The X-Files

I reviewed your case and your service record--

Combat duty in panama, grenada,

Distinguished service in the gulf,

Great triumphs and great tragedies.

It's clear to me, lieutenant colonel,

- That these suicide attempts of yours are simply just... -..cries for help.

You've tried and failed to kill yourself three times in as many weeks.

-Frankly, if you wanted to... -..you don't understand.

He won't let me. he won't let me die.

Who? Who won't let you die ?

Just relax a moment. I'll be back with something to help you sleep.

Stand down, lieutenant colonel.

No ! not this time !

Aah ! just let me go !

Oh, my god.

- Where is he ? - Down here. He's in there.

Easy.

I-I told you, He won't let me die.

X-Files Season 3 Episode 07 - The Walk

I don't wanna talk about it anymore.

I told them and I told them, but they won't listen.

- You mean they don't believe you. - No, sir.

You said in the report that at the time of the accident,

You believed somebody was in the room.

It was no accident. don't you understand ?

But this person saved your life, is that right ?

Look at me. Look!

I have no life. he took it all away.

Do you have any idea who it is ?

I never see him clearly, but he looks like a soldier, always standin' at attention.

- G.I. ? - or one of Saddam's boys,

Come back to hold me accountable.

Whoever it is, he knows my name.

He speaks to you ?

"your time has come," he said.

Then he started takin' it all away.

What did he start taking away ?

Everything.

My wife, my children.

- And how did he do that ? - How did...

He burned them alive.

Now he makes me suffer...

Because he won't let me die.

Agents Mulder and Scully, May I have a word with you ?

I've been asked to have you suspend whatever investigation you've begun here.

Asked by whom, captain.

General Callahan, Lieutenant Colonel Stans' commanding officer.

- Is something wrong ? - Protocol requires...

All criminal investigation of military personnel...

To be conducted through military channels and their superior officer.

What ? We didn't sign in at the front desk ?

You're in breach of code and procedure.

Excuse me, but does General Callahan have a superior officer ?

- Ma'am ? - Assuming that we wanted to investigate him,

- ..who would we talk to ? - Investigate him for what ?

- Whatever. - General Callahan is the senior officer here.

- Well, then, we'd like to speak to him on our way out. - I don't know he's available.

Ask him to make himself available. Tell him that it's our protocol.

In the meantime, we would like to finish up with Lieutenant Colonel Stans.

You never know when he might try and kill himself again.

Let's finish this, Mulder.

I keep having the same dream almost every night.

I know a lot of crips have the same dream: "the walk."

In my dream, I rise up out of my chair, I can stand.

And I look down the hallway,

Only I'm not in the ward anymore, I'm at home.

There's my baby girl.

Without even thinking about it,

I take a step towards her, and I take another step.

Then I pick her up and I carry her outside on my own two feet.

Outside is my little boy.

We run together.

Running. Me, my legs, like they were before.

We play a little bit of football. I show him a few moves.

You know, like the old man used to do.

We just walk home.

No crutches, no wheelchairs.

I know I'll never walk again, but this dream seems so real.

I can't help but think that maybe someday...

..don't hold your breath.

I think we'd all be interested in your point of view, Leonard.

Oh, you really wanna know what I think ?

I pity all you guys. I really do.

With your handicapped basketball and your wheelchair races...

..you all act like we're normal people.

- We are normal people. - I don't know if you had a look in the mirror, my friend,

But you are missing a leg.

I-I don't have any. where-- where'd my arms go ?

- We all know how you feel. - No, you don't.

How the hell could you possibly know how I feel ?

There's only one way you could ever know,

And I can only pray to god that he'll come down and take your legs and arms away...

And give you a little taste of what it feels like!

Roach.

I'm sorry, gentlemen. Let's begin again.

- What is it, Roach ? - What's what ?

You got that "I'm freakin' out" look on your face.

What's the matter? It's nothing.

Bull. I spent two years with your sorry ass in a gun turret.

I think I know when you got something on your mind.

Come on, private. Make your report.

It's the FBI, man. They're downstairs.

They're asking questions about the l.C.

The hell with the feds. All right, Roach ? Do you hear me ?

The hell with them. Just forget about them.

General.

Sir ?

Agents Mulder and Scully to see you, sir.

- Thank you, captain. - General.

I want you to know I've had the captain contact the justice department...

And let them know about the FBI's gross misconduct here.

I guess this isn't a good time to thank you for seeing us.

Let me assure you, this matter will not go unaddressed.

I would hope not, considering the extremity of Lieutenant Colonel Stans' case.

What case ? There's no case.

Stans is a very sick man.

Yes, so we gathered. But his file is missing...

Several important facts which came out in our interview with him.

I'm sure everything germane to Stans' situation is on file.

Except for any mention of the death of his wife and two children...

In a house fire three months ago.

- Well, it was a tragic accident. - No doubt.

But there is no record of any criminal or arson investigation.

Stans tried to save his family that night.

Well, according to him, he was prevented from doing so...

By some kind of phantom soldier.

Look. I've known Stans a long time,

And there's no doubt that he has suffered terribly.

Not unlike Staff Sergeant Kevin Aiklen.

You know Sergeant Aiklen, isn't that correct, sir ?

He served under me in the Gulf, yes.

Six months ago, Aiklen also lost his family to a house fire.

Afterwards, he received psychiatric treatment for delusional behavior,

Telling the doctors that he wanted to die, but that somebody wouldn't let him.

Before throwing himself into a wood chipper on the hospital grounds.

Now, unless that's procedure and protocol,

I'd say the coincidence of detail has been rather strangely overlooked, sir.

Hold on. Just who's under suspicion here ?

Look. I make no excuses for the sadness of these men's lives.

They are casualties of war.

Once brave men who we can do little but feel sorry for.

If you think there's more to it, you are seriously mistaken.

That's your conclusion, General.

But I'd hope you'd allow us the opportunity to come to our own.

Do you really think the General's got something to hide ?

No. I think he's got everything to hide.

You don't think he's just closing ranks to protect his men ?

Mulder, I know it's not what drew you to this case to begin with,

But I think it's very clear what's going on here.

What's that ?

The general is protecting his men, but what he's protecting them from...

Is prosecution for the murder of their families.

- Why would he do that ? - I don't know.

But I can think of several good reasons.

Because they were his soldiers and he feels somewhat responsible...

- ..for the tragedies that have played out ? - That could be one.

Or maybe he knows the deeper secrets to their madness,

The biological weapons they were exposed to during the war,

The cause of the effect.

Considering the government's absolute disavowal of Gulf War Syndrome,

I'd say it's a pretty good reason to prevent our investigation.

But you're not buying it.

No. What I can't figure out is why a man who so deliberately and methodically...

Set out to commit suicide would leave the one entrance to the room unsecured.

But then again, I obviously have a feeble grasp of army protocol and procedure.

Come in.

I want to apologize, sir.

I didn't mean to put you on the spot like that earlier.

I know that, captain. this whole situation is unfortunate.

Is there anything more I can do ?

No. Go home and get some rest.

We'll deal with it in the morning.

Relax, captain. that's an order.

Yes, sir.

your time has come, killer.

[ man whispering, indistinct ]

[ man whispering, indistinct ]

[ man whispering, indistinct ]

General Callahan.

One of the detectives is saying captain draper's death wasn't accidental.

There are bruises around her neck and her shoulder,

Roughly the size of finger marks.

And someone drowned her ?

The bruises and surrounding edema are consistent with a struggle.

Will you be contacting her family ?

She had no family.

The army was her family.

I'm sorry. Truly.

I talked with security personnel.

Other than Captain Draper, they saw no one enter the pool last night and no one leave.

But the officers are saying she was drowned.

- General, do you have a family of your own ? - Yes. Why ?

If the pattern we've seen is at all consistent, you and your family may be in danger.

Based on what, the death of my adjutant ?

Just keep an eye on them. Watch out for anything out of the ordinary.

- Mulder, you're serious ? - This is a military base, Scully.

They've got security everywhere. No one sawor heard a thing.

It's not so hard to believe. Her screams would have been muffled underwater.

There would be no fingerprints.

It also fits the m.o. of Lieutenant Colonel Stans' phantom killer.