a man found skinned alive after having visions of seeing other people appearing skinned alive. Reyes calls on Scully's expertise to help on the investigation, which pays off when Scully finds a link to a case from 1960.
Provenance (1)
When pieces of the spaceship beached in Africa resurface, the conspiracy within the FBI attempts to hide the information from the X-Files, especially the one person for whom the pieces have a special significance - Scully. When Doggett and Reyes discover that Scully and her child have been put in great danger, they race to protect her and William from the evil forces pursuing him, and Scully is forced to take drastic measures to protect her child.
Providence (2)
Scully is anxious to recover William from his kidnappers and takes matters into her own hands when the FBI's attempts to assist in the investigation are less than helpful. With the help of the Lone Gunmen, Scully discovers terrifying information about her child's captors, and is once again forced to confront the mystery regarding the sinister interest in her son.
Audrey Pauley
After a car accident, Reyes finds herself in a very gray area, while Doggett desperately denies doctors' diagnoses about his partner, who witnesses a strange disappearance.
Underneath
Scully, Doggett and Reyes investigate an old case that Doggett worked on as a cop in Brooklyn, dubbed "The Screwdriver Killer". They try to determine whether the man who was convicted and has just been released from prison was actually the man responsible for the murders.
Improbable
When Reyes uses numerology to connect the murders of several women to an obsessed serial killer, she and Scully become trapped with a mysterious checker-playing man who may or may not be the killer.
Scary Monsters
Agent Harrison talks Doggett and Reyes into investigating a boy's claim that monsters killed his mother, who was officially determined to have stabbed herself repeatedly.
Jump the Shark
The agents ask the Lone Gunmen to help find their friendly foe Yves Adele Harlow after former Area 51 Man-In-Black Morris Fletcher claims she is one of the super-soldiers.
William
Doggett catches someone in the X-files office trying to steal documents pertaining to Mulder's sister. The intruder is a severely scarred man who blames his disfigurement on Government conspirators. He claims the source of that information - and, in fact, the one who helped him gain entry - is Mulder. Although he refuses to divulge the missing agent's whereabouts, the mystery man has enough knowledge of the X-files and its history to lead Doggett to suspect that he just might be Mulder himself. Scully's fears for the safety of her son are elevated when he is injected with an unknown substance. With the mystery surrounding William becoming even darker, Scully must allow herself to send him away for his own safety.
Release
When an FBI cadet with amazing profiling skills approaches Doggett, Reyes, and Scully with a lead on a suspect in a series of recent murders, he claims the same killer is responsible for the death of Doggett's son. The agents find themselves wondering if his knowledge of the deaths is because of his obsession with the cases he has studied at Quantico, or if he is in some way involved in the murders.
Sunshine Days
Doggett and Reyes investigate a murder outside the house that the original Brady Bunch series was filmed in. The house is owned by a man named Oliver who is obsessed with the show and has rigged the house into a series of traps and changing appearances to look like the Brady house.
The Truth (1)
After not knowing Fox Mulder's whereabouts for the last year, A.D. Skinner and Agent Scully learn he's being held for the murder of a military man he couldn't possibly have killed: Knowle Rohrer, one of the government's secret super-soldiers. With Skinner acting as Mulder's defense, people who Mulder has dealt with during his last nine years as an FBI agent testify on his behalf. But the military tribunal isn't interested in the truth.
The Truth (2)
When an unexpected person comes to Mulder's rescue, Mulder refuses to slip north over the border to safety. Instead, he heads southwest to the Anasazi ruins of New Mexico seeking a mysterious wise man who the Indians call "The Keeper of the Truth".
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