The prophetic words of the alien Bounty Hunter resonate throughout the fourth season, beginning with the near death of Mulder's mother and the murder of the mysterious X. Even the return of Alex Krycek and the alien black oil are overshadowed by Scully's cancer. Then the tragic reappearance of Max Fenig leads to the death of a fellow FBI agent. Yet even as these events strengthen Mulder's belief in a growing conspiracy, a startling truth revealed to Scully plunges him into a crisis of faith which could prove his ultimate undoing.
Cast
David Duchovny
Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson
Dana Scully
Mitch Pileggi
Walter Skinner
William B. Davis
Cigarette Smoking Man
Carl Lumbly
Marcus Duff
Raymond Cruz
Eladio Buente
Paul McCrane
Leonard Morris Betts
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Gerry Schnauz
Kristen Cloke
Melissa Rydell Ephesian
Jed Rees
Lucas Menand
Scott Hylands
Gen. Benjamin Bloch
Jodie Foster
'Betty' (voice)
Jay Acovone
Detective Curtis
Roy Thinnes
Jeremiah Smith
Richard Beymer
Dr. Jack Franklin
Fritz Weaver
Senator Albert Sorenson
Channon Roe
Derek Banks
Sydney Lassick
Chuck Forsch
Joe Spano
Mike Millar
John Finn
Michael Kritschgau
Michael Cram
Officer Corning
Mark Holden
Agent Eugene Chandler
Joseph Fuqua
Jason Nichols
Donna White
Therapist
O-Lan Jones
Nurse Rebecca Waite
Rubén Blades
Conrad Lozano
Jon Ratt
Father
Tucker Smallwood
Sheriff Andy Taylor
Paul McGillion
Angry Husband
Rodney Rowland
Edward Jerse
David Groh
Jacob Weiss
Jenny-Lynn Hutcheson
Addie Sparks (uncredited)
Stefan Arngrim
Prisoner
Carla Stewart
The Judge (uncredited)
Justine Miceli
Ariel Weiss
Steven M. Porter
Harold Spuller
Zakes Mokae
Diabria
Christine Cavanaugh
Amanda Nelligan
Sharon Alexander
Mary Lefante
Michael Fairman
Older Jason Nichols
Neil Denis
Catcher
Lorena Gale
Attorney
Michael Kopsa
Rick Culver
Jennifer Clement
Michele Wilkes
Barry 'Bear' Horton
Bartender (uncredited)
Tom O'Brien
Sgt. Louis Frisch
Don Stewart
Businessman (uncredited)
Scott Heindl
Boyfriend
Mike Nussbaum
Dr. Charles Goldstein
John Juliani
Dr. Harrison Lloyd
Carly McKillip
Caitlin Ross
Scott Bellis
Max Fenig
Jabin Litwiniec
Clinton
Igor Morozov
Pudovkin
David Lovgren
Kurt Crawford
Lillian Hurst
Flakita
Byrne Piven
Robert Sparks
Jonathan Walker
Chuck Lukerman
James Sutorius
Babcock
Nancy J. Lilley
Liposuction Patient (uncredited)
Douglas Smith
Pitcher
Lucia Walters
EMT (uncredited)
Nancy Fish
Nurse Innes
Brian Thompson
Alien Bounty Hunter
Jose Yenque
Soledad Buente
Rita Bozi
Ms. Vansen (uncredited)
Brad Loree
Security Guard
Timur Karabilgin
Tony
Les Gallagher
Attorney (uncredited)
Judith Maxie
Mrs. Barbara Taylor
Celine Lockhart
The Skin-Peel Patient (uncredited)
Danny Kamin
Detective Hudak
Marjorie Lovett
Elaine Tanner
Pat Skipper
Bill Scully Jr.
Ron Chartier
Inspector Puett
Laurie Holden
Marita Covarrubias
Jan Bailey Mattia
Ms. Hadden
Arlene Mazerolle
Dr. Shannon
Michael Massee
Vernon Ephesian
Tom Noonan
John Lee Roche
Don McWilliams
Pfc. Gus Burkholder
David Wohl
Kenneth Ungar
Austin Basile
The Bellman (uncredited)
Matthew Walker
Arlinsky
Constance Barnes
O.R. Nurse (uncredited)
Maxine Guess
Flight Attendant
Marilyn Chin
Mrs. Shima-Tsuno (uncredited)
Michele Melland
ER Doctor
Jonathan Whittaker
Curt Brunjes
Adrian G. Griffiths
Sherman Peacock
Greg Newmeyer
New Partner (uncredited)
Eric Buermeyer
The Bus Driver (uncredited)
Bill Dow
Charles Burks
Garvin Cross
Repairman
Paul Bittante
Local Cop
Ken Jones
Bearded Man (uncredited)
Jillian Fargey
Kaye Schilling
Angela Donahue
Alice Brandt (uncredited)
Steve Makha
Scott Ostelhoff
Bill Agnew
Lt. Gen. Peter MacDougal (uncredited)
Patricia Idlette
Desk Clerk
Murrey Rabinovitch
1st Hasidic Man
Morgan Weisser
Lee Harvey Oswald
Greg Michaels
Scott Garrett
John Trottier
George Peacock
Rebecca Harker
Housekeeper
Willie Amakye
Samuel Aboah
Sonia Norris
Marleen Ross (uncredited)
Nina Roman
Jill Holwagerm (uncredited)
Bob Morrisey
Dr. Simon Bruin
Julie Bond
Woman
Jerry Schram
Larold Rebhun
Sean Campbell
Local Cop
Tina Amayo
Older Shanty Woman (uncredited)
Olesky Shostak
Bundled Man (uncredited)
Alison Matthews
Doctor
Allan Franz
Dr. Ben Keyser
Cory Fry
Batter
Douglas Roy Dack
Mighty Man (uncredited)
Shelley Adam
Young Mrs. Mulder
Barry W. Levy
Dr. Vitagliano
John Dadey
Local Agent (uncredited)
Nicolle Nattrass
Misty Nagata
Laurie Murdoch
Lydon
Robert Moloney
Bruce Bearfeld
Colin Lawrence
The Troop Leader (uncredited)
Arnie Walters
Father McCue
John Hainsworth
Gaunt Man (uncredited)
Brent Chapman
Security Cop
Dexter Bell
Alfred Kittel (uncredited)
Susan Lee Hoffman
Lisa Ianelli
Sean Allen
Dr. Kevin Scanlon
David Freedman
Rabbi
Bill Nunn
Gen. John Steffan
Rick Dobran
Sergeant Armando Gonzales
Marie Stillin
Dr. Sally Sanford
Geoffrey Aye-Bonte
Seat Mate (uncredited)
Don Ackerman
Night Attendant (uncredited)
Bill Croft
Comrade Svo
Dean Aylesworth
Young Bill Mulder
Alex Haythorne
Young Mulder
Theresa Puskar
Mrs. Kemper (uncredited)
Peter Nadler
Ed Jerse's Lawyer (uncredited)
David Palffy
Dark Man
William S. Taylor
Gen. Leitch
Craig Burnanski
Saw Operator
Gerry Naim
Sergeant Conner (uncredited)
Jay Donahue
Detective Gouveia
Anthony Ashbee
Corporal (uncredited)
Michael Ryan
Agent Cameron Hill
Laara Sadiq
Female EMT
John Moore
2nd Elder (uncredited)
Peter Mele
Mob Man (uncredited)
Jude Zachary
Jones (uncredited)
Jenn Forgie
Cindy Savalas - Ed's Ex-wife (uncredited)
Jon Raitt
Father
Ian Robison
Detective Smith
Marek Wiedman
Investigator
Steve Oatway
Supervisor (uncredited)
Eileen Pedde
Angie
Brenda McDonald
Auntie Janet
Michael St. John Smith
Major General Fryatt (uncredited)
Lee Serpa
Swarthy Man (uncredited)
Paul Jarrett
James Earl Ray
Mark Wilson
The Pilot
Allan Gray
Dr. Peter Valedespino
Fred Keating
Ray Thomas
Peter Bryant
The Uniformed Cop
J. Douglas Stewart
Male EMT
Sebastian Spence
Deputy Barney Paster
BJ Harrison
Hannah
William MacDonald
Officer Trott
Felicia Shulman
Motel Manager
Natasha Vasiluk
Store Owner (uncredited)
George Gordon
Detective
Terry Barclay
Officer Imhof
Lisa Stewart
Jane Brody
Jennifer Jasey
Female Private
Stacy Fair
Flight Attendant (uncredited)
Christopher Newton
Photo Technician
Marites Pineda
Crying Girl (uncredited)
Nancy Kerr
Agent Hedin
Anthony Harrison
FBI Agent Riggins
Charles Cioffi
Section Chief Scott Blevins
Jerry Hardin
Deep Throat - Ronald
John Neville
Well-Manicured Man
Rebecca Toolan
Teena Mulder
Sheila Larken
Margaret Scully
Karin Konoval
Mrs. Peacock
Walter Marsh
Druggist
Michael Dobson
BATF Agent
Doug Abrahams
Harbaugh
Greg Thirloway
Dr. Mitchell Kaplan
Paul Raskin
Dr. Eric Ilaqua
Donnelly Rhodes
General Francis
David Fredericks
Director
Peter Hanlon
Aide
Marc Baur
Matlock (uncredited)
Dan Zukovic
Agent
Jan Rubeš
Vassily Peskow
Campbell Lane
Senator Romine
Malcolm Stewart
Dr. Sacks
Robin Mossley
Dr. Kingsley Looker
Brent Stait
Timothy Mayhew
Jessica Schreier
Dr. Bonita Charne-Sayre
Robert Thurston
Dr. Larry Steen
Susan Bain
County Coroner
Harrison Coe
Isaac Luria
Peter LaCroix
Nathaniel Teager
Larry Musser
Denny Markham
Lesley Ewen
Renee Davenport
Chilton Crane
Sharon Graffia
Hiro Kanagawa
Dr. Yonechi
Peter Kelamis
Second Husband
P. Lynn Johnson
Health Department Doctor
David S. Cameron
Deputy
Carrie Cain-Sparks
Duty Nurse
Darin Morgan
Eddie Van Blundht
Barry Greene
Dr. Emile Linzer
Paul Anthony McLean
Special Agent Kautz
Don S. Williams
1st Elder
Christine Willes
Karen Kosseff
Jason Griffith
Uniformed Officer (uncredited)
Ken Tremblett
Uniformed Officer
Alex Bruhanski
Angelo Pintero
Chris Owens
Young Smoking Man
Andrew Johnston
Medical Examiner
Vanessa Morley
Young Samantha Mulder
Eric Breker
Admitting Officer Michael Fazekas
Bruce Harwood
John Fitzgerald Byers
Dean Haglund
Richard 'Ringo' Langly
Tom Braidwood
Melvin Frohike
Steven Williams
Mr. X
Gillian Barber
Penny Northern
Morris Panych
Gray Haired Man
Nicholas Lea
Alex Krycek
David Bloom
Stress Man
Brendan Beiser
Agent Pendrell
Rob Freeman
Detective Rempulski
Pamela Diaz
Maria Dorantes
David Hurtubise
Pathologist
Andrew Airlie
Attorney
Episodes
Herrenvolk (2)
With his mother on a deathbed and the alien bounty hunter in pursuit, Mulder decides to put Jeremiah Smith, the alien healer, in mortal danger for a chance to finally uncover the whole truth behind the alien conspiracy. Meanwhile, the Syndicate suspects that they have a traitor in their midst and set up a trap.
Home
A baby is found buried alive in shallow ground and appears to have birth defects resulting from generations of inbreeding, leading Mulder and Scully to a reclusive family who have a history of inbred children.
Teliko
After several African-American men are killed and the color is drained from their skin, Mulder learns about the Teliko, an African folktale about a creature who must suck the pigmentation from a persons body in order to survive.
Unruhe
Several kidnappings of young women linked by distorted photographs lead Mulder and Scully to a man who can imprint his darkest fantasies onto undeveloped film and is trying to save the women from the "howlers".
The Field Where I Died
After an FBI raid on a doomsday cult called the "Temple of the Seven Stars", Mulder meets Melissa, a cultist who claims to have known him in a previous life during the American Civil War. Scully believes the woman is a delusional schizophrenic, but Mulder allows himself to be drawn into her fantasies.
Sanguinarium
After a doctor loses control and kills a patient on the operating table, Scully hypothesizes that it's linked to work-related stress, while Mulder is convinced of a more sinister reason. After he finds a link between the victim and the four witches Sabbaths, he suspects that a nurse may be practicing witchcraft.
Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man
The Lone Gunmen reveal the (possibly fake) secret history of the Cigarette Smoking Man to Mulder and Scully; from a young captain in the U.S. Army recruited to assassinate President Kennedy, to becoming the mysterious man in the shadows at the height of a global conspiracy.
Tunguska (1)
Mulder is given a tip about potentially dangerous paramilitary operations on the U.S. soil but during the sting operation is surprised to find out the identity of his mysterious informant - it turns out to be Alex Krycek. Suspicious about his true motives, Mulder reluctantly follows the information provided by Krycek. However, soon he discovers a much bigger conspiracy which takes him to a gulag in Tunguska, Russia where prisoners are being used for experiments involving a substance of alien origin.
Terma (2)
While imprisoned in Russia and infected with the Black Cancer, Mulder learns that Krycek is working with the men responsible and everything has been a setup from the start, while Scully and Skinner are called to a suspicious Senate hearing where the only question is the whereabouts of Agent Mulder.
Paper Hearts
Mulder's dreams help him in finding the body of a little girl which reopens one of his old cases in the Violent Crimes Unit. This leads him to believe that the killer he captured had more victims and that Mulder's sister Samantha may have been one of them.
El Mundo Gira
After a strange yellow rain kills a migrant girl, her family believes that a mythical creature el chupacabra was the cause and that it has manifested itself inside her fiancé's brother, who has since disappeared.
Leonard Betts
After the body of a decapitated EMT disappears from the morgue and an identical man starts work at the same hospital, Mulder believes that the man has the ability to regrow parts of his body, including his head. The agents soon discover that Betts' body is riddled with cancer and he is able to live in that condition but needs to feed on cancerous tumors to keep up his strength.
Never Again
While Mulder is forced to take a vacation he leaves Scully with an assignment to keep her busy until he returns. However, she decides to start living and goes on a date with a man who believes that his tattoo talks to him and is telling him to stay away from other women.
Memento Mori
Scully's recent failing health is revealed to be an inoperable cancer in her skull, which appears to be common among abductees and she attempts to come to terms with her condition. Meanwhile, Mulder and the Lone Gunmen break into a high-security research lab to find the cure that could save her life.
Kaddish
After a Jewish man is murdered in a Jewish community, his killers are murdered, too. Mulder and Scully have to determine whether someone is exacting vengeance or larger forces are at work.
Unrequited
When a U.S. military general is inexplicably murdered in the back of his limousine, a paramilitary group is suspected. They believe it was a soldier who they liberated from a Vietnam POW camp and is plotting to kill certain corrupt military figures.
Tempus Fugit (1)
While celebrating Scully's 33rd birthday, a strange woman informs Mulder that NICAP member Max Fenig (see Fallen Angel) has recently died in a plane crash. After a visit to the crash site and finding Max's body with radiation burns on it, Mulder suggests that the plane was intercepted by a UFO and is rapidly being covered up by the military.
Max (2)
Mulder is arrested for investigating the plane crash and interfering with a military operation, while Scully is caught in an attempted assassination of Corporal Frish which claims the life of Agent Pendrell. Scully bails Mulder out of prison, and they go to Max Fenig's trailer to find out why he was on the plane. Mulder finds evidence of alien technology and boards a plane with it, but the plane is intercepted mid-flight and it disappears. Mulder is again left with nothing.
Synchrony
A case involving a strange old man warning two scientists of events in the immediate future which come to pass (and the use of their experimental flash-freezing compound that does not exist yet) has Mulder believing that one of the scientists has come from the future to stop his own scientific breakthrough from becoming reality.
Small Potatoes
Five babies in the same town are all born with tails and the local OB-GYN is blamed for tampering with fertilized eggs. However, Mulder discovers the culprit to be a simple man with a genetic deformity who may have the ability to alter his appearance.
Zero Sum
After a swarm of bees mysteriously kill a postal worker in an enclosed restroom, Assistant Director Skinner covers it up by destroying the evidence. In order to complete the task he poses as Agent Mulder, however his deception backfires. When Mulder finds out and confronts him, Skinner reveals that he is working for the Cigarette-Smoking Man in order to obtain a possible cure for Scully's cancer.
Elegy
After a man sees a woman trapped inside a bowling alley pin setter, he goes for help and finds police standing next to a body of the same woman. Mulder and Scully join the investigation and follow up this lead which the police won't bother with, and they are led to a mentally challenged man who works at the bowling alley.
Demons
Covered in blood and suffering from amnesia, Mulder pieces together the events of the last few days, but the trail leads to a double murder that appears to have been committed with Mulder's weapon.
Gethsemane (1)
Mulder fights to prove that a discovery frozen in the mountains of Canada is an irrefutable evidence of alien life, but his quest for the truth only leads to more lies and an unthinkable conclusion.
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