The X-Files

Mulder, it's me.

I just had something incredibly strange happen.

This piece of metal that they took out of duane Barry...

it has some kind of a code on it.

I ran it through a scanner, and some kind of a serial number came up.

What the hell is this thing, Mulder? It's almost as if...

It's almost as if somebody was using it to catalog him.

Come on!

Mulder! I need your help! Mulder!

Take two men and a team...

Take that down to the lab.

- Mulder! - Lady...

I need your help! Mulder!

Mulder!

Sorry, ma'am. You can't disturb a crime scene.

This is my daughter's apartment. Let me go!

I have to get through! I have to get in!

Mrs. Scully?

She's not in there.

Where is she?

Where is she?

X-Files Season 2 Episode 06 - Ascension

This is Holly Weir reporting live.

Police have refused to identify the kidnapping victim.

However, we have received unconfirmed information...

I knew it would happen this way.

I had this dream about Dana being taken away.

It's so strange!

I, uh... I was gonna call her...

but I was afraid I was gonna scare her.

She would have laughed at me anyway.

She doesn't believe in that kind of thing, you know?

According to the reports I've reviewed...

Agent Scully's research states that Duane Barry's propensity for violent, deviant behavior...

is due to brain damage from a bullet wound in the head.

Is this the operational opinion?

- Yes, sir. - Is there another?

He's convinced he's going to be abducted by aliens.

But by taking someone to the abduction site...

he won't be abducted himself.

That he's following orders from alien voices in his head.

Yes.

Well, that's an interesting spin on the Nuremberg defense.

Which explanation do you subscribe to, Agent Mulder?

There's a question of how he could have gotten to her in the first place.

And you think these alien voices told him.

Agent Scully was carrying a small piece of metal...

that was removed from Duane Barry's abdomen...

an implant he described as a tracking device.

Agent Scully... thought that you had made...

a major miscalculation in Duane Barry's psychosis.

- Is that true? - Yes, but that doesn't explain how he could've found her.

Where would he be taking her?

I don'tknow. He... He talked about a mountain...

but he wasn't specific about the location.

However he got to her and whatever his motives, he took Scully's's car and weapon.

I think we all understand the seriousness of this matter and should proceed quickly...

with all possible resources.

- I need you to turn over your files to H.R.T. - I'd like to brief them myself.

Go home. You've been up all night. Get some sleep.

Sir, I know Duane Barry. I've been in his head.

- I know how he thinks. - You're too close to this case!

If we can use you, we will.

- Sir... - That's an order, Agent Mulder.

Make sure he gets home safely.

You'll see him in your nightmares

You'll see him in your dreams

He'll appear out of nowhere

But he ain't what he seems

You'll see him in your head on the TV screen

Hey, buddy, I'm warning you to turn it off

He's a ghost He's a god

He's a man He's a guru

- You're one microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan

Designed and directed by his red right hand

Sir, could you turn off your radio?

I would, Officer, but I've got to keep going.

An F.B.I. A.P.B. has been issued for a suspect...

in the abduction of an F.B.I. agent.

- Sir, I asked if you'd mind turning that off.

- Sir, I asked if you'd mind turning that off.

Okay. But could you just give me the ticket now so I can go?

I gotta be someplace.

Where?

I'm not sure, but they'll tell me when I get there.

Sir, put your hands on the steering wheel where I can see 'em.

You don't understand.

They're waiting for me. I can't be late.

Put your hands up and exit the vehicle!

No, I gotta keep moving.

Please?

For your own sake?

Don't stop Duane Barry.

Sir, put your hands up!

Right there.

Back it up a few frames.

Okay, now magnify this area.

- Oh, my God! - She's still alive.

Print this up.

I just wanna go back to the place.

- What place? - Where it first started.

- Where they first came and got me. - Where is that?

A mountain.

We went, uh, up and up...

ascending...

ascending to the stars.

- Ascending, ascending to the stars. - Coffee?

Yeah.

- Thanks. - Yeah.

How'd you sleep?

I didn't.

They're not taking Duane Barry again.

A mountain.

We went, uh, up and up...

ascending...

ascending to the stars.

-Ascending to the stars. - What is it?

Where was that patrolman killed again?

Rixeyville, Virginia, Route 229.

- Doesn't Route 229 lead to the Blue Ridge Parkway? - I don't know.

What?

"Ascend to the Stars. Skyland Mountain".

You know where he's going?

Get your car and meet me downstairs in five minutes.

- Where are we going? - Just get your car.

- What about Skinner? - I'll deal with Skinner.

He thinks Scully's been taken up to Skyland Mountain.

I'll hold him off until they locate her.

Wait. Here he comes. I'll be in touch.

Come on. Let's go.

Hey!

You're dozing off.

- Maybe I should drive. - I'm fine.

- You haven't slept yet. I have. - I said I'm fine.

You know, Chernobyl, Exxon Valdez, Three Mile Island...

they were all linked to sleep deprivation.

The U.S. Department of Transportation estimates...

that over 190,000 fatal car crashes every year are caused by sleepiness.

Did they estimate how many people are put to sleep listening to their statistics?

I'm just trying to keep you awake.

Look, I know you think we should have told Skinner.

But if he sends in the whole cavalry, Duane Barry might go over the edge.

- You're right. - If we find him first, we'll notify the Bureau.

- All right? - Yeah.

You think he tracked her down with that implant?

Well, that's the easiest explanation.

It's also the most implausible.

- Is there another possibility? - Somebody could've given him her address.

I don't know who.

There's our turnoff.

- Have you seen this guy? - Yeah, he was here.

He's wanted for kidnapping a federal agent.

Did you let him go up on the tram?

No way. It's shut down in the summer. I told him to take the back road up.

- How long ago? - About 45 minutes.

- Did he have a woman with him? - No.

- How long does it take to drive to the top? - A little over an hour.

- You've got to get me up there. - No. No way.

We just got done refitting the cable.

It hasn't been tested with passengers yet.

- You'll have to drive. - I don't have the time.

- You don't have a choice. - No, you don't have a choice.

Okay, I can't stop you from going up there.

But if there's a problem with the cable, I'm shutting this thing down.

I'm not gonna be responsible for your death.

- What are you doing? - Stay here...

and whatever happens, don't let him stop the tram.

Okay, hit your "Run" and "Up" button on the panel.

"Speed Indicator" controls your ascent.

Now, when you wanna slow down...

Don't crank it faster than 15!

What's he doing?

I told him not to go that fast. Base to Car One, pick up.

Do you hear that sound? At this speed, the cable can't hold.

This is Base. Please pick up your hand set.

Can you hear me? Slow it to 15, or I'll shut this thing down.

Base to Car One, pick up.

- Base to... - Go ahead.

- Slow it down. - You're breaking up.

Slow it down, or the cable will jump... the tower.

The second tower's coming up.

Slow it through the next tower.

- How close is he? - He should be up top in a minute.

There he is.

What are you doing? Turn us back on.

Krycek, what's happening down there?

Krycek, do you read me? Tell the operator to restart the tram.

- Hello? Hello, Krycek, can you read me? - I've got him stalled up there.

I'll hold until you advise.

Is there an emergency system on board? Can you read me down there?

Can anyone read me?

Intermittent thunder showers throughout the evening.

Look for highs tomorrow around 65 degrees...

with tonight's low near 58 degrees.

That high-pressure ridge...

Joining me now for the business report is Sue Roberts.

The dollar turned in a mixed performance on the foreign exchange markets...

while closing stronger here.

Gold dropped almost two dollars...

in spite of continuing speculation about in flationary trends.