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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.