All language subtitles for The X-Files s01e21

Lights out.

Eugene?

Eugene, it's Dr. Monte.

Eugene, are you asleep?

No.

I was on my way out and I wanted

to stop by and see
how you were feeling.

Fine.

Good.

You nervous about tomorrow?

Don't be.

I know you think
they won't let you out,

so I snuck a peek
at the reports of the doctors

that will testify
at your review tomorrow,

and they concur with my opinion
that you're ready

to be released from here...

Hmm.

...and rejoin
the community. So...

...why don't we get some sleep
and relax,

and I'll see you tomorrow
at the review, okay?

Let's just keep
our fingers crossed.

Agent Scully,

we have reviewed your reports

and frankly we are
quite displeased.

Irregular procedure,
untenable evidence,

anonymous witnesses,
inconclusive findings

aggravated by vague opinion.

But, sir,

the very nature
of the X Files cases

often precludes
orthodox investigation.

Are you suggesting the Bureau
adopt separate standards

for you and Agent Mulder?

No, sir.

Are you suggesting
Agent Mulder obstructs you

from proper procedure?

No, sir, if anything,
I'm suggesting

that these cases be reviewed
with an open mind.

Maybe your mind
has become too open.

On X Files cases investigated

by Agent Mulder
and myself to date,

we have a conviction
or case solution of 75%.

That's well above
the current Bureau standard.

And that is
your only saving grace.

May I ask, sir,
what more you require?

What I require

is increased frequency
of reports...

conventional investigation.

In short, Agent Scully,
it is your responsibility

to see that these cases
are by the book.

I understand. However...

...conventional investigation
of these cases

may decrease
the rate of success.

By order of the State

of Maryland, the
court shall review

the psychological status
of Eugene Victor Tooms.

We'll begin with
the court-appointed

expert witnesses.

The court calls
Dr. Pamela Karetzky.

I performed several
diagnostic procedures

on Mr. Tooms
in order to determine

any organic
physiological dysfunction...

an electroencephalogram,
chromosomal analysis,

a computerized axial tomograph.

All of these were negative.

"Mr. Tooms
had recently lost his job

"Aggravated by a false arrest
incident with the FBI.

"His assault on Agent Scully

was 'frustration directed
at the wrong person.'"

I'm reading
from a recent interview

I did with Mr. Tooms
at the Druid Hill Sanitarium.

"Question: if you are released,

"what is the first thing
you would do?

"Answer: I'd like
my old job back.

"Question: why?

"Answer:
the animal shelter

"made me feel
I was helping everyone...

people and animals."

So, you see,
what is occurring here

is that Mr. Tooms has learned
to articulate his feelings

and invest
his emotional energy...

...neurotic buildup in himself.

It is my opinion that
Mr. Tooms has had

a very excellent response to the
months of treatment and therapy,

and I would see no reason
why he would be considered

of any danger to himself
or any member of society.

Do you swear that the testimony

you are about to
deliver is the truth,

the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth?

I do.

Mr. Mulder,

as an expert witness
for the State of Maryland,

can you list
your qualifications?

I'm a special agent with the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.

I worked for three years

at the FBI's
Behavioral Science Unit,

- profiling serial killers.
- Your Honor,

I know where he's
going with this.

May I remind the court
that Mr. Tooms

was placed in psychiatric care
solely for the previous assault

on Agent Scully?

He has never been charged

nor has any evidence linked
him to any other crime.

You may proceed with caution.

Agent Mulder, I understand

that you've drawn upon
your experience and developed

a profile on Mr. Tooms.

Yes, I have.

Please.

These murders span
nearly a century.

19 homicides... five occurring
every 30 years since 1903,

all in the Baltimore area.

In each case
the liver was extracted

and presumably eaten.

A trophy was taken
from each victim,

many of which were found

in the living quarters
of Eugene Tooms

at 66 Exeter Street.

Records show that a Eugene Tooms
has resided

at that same address
since 1903... the same year

a man was murdered
in that building.

Besides the liver extraction,
the most notable element

connecting these cases is
the undetermined point of entry.

Many of the victims were found

with their windows
and doors locked

from the inside.

These elongated fingerprints,

found at seven
of the 19 crime scenes,

match Eugene Victor Tooms.

Agent Mulder,
look at his fingers.

Look at him.
100 years old?

I contend that, perhaps
through a genetic mutation,

Eugene Tooms is
capable of contorting

and elongating his body

to gain access to victims

so that he may extract
the livers

which provide him sustenance

for the hibernation period
of 30 years.

He needs

- one more victim to complete this cycle.
- Your Honor.

A preliminary exam, done at the
time of Tooms' arrest, revealed

- abnormalities in his striated muscles and axial bones.
- Agent Mulder.

- His attorney blocked further study.
- Thank you, Agent Mulder.

- I ask you to place the safety of the people first and foremost.
- Counsel.

No further questions,
Your Honor.

This is a rare and abnormal
human creature who should

- not be released but retained for further study.
- Agent Mulder.

You may step down.

If you release Eugene Tooms,

he will kill again.

It's in his genetic makeup.

You think they have taken me
more seriously

if I wore the gray suit?

Mulder, your testimony...
you sounded so...

I don't care

how it sounded
as long as it was the truth.

And where were you?

Your testimony was important.

I was called into a meeting
by Assistant Director Skinner.

What did he want?

Just wanted to reel me in.

They're ready.

It is the opinion of this court

that Eugene Victor Tooms

shall on this day be released
from the Druid Hill Sanitarium.

The court also attaches
these conditions:

one, that he remain

in counseling under the care
of Dr. Aaron Monte,

that he may retain his job

at the Baltimore Regulation's
Animal Shelter,

and last, that he

take residence in the house
of Mr. and Mrs. Arlan Green,

trained in a program to assist

patients released
from Druid Hill

in their transition to society.

Mr. Tooms?

Do you understand and
accept these conditions?

Yes, Your Honor.

Very well. You're free to go.

I'm not taking my eyes off him.

- Mulder, wait.
- He needs to kill and he'll do it the first chance he can,

but he won't kill
the old couple.

He won't be that obvious.

Tooms didn't remain a
secret for 100 years

by not being careful.

Think of him as an animal.

He'll only kill out of
necessity or self-defense.

If he makes an attempt,
I'll be there to stop him.

- Okay, well, then, I'll keep surveillance with you.
- I'll watch him.

If he can't be tied
to the most recent evidence,

you'll have to go back
to the earlier murders

to prove it was him.

That was 30 or 60 years ago.

There's no statute of limitation
on murder.

Mulder, that's going to entail

unorthodox methods
of investigation.

Look, Scully, if
you're resistant

because you don't believe,
I'll respect that,

but if you're resistant

because of some
bureaucratic pressure,

they've not only reeled you in,

they've already skinned you.

I hope you'll be
comfortable, Eugene.

The room in the back is small,

but I'm sure you'll be
able to squeeze in.

I'm sure.

Hi...

Excuse me.

Could you help me find my dog?

He's a Norwegian elkhound.

His name is Heinrich.

I use him to hunt moose.

If Tooms gets away now,

then the next time
he takes a life,

you'll be nearly my age.

Detective Briggs,

you helped us so much before.

Now we have to prove
that Tooms was involved

in the killings you investigated
30 years ago.

You've lived with this case

half your life.

There must be something,

maybe a connection
between the victims.

Now, I-I know that we've seen
all of the evidence,

but is there anything,
anything at all

amongst the evidence
that does not fit?

There was something

that never did sit
quite right with me.

All of the victims

that I investigated in '63

were found at the crime scene,
liver extracted.

All five.

As were
the four most recent murders.

When I was a sheriff

during the Powhatan
Mills killings of 1933,

only four of the victims

were found at the crime scene.

However, there was
a fifth person

who was missing and never found,

but this...

this was discovered
at the Ruxton chemical plant

when it was under construction,

but it doesn't belong
to the other victims.

That doesn't prove it belongs
to a person murdered by Tooms.

I am positive that Tooms hid
this one victim

because there was
something about the body

that could prove
he was the killer.

And what makes you positive?

A hunch.

An old-fashioned hunch.

You've got to trust
your instincts.

And what does your instinct say

about where Tooms buried
the body?

In the cement
where they poured the foundation

of the chemical plant.

Ground-penetrating radar.

It bounces signals
off of objects or cavities.

Tells you where the body is.

Well, it signals if something
inordinate is present.

An experienced operator
attempts to differentiate

if the signal is a body
or a stone

or a hole in the ground.

Differentiate?

Mm-hmm.

You mean he guesses.

Well, it's an educated guess.

Mm-hmm.

How are we doing?

Well, it's really hard to tell.

Uh, there are some
possibilities.

It's here.

Here!

What is it?

It's here!

It's right here!

Agent Scully, look at this.

Robotoddler's finally sleeping.

I'm gonna watch TV in bed.

Okay.

I'm coming, honey.

Mommy's right here.

Screw it.

Would you go down and get that?

FBI.

I suspect an intruder
in your house.

What?

Someone opened my window.

I suspect the year of death
to be in the mid-1930s.

The anterior surface of
the right femur was green,

indicating a long-term
exposure to copper,

so we concentrated on the area

and we found several pennies.

1933, '31, 1933.

Can you determine
the cause of death?

My instinct says that burial
in cement is murder.

Uh, no, at the moment

I have found no definite
proof of murder.

There are gnawing
marks near the ribs.

However, I suspect
that's the result

of rodent activity

prior to the body being
set in the cement.

We'll need to see much
more of the remains

to determine cause of death.

As you know, it's a slow
but necessary process.

Uh, I did try a
little something.

It's a little premature

if we're going to
go by the book.

Well, we'll keep it
off the record.

Good. Thank you.

The old man, Mr. Briggs,

he gave me a photograph
of the missing person in 1933

suspected of being
a murder victim.

I ran a computer-assisted
photographic superimposition

on what we have of the skull.

Now, this is not official.

But that skeleton
was that person.

It's not enough.

It doesn't tie it to Tooms.

Well, it's a start.

Mulder, it's getting a bit
ripe in here, don't you think?

Pine scented.

Whew!

Better?

Tooms hasn't come out
of the house all day.

I sat through a Phillies game,
an Orioles game,

and four hours of Baba Booey.

When it got dark,
I took a walk around the block.

Do you have that sandwich
that I asked you to bring?

Mmm.

It's liverwurst.

Ha-ha.

Mulder, you know
that proper surveillance

requires two pairs of agents...

one pair relieving the other
after 12 hours.

Article 30, paragraph 8.7?

This isn't about doing it
by the book.

This is about you
not having slept for three days.

Mulder, you're going
to get sloppy

and you're going to get hurt.

It's inevitable at this point.

A request for other agents to
stake out Tooms would be denied.

To them we have no grounds.

Well, then I'll stay here,
you go home.

They're out to put an end
to the X Files, Scully.

I don't know why,
but any excuse will do.

I don't really care
about my record,

but you'd be in trouble
just sitting in this car,

and I'd hate to see you carry
an official reprimand

in your career file
because of me.

Fox...

And I, I even made my parents
call me Mulder.

So... Mulder.

Mulder, I wouldn't put myself
on the line for anybody but you.

If there's an iced tea
in that bag, could be love.

Must be fate, Mulder.

Root beer.

You're delirious.

Go home and get some sleep.

Here. Take my sandwich.

I only had one bite.

You're going to want
it later, believe me.

And you'll call me if anything
happens, immediately.

I'll be here.

Oh, oh, and 11:30,
station 790...

Pete Rose late-night
sports talk radio show.

Wouldn't miss it for the world.

It has worked, hasn't it?

You'll be all right now.

I know it's worked!

No, no, no!

Yeah, they found him out cold
in the street.

He's been beaten
up pretty badly.

Contusions, multiple
lacerations.

Shoulder's been pulled
right out of joint.

Let's get him prepped
for some blood work and X rays.

Yes, Doctor.

He's been kicked in the jaw,

and it may be fractured.

Look, there's a
partial shoe print.

I want to get a photo of that.

We might be able
to find the shoe

that matches it later.

Do you know who did this to you?

We'll be right
back, Mr. Tooms.

Says it was an FBI
agent named Mulder.

So, would you say
he's delusional

or just schizophrenic?

Well, it's just a cursory exam,

but there's nothing
to indicate that.

Agent Mulder?

Yeah.

What's going on?

What's this about?

Agent Mulder, get your things.

You're in some trouble.

These are serious allegations,
Agent Mulder.

The evidence is incriminating.

A good forensic
scientist would know

that there is not only a shoe
print but also an impact point

of the foot
from inside the shoe.

An in-depth analysis
of Tooms' injury would show

that my foot was not inside
the shoe at the time of impact.

Mulder, are you suggesting
Tooms is framing you?

Of course.

If indeed you were engaged
in an unauthorized

around-the-clock
surveillance of Tooms,

how could he
possibly gain access

to your shoe without
you seeing him?

- Well...
- Sir...

I was engaged

in the unauthorized surveillance
as well,

and Agent Mulder
was orienting me

on the situation at the time

Tooms was admitted
into the hospital.

Agent Mulder
could not have done it

because he was with me.

Agent Scully, you wouldn't be

lying to me, would you?

Sir, I would expect you

to place the same trust in me
as I do in you.

Agent Scully, may I have a word

with Agent Mulder, please?

Fox...

...you are one of the finest,
most unique agents

in the nearly 60-year history
of this institution.

I mean, we were
talking about you

when you were in the academy.

Now, most of us,
including the director,

feel that your talents
are wasted on the X Files,

but we respect that you're
deeply invested in those areas.

But if these cases
are creating such stress

as to cause not only you
to act inappropriately

but those agents
close to you as well,

then may I advise you
to step away...

for a while?

Clear your head,
take an extended vacation.

That's a good idea.

Thanks for your concern.

You're forbidden
to go near Eugene Tooms.

Mulder...

this was close.

Any closer and a thousand
friends at the Capitol

won't be able to help you.

These are Eugene Tooms'
dental X rays,

obtained from the
Druid Hill Sanitarium.

Your sandwich the other night
gave me an idea.

Dr. Plith had mentioned
that he found gnawing

on the rib cage
near the location of the liver.

Further excavation revealed
more pronounced bite marks...

human teeth marks.

Tooms will never
voluntarily submit

to a dental cast.

This software can create
an exact three-dimensional model

of Tooms' mouth
from the dental radiograph.

We've also mapped
out the bite marks

on the skeleton's rib there.

They match.

Eugene, Dr. Monte.

Hi, Eugene.

I just wanted to stop by and
see how everything was going.

Susan and I are going out
for the evening.

See you later.

Thanks.

Great place.

Wonderful place.

How are you feeling?

Why the newspaper strips,
Eugene?

Are you making
some papier-mâché?

Yes.

That's terrific, wonderful.

I had no idea
you were interested in art.

I like art.

I do, too,

and I'm very proud of you.

You know, art can provide

a window to your thoughts
and your feelings.

What are you doing, Eugene?

Eugene, are you all right?

That makes five.

He's building his nest.

A 30-year hibernation.

Where would he go?

Where he's gone
for the last 90 years:

66 Exeter Street.

No, I already checked on that.

They tore down that apartment
building he lived in.

What's there now?

Thanks.

He's got to be here.

If he's drawn to this
location for some reason,

maybe this nest is in
the approximate location

of the previous nest.

This is the area.

There's a storage facility
on the second floor.

What?

There's only room for one.

You can get the next mutant.

Mulder?

Mulder!

Mulder, Mulder, here,

quick, grab my hand.

Come on.

Mulder, what's happening?

Quick.

You read this report?

Do you believe them?

Of course I do.

Okay, let's go.

It's amazing how things
change, isn't it?

The caterpillar?

No. A change for us.

It's coming.

How do you know?

A hunch.