1 00:00:02,753 --> 00:00:04,881 (Siren wailing) 2 00:00:12,221 --> 00:00:17,435 Monongahela. We're en route with a male cardiac, age 62. Eta in 12. 3 00:00:18,311 --> 00:00:21,522 (Dispatcher) Copy. Eta in 12. Crash unit standing by. 4 00:00:21,606 --> 00:00:23,774 How's he looking, Leonard? 5 00:00:23,858 --> 00:00:25,943 Up to his ass in alligators. 6 00:00:26,027 --> 00:00:28,112 (Monitor beeping) 7 00:00:28,362 --> 00:00:29,530 (Patient gasping) 8 00:00:30,823 --> 00:00:33,367 - Is he going into arrest? - No, he's not. 9 00:00:43,419 --> 00:00:46,756 - What did you do? - Aspirated his chest. 10 00:00:47,173 --> 00:00:51,636 He has a tension pneumothorax pressing on his heart. Ltjust looked like a cardiac. 11 00:00:51,719 --> 00:00:56,474 - Nice catch. How did you know? - Because he's dying of cancer. 12 00:00:57,850 --> 00:01:00,019 It's already eaten through one lung. 13 00:01:00,102 --> 00:01:02,688 That's amazing. How did you know, Leonard? 14 00:01:35,096 --> 00:01:37,181 Leonard? 15 00:01:43,938 --> 00:01:46,023 Leonard? 16 00:01:55,449 --> 00:01:57,535 Leonard? 17 00:02:09,171 --> 00:02:10,506 (Gasps) 18 00:02:16,345 --> 00:02:18,431 Oh, god! 19 00:02:19,015 --> 00:02:20,558 Leonard! 20 00:03:00,014 --> 00:03:01,474 (Thump) 21 00:03:09,607 --> 00:03:11,067 (Thump) 22 00:03:15,529 --> 00:03:16,864 Hello? 23 00:03:16,947 --> 00:03:18,407 (Thump) 24 00:05:21,572 --> 00:05:23,991 Pretty cosy. Who'd ever wanna leave? 25 00:05:24,074 --> 00:05:27,077 Whoever got locked in here last night, I guess. 26 00:05:27,244 --> 00:05:30,331 That would be one Leonard Morris betts, age 34. 27 00:05:30,414 --> 00:05:35,336 But it should be noted that when mr betts arrived here last night he was sans head. 28 00:05:35,419 --> 00:05:37,254 He was decapitated. 29 00:05:37,379 --> 00:05:40,591 He was an emergency medical technician for this hospital. 30 00:05:40,674 --> 00:05:45,679 - A very good one, apparently. - What about the morgue attendant? 31 00:05:45,763 --> 00:05:48,599 Somebody cold-cocked him and stole his clothes. 32 00:05:48,724 --> 00:05:52,436 He didn't see who. No alarms tripped, no sign of a break-in. 33 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,022 - It's weird, huh? - What are we doing here? 34 00:05:55,105 --> 00:05:57,233 Did I mention mr betts had no head? 35 00:05:57,566 --> 00:06:01,028 Yes. So? You're not suggesting that a headless body... 36 00:06:01,111 --> 00:06:04,448 Kicked its way out of a latched morgue freezer, are you? 37 00:06:04,573 --> 00:06:08,619 Are you? Because I think it's obvious this is a bizarre attempt at a cover-up. 38 00:06:08,786 --> 00:06:12,122 - Meant to conceal what? - Body snatching for profit? 39 00:06:12,206 --> 00:06:15,209 There's a shortage of cadavers at medical schools. 40 00:06:15,292 --> 00:06:18,712 An unscrupulous medical supplier might pay top dollar. 41 00:06:18,796 --> 00:06:22,216 But why take a headless one and leave top-dollar bodies behind? 42 00:06:22,466 --> 00:06:26,637 Sir? Those video grabs you asked for. We found something. 43 00:06:28,597 --> 00:06:33,894 These are from the emergency-room camera, taken at 4.13 this morning. 44 00:06:33,978 --> 00:06:36,605 There's your perpetrator, in the stolen uniform. 45 00:06:36,814 --> 00:06:41,318 You can't see very much on these. What's all this stuff here? 46 00:06:41,443 --> 00:06:45,155 Bad video. The security system isn't exactly state-of—the-art. 47 00:06:45,239 --> 00:06:47,241 What did he do with the corpse he stole? 48 00:06:47,324 --> 00:06:49,743 Maybe he was forced to abandon it. 49 00:06:49,827 --> 00:06:54,081 We combed the facility. Where could he hide a body where it couldn't be found? 50 00:06:54,164 --> 00:06:56,083 I'll show you. 51 00:06:57,585 --> 00:07:01,338 All hospitals operate some form of medical-waste processing. 52 00:07:01,422 --> 00:07:04,258 This unit disposes of surgical remains. 53 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:10,848 Amputations, excised tumours... they're ground up and heated with microwaves... 54 00:07:10,931 --> 00:07:14,602 And the result is a sterile soot that's used as road fill. 55 00:07:14,685 --> 00:07:17,021 Then there's nothing for us to find. 56 00:07:17,146 --> 00:07:20,190 That depends how often they dispose of their waste. 57 00:07:20,274 --> 00:07:22,943 Hopefully, only once every few days. 58 00:07:28,449 --> 00:07:30,034 We're in luck. 59 00:07:30,117 --> 00:07:32,119 Are you sure about this? If you're not sure, 60 00:07:32,202 --> 00:07:35,205 I don't see any reason to disturb all this stuff... 61 00:07:35,331 --> 00:07:39,460 - (Squishing sound) - Mulder, I need help. Your arms are longer. 62 00:07:50,054 --> 00:07:52,890 Oh. I think I got the toy surprise. 63 00:07:58,687 --> 00:07:59,813 Leonard betts. 64 00:07:59,897 --> 00:08:01,815 That's his head... 65 00:08:01,899 --> 00:08:04,026 But where's his body? 66 00:08:04,234 --> 00:08:08,572 Maybe he didn't dispose of the body. Maybe he got it out of here somehow. 67 00:08:08,656 --> 00:08:10,866 Why take time to dispose of the head? 68 00:08:11,075 --> 00:08:14,745 Maybe there's an answer here. Something you should check out. 69 00:08:14,995 --> 00:08:18,707 We know he died in an automobile accident. What more is there to know? 70 00:08:18,832 --> 00:08:21,085 Maybe nothing, but it's all we got. 71 00:08:21,210 --> 00:08:23,754 You should find a place to examine betts's head. 72 00:08:23,879 --> 00:08:28,175 - While you do what? - Check his house. I wanna see how he lives. 73 00:08:28,258 --> 00:08:30,344 - Lived. - Lived. 74 00:08:47,194 --> 00:08:50,280 Case number 226-897. Leonard betts. 75 00:08:51,281 --> 00:08:56,036 As remains are incomplete, all observations refer to a decapitated head. 76 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:58,622 Weight: 10.9 pounds. 77 00:08:59,581 --> 00:09:03,752 Remains show no signs of rigor mortis or fixed iividity. 78 00:09:06,463 --> 00:09:09,383 Nor do the corneas appear clouded... 79 00:09:09,466 --> 00:09:15,556 Which would seem inconsistent with the witnessed time of death, 19 hours ago. 80 00:09:16,974 --> 00:09:21,228 I'll begin with the intermastoid incision and frontal craniotomy... 81 00:09:21,311 --> 00:09:24,106 Then make my examination of the brain. 82 00:09:24,732 --> 00:09:26,483 Oh! God! 83 00:09:51,175 --> 00:09:53,969 - (Man) Which one? - (Mulder) This one here. 84 00:09:58,015 --> 00:10:00,517 - Thanks. I'll lock up. - Ok. 85 00:11:20,055 --> 00:11:22,099 (Phone ringing) 86 00:11:25,686 --> 00:11:27,521 - Mulder. - (Scully) It's me. 87 00:11:27,604 --> 00:11:30,357 I've run into kind of a unique situation here. 88 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:33,402 - What did you find? - So far, not much. 89 00:11:33,777 --> 00:11:37,114 I did a pet scan on Leonard betts's remains. 90 00:11:37,197 --> 00:11:41,618 Actually, four times now. And each time the images come out degraded... 91 00:11:41,743 --> 00:11:43,620 Like it's fogged somehow. 92 00:11:44,246 --> 00:11:48,709 - Like the security footage. - This is cutting-edge technology here. 93 00:11:48,792 --> 00:11:52,045 The technicians say the machine is working perfectly. 94 00:11:52,129 --> 00:11:57,217 The only thing that could account for the image distortion is some form of radiation. 95 00:11:57,301 --> 00:12:01,138 But I don't see how or where it could be emanating from. 96 00:12:01,221 --> 00:12:06,310 - What did your examination uncover? - I haven't performed an examination yet. 97 00:12:06,393 --> 00:12:07,895 Why not? 98 00:12:07,978 --> 00:12:10,480 Well, because I, uh... 99 00:12:10,814 --> 00:12:15,485 I experienced an unusual degree of postmortem galvanic response. 100 00:12:16,153 --> 00:12:19,448 - The head moved? - It blinked at me. 101 00:12:19,823 --> 00:12:21,909 I know exactly what it is. 102 00:12:21,992 --> 00:12:26,788 It's residual electrical activity stored chemically in... in the dead cells. 103 00:12:26,997 --> 00:12:28,790 Blinked or winked? 104 00:12:30,500 --> 00:12:32,127 You're afraid to cut into it. 105 00:12:32,419 --> 00:12:35,505 Scully, you're not saying that it's alive, are you? 106 00:12:35,672 --> 00:12:38,091 No. I am certainly not saying that at all. 107 00:12:38,175 --> 00:12:41,511 But has it crossed your mind that it's not quite dead, either? 108 00:12:41,595 --> 00:12:44,848 - What do you mean? - I'm standing here in betts's apartment. 109 00:12:44,932 --> 00:12:49,353 Whoever we saw in those video grabs, his clothes are strewn all over the floor. 110 00:12:49,478 --> 00:12:52,481 Made himself at home. Maybe he was home. 111 00:12:52,856 --> 00:12:54,942 - Leonard betts. - Yeah. 112 00:12:55,651 --> 00:12:58,487 - Without his head. - Yeah. 113 00:12:59,446 --> 00:13:02,032 Mulder, I don't even know how to respond to that. 114 00:13:02,199 --> 00:13:05,118 I'm gonna put the building under surveillance... 115 00:13:05,202 --> 00:13:07,496 Just in case whoever it is comes back. 116 00:13:07,663 --> 00:13:09,706 I'll be in touch. 117 00:13:48,745 --> 00:13:50,205 Michele? 118 00:13:50,706 --> 00:13:51,999 Michele wilkes? 119 00:13:52,416 --> 00:13:55,377 - Yes. - I'm fox mulder. I'm with the FBI. 120 00:13:56,086 --> 00:14:00,090 You're responsible for the disposition of Leonard betts's remains. 121 00:14:00,215 --> 00:14:04,177 He didn't have any family. No friends either, as far as I could tell. 122 00:14:04,261 --> 00:14:07,264 - Except you. - I liked him. 123 00:14:07,347 --> 00:14:12,102 But I wasn't really his friend. He didn't let people get that close. 124 00:14:12,227 --> 00:14:16,023 I'm not sure I could call myself his partner. Mostly I stayed out of his way. 125 00:14:16,106 --> 00:14:19,443 - What do you mean? - He was an amazing medical technician. 126 00:14:19,526 --> 00:14:24,114 He could diagnose illness better than any doctor I've ever seen. 127 00:14:24,614 --> 00:14:29,286 You know how they say some people can just look at you and tell you what's wrong? 128 00:14:29,411 --> 00:14:34,708 Leonard could do that. Especially with cancer. He should have been an oncologist. 129 00:14:34,791 --> 00:14:37,711 He used to volunteer weekends at the cancer ward. 130 00:14:37,794 --> 00:14:39,421 Read to patients, stuff like that. 131 00:14:39,504 --> 00:14:43,508 Did you ever notice anything about him? Anything odd? 132 00:14:43,592 --> 00:14:46,887 No. Well, he never got sick. 133 00:14:46,970 --> 00:14:49,973 That was pretty amazing, doing what we do. 134 00:14:50,098 --> 00:14:53,393 - He was the picture of health. - Was he ever injured on the job? 135 00:14:53,477 --> 00:14:55,479 No. Never. 136 00:14:55,562 --> 00:14:57,064 I mean, until... 137 00:14:57,439 --> 00:14:58,607 Oh, yeah. 138 00:14:59,149 --> 00:15:00,734 I'm sorry. 139 00:15:00,817 --> 00:15:04,821 I don't know what all this has to do with someone stealing Leonard's body. 140 00:15:04,905 --> 00:15:07,949 It almost sounds like you're investigating Leonard. 141 00:15:08,158 --> 00:15:12,412 No, no... thanks for bearing with my questions. I appreciate your time. 142 00:15:27,677 --> 00:15:32,099 This is biopolymerisation, a high-tech mummification process. 143 00:15:32,182 --> 00:15:34,601 The remains are dipped in the epoxy. 144 00:15:34,684 --> 00:15:38,438 Once it's cured, the specimen can be sliced for examination. 145 00:15:38,522 --> 00:15:41,108 Or you got yourself a nice paperweight. 146 00:15:41,191 --> 00:15:45,946 At any rate, we should have some autopsy answers for you soon. 147 00:15:46,613 --> 00:15:50,534 I'm starting with an anterior slice from your mr betts... 148 00:15:51,201 --> 00:15:53,870 One favouring the frontal lobe. 149 00:16:01,461 --> 00:16:04,047 - Well, this is certainly strange. - What? 150 00:16:04,464 --> 00:16:08,552 - There's something wrong with the image? - In a manner of speaking. 151 00:16:08,635 --> 00:16:10,720 Here, see for yourself. 152 00:16:14,015 --> 00:16:18,228 Oh, my god. His entire brain looks like one giant glioma. 153 00:16:18,645 --> 00:16:21,064 - He had cancer? - He was riddled with it. 154 00:16:21,189 --> 00:16:25,235 Every cell in the sample. Every cell in his entire head and in his brain... 155 00:16:25,318 --> 00:16:29,197 Was all cancerous. It's completely pervasive. 156 00:16:29,406 --> 00:16:31,908 - Could you live in this condition? - Live? 157 00:16:32,033 --> 00:16:36,413 This man would have been long dead before reaching such an extreme metastatic stage. 158 00:16:36,538 --> 00:16:37,664 How do you explain it? 159 00:16:37,747 --> 00:16:41,668 Maybe the polymerisation process distorted the sample somehow. 160 00:16:41,751 --> 00:16:45,547 Maybe we're not really seeing what we think we're seeing. 161 00:16:46,381 --> 00:16:49,843 Maybe we're just seeing it clearly for the first time. 162 00:16:49,926 --> 00:16:53,221 - What are you suggesting? - Let's get a slice to go. 163 00:16:59,269 --> 00:17:04,107 (Woman on radio) Monongahela, 136, en route with a male not responding to cpr. 164 00:17:04,191 --> 00:17:06,276 Please advise. 165 00:17:07,777 --> 00:17:10,238 Dispatch, somebody pick up, please. 166 00:17:12,115 --> 00:17:18,622 (Betts's voice) Allegheny catholic, 208. I know you're up to your ass in alligators... 167 00:17:18,747 --> 00:17:20,624 Michele? 168 00:17:21,291 --> 00:17:23,251 Leonard? 169 00:17:23,543 --> 00:17:25,128 Let's go here. 170 00:17:25,212 --> 00:17:27,297 Michele! Come on! 171 00:17:30,383 --> 00:17:33,136 (Woman) It seems to be working. Good call, 208. 172 00:17:33,220 --> 00:17:36,723 - Thanks for the tip. - (Betts's voice) Glad I could help. 173 00:17:38,808 --> 00:17:42,938 Oh, wow. I've never worked with a sample of human tissue before. 174 00:17:43,897 --> 00:17:45,899 What exactly were you looking to find? 175 00:17:45,982 --> 00:17:48,276 - I'll tell you if we find it. - Excellent. 176 00:17:48,652 --> 00:17:52,572 Are you ever asked to defend this as a legitimate scientific process? 177 00:17:52,656 --> 00:17:54,908 Only if you're not happy with the results. 178 00:17:54,991 --> 00:17:58,328 Chuck did pioneering work in kirlian photography in the us. 179 00:17:58,411 --> 00:18:02,082 Although I prefer the umbrella term "aura photography". 180 00:18:02,165 --> 00:18:05,252 By applying high-frequency electricity... 181 00:18:05,335 --> 00:18:09,172 I am able to photograph an organism's coronal discharge. 182 00:18:09,464 --> 00:18:12,425 - Coronal discharge? - Coronal discharge. Life force. 183 00:18:12,509 --> 00:18:15,762 "Chi" is an accepted fact in most eastern cultures. 184 00:18:15,845 --> 00:18:19,266 And the theoretical basis of holistic medicine, of acupuncture. 185 00:18:19,349 --> 00:18:21,017 What is its application here? 186 00:18:21,101 --> 00:18:25,188 It may account for the fogging of your pet scan of Leonard betts's head. 187 00:18:33,613 --> 00:18:38,285 You know, with this equipment, I have been able to capture phantom images... 188 00:18:38,368 --> 00:18:40,954 Of whole leaves that were cut in half... 189 00:18:41,037 --> 00:18:45,542 Or the vestigial image of a lizard's tail long after it's been cutoff. 190 00:18:45,667 --> 00:18:48,295 Which, you have to admit, is pretty cool. 191 00:18:51,631 --> 00:18:53,967 It looks like we got somethin' here. 192 00:18:55,135 --> 00:18:57,220 Oh, yeah. 193 00:18:58,888 --> 00:19:02,684 Now, I don't know exactly what you're looking for, but... 194 00:19:05,854 --> 00:19:10,567 Oh, yeah. There's definitely some kind of energy happenin' here. 195 00:19:11,401 --> 00:19:15,905 Chuck, would you believe that this man's head had been decapitated? 196 00:19:16,031 --> 00:19:18,700 - Oh, come on. No way. - Way. 197 00:19:22,746 --> 00:19:25,040 Are we happy with the results? 198 00:19:28,251 --> 00:19:31,338 Those sure as hell looked like shoulders to me. 199 00:19:31,421 --> 00:19:35,091 I don't even know how to explain that photo, or even what it proves. 200 00:19:35,175 --> 00:19:37,260 What if it proves that betts is alive? 201 00:19:37,385 --> 00:19:40,013 - Mulder! - You said he was riddled with cancer. 202 00:19:40,096 --> 00:19:43,683 What is cancer but normal cells growing rapidly out of control... 203 00:19:43,767 --> 00:19:46,186 Usually caused by damage to their DNA. 204 00:19:46,269 --> 00:19:48,438 - Where is this going? - Let me tell you. 205 00:19:48,563 --> 00:19:51,608 What if the cancer was not caused by damaged DNA? 206 00:19:51,691 --> 00:19:57,530 If the cancer was not a destructive factor, but was rather the normal state of being? 207 00:19:57,614 --> 00:20:00,867 Even if that were possible, he's been decapitated. 208 00:20:00,950 --> 00:20:04,871 What if this man's life force, his chi, whatever you want to call it... 209 00:20:04,954 --> 00:20:07,874 Somehow retained a blueprint of the man himself... 210 00:20:07,957 --> 00:20:11,378 Guiding rapid growth not as cancer but as regeneration? 211 00:20:11,461 --> 00:20:13,880 You think Leonard betts regrew his head? 212 00:20:13,963 --> 00:20:17,801 The fluid that I found in betts's bathtub was povidone-iodine. 213 00:20:17,926 --> 00:20:21,805 It's often used by lab researchers on reptiles to aid regeneration. 214 00:20:21,888 --> 00:20:25,225 We both know that salamanders have grown entirely new limbs. 215 00:20:25,308 --> 00:20:30,146 Salamanders are one thing, but no mammal possesses that kind of regenerative power. 216 00:20:30,230 --> 00:20:32,816 There is no creature that can regrow its head. 217 00:20:32,941 --> 00:20:35,235 Worms. You cut a worm in half, you get two. 218 00:20:35,318 --> 00:20:37,070 Mulder, they're worms. 219 00:20:37,153 --> 00:20:39,489 I'm just saying it's not unheard of. 220 00:20:39,614 --> 00:20:43,743 Well, someone is going to great lengths to dispose of the evidence. 221 00:20:43,827 --> 00:20:46,413 Maybe betts is trying to protect his secret. 222 00:20:46,496 --> 00:20:48,581 (Phone rings) 223 00:20:50,667 --> 00:20:52,502 Scully. 224 00:20:52,585 --> 00:20:54,671 Yeah. 225 00:20:57,841 --> 00:20:59,509 Great. Thanks. 226 00:20:59,634 --> 00:21:01,511 Leonard betts did have secrets. 227 00:21:01,594 --> 00:21:05,265 One of them being that he had an alter ego named Albert Tanner. 228 00:21:05,348 --> 00:21:06,433 Who? 229 00:21:06,516 --> 00:21:11,604 I had Danny run the fingerprints. Two names came up: The second was Albert Tanner. 230 00:21:11,688 --> 00:21:15,191 Albert Tanner has a relative, Elaine Tanner, his mother... 231 00:21:15,275 --> 00:21:18,319 Who just happens to live here in Pittsburgh. 232 00:21:19,279 --> 00:21:21,364 (Doorbell) 233 00:21:26,202 --> 00:21:27,620 - Elaine Tanner? - Yes. 234 00:21:27,704 --> 00:21:30,957 I'm agent Scully. This is agent mulder. We're with the FBI. 235 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:34,669 - Oh. What can I do for you? - Is your son Albert Tanner? 236 00:21:35,545 --> 00:21:37,881 We'd like to ask you some questions. 237 00:21:43,803 --> 00:21:48,016 Please excuse me for one second. I've got something on the stove. 238 00:21:52,479 --> 00:21:54,564 Scully. 239 00:22:06,367 --> 00:22:09,496 - Mrs Tanner, is this your son? - Yes. That's Albert. 240 00:22:09,746 --> 00:22:12,499 We know this man as Leonard Morris betts. 241 00:22:12,582 --> 00:22:15,084 - Are you familiar with that name? - No. 242 00:22:15,251 --> 00:22:17,754 Do you know if your son used any other names? 243 00:22:17,879 --> 00:22:20,757 Why are you asking me about him? 244 00:22:21,508 --> 00:22:25,011 Mrs Tanner, are you aware that your son has recently died? 245 00:22:25,094 --> 00:22:27,013 What do you mean, "recently"? 246 00:22:27,096 --> 00:22:29,349 When did your son die? 247 00:22:29,432 --> 00:22:33,353 Six years ago. He was killed in an automobile accident. 248 00:22:34,938 --> 00:22:38,858 Would it be possible to get a copy of the death certificate? 249 00:22:39,234 --> 00:22:41,277 Of course. 250 00:22:43,780 --> 00:22:45,907 Confused yet? 251 00:22:58,419 --> 00:23:02,298 Excuse me. I'm... I'm looking for an EMT... 252 00:23:02,382 --> 00:23:04,467 The man driving unit 208. 253 00:23:04,801 --> 00:23:09,138 The new guy. 208's over there. He just went off shift, but you might catch him. 254 00:23:09,222 --> 00:23:10,890 Thanks. 255 00:23:15,979 --> 00:23:18,064 Leonard? 256 00:23:38,751 --> 00:23:40,837 Leonard? 257 00:23:48,261 --> 00:23:51,598 Oh, my god. It can't be. How can it be? 258 00:23:54,183 --> 00:23:57,478 - Leonard, is it you? - Hey, Michele. 259 00:24:00,189 --> 00:24:02,191 It's ok. 260 00:24:10,617 --> 00:24:12,535 It's ok. 261 00:24:19,208 --> 00:24:22,378 I just wish you hadn't found me, that's all. 262 00:24:22,503 --> 00:24:24,547 What are you talking about? 263 00:24:25,673 --> 00:24:26,716 Leonard? 264 00:24:29,802 --> 00:24:31,888 I'm sorry. 265 00:24:32,180 --> 00:24:34,223 I'm sorry. 266 00:24:35,141 --> 00:24:36,351 I'm sorry. 267 00:24:50,198 --> 00:24:51,866 (Guard) Hey! You there! 268 00:24:53,576 --> 00:24:54,911 Hold it! 269 00:24:59,207 --> 00:25:01,250 Come back here! 270 00:25:02,210 --> 00:25:04,253 Stop where you are! 271 00:25:26,109 --> 00:25:28,611 Stay there, you son of a bitch. 272 00:25:29,445 --> 00:25:31,531 Ronnie? 273 00:25:31,781 --> 00:25:33,616 - Oh, pick up, man. - Go ahead. 274 00:25:33,741 --> 00:25:37,787 We got a situation in the parking lot. This guy just attacked some woman. 275 00:25:37,912 --> 00:25:40,456 She's up at the ambulance parking area. 276 00:25:55,304 --> 00:25:57,432 (Bone cracks) 277 00:26:00,435 --> 00:26:02,437 I'm gonna check on that guy. 278 00:26:45,688 --> 00:26:47,774 Siskel or ebert? 279 00:26:48,149 --> 00:26:51,694 - What's the story? - Michele wilkes was murdered. 280 00:26:51,778 --> 00:26:55,198 We wouldn't know that if the security guard hadn't witnessed it. 281 00:26:55,281 --> 00:27:00,203 I found an autoinjector in the grass. She was given a lethal dose of potassium chloride. 282 00:27:00,286 --> 00:27:04,457 It's an electrolyte found naturally in the body. A coroner doesn't check for it. 283 00:27:04,540 --> 00:27:08,544 Betts was here. She discovered that, then he killed her to protect his secret. 284 00:27:08,628 --> 00:27:11,047 The security guard did ID him as her attacker. 285 00:27:11,130 --> 00:27:14,634 He worked as an EMT, but his co-workers said his name was truelove. 286 00:27:14,717 --> 00:27:18,262 Do you know how this man escaped? He tore off his thumb... 287 00:27:18,346 --> 00:27:21,057 Because he knew he could regrow another one. 288 00:27:21,140 --> 00:27:22,767 It just doesn't work that way. 289 00:27:22,850 --> 00:27:26,729 But is betts's ability to regenerate any greater a leap forward... 290 00:27:26,813 --> 00:27:30,233 Than our ancestors' ability to communicate with language? 291 00:27:30,316 --> 00:27:34,111 But language, evolution... It's a process of steps, not leaps. 292 00:27:34,195 --> 00:27:39,075 Recent evolutionary theory would disagree. What scientists call punctual equilibrium... 293 00:27:39,158 --> 00:27:42,870 Theorises that evolutionary advances are cataclysmic, not gradual. 294 00:27:42,954 --> 00:27:47,583 That evolution occurs not along a straight graphable line but in huge fits and starts... 295 00:27:47,667 --> 00:27:50,086 And the unimaginable happens in the gaps. 296 00:27:50,169 --> 00:27:52,922 The gap between what we are and what betts has become. 297 00:27:53,005 --> 00:27:55,633 What you're describing is someone so evolved... 298 00:27:55,716 --> 00:27:58,344 That you wouldn't even call him human. 299 00:27:58,678 --> 00:28:02,890 On the other hand, how evolved can a man be who drives a dodge dart? 300 00:28:14,443 --> 00:28:18,197 Oh, my god. "Myeloid sarcoma - epithelial carcinoma." 301 00:28:18,281 --> 00:28:22,910 These are all cancerous tumours. This is surgical waste, tagged for disposal. 302 00:28:22,994 --> 00:28:26,664 - What do you think he wanted with them? - You may not want to know. 303 00:28:26,747 --> 00:28:30,376 There's a possibility that Leonard betts not only is cancer... 304 00:28:30,459 --> 00:28:33,045 But that he needs it for survival? 305 00:28:34,463 --> 00:28:36,674 - So this is... - Snack food. 306 00:28:36,757 --> 00:28:39,677 Wouldn't it make sense that natural selection... 307 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:42,722 Would incorporate cancer, the greatest health threat, 308 00:28:42,805 --> 00:28:44,390 as part of our genetic make-up? 309 00:28:44,473 --> 00:28:46,767 Why do I think Darwin is rolling in his grave? 310 00:28:46,851 --> 00:28:51,522 Ask yourself: Why is Leonard betts an EMT? Why does he regularly visit cancer wards? 311 00:28:51,606 --> 00:28:53,357 Access. 312 00:28:53,649 --> 00:28:57,612 The car's registered to one Elaine Tanner, 3108 old bank road. 313 00:28:57,820 --> 00:28:59,322 Betts's mom. 314 00:28:59,405 --> 00:29:03,451 Do you think mom knows her dead son is tooling around in her car? 315 00:29:08,539 --> 00:29:12,209 Elaine Tanner? We have a warrant to search the premises. 316 00:29:18,090 --> 00:29:21,928 Mrs Tanner, we know your son is alive and that you're in contact with him. 317 00:29:22,011 --> 00:29:24,555 You need to tell us where we can find him. 318 00:29:26,307 --> 00:29:29,685 Last night he murdered a woman in cold blood. 319 00:29:29,810 --> 00:29:34,190 By lying to protect him, you are considered an accessory to murder. 320 00:29:35,066 --> 00:29:39,320 Can you tell me what you use this for? It's a pretty big bottle. 321 00:29:39,570 --> 00:29:41,864 You get a lot of cuts? 322 00:29:42,323 --> 00:29:45,117 When my son was eight years old... 323 00:29:45,201 --> 00:29:49,622 There were two boys who picked on him because he was different. 324 00:29:49,705 --> 00:29:54,168 He just ignored them. He knew he was better than they were. 325 00:29:55,711 --> 00:29:59,632 One day they cornered him walking home. Beat him up. 326 00:29:59,924 --> 00:30:04,512 He didn't even try to fight back. Just lay there, taking the blows. 327 00:30:05,221 --> 00:30:09,225 So I don't believe you when you tell me he killed anyone. 328 00:30:10,142 --> 00:30:12,812 But, if he did, he had his reasons. 329 00:30:13,771 --> 00:30:17,900 - What reasons, mrs Tanner? - God put him here for a purpose. 330 00:30:18,192 --> 00:30:22,989 God means for him to stay, even if people don't understand. 331 00:30:24,365 --> 00:30:26,867 And that's all I've got to say. 332 00:30:29,453 --> 00:30:31,539 (Sports commentary on TV) 333 00:30:42,842 --> 00:30:44,927 (Coughing) 334 00:31:41,942 --> 00:31:44,028 (Betts) Excuse me. 335 00:31:45,821 --> 00:31:49,450 I'm sorry, but you've got something I need. 336 00:31:53,788 --> 00:31:55,873 Scully? 337 00:31:57,750 --> 00:32:01,921 - Find something? - No sign. Not even a stray sock. Just this. 338 00:32:02,338 --> 00:32:07,051 - A receipt for a storage locker. - A key on his key ring has "112" on it. 339 00:32:09,470 --> 00:32:11,555 Let's check it out. 340 00:32:40,584 --> 00:32:42,670 (Screaming) 341 00:33:01,730 --> 00:33:03,816 (Screams) 342 00:33:22,918 --> 00:33:24,587 Scully. 343 00:33:38,184 --> 00:33:40,269 (Car engine starts) 344 00:34:07,922 --> 00:34:10,841 Mr John gillnitz. Death from massive blood loss... 345 00:34:10,966 --> 00:34:14,970 Due to what I can only describe as a skilful removal of his left lung. 346 00:34:15,137 --> 00:34:16,931 - It's betts. - Doing what? 347 00:34:17,014 --> 00:34:20,100 This man's medical records will show he had lung cancer. 348 00:34:20,184 --> 00:34:23,687 - And betts was in need of what he had. - How would he have known that? 349 00:34:23,812 --> 00:34:26,982 He had an ability to diagnose cancer. 350 00:34:27,066 --> 00:34:29,026 Maybe his need provided a heightened sense. 351 00:34:29,193 --> 00:34:33,322 Well, whatever he was doing, he's taking the secret to his grave. 352 00:34:33,447 --> 00:34:35,491 Yeah, for the second time. 353 00:34:38,327 --> 00:34:40,371 Mulder, Leonard betts is dead. 354 00:34:40,496 --> 00:34:44,124 Of that I am absolutely certain. And he is not coming back. 355 00:34:44,208 --> 00:34:46,794 You would've said that about Albert Tanner. 356 00:34:46,877 --> 00:34:48,045 I don't understand. 357 00:34:48,128 --> 00:34:51,090 Six years ago Tanner dies in an accident. His mother buries him. 358 00:34:51,173 --> 00:34:54,551 Several days ago he shows up as Leonard betts. Explain that. 359 00:34:54,677 --> 00:34:58,973 - Maybe the first death was staged. - You wanna bet on that? 360 00:35:29,211 --> 00:35:31,797 Will the real Leonard betts please stand up? 361 00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:34,717 These men may be no more than monozygotic twins. 362 00:35:34,842 --> 00:35:37,761 I think that what we're standing witness to here... 363 00:35:37,886 --> 00:35:41,181 Goes way beyond the regeneration of a thumb or a limb or a head. 364 00:35:41,265 --> 00:35:45,436 Mulder, I don't know what you're getting at. Regeneration of an entire body? 365 00:35:45,561 --> 00:35:47,229 I don't know why I'm listening. 366 00:35:47,354 --> 00:35:51,191 Because I think that the fiery crash that killed this man was a ruse... 367 00:35:51,275 --> 00:35:54,403 And that this man lying here is still at large. 368 00:36:03,370 --> 00:36:06,707 I'm scared, honey. The FBI... 369 00:36:07,249 --> 00:36:11,795 They seem to know all about you. They dug up the coffin. 370 00:36:12,629 --> 00:36:14,757 They found your friend. 371 00:36:15,883 --> 00:36:19,303 I don't think they're ever going to leave you alone. 372 00:36:19,553 --> 00:36:21,597 And you're weak. 373 00:36:22,264 --> 00:36:24,725 You have to restore your strength. 374 00:36:25,809 --> 00:36:28,312 You know what you have to do. 375 00:36:32,316 --> 00:36:34,443 I'm your mother. 376 00:36:35,402 --> 00:36:38,447 And it's a mother's duty to provide. 377 00:36:50,834 --> 00:36:54,421 If this man really exists, what makes you think he'd come here? 378 00:36:54,505 --> 00:37:00,594 The only person who knows his secret is his mom. If we get him, it'll be through her. 379 00:37:01,011 --> 00:37:03,138 (Siren wailing) 380 00:37:16,985 --> 00:37:19,863 - Get out of the truck! - Federal agents! 381 00:37:20,656 --> 00:37:22,783 Whoa! Whoa! What the hell...? 382 00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:25,494 - What are you doing here? - We got a call. 383 00:37:25,619 --> 00:37:29,415 Elderly woman with massive chest trauma and blood loss. 3108 old bank. 384 00:37:29,498 --> 00:37:32,668 - (Man) Believe me, that's all we know. - Stay here. 385 00:37:52,521 --> 00:37:55,023 Mulder, get the emts up here! 386 00:37:56,358 --> 00:37:58,402 (Mulder) Guys, get in here! 387 00:38:05,868 --> 00:38:08,954 She has an open wound. A surgical cut. 388 00:38:09,037 --> 00:38:11,540 Three guesses what was removed. 389 00:38:12,749 --> 00:38:16,420 He did this to her, and then he called an ambulance. 390 00:38:17,754 --> 00:38:21,592 Judging by the response time, he might still be here. 391 00:38:30,726 --> 00:38:33,103 Betts is gone. He must have taken off on foot. 392 00:38:33,228 --> 00:38:38,066 Well, she's gonna be ok, mulder. We might be able to get where he went out of her. 393 00:38:38,192 --> 00:38:43,071 You stay with her. I'll call the local pd and have them cordon off the area. 394 00:38:43,780 --> 00:38:47,367 This is special agent mulder. I've got an emergency situation. 395 00:38:47,451 --> 00:38:53,373 I need all available units to 3108 old bank road. I'm searching for a murder suspect. 396 00:39:19,983 --> 00:39:25,239 Mulder, mrs Tanner's going into the er, but she took a downturn en route. 397 00:39:25,322 --> 00:39:29,743 They defibrillated her, but there's no chance of getting anything cogent from her. 398 00:39:29,826 --> 00:39:31,662 What about on your end? 399 00:39:31,787 --> 00:39:33,997 We're going house to house here. 400 00:39:34,122 --> 00:39:35,499 We've got a chopper coming, 401 00:39:35,582 --> 00:39:38,627 but I'd say betts has a pretty good chance of getting away. 402 00:39:38,752 --> 00:39:41,838 If he steals a car or gets a ride, he could get away for good. 403 00:39:41,964 --> 00:39:44,299 He worked this thing out pretty well. 404 00:39:44,424 --> 00:39:47,803 So if there's anything you can get out of mrs Tanner tonight... 405 00:39:47,928 --> 00:39:51,014 At this point we don't have much else to go on. 406 00:39:52,766 --> 00:39:54,268 Get over here right now. 407 00:39:54,643 --> 00:39:56,520 - What? - Get over here right now. 408 00:40:13,662 --> 00:40:14,663 Oh! 409 00:40:23,171 --> 00:40:24,840 I'm sorry. 410 00:40:27,467 --> 00:40:29,970 But you've got something I need. 411 00:41:12,095 --> 00:41:14,890 Oh, my god. Let's get a crash cart. 412 00:41:41,750 --> 00:41:44,252 They pronounced betts ten minutes ago. 413 00:41:44,378 --> 00:41:47,547 - He's dead? - As near as anyone can tell. 414 00:41:47,631 --> 00:41:51,802 His mom's alive, due to the fact that betts dressed her wounds so carefully. 415 00:41:51,927 --> 00:41:53,804 She'll pull through, for now. 416 00:41:54,054 --> 00:41:56,390 - Cancer. - Yeah. 417 00:41:59,267 --> 00:42:02,688 "Metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma", to be precise. 418 00:42:02,771 --> 00:42:04,773 She was treated for it previously. 419 00:42:04,898 --> 00:42:08,068 Got a clean bill of health about three months ago. 420 00:42:11,279 --> 00:42:13,615 You did a good job, Scully. 421 00:42:15,450 --> 00:42:17,786 You should be proud. 422 00:42:20,288 --> 00:42:22,624 I want to go home. 423 00:43:09,171 --> 00:43:11,214 (Coughing) 424 00:44:08,730 --> 00:44:10,607 Subtitles by visiontext 425 00:44:18,907 --> 00:44:20,534 (Child) I made this!