The X-Files

Looking right at us.

50 bucks says that's Lukesh. 100 says he knows we're here.

- It's him. Let's take him. - Let him get to the mailbox.

It's Lukesh. I don't need him opening a mailbox to prove it.

Patience, Agent Doggett.

We got an agent alone with a psycho, a guy known for his vanishing act.

We got the block surrounded. He isn't vanishing anywhere.

And your partner volunteered.

Now...

open 4-D.

Agent Reyes, stand by.

What the hell's this?

- Monica, don't. - Agent Reyes, keep your distance.

Don't let him see you following.

- Monica, where are you? - Back stairwell.

I've lost sight of him. I think he might be...

Oh, no.

Agent down, back stairwell. Get EMS here now.

Doggett! He's got her gun!

Irwin Lukesh! Federal agent!

Turn around, you son of a bitch.

Back here!

Hey.

So this is how the uptown crowd lives, huh?

This is it. Movin' on up.

So is there anything heavy I can move for you? A dresser, a fridge?

No. But thank you, John. You just missed the movers.

You don't say.

I brought you a house-warming gift.

- Hot dogs? - Polish sausage. It's the best in the city.

There's a stand two blocks over on M Street. You'll be able to walk to it.

Wow.

Try one.

Mm...

It's like I'm back in Gdansk.

- Let me get some plates. - Plates? For cryin' out loud.

Who eats Polish sausage with plates?

Hello?

- Agent Reyes, it's AD Skinner. - Yes, sir.

There's no easy way to say this. Sorry to do it over the phone.

- What is it? - It's Doggett.

He's been found in an alley off Dylan Park. He's been shot.

Sorry, what did you say?

They're taking him to Washington Memorial.

Agent?

What you're saying is...

Agent Reyes?

Agent Reyes?

- Excuse me? - Monica?

- Brad? Skinner called you too? - He's staying at the crime scene.

I'm sorry.

I've been put in charge of the investigation.

I promise you, it's my top priority. I will find the person who did this.

I just need to find out why your partner was in that alley.

He wasn't. He was with me.

At my apartment. He was with me when Skinner called me.

I'm not sure I'm following.

Monica, I'm so sorry.

Agent Doggett is just out of surgery. They're moving him to the ICU.

How's it look?

If he pulls through this...

it's likely that he'll be paralysed for life.

I haven't understood one single word I've heard since I got here.

Whoever you're talking about, it's not John Doggett.

You found the bullet.

9 millimetre slug. Found it in the alley lodged in a wall.

Most likely from a SIG-Sauer P226 or 228.

Possibly FBI issue.

This didn't come from Doggett's weapon.

Ballistics don't match and his gun was never fired.

Assistant Director.

I'd appreciate case updates in a timely fashion.

For instance, this bullet. How long have you had it? An hour? Two?

Thereabouts.

It's just that we need to keep the lines of communication open. That's all I'm asking.

I want this slug run through our database of FBI-issue pistols.

Like I told you, the round didn't come from Doggett's weapon.

You're not saying another agent did this?

Just run it. Please.

I just...

I don't understand how any of this is possible.

He was with me, Dana. In my apartment. How can this be?

I saw something once.

It's only been the last couple of years that I've fully come to terms with it.

In '94, my father passed away.

And that night, I think that very moment that it happened... he came to me.

I like to believe that he came to say goodbye.

A visitation.

I think that's wonderful.

A blessing.

But that's not what happened to me.

Scully.

It's me. ls Reyes with you?

Yeah, she's here. We're still at the hospital.

I need you to bring her to the Sixth District police station.

- What's this about? - I'll tell you when you get there.

What's going on?

Agent Reyes, would you mind stepping inside, please?

Hi, Monica. Have a seat.

I wanted you and I to have a chance to talk alone,

clear a few things up, a few details of your story.

My story?

Well, your assertion that you were with Agent Doggett when he was shot.

- What is this? - Just wait.

- (Follmer) Is that a true statement? - Yes.

I mean, no, I wasn't with Agent Doggett when he was shot,

but I was with him at the time AD Skinner called to tell me he'd been shot.

Look, Monica...

You know how I feel. You know I'm on your side, but give me something here.

Give me some mitigating reason for what you're trying to cover up.

I'm gonna put a stop to this.

What are you saying to me, Brad? Why are you saying these things?

We've checked and rechecked the ballistics tests.

The bullet that hit Doggett came from your gun.

And furthermore, we have an eyewitness. One who has placed you at the scene.

Is that why I'm here? In this room? So you can make an ID?

Agent Reyes, I have to ask you for your FBI identification.

Who's there? Who's back there?

We appreciate your cooperation, sir.

Anything I can do to help.

Smart touch - posting a guard to make sure I don't finish the job.

Do you really believe I did this?

No, but it doesn't matter what I believe. You may still be arrested.

- So what are they waiting for? - Follmer's case has potential holes.

For starters, when I called you, you were at home, 14 miles from the crime scene.

- Plus, the condition of your gun. - It hadn't been fired.

However, the bullet does match your gun. Perfectly.

It doesn't make any sense. None of it.

What about the eyewitness? What can you tell me about him?

You know we can't discuss that.

Look.

Oh, my God, John.

- Is he conscious? - I don't know.

It could just be a muscle spasm. It's not uncommon with this type of spinal injury.

That's not a spasm.

- What is it? - It's Morse code.

What did he say?

Lukesh.

What? What does that mean?

Who's there? ls somebody there?

Irwin, is that you?

- Who else would it be, Mama? - I thought maybe robbers.

God, I thought something terrible had happened to you. You were gone so long.

I was gone two hours and six minutes. I'm back at noon, just like I told you.

I was so scared.

Could you bring me a glass of Clamato

with two squirts of Texas Pete and two ice cubes?

God, I was all alone. And I heard the knob rattle.

Somebody was rattling the knob. It was the robbers, I just know it was.

I don't know how I got through it. I was so scared.

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.

My show is on.

Could you make my hot sandwich, so I can eat my sandwich while I watch my show?

What kind of sandwich is it?

Potted meat.

I don't think I like that. Have I had it before?

Many times.

You love it.

- I should be at the hospital. - Scully will call if he regains consciousness.

- Either way, I should be there. - You're under investigation.

Not to mention I will be too if it's ever found out that I showed you this.

Irwin Timothy Lukesh?

Have you ever seen him before?

"1995, patient at the State Psychiatric Hospital at Gaithersburg."

"Diagnosed with a delusional disorder

"which presented itself after his father's suicide."

After four months, he was deemed fit for release.

He lives with his invalid mother in an apartment adjacent to the crime scene.

- What's the story he's telling? - That he heard a bang,

went downstairs to investigate, and then he saw you exit the alley.

This is the one person we know was in the vicinity of the shooting.

Why would Doggett say his name?

You think Lukesh shot Doggett?

What if Doggett was investigating Lukesh? What if Lukesh is somehow behind all this?

Skinner.

Do you recall our discussion where I asked you to keep me up to date?

I do.

Really? I mean, it's like we never even had it.

I'm at Washington Memorial. I'm assuming you're with our prime suspect.

Bring her. She's gonna talk to Agent Doggett.

The gang's all here.

- How is he? - Fully conscious.