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Max dorks out on his audio equipment for search and intercept and Scully endears herself to geeks everywhere and Max especially when she knows all about the manufacturer and other specs. Max recorded Deputy Wright’s call the night of the fire, which, according to Max, was now 2 nights ago. So, I’m thinking, Mulder’s day 1, was actually day (night) 2. So, he started out from the motel 24 hours after the aircraft went down and he spent the next night running towards the wreckage and in custody. Again, not making sense, since again, there is this whole day where he was either under the truck or in the woods. We are missing not only 9 minutes but at least half a day! Curious indeed. Or not. I’ll stop now. I hope this doesn’t come up again.

35 minutes later, we hear the fire crew, it’s not clear whether they are being attacked or just freaked out because they found the deputy’s body. Apparently, Deputy Wright’s call went through and they found his body. So, the fire crew has seen the wreckage, too? Did Henderson have them killed too? I wouldn’t put it past him. Speaking of, we cut to Henderson on the phone assuring whoever, that it will not get away. Well, I believe him.

We cut then to the Mill Road High School Emergency Evacuation Center at 6:27 pm on Day 2. Oh God, why are they doing this to me? I think I’ll pass. There are other axes to grind. For example: If people are being evacuated, wouldn’t they have left town? Well, unless we need Deputy Wright’s wife to be questioned by our intrepid agents. Mrs Wright looks a little freaked and angry. They have obviously gotten to her and have threatened her with withholding the deputy’s pension if she doesn’t keep quiet. Also, they won’t release his body to her. What does she know anyway? What possible reason would there be to threaten her? God, Henderson is on a roll! How long has it been since the Cold War?

Scully still thinks that the government can’t do such a thing. Oh Scully! Suddenly the lights go out. We will never find out why. We then cut to the U.S. Microwave Substation B21 and hear Alien screech which hurts Henderson’s poor ears causing him to rip off his headphones with a grimace. Some soldier reports picking up an extreme high frequency signal. No kidding. Some other soldier makes out Alien as a red blob moving among green and blue blobs. I assume this is some heat registering camera? I don’t know. Henderson orders the Beta team to search and destroy it since it’s heading towards them. Other underling from earlier who thought he’d be in a drill is member of the Beta team. He’s cute, I don’t want him to die. They can’t see anything. Well, duh, haven’t they realized that the only way they could see it was with that heat camera thing? Oh, they’re toast. Alien POV: Wandering past the cute underling. Pfft. I am relieved. Alien is racing towards the other two guys. Toast.

We cut to County Hospital, Townsend, Wisconsin 11:42 p.m. This is Scully and Mulder arriving that the hospital five hours after they talked to the deputy’s wife. Just sayin’. They are nagging Dr Oppenheim who is very reluctant to talk to anybody. He will be back in many other X-files episodes. Mulder speculates that someone threatened the good doctor. Somewhat unexpectedly, the doctor mumbles: “I hate fascists.” Mulder thinks that that was addressed to him until the good doctor clarifies that people pushed everybody around. Hmm, who do you think that was?

Mulder gets through to him and Dr Oppenheim admits that he saw the deputy and three members of the fire crew with fifth and sixth degree burns over 90% of their bodies. Charcoal instead of toast. Sorry, my bad.

Scully asks about cadaver heat rigor or heat stiffening which prompts Dr Oppenheim’s amazement at her knowledge. Seriously, Dr Oppenheim, years of CSI and the season two episode of X-files “Sleepless” and I could have asked that question. Actually, I wouldn’t ask that question assuming that that is what happens when someone burns to a crisp and hasn’t fallen apart yet. But then, this is 1993. Mulder asks whether it could be radiation which Oppenheim thinks is possible.