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In the Bureau parking garage, Krycek is on his cell phone saying that Mulder thinks Scully has been taken to Skyland Mountain, and that he'll "hold him off until they locate her." So obviously he was playing dumb in the previous scene, and pretended that he didn't know where Mulder was headed. That boy is sharp. And he's also scrumptiously evil, unfortunately for Mulder in this case. Krycek hears Mulder coming toward the car and tells the person on the other end of the line that he'll be in touch. Mulder jogs over, and the Boys jump into Krycek's car (license plate 7B3-286) and peel out of the garage, with Krycek driving. They pass by the CSM sitting in a parked car, who has a cell phone up to his ear. We're led to believe that it was him Krycek was talking to.

On Route 211 in Warrenton, Virginia at 5:43 p.m., the Boys are riding in Krycek's four-door maroon sedan, with Mulder driving. Mulder is nodding off behind the wheel, and Krycek yells at him when they drift into the other lane, directly into the path of an oncoming tractor trailer. Krycek chastises Mulder for dozing off, and suggests that he should drive. But Mulder protests that he's fine. Okay, so at some point after they left the Bureau in D.C. -- a little more than an hour ago -- they pulled over so that Mulder could drive? What, did they stop for a Big Mac or something? Perhaps Mulder should ask Krycek to find a way to keep him awake, if you know what I mean, and I think you do, which is probably why Alex is in the passenger seat: easier access. Heh. I know. I'm bad.

Krycek sighs at Mulder's obvious stubbornness, and drops this jewel, which I just had to transcribe verbatim: "Y'know, Chernobyl, Exxon Valdez, Three Mile Island, they were all linked to sleep deprivation." Mulder turns his head to look at him, and then Krycek continues: "The U.S. Department of Transportation estimates that over 190,000 fatal car crashes every year are caused by sleepiness." Mulder would like to know how many people are put to sleep listening to their statistics, and DD holds the scene a little too long, as if he's trying to make Nick laugh. When the camera shifts back to Krycek, he tells Mulder that he's just trying to keep Mulder awake, and Nick does indeed have a slight smile on his face.

Mulder then tells Krycek that it was better they didn't tell Skinner, because he would probably send in the cavalry and scare Duane into going over the edge. Krycek agrees with him, and Mulder says that if they find him first they will notify the Bureau. He asks Krycek if this is all right, and it seems like he's trying to bring Krycek over to his side of thinking as a way to placate his nervousness about not telling Skinner. Krycek then wants to know if Mulder thinks Duane tracked Scully down with the implant, and Mulder says that's the easiest explanation, but the most implausible. Mulder thinks someone gave Duane her address, and Krycek looks slightly unsettled when he says that, just as the Skyland Mountain exit comes up.

The Boys are walking with the tram operator, and Krycek shows him a photo of Duane. The tram operator confirms that he saw Duane there, and Krycek wants to know if the operator allowed Duane to go up on the tram. No way, says the dude, it's closed down in the summer, and he told Duane to take the back road up. This was 45 minutes ago, the guy said, and when Mulder asks if he had a woman with him, the operator says no. The operator says it takes a little over an hour to drive to the top. Mulder demands to be brought up there, but the guy says no way, because they just got done refitting the cable and it hasn't been tested with passengers. But Mulder is adamant of course, and actually unsnaps his holster. Okaaaay, threatening a civilian. First he sticks his hand in the blood at a crime scene, scares the abductee's mother, rips the page out of a phone book, doesn't tell Skinner he's going after a suspect, nearly gets killed by nodding off behind the wheel, and now he's threatening a civilian with a gun. Boy, someone give this guy a commendation!

In the tram control booth the operator turns a key on the panel to start the tram up. The operator (let's call him Bob, because operator has too many letters) says that he can't stop Mulder from going up there, but if anything goes wrong with the cable, he's shutting that puppy down! Bob has some morals, and tells Mulder he won't be responsible for his death. Mulder walks into the tram car, and locks the door behind him without allowing Krycek to get on. Krycek is pissed at this development, and Mulder tells him to stay there and make sure Bob doesn't stop the tram. Bob starts giving Mulder instructions on how to use the tram, but Mulder hilariously just pushes the button and starts to take off. Typical of a man, never reading the instructions or stopping for directions. Bob yells at Mulder not to crank the speed over 15. Why do I get the feeling that Mulder won't listen to that, either? Zoom, Mulder takes off, and Krycek is left behind to stare longingly at his partner. No, really, he's staring longingly, and also kind of menacingly. Those two looks combined make up every single scene Krycek and Mulder share together in later episodes. Well...longing, menace, and unrequited passion. But that last one may be in my imagination.