The X-files
E.B.E
Episode: 1X16
First aired:2/18/94
Written by: Glen Morgan and
James Wong
Directed by: William Graham
An
Iraqi pilot shoots down a
UFO, which crashes near the
Iraq/
Turkey border near a U.S. installation.
In
Tennessee,
Mulder tries to question a truck driver who said he saw a saucer with lights. Mulder is unable to questions him after the
sheriff releases the driver.
Mulder thinks that the truck was transporting an E.B.E (
extraterrestrial biological entity), which would explain the UFO sighting.
Mulder seeks help from
the Lone Gunmen, Langly, Byers, and Frohike, a
paranoid group. They explain to
Scully the
government surveillance equipment used to track
citizens. Scully is unconvinced till she finds equipment in her pen.
Mulder meets with
Deep Throat, who gives him a packet directing him to
Georgia. The tip turns out to be fake which enforces Scully's idea that Mulder trusts to easily. Mulder confronts Deep Throat who tells him that he meant to divert him but there are some
secrets that should remain that way.
Mulder and Scully track the truck, which leads them to
Washington state. They are stopped suddenly by a blinding light and find the truck abandoned. Mulder soon realizes that it was another
hoax designed to divert them off course.
They enter a government facility using
phony credentials, courtesy of the Lone Gunmen. However they are found out and Mulder runs from
security in search of the truth.
In a large room he finds a
chamber and runs toward it hoping to see an E.B.E. Security stops him but they let him go from orders by Deep Throat. Deep Throat tells him of a
secret pact between nations that any E.B.E would be killed. Mulder, however, looks into the chamber but finds no alien, only equipment supposedly used.
Important Quotes:
Langly -- "So, check it out, Mulder, today I had breakfast with the guy who shot
John F. Kennedy."
Mulder -- "Is that so?"
Langly -- "Old dude now, but yeah. Says he was dressed as a
cop on the
grassy knoll."
Byers -- "And, Mulder, listen to this. Vladmir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the
Russian Social Democrats? He’s being put into
power by the most heinous and
evil force of the 20th century."
Mulder -- "
Barney?"
Langly (of Scully) -- "Is this your
skeptical partner?"
Frohike -- "She’s hot."
Byers -- "That’s why we like you, Mulder, your ideas are weirder than ours."
Scully -- "Those were the most paranoid people I have ever met. I don’t know how you could think that what they say is
even remotely plausible."
Mulder -- "I think it’s remotely plausible that someone might think you’re hot."
Scully -- "Mulder, you’re the only one I trust."
Scully -- "I have never met anyone so
passionate and
dedicated to a belief as you. It’s so intense that sometimes it’s
blinding. But there are others who are watching you, who know what I know and whereas I can respect and admire your passion, they will use it against you. Mulder, the truth is out there but so are lies."
Mulder -- "I’m wondering which
lie to
believe."
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