4X21 Zero Sum
When Jane Brody, a mail sorter with a delivery company is killed by a swarm of bees, Detective Ray Thomas e-mails details to Agent Mulder. But Assistant Director Skinner intercepts and deletes the file. He travels to Virginia to incinerate Jane Brody's body and posing as Mulder swaps a vial of Jane Brody's blood with another sample. He is met by Detective Ray Thomas, who thinks he is Mulder and tells him that there is not enough evidence to warrant an investigation. The clean up operation completed, Skinner returns to Washington only to have Mulder pay him an unexpected visit explaining that someone is covering up the details about the bee attack and the death of Detective Ray Thomas. Skinner is shocked to hear that the Detective is dead, he meets the Cigarette Smoking Man and accuses him of killing Ray Thomas.
Later it is revealed that Ray Thomas was killed with a government issue gun, Skinner realises his own gun is missing and that he is being framed.
When a photograph shows Skinner with Ray Thomas, Mulder accuses him of working with the Cigarette Smoking Man from the beginning.
He denies this claiming that he did not follow his advice to Mulder about making a deal with the Cigarette Smoking Man in return for a cure for Scully. Mulder makes contact with Marita Covarrubias to find out what she knows about Skinner. She turns to the Cigarette Smoking Man who is with her, he tells her to tell Mulder what he wants to hear.
Noteworthy Quote
Marita Covarrubias: "I'll tell him what you want me to tell him."
Cigarette Smoking Man: "Tell him what he wants to hear!"
Credits
| Writer: |
Howard Gordon |
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Frank Spotnitz |
| Director: |
Kim Manners |
Cast:
| David Duchovny |
Special Agent Fox Mulder |
| Gillian Anderson |
Special Agent Dana Scully |
Guest Cast:
| Mitch Pileggi |
Assistant Director Skinner |
| William B Davis |
Cigarette Smoking Man |
| Don S Williams |
1st Elder |
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| Morris Panych |
Gray-Haired Man |
| Lisa Stewart |
Jane Brody |
| Laurie Holden |
Marita Covarrubias |
| Nicolle Nattrass |
Misty |
| Fred Keating |
Detective Hugel |
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| Allan Gray |
Dr Peter Valedespino |
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| Theresa Puskar |
Mrs Kemper |
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| Barry Creene |
Dr Emile Linzer |
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| Paul Mclean |
Special Agent Kautz |
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| John Moore |
2nd Elder |
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