7X19 Brand X

7X19 Brand X

Mulder and Scully are called to Winston-Salem, North Carolina after the Federal Witness that Assistant Director Skinner was in charge of protecting, is found dead on his bathroom floor, his mouth eaten away. The witness, Dr Scobie was due to testify to the Grand Jury about a conspiracy at the Morley Tobacco Company. While Scully performs the autopsy, Mulder joins AD Skinner as they meet with Dr Scobie's colleague, Dr Voss. But he is surrounded by company lawyers and unable to answer any questions. Mulder shows Dr Voss, a small insect found at Dr Scobie's house, which he identifies as a Tobacco beetle. Later, as Dr Voss arrives home, he is confronted by a man, Daryl Weaver, who claims to have had an arrangement with Dr Scobie, Dr Voss is wary of him, but hands over some cigarettes. Scully's autopsy reveals that Dr Scobie's injuries were as a result of something attacking his respiratory system, Mulder theories that the Tobacco beetle he found could be the culprit, judging by Dr Voss's reaction at the meeting. Both Scully and AD Skinner are sceptical, however when a second man is found dead in the same manner as Dr Scobie, Tobacco beetles are found at the scene which seems to support Mulder's theory. Shortly afterwards Mulder is taken sick, as Scully oversees his medical treatment, AD Skinner uncovers Morley Tobacco's secret and tries to track down the one surviving test subject, Daryl Weaver, who holds the key to saving Mulder's life.

Noteworthy Quote

Assistant Director Skinner: "Killer bugs? This is what I'm supposed to tell the Director?"

Mulder: "I don't know, but judging from Dr Voss's reaction to this, I think it's the thing we should investigate."

Credits

Writer:	Steven Maeda
	Greg Walker
Director:	Kim Manners

Cast:

David Duchovny Special Agent Fox Mulder

Gillian Anderson Special Agent Dana Scully

Guest Cast:

Mitch Pileggi Assistant Director Skinner

Dennis Boutsikaris Dr Peter Voss

Richard Cox Daniel Brimley

Tobin Bell Darryl Weaver

Mike Hungerford Thomas Gastall

Shannon O'Hurley Ann Voss

Arthur Rosenberg Lead Counsel

Ron Marasco Doctor

Pat Destro Joan Scobie

Caryn West Dr Libby Nance

Rick Deats Dr Jim Scobie

David Sawyer Security Man

Greg Poland Second Windbreaker Man

Matthew T Wilson Manager

David Duchovny	Special Agent Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	Special Agent Dana Scully

Mitch Pileggi	Assistant Director Skinner
Dennis Boutsikaris	Dr Peter Voss
Richard Cox	Daniel Brimley
Tobin Bell	Darryl Weaver
Mike Hungerford	Thomas Gastall
Shannon O'Hurley	Ann Voss
Arthur Rosenberg	Lead Counsel
Ron Marasco	Doctor
Pat Destro	Joan Scobie
Caryn West	Dr Libby Nance
Rick Deats	Dr Jim Scobie
David Sawyer	Security Man
Greg Poland	Second Windbreaker Man
Matthew T Wilson	Manager