1 00:00:27,738 --> 00:00:33,327 We don't have to be out here, you know. It's not like you're still in high school. 2 00:00:33,410 --> 00:00:35,537 We can go to the motel. 3 00:00:35,621 --> 00:00:39,666 - I wouldn't want anyone to see us. - No one will see us. 4 00:00:39,750 --> 00:00:41,835 It's a small town. 5 00:00:50,052 --> 00:00:52,137 (grunts in pain) 6 00:01:02,439 --> 00:01:05,734 George... Come on, George. 7 00:01:31,593 --> 00:01:35,973 - Why'd you change your mind anyway? - You're pretty persistent, I guess. 8 00:01:36,056 --> 00:01:38,642 - Squeaky wheel gets the oil? - I guess so. 9 00:01:38,725 --> 00:01:42,312 What's wrong with right here? I could set the blanket down and... 10 00:01:42,396 --> 00:01:44,690 - Not yet. - Why not? 11 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:48,610 Because... you have to catch me first. 12 00:01:52,864 --> 00:01:56,827 Oh, come on now! You don't want me to chase after you, do ya? 13 00:02:00,497 --> 00:02:02,582 Paula! 14 00:02:09,006 --> 00:02:10,882 Paula? 15 00:02:16,763 --> 00:02:18,598 Paula... 16 00:02:18,682 --> 00:02:20,767 Where are you? 17 00:02:28,275 --> 00:02:30,277 Son of a bitch! 18 00:02:47,169 --> 00:02:49,254 (screams) 19 00:03:44,976 --> 00:03:48,855 I don't know, Scully. The man hasn't been seen or heard from in ten weeks. 20 00:03:49,272 --> 00:03:52,150 Come on, Mulder. They're wasting our time. 21 00:03:52,234 --> 00:03:55,862 They're sending us on some kind of a wild-goose chase. 22 00:03:55,946 --> 00:03:58,281 Chicken chase. 23 00:03:58,573 --> 00:04:02,536 George Kearns was a poultry inspector assigned to Dudley, Arkansas... 24 00:04:02,619 --> 00:04:04,871 ...home of Chaco Chicken. 25 00:04:04,955 --> 00:04:09,459 I'm not questioning the legitimacy of the case, just their motives in assigning it. 26 00:04:09,543 --> 00:04:12,295 Doesn't it bother you that they're undermining you? 27 00:04:12,379 --> 00:04:15,632 They may think they are, but on the night he disappeared... 28 00:04:15,715 --> 00:04:19,386 ...a woman on the I-10 saw a strange fire in an adjacent field. 29 00:04:19,469 --> 00:04:23,974 I read that report. She claims that she saw some kind of a foxfire spirit. 30 00:04:24,057 --> 00:04:27,018 I'm surprised she didn't call Oprah after the police. 31 00:04:27,102 --> 00:04:33,024 19th-century tales from the Ozarks describe people being taken away by fireballs. 32 00:04:33,108 --> 00:04:36,820 - The spirits of massacred Indians. - Those are only legends. 33 00:04:36,903 --> 00:04:40,323 Well, most legends don't leave behind 12-foot burn marks. 34 00:04:40,407 --> 00:04:44,411 That was taken by state police in the field where the woman saw foxfire. 35 00:04:44,870 --> 00:04:50,625 - This could have been made by a bonfire. - I thought so, too. Until I remembered this. 36 00:04:50,709 --> 00:04:54,337 A documentary I saw when I was in college about an insane asylum. 37 00:04:54,421 --> 00:04:57,883 - It gave me nightmares. - I thought nothing gave you nightmares. 38 00:04:57,966 --> 00:05:00,051 I was young. 39 00:05:01,511 --> 00:05:04,431 They, uh... See, they took... 40 00:05:04,514 --> 00:05:08,059 They, uh... They took me away. 41 00:05:08,143 --> 00:05:10,562 They took me away... This... The fire demons. 42 00:05:10,645 --> 00:05:15,567 The fire demons... wanted their pound of flesh. 43 00:05:15,650 --> 00:05:17,652 But, uh... 44 00:05:17,736 --> 00:05:20,780 ...I'm too fast for 'em. (chuckles nervously) 45 00:05:22,741 --> 00:05:26,203 You cannot kill them. You can't let them kill you. Oh, no... 46 00:05:26,286 --> 00:05:30,290 No, don't let them kill you. That's no way to get to heaven. 47 00:05:30,373 --> 00:05:32,459 No, sir... 48 00:05:33,585 --> 00:05:36,129 No, sir. That is no way to get to heaven. 49 00:05:36,254 --> 00:05:37,839 His name was Creighton Jones. 50 00:05:37,923 --> 00:05:41,801 He pulled off the road on May 17th 1961 to take a nap. 51 00:05:41,927 --> 00:05:43,845 They found him three days later so deranged 52 00:05:43,929 --> 00:05:46,806 by what he'd seen that he was committed. 53 00:05:46,890 --> 00:05:51,686 The state police found his car on the I-10, right in the middle of Dudley, Arkansas... 54 00:05:51,770 --> 00:05:53,897 ...home of Chaco Chicken. 55 00:06:10,247 --> 00:06:12,499 What's this, Mulder? 56 00:06:14,251 --> 00:06:19,589 That's a witches' peg. Staking it into the ground is supposed to ward off evil spirits. 57 00:06:19,673 --> 00:06:21,800 Can I help you folks? 58 00:06:22,509 --> 00:06:26,179 I'm Sheriff Arens. I saw you back at the turn-off. 59 00:06:26,304 --> 00:06:29,391 FBI. I'm Special Agent Mulder. This is Agent Scully. 60 00:06:29,474 --> 00:06:32,561 We're investigating George Kearns's disappearance. 61 00:06:32,644 --> 00:06:37,315 I'm happy to help you, but I'm not sure how much there is to investigate. 62 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:41,945 - Sheriff, a man is missing. - We found no evidence of criminal activity. 63 00:06:42,028 --> 00:06:46,074 Since no body turned up, we just filed a missing person's report. 64 00:06:46,157 --> 00:06:49,411 Why didn't you mention this witches' peg in your report? 65 00:06:49,494 --> 00:06:52,289 Because these hills are filled with witches' pegs. 66 00:06:52,372 --> 00:06:55,750 These old hill people cling tight to their superstitions. 67 00:06:55,834 --> 00:06:59,504 - What about the scorched area? - Illegal trash burn. 68 00:06:59,629 --> 00:07:02,882 I keep handing out the citations. They keep doing it anyway. 69 00:07:03,008 --> 00:07:05,302 Cheaper to pay a fine than haul it to the dump. 70 00:07:05,385 --> 00:07:08,221 - So you don't believe it's foxfire? - Sir... 71 00:07:08,346 --> 00:07:12,309 ...foxfire's nothing more than a ghost story about swamp gas. 72 00:07:12,392 --> 00:07:17,647 Listen, Kearns was passin' through town ever since he got here six months ago. 73 00:07:17,731 --> 00:07:20,025 - How do you mean? - Never did fit in. 74 00:07:20,358 --> 00:07:22,861 Not at the plant, not even in his own home. 75 00:07:22,986 --> 00:07:26,406 He cheated on his wife every chance he got. 76 00:07:26,489 --> 00:07:28,033 Did he have many chances? 77 00:07:28,158 --> 00:07:31,077 George is the type of man you'd expect to go 78 00:07:31,161 --> 00:07:34,039 chasin' some sweet young thing out of town. 79 00:07:34,164 --> 00:07:38,960 - Is that what his wife thinks happened? - Push comes to shove, I'm sure she does. 80 00:07:39,044 --> 00:07:41,504 But you're welcome to ask her yourself. 81 00:07:46,259 --> 00:07:50,221 My husband had a character that leaves something out. 82 00:07:50,347 --> 00:07:52,307 I always knew that about him... 83 00:07:52,390 --> 00:07:57,771 ...but I didn't have the sense to do anything about it. I guess he saved me the trouble. 84 00:07:57,896 --> 00:08:01,983 So you're fairly certain that he left you for somebody else? 85 00:08:02,067 --> 00:08:06,946 George left me a long time ago, right around the time I turned 40. 86 00:08:07,447 --> 00:08:09,866 Leavin' town was just a formality. 87 00:08:09,949 --> 00:08:15,205 - Do you know who he might be with now? - No. And I don't wanna know, either. 88 00:08:15,288 --> 00:08:19,751 He was about to file this inspection report with the Department of Agriculture... 89 00:08:19,876 --> 00:08:23,129 - ...the day before he disappeared. - I know nothing about that. 90 00:08:23,463 --> 00:08:28,551 - He never discussed his work with you? - He never told me and I never asked. 91 00:08:28,635 --> 00:08:33,515 He cited several health violations. He was gonna recommend the plant be shut down. 92 00:08:33,598 --> 00:08:36,434 I don't know a thing about what went on in that plant. 93 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:40,939 Did he ever receive threatening phone calls or anything unusual in the mail? 94 00:08:41,064 --> 00:08:45,402 There were hang-ups, but I always thought it was one of his girlfriends. 95 00:08:47,404 --> 00:08:49,572 I'm gonna give you my phone number. 96 00:08:49,656 --> 00:08:53,702 If your husband tries to contact you, I want you to get in touch with me. 97 00:08:53,785 --> 00:08:56,621 Or if you can think of anything else. 98 00:09:37,787 --> 00:09:39,998 (woman) Come on, Paula. Let's go! 99 00:10:23,208 --> 00:10:27,837 This is Jess Harold, the floor manager. Jess, these people are with the FBI. 100 00:10:27,921 --> 00:10:30,215 You're here about George Kearns? 101 00:10:30,340 --> 00:10:34,385 His disappearance may have something to do with a report... 102 00:10:34,511 --> 00:10:37,806 ...he was about to file with the Department of Agriculture. 103 00:10:37,889 --> 00:10:41,351 Ever since he got here, George was trying to shut us down. 104 00:10:42,018 --> 00:10:43,853 He cited multiple violations. 105 00:10:43,937 --> 00:10:47,023 I know. I had to answer to each one of them. 106 00:10:47,565 --> 00:10:50,276 Was there any merit to his claims? 107 00:10:50,401 --> 00:10:52,862 Let me show you something. 108 00:11:02,539 --> 00:11:04,582 (gasping) 109 00:11:08,461 --> 00:11:10,880 Paula, are you OK? 110 00:11:38,491 --> 00:11:43,788 This is where George worked. Every chicken passes through the inspectors' station. 111 00:11:43,913 --> 00:11:45,540 We've been here 50 years 112 00:11:45,623 --> 00:11:48,418 and had no trouble with the USDA until George came along. 113 00:11:48,501 --> 00:11:51,838 - So he really did threaten to shut it down. - Oh, he tried. 114 00:11:51,963 --> 00:11:56,801 But we got three other inspectors here consistently give us top marks. Here. 115 00:11:57,594 --> 00:11:59,637 See for yourself. 116 00:11:59,762 --> 00:12:02,140 The only problem this plant had was George. 117 00:12:02,265 --> 00:12:05,310 Problem enough to do something about? 118 00:12:05,435 --> 00:12:09,063 If you mean any kind of unsavouriness, I guess anything's possible. 119 00:12:09,147 --> 00:12:12,942 George had a bone to pick with everyone, even the federal government. 120 00:12:13,026 --> 00:12:15,987 - What do you mean? - He filed a compensation suit. 121 00:12:16,112 --> 00:12:20,783 Claimed he was getting terrible headaches. "Line hypnosis" his lawyers called it. 122 00:12:20,992 --> 00:12:24,370 Yeah, it's caused by high-speed repetitive activity. 123 00:12:24,495 --> 00:12:27,290 I don't deny a lot of chickens go through here 124 00:12:27,373 --> 00:12:29,751 but we operate within federal guidelines. 125 00:12:29,834 --> 00:12:31,920 What happened to his lawsuit? 126 00:12:32,003 --> 00:12:36,382 It was dismissed, just a few weeks before he disappeared. 127 00:12:36,507 --> 00:12:38,551 What's that? 128 00:12:39,469 --> 00:12:41,304 Oh, that. 129 00:12:41,387 --> 00:12:43,932 Feed grinder. Chops up bone, tissue. 130 00:12:44,015 --> 00:12:48,394 See, any part of the bird we can't package, we process and use as feed. 131 00:12:48,686 --> 00:12:52,106 - Chickens feed on chickens? - It doesn't sound appetising. 132 00:12:52,190 --> 00:12:54,525 But it is nutritious and cuts down on cost. 133 00:12:54,651 --> 00:12:59,530 The meat is cooked, then mixed with grain. No reason to let all that protein go to waste. 134 00:12:59,656 --> 00:13:02,700 - Excuse me. I got a shift change. - Howdy, Sheriff. 135 00:13:02,825 --> 00:13:04,702 Logan. 136 00:13:05,203 --> 00:13:08,206 Mulder, ready to admit they sent us on a fool's errand? 137 00:13:08,331 --> 00:13:11,626 If the fool would persist in his folly, he'd become wise. 138 00:13:11,709 --> 00:13:13,962 Whether Kearns left or was killed, 139 00:13:14,045 --> 00:13:17,340 this could have been handled by any Kansas City agent. 140 00:13:17,423 --> 00:13:20,051 - I'm not so sure about that. - (woman screams) 141 00:13:22,095 --> 00:13:24,347 Let him go! We're federal agents. 142 00:13:25,890 --> 00:13:27,934 (SCU/ly) Everyone stay calm! 143 00:13:28,935 --> 00:13:31,104 Don't hurt him! Tell us what you want. 144 00:13:31,396 --> 00:13:34,357 Don't get excited. Just calm down. 145 00:13:35,066 --> 00:13:38,277 Stay calm! You don't want anyone to get hurt. 146 00:13:38,945 --> 00:13:42,365 We can talk this thing out. Why don't you give me the knife? 147 00:13:45,201 --> 00:13:47,036 (gunshot) 148 00:13:52,083 --> 00:13:54,210 You OK? 149 00:14:11,644 --> 00:14:14,147 Do you have any idea why she attacked you? 150 00:14:14,272 --> 00:14:15,481 None at all. 151 00:14:15,565 --> 00:14:17,775 No recent complaints or strange behaviour? 152 00:14:18,109 --> 00:14:22,280 Paula has always been one of our best employees. Stable, well-liked. 153 00:14:22,405 --> 00:14:25,033 I can't begin to imagine what brought this on. 154 00:14:25,116 --> 00:14:27,869 Dr Randolph, do you have any ideas? 155 00:14:27,952 --> 00:14:30,413 If you're done with me, I got work to do. 156 00:14:30,788 --> 00:14:34,417 Come by tomorrow and let me make sure it's not infected. 157 00:14:34,500 --> 00:14:36,419 Sure. 158 00:14:38,838 --> 00:14:40,298 Uh... 159 00:14:40,423 --> 00:14:43,926 Paula came by last week, complaining of persistent headaches. 160 00:14:44,010 --> 00:14:47,764 She had suddenly started getting irritable, unable to sleep. 161 00:14:48,139 --> 00:14:51,684 - Did you determine the cause? - I'm just the staff physician. 162 00:14:51,809 --> 00:14:54,145 I usually only treat hand injuries... 163 00:14:54,270 --> 00:14:57,857 ...so I'm a little out of my depth on psychiatric matters. 164 00:14:57,982 --> 00:15:00,610 Was anything physically wrong with her? 165 00:15:00,693 --> 00:15:03,571 I sent her to County for a brain scan and an EEG. 166 00:15:03,654 --> 00:15:07,658 Both came back normal, so I assumed her condition was stress-related. 167 00:15:07,784 --> 00:15:12,205 - Could it have been line hypnosis? - I'm not qualified to make that diagnosis. 168 00:15:12,330 --> 00:15:16,125 But you can tell us whether George Kearns had similar complaints. 169 00:15:16,667 --> 00:15:20,338 They presented similar symptoms, yeah. 170 00:15:20,838 --> 00:15:26,427 - (Scully) How did you treat them? - Both with pain medication - codeine. 171 00:15:26,511 --> 00:15:29,931 I think an autopsy on Paula Gray would clarify things. 172 00:15:30,014 --> 00:15:33,226 I'm, uh... afraid I can't authorise that. 173 00:15:33,351 --> 00:15:36,479 - That's up to Mr Chaco. - Why? You're her physician. 174 00:15:36,562 --> 00:15:42,485 Yeah, but Mr Chaco was Paula Gray's grandfather... and her legal guardian. 175 00:16:37,081 --> 00:16:39,542 (Mulder) Mr Chaco? 176 00:16:39,625 --> 00:16:41,919 Feedin' these chickens... 177 00:16:42,461 --> 00:16:45,214 ...helps me clear my mind. 178 00:16:46,632 --> 00:16:49,260 They're perfect creatures, you know. 179 00:16:49,385 --> 00:16:54,390 We eat their meat, their eggs, sleep on pillows stuffed with their feathers. 180 00:16:56,309 --> 00:17:00,021 Not many people I know are as useful as these chickens. 181 00:17:00,104 --> 00:17:03,733 Sorry to disturb you, sir. We realise this is difficult for you. 182 00:17:03,816 --> 00:17:07,612 You wanna conduct an autopsy on my granddaughter. 183 00:17:08,738 --> 00:17:10,406 Why? 184 00:17:13,492 --> 00:17:17,121 You think Paula had some disease that made her act that way? 185 00:17:17,955 --> 00:17:21,125 That's what we're hoping a postmortem will determine. 186 00:17:21,250 --> 00:17:24,212 I thought your business was Kearns's disappearance. 187 00:17:24,295 --> 00:17:28,007 It is, but it may be linked with what happened to your granddaughter. 188 00:17:28,507 --> 00:17:29,842 How? 189 00:17:29,967 --> 00:17:35,389 It's possible they may have both suffered from the same neurological disorder. 190 00:17:35,473 --> 00:17:41,270 You know, when I came here after the war, Dudley was just a patch of dirt. 191 00:17:41,812 --> 00:17:45,816 I built that plant and put my whole family to work there. 192 00:17:46,609 --> 00:17:50,613 We made this town one of the biggest chicken processors in the nation. 193 00:17:51,322 --> 00:17:55,034 We couldn't have done that with troublemakers and layabouts. 194 00:17:55,159 --> 00:17:57,203 I assume you mean George Kearns. 195 00:17:57,328 --> 00:18:03,000 Men like George Kearns don't build things. They tend to tear 'em down. 196 00:18:03,292 --> 00:18:07,088 Then you're aware of his recommendation to close down your plant? 197 00:18:07,171 --> 00:18:09,298 You know... 198 00:18:09,715 --> 00:18:13,970 ...livin' a long life is a mixed blessing. 199 00:18:14,053 --> 00:18:18,683 You spend your youth trying to build something for yourself and your family... 200 00:18:18,808 --> 00:18:24,355 ...and your community, only to watch it all taken away from you at your old age. 201 00:18:26,023 --> 00:18:27,984 Still... 202 00:18:28,067 --> 00:18:31,153 ...I'm not ready to die just yet. 203 00:18:32,363 --> 00:18:35,032 You go do your autopsy on Paula. 204 00:18:35,533 --> 00:18:38,744 I wanna know what happened to my granddaughter. 205 00:18:55,386 --> 00:18:57,763 I think we've got something here, Mulder. 206 00:18:57,888 --> 00:19:00,057 - Take a look. - What am I looking at? 207 00:19:00,182 --> 00:19:02,393 A specimen from Paula's brain. 208 00:19:02,518 --> 00:19:06,397 She had a rare degenerative disorder called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. 209 00:19:06,522 --> 00:19:10,026 It's characterised by the formation of holes in the brain tissue. 210 00:19:10,109 --> 00:19:15,823 - Why didn't they show up on her charts? - Short of an autopsy, it's hard to diagnose. 211 00:19:15,906 --> 00:19:19,535 I've only seen infected tissue once, back in medical school. 212 00:19:19,618 --> 00:19:22,621 - Could it be why she attacked Jess Harold? - Absolutely. 213 00:19:22,747 --> 00:19:27,293 Victims of Creutzfeldt-Jakob suffer from progressive dementia, severe seizures. 214 00:19:27,418 --> 00:19:30,755 - Is it fatal? - This girl would have been dead in months. 215 00:19:31,255 --> 00:19:35,926 Except that Paula Gray was no girl. This is her personnel file. Check it out. 216 00:19:36,469 --> 00:19:39,513 It says here that Paula Gray was born in 1948... 217 00:19:39,597 --> 00:19:44,101 ...which means that this woman, Chaco's granddaughter, was 47 years old. 218 00:19:45,227 --> 00:19:46,729 There must be a mistake. 219 00:19:46,812 --> 00:19:50,900 Let's find out. Her birth certificate should be on file at the courthouse. 220 00:19:50,983 --> 00:19:56,238 Who knows, Scully? This could turn out to be even more interesting than foxfire. 221 00:20:08,751 --> 00:20:13,631 The odds that they both had the same disease are practically nonexistent. 222 00:20:13,756 --> 00:20:17,718 Creutzfeldt-Jakob can be hereditary, but it's not communicable. 223 00:20:17,802 --> 00:20:21,931 That two unrelated people in one town contracted the same rare disease is... 224 00:20:22,014 --> 00:20:27,144 A lot more likely than Paula Gray being three years shy of her 50th birthday. 225 00:20:28,020 --> 00:20:29,814 Mulder, look out! 226 00:20:37,363 --> 00:20:39,657 (clucking) 227 00:20:46,372 --> 00:20:48,707 Call an ambulance! 228 00:20:48,833 --> 00:20:51,127 I'll try to get the driver out. 229 00:20:55,714 --> 00:21:00,010 This is Federal Agent Scully. I'd like to report an accident... 230 00:21:12,565 --> 00:21:18,487 I just got off the phone with Dr Randolph. He said this driver had the same symptoms. 231 00:21:18,571 --> 00:21:24,076 You're saying this is a third victim? You told me two cases are statistically impossible. 232 00:21:24,201 --> 00:21:26,162 They would be. 233 00:21:26,245 --> 00:21:29,290 I just came up with a sick theory, Mulder. 234 00:21:29,373 --> 00:21:31,500 Ooh, I'm listening. 235 00:21:32,209 --> 00:21:33,961 You saw the feed grinders at the plant. 236 00:21:34,044 --> 00:21:37,089 What if somebody put Kearns's body in there? 237 00:21:37,214 --> 00:21:38,632 This is a prion disease, 238 00:21:38,716 --> 00:21:42,678 so it may have passed on to the chickens and whoever ate them. 239 00:21:42,761 --> 00:21:45,347 So anyone eating the chickens would be at risk? 240 00:21:45,431 --> 00:21:46,474 It's possible. 241 00:21:46,557 --> 00:21:50,936 In England they incinerate cattle to stop them passing on mad cow disease. 242 00:21:51,061 --> 00:21:53,606 These chickens are shipped all over the country. 243 00:21:53,731 --> 00:21:58,527 If you're right, we'd be seeing an epidemic, not just a few local cases. 244 00:21:59,278 --> 00:22:01,197 Sheriff? 245 00:22:03,282 --> 00:22:05,868 What's wrong with this water? 246 00:22:07,578 --> 00:22:11,916 Runoff from the plant. Chicken litter, mostly. Some blood and parts. 247 00:22:12,041 --> 00:22:14,919 Was this river searched after Kearns disappeared? 248 00:22:15,085 --> 00:22:17,588 Are you kiddin'? A needle in a haystack! 249 00:22:17,713 --> 00:22:20,758 I'd like it dragged as soon as possible. 250 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:24,428 Why would you wanna do that? 251 00:22:24,553 --> 00:22:26,931 To see what's in there. 252 00:22:27,056 --> 00:22:31,560 That's a filthy job, and I would first like to know what you're lookin' for. 253 00:22:31,644 --> 00:22:33,938 Hopefully, nothing. 254 00:22:35,481 --> 00:22:39,693 Look, Sheriff, if you don't wanna do it, I can get some of my men to do it. 255 00:22:39,777 --> 00:22:41,904 I'll do it. 256 00:22:43,614 --> 00:22:45,616 - Mulder... - It's just a hunch. 257 00:22:45,741 --> 00:22:49,245 If Kearns didn't run off, if he was murdered for that report... 258 00:22:49,328 --> 00:22:52,122 ...then his body's gotta be somewhere. 259 00:23:10,474 --> 00:23:13,894 We closed the spillway and the water level dropped. 260 00:23:13,978 --> 00:23:17,982 - They came up with it almost immediately. - Did you find Kearns? 261 00:23:18,107 --> 00:23:20,484 Maybe you'd better see for yourself. 262 00:23:55,019 --> 00:23:59,815 Sheriff Arens is outside. They're still pulling bones from the river. 263 00:23:59,898 --> 00:24:03,819 Well, so far I've been able to isolate nine distinct skeletons. 264 00:24:03,902 --> 00:24:06,655 This one belonged to the late George Kearns. 265 00:24:06,989 --> 00:24:11,160 - How do you know? - The pin... in his femur. 266 00:24:12,661 --> 00:24:18,000 According to his medical file, Kearns broke his right leg four years ago. 267 00:24:18,083 --> 00:24:22,546 - What about the others? - I'll need more sophisticated equipment... 268 00:24:22,671 --> 00:24:27,051 ...but I estimate that some of these bones are as much as 20 or 30 years old. 269 00:24:27,718 --> 00:24:31,221 All of them share one strange detail, though. 270 00:24:32,222 --> 00:24:35,517 - They seem to have lost their heads. - Besides that. 271 00:24:37,019 --> 00:24:40,856 The older bones show signs of decay and abrasion, like you'd expect. 272 00:24:40,939 --> 00:24:42,983 But for some reason all of them, 273 00:24:43,067 --> 00:24:47,237 even Kearns's, are smooth and buffed at the ends. 274 00:24:51,241 --> 00:24:53,869 It's almost like they've been polished. 275 00:24:53,952 --> 00:24:56,121 It could be erosion from the water... 276 00:24:56,246 --> 00:24:59,375 Well, that water had hardly any current. 277 00:24:59,458 --> 00:25:03,879 This level of erosion wouldn't be confined to just the ends of the bones. 278 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:07,132 - Any theories? - Maybe. 279 00:25:10,260 --> 00:25:12,096 Sheriff... 280 00:25:13,263 --> 00:25:16,058 - Doris. - Is it true? Just tell me. 281 00:25:16,141 --> 00:25:19,978 - Doris, I want you to listen to me. - They found him, didn't they? 282 00:25:20,270 --> 00:25:24,024 We brought up quite a few remains at the river this afternoon. 283 00:25:24,108 --> 00:25:26,610 George's were among them. 284 00:25:27,486 --> 00:25:28,946 I'm sorry. 285 00:25:29,446 --> 00:25:32,658 Listen, I'm really sorry. It's gonna be all right. 286 00:25:32,783 --> 00:25:35,536 Don't worry, Doris. We'll take care of you. 287 00:25:35,619 --> 00:25:37,621 Doris? 288 00:25:37,996 --> 00:25:40,416 - Dee, that the new schedule? - Yeah. 289 00:25:44,294 --> 00:25:46,422 Looks good. 290 00:26:08,318 --> 00:26:11,613 Why do I get the feeling you're not here to check up on my neck? 291 00:26:11,697 --> 00:26:15,284 - They found bones in the river. - I know. I heard. 292 00:26:15,534 --> 00:26:18,662 Did you also hear that Clayton Walsh came down with the symptoms? 293 00:26:18,746 --> 00:26:20,038 That's four. 294 00:26:20,122 --> 00:26:23,208 It's getting worse with every day that goes by. 295 00:26:24,626 --> 00:26:29,214 - Someone has to tell Mr Chaco. - He knows, but he's not doing anything. 296 00:26:31,675 --> 00:26:34,803 - Maybe I should talk to him. - You can try. 297 00:26:35,846 --> 00:26:38,724 I will talk to him. He'll listen to me. 298 00:26:40,392 --> 00:26:42,519 And if he doesn't? 299 00:26:54,907 --> 00:27:01,079 I had Danny run a check on missing persons last seen within a 200-mile radius of Dudley. 300 00:27:01,205 --> 00:27:05,626 In the last 50 years 87 people have disappeared near here. 301 00:27:05,709 --> 00:27:07,211 Judging from the forensic evidence, 302 00:27:07,294 --> 00:27:12,049 I'd say the same person or persons was responsible. 303 00:27:12,174 --> 00:27:14,802 (Scully) It may have been the work of a cult. 304 00:27:14,885 --> 00:27:18,180 Scully, I think that the good people of Dudley 305 00:27:18,263 --> 00:27:20,724 have been eating more than just chicken. 306 00:27:23,101 --> 00:27:26,563 - You think these people were eaten? - Look at these bones. 307 00:27:26,688 --> 00:27:30,692 They've been polished at both ends, suggesting they were boiled in a pot. 308 00:27:30,776 --> 00:27:33,278 Anthropologists used similar evidence... 309 00:27:33,403 --> 00:27:37,407 ...to prove cannibalism among the Anasazi tribe of New Mexico. 310 00:27:38,951 --> 00:27:43,705 Then Paula Gray may have contracted Creutzfeldt-Jakob by eating George Kearns. 311 00:27:44,248 --> 00:27:46,917 That could explain her youthful appearance. 312 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:48,669 What are you talking about? 313 00:27:48,752 --> 00:27:52,256 Some cannibalistic rituals are believed to prolong life. 314 00:27:52,381 --> 00:27:55,968 Cannibalism is one thing, but increasing longevity by it... 315 00:27:56,260 --> 00:28:01,390 Think about it, Scully. From vampirism to Catholicism, literally or symbolically... 316 00:28:01,473 --> 00:28:03,517 ...the reward for eating flesh is eternal life. 317 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:06,144 I don't know how it works, but we saw Paula. 318 00:28:06,270 --> 00:28:08,355 We never confirmed her date of birth. 319 00:28:08,438 --> 00:28:10,899 Maybe the courthouse records can tell us if she, 320 00:28:10,983 --> 00:28:14,111 or anybody else, is lying about their age. 321 00:28:18,782 --> 00:28:20,826 You coming? 322 00:28:28,834 --> 00:28:31,503 (Jess) You gotta do something, Mr Chaco. 323 00:28:32,296 --> 00:28:36,133 People are gettin' scared. They don't know what to make of things. 324 00:28:36,258 --> 00:28:38,719 They're losing faith is what it sounds like. 325 00:28:38,802 --> 00:28:42,097 It's gettin' hard to hold on to, the way things are goin'. 326 00:28:42,180 --> 00:28:45,976 - Three more got sick since yesterday. - I lost my granddaughter in this! 327 00:28:46,101 --> 00:28:49,187 So don't tell me what we're up against! 328 00:28:49,980 --> 00:28:52,024 Now, I said I'd handle it. 329 00:28:52,149 --> 00:28:54,192 - I know you... - (doorbell) 330 00:28:57,654 --> 00:28:59,865 - Yes? - I need to see Mr Chaco. 331 00:29:00,490 --> 00:29:02,200 Doris. 332 00:29:07,331 --> 00:29:10,959 I can't do this any more, Mr Chaco. I can't keep lyin'. 333 00:29:11,043 --> 00:29:15,005 It's all right. Jess told me what happened. 334 00:29:15,172 --> 00:29:18,717 - You have nothing to worry about. - But they're gonna think I did it. 335 00:29:18,842 --> 00:29:22,304 - No, they won't think any such thing. - But I did! 336 00:29:22,387 --> 00:29:24,264 - No. - I helped! 337 00:29:24,348 --> 00:29:29,519 He was no good, Doris. He had no values. He didn't fit in here. 338 00:29:29,645 --> 00:29:34,858 - But he was my husband. - That was the price that you had to pay. 339 00:29:34,983 --> 00:29:38,403 - You knew that from the beginning. - But those FBI agents... 340 00:29:38,528 --> 00:29:42,032 Uh-uh. This town wasn't built in a day. 341 00:29:42,658 --> 00:29:44,993 It's not about to fall apart in a day. 342 00:29:45,369 --> 00:29:49,498 No, you're a part of us now. And we're gonna take good care of you. 343 00:29:50,540 --> 00:29:53,835 Now, I want you to go home, get some rest. 344 00:29:53,919 --> 00:29:56,755 You've got a funeral to go to. 345 00:29:56,880 --> 00:30:02,260 This whole thing'll blow over soon enough and you'll wonder what all the fuss is about. 346 00:30:03,095 --> 00:30:06,139 - I'm sorry. - That's all right. 347 00:30:06,223 --> 00:30:09,601 We all understand, Doris. Good night. 348 00:30:21,697 --> 00:30:24,074 Yeah, she'll be fine. 349 00:30:24,199 --> 00:30:29,246 - She's not stable. - She's one of us now. Part of our town. 350 00:30:30,038 --> 00:30:33,667 Unless we do something about her, there won't be any town left. 351 00:30:33,750 --> 00:30:35,836 No! 352 00:30:35,919 --> 00:30:40,757 Once we start turning on ourselves, we're no better than the animals. 353 00:30:42,259 --> 00:30:45,220 It's the FBI we should be worryin' about. 354 00:30:46,263 --> 00:30:48,557 They're the real problem. 355 00:31:14,166 --> 00:31:17,294 (Mulder) Someone's been playing with matches. 356 00:31:20,255 --> 00:31:22,299 Smells like a recent fire. 357 00:31:24,468 --> 00:31:28,680 (Mulder) I bet it's no coincidence it only hit the birth records. 358 00:31:28,805 --> 00:31:31,349 (Scully) You think someone was expecting us? 359 00:31:34,811 --> 00:31:36,938 (phone rings) 360 00:31:40,859 --> 00:31:44,488 - Mulder. - It's Doris Kearns. 361 00:31:44,613 --> 00:31:48,533 I'm in my house. I need to speak with you right away. 362 00:31:48,658 --> 00:31:51,995 - Are you all right? - I'm afraid for my life. 363 00:31:53,663 --> 00:31:55,707 I'm afraid he'll kill me. 364 00:31:55,832 --> 00:31:57,667 Who? 365 00:32:00,003 --> 00:32:03,381 - Mr Chaco. - All right, Mrs Kearns. 366 00:32:03,507 --> 00:32:07,302 Stay in the house. Don't answer the door until Agent Scully arrives. 367 00:32:09,137 --> 00:32:12,349 - Where are you going? - To take Chaco into custody. 368 00:32:17,979 --> 00:32:19,856 Oh! 369 00:32:26,988 --> 00:32:29,032 (hysterical muttering) 370 00:32:32,202 --> 00:32:34,579 No... 371 00:32:35,205 --> 00:32:37,332 (screams) 372 00:33:05,735 --> 00:33:07,779 (rings doorbell) 373 00:33:09,072 --> 00:33:10,740 Mrs Kearns? 374 00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:32,804 Mrs Kearns? 375 00:33:57,579 --> 00:33:59,623 Mrs Kearns? 376 00:34:03,084 --> 00:34:05,587 - (wind howls) - (gasps) 377 00:34:22,312 --> 00:34:23,605 (doorbell) 378 00:34:32,781 --> 00:34:35,992 - ls Mr Chaco in? - I'll see if he's still awake. 379 00:35:33,258 --> 00:35:37,512 I'm sorry, but Mr Chaco is unable to see you now. 380 00:35:37,595 --> 00:35:39,806 - D'you know what's in here? - No. 381 00:35:39,889 --> 00:35:42,392 - Can you open it? - I don't have the key. 382 00:35:54,237 --> 00:35:56,281 What do you think you're doin'?! 383 00:36:18,595 --> 00:36:20,722 (phone rings) 384 00:36:22,307 --> 00:36:25,518 - Scully. - Scully, Chaco's not here. 385 00:36:25,602 --> 00:36:29,981 Yeah. Mrs Kearns is missing, too, Mulder. I think someone's been here. 386 00:36:30,106 --> 00:36:34,611 The power's been cut and the back door was wide open. Her car is still out back. 387 00:36:35,570 --> 00:36:37,822 - Chaco must've taken her. - (clatter) 388 00:36:37,947 --> 00:36:40,325 Scully? Scully! 389 00:36:40,617 --> 00:36:44,412 Scully! What happened? Scully, are you there? 390 00:36:44,496 --> 00:36:46,164 You all right? 391 00:36:46,289 --> 00:36:48,124 Scully! 392 00:36:48,958 --> 00:36:51,002 Answer me! Scully! 393 00:37:33,878 --> 00:37:36,381 (Chaco) What have you done here? 394 00:37:37,465 --> 00:37:39,342 I warned ya! 395 00:37:39,467 --> 00:37:41,928 I said not to touch her! 396 00:37:42,011 --> 00:37:44,848 Doris Kearns was one of us! 397 00:37:44,973 --> 00:37:47,016 Who's behind this? 398 00:37:55,191 --> 00:38:00,029 Why didn't you listen? It's the outsiders we have to deal with, not one of our own. 399 00:38:00,155 --> 00:38:02,532 We'll deal with them all. 400 00:38:02,657 --> 00:38:07,162 Look at yourselves! Look at what you've become! 401 00:38:07,245 --> 00:38:10,748 This isn't faith any more. It's just fear. 402 00:38:10,874 --> 00:38:13,042 You've become an abomination! 403 00:38:13,209 --> 00:38:15,920 You brought in the outsider who made us sick. 404 00:38:16,337 --> 00:38:19,674 Once you turn on yourselves, it's over. 405 00:38:21,092 --> 00:38:24,429 How long before it's any one of us? 406 00:38:27,724 --> 00:38:29,684 Any one of you?! 407 00:38:30,518 --> 00:38:33,271 That's not your problem any more, Mr Chaco. 408 00:38:36,399 --> 00:38:38,234 (Chaco) No! 409 00:38:39,444 --> 00:38:41,404 No! 410 00:38:49,204 --> 00:38:51,247 Kill me... 411 00:38:53,082 --> 00:38:55,543 ...and you kill us all. 412 00:39:05,428 --> 00:39:07,263 (moans) 413 00:39:20,276 --> 00:39:22,195 Watch it. 414 00:39:22,278 --> 00:39:24,405 Got it. 415 00:39:35,250 --> 00:39:35,833 (swish) 416 00:39:46,803 --> 00:39:48,930 (Jess) Bring her over. 417 00:40:29,137 --> 00:40:30,722 (whimpering) 418 00:40:50,533 --> 00:40:52,577 (Scully whimpering) 419 00:40:56,205 --> 00:40:58,041 (gunshots) 420 00:41:12,221 --> 00:41:14,098 Aagh! 421 00:41:15,266 --> 00:41:17,185 (screams) 422 00:41:32,241 --> 00:41:34,369 - Are you hurt? - Uh-uh. 423 00:41:36,871 --> 00:41:38,915 Are you all right? 424 00:42:36,514 --> 00:42:40,601 (police officer) People, stand away from your work stations! 425 00:42:40,685 --> 00:42:45,982 (Scully) Pending further review, the Chaco processing plant was closed by the USDA. 426 00:42:46,107 --> 00:42:50,153 So far, no evidence of contaminated chicken has been discovered. 427 00:42:50,528 --> 00:42:55,199 Though it remains unknown how many citizens participated in the ritual activity... 428 00:42:55,324 --> 00:42:59,495 ...27 have become fatally ill with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. 429 00:43:00,163 --> 00:43:03,916 What is known is that a transport plane carrying Walter Chaco... 430 00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:07,170 ...was shot down in 1944 over New Guinea. 431 00:43:07,628 --> 00:43:10,339 Chaco was the only survivor of that crash. 432 00:43:11,007 --> 00:43:14,469 According to naval records, he spent six months with the Jale... 433 00:43:14,552 --> 00:43:19,807 ...a tribe whose cannibalistic practices have long been suspected, but never proven. 434 00:43:19,891 --> 00:43:24,187 Naval records also show that Walter Chaco was born in 1902... 435 00:43:24,687 --> 00:43:28,024 ...making him 93 years old at the time of his death. 436 00:43:31,068 --> 00:43:35,490 As of this date, his remains have yet to be found. 437 00:44:00,348 --> 00:44:02,183 Visiontext subtitles: Natasha Cohn 438 00:44:09,524 --> 00:44:11,234 (Child) I made this! 439 00:44:12,068 --> 00:44:14,195 ENGLISH SDH