6X09 Tithonus

6X09 Tithonus

Scully is called to Assistant Director Kersh's office, she is assigned to partner agent Ritter from the New York City office in the case of a crime scene photographer, Alfred Fellig who is suspected of being involved in the murders that he photographs. After a photograph he took included a clock that showed it was taken before the crime was reported to the police. Mulder stuck carrying out routine FBI background checks, thinks that the case is an X-file but Scully denies it. Meanwhile Fellig photographing another crime scene is stabbed in the back by the murderer, with his fingerprints on the knife left at the scene he is taken in for questioning. Fellig admits to being present at the scene and being wounded, but when Scully checks his back, the wounds have all but healed. Later Scully confronts Fellig who takes her for a drive, stopping he points out a prostitute and tells Scully she is about to die. As they watch a man begins hassling her, Scully rushes to arrest him. But turning to leave the prostitute steps in to the path of a passing truck and is killed. Mulder carrying out a background check on Fellig, discovers his fingerprints on records dating back 149 years. Scully again confronts Fellig, who explains that he sees people who are about to die in black and white. That he himself missed death when he was sick with Yellow Fever and now photographs people dying to try and catch Death's attention. And he may have another chance as he sees Scully in black and white.

Noteworthy Quote

Mulder (On Phone): "Hey, Scully, uh, how's that X-File coming? And before you tell me that it's not an X-File..."

Scully (On Phone): "It is."

Credits

Writer:	Vince Gilligan
Director:	Michael Watkins

Cast:

David Duchovny Special Agent Fox Mulder

Gillian Anderson Special Agent Dana Scully

Guest Cast:

Mitch Pileggi Assistant Director Skinner

Richard Ruccolo Special Agent Peyton Ritter

Geoffrey Lewis Alfred Fellig

James Pickens Jr Assistant Director Kersh

Ange Pullman Secretary

Nicky Pane Blue Collar Man

Naomi Matsuda Hooker

Matt Gallini Hood

Coby Ryan McLaughlan Young Agent

Joylon Reese Second Young Agent

Javier Grajeada Desk Sergeant

Barry Wiggins NYPD Detective

Don Fermel Ambulance EMT

Dell Yount Truck Driver

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

Mitch Pileggi	Assistant Director Skinner
Richard Ruccolo	Special Agent Peyton Ritter
Geoffrey Lewis	Alfred Fellig
James Pickens Jr	Assistant Director Kersh
Ange Pullman	Secretary
Nicky Pane	Blue Collar Man
Naomi Matsuda	Hooker
Matt Gallini	Hood
Coby Ryan McLaughlan	Young Agent
Joylon Reese	Second Young Agent
Javier Grajeada	Desk Sergeant
Barry Wiggins	NYPD Detective
Don Fermel	Ambulance EMT
Dell Yount	Truck Driver