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Nighttime. Chuck is at the guard station thingy by the door to the ward, pouring himself a cup of coffee out of his thermos. He looks up and sees a red light, presumably a call light of some sort, flashing from one of the rooms. Sighing, he gets up to investigate. Unsurprisingly for the viewing audience, the room is Modell's. Though Chuck looks in through the window and sees Pusher just lying there in bed, the light continues flashing.

Chuck pulls out his pepper spray and opens the door. He cautiously approaches the bed, where we see that Pusher's just tapping the button for the light over and over, face completely impassive. Chuck gets closer, and if we didn't know he was a goner before, as soon as he leans in to hear what Pusher is whispering, our fears are confirmed. I can't tell what it is he's saying, by the way, but I guess it doesn't matter. Chuck's eyes go a little unfocused and the music builds to a crescendo.

The next morning, Piero comes in and sees that Chuck's post is empty. He calls his name, and hears only a rhythmic pounding in response. Quite nervous now, he runs toward the source. Modell's door is open, and he goes inside. Modell is gone, of course, and Chuck is sitting against the wall, banging his head against it and looking not all there. Piero asks what happened, although I think he pretty much knows. Chuck, still all glassy-eyed, replies dully, “He had to go.” I think I remember being vaguely surprised that Chuck survived his encounter, and what do you know? That does turn out to be important.

Credits. I love them. Next we see Mulder and Scully (I love them, too!) walking into what I assume is the prison. They come up to where Skinner is briefing a big group of people on the situation. He mentions that the orderly is being questioned, but they don't expect to get much out of him because of his mental state. Well, at least he didn't have all his blood magnetically pulled out of him this time. Skinner continues that they the last confirmed bed check of the prisoner was 2:04 am, and as of 6:14 he was reported escaped.

One of the men, a marshal, asks how he escaped. Skinner, through clenched teeth (I know, I know, he never does that! It's amazing.) answers that he probably just walked out the front door. Everyone except Mulder and Scully shake their heads in disbelief and disgust. Skinner goes on that the FBI will be leading the manhunt, with the expertise of the Marshal Service, and that all efforts will be coordinated with either Skinner or Mulder and Scully, his designated Special Agents in Charge. Aww. He indicates that Mulder should take over. They both, I must say, look pretty awesome right here. Scully's wearing a lovely, flattering purple suit and her hair is immaculate, and Mulder... need I really explain? Sigh.

Anyway, Mulder explains a little about Modell: his name (of which he of course has three, because he's a serial killer), that he specifically targets law enforcement, that it's all a game to him, and that last time he was looking for “a worthy adversary.” Scully takes over briefly, telling about his ideas of being a Japanese warrior and that it just means he's “a highly intelligent sociopath who has no fear of dying.” She adds that he likes to leave clues, so they expect to be contacted by him, sooner rather than later. I think I've remarked on this before, but Gillian Anderson pronounces “rahther” like a Brit. It's cute.

Mulder speaks again, rounding it all off again by saying they expect Modell to pick up right where he left off. One of the marshals asks for clarification about how he could just walk out the door, and Mulder reminds everyone that Modell is called “Pusher” because he has the ability to force his will upon others – all the victims' wounds were technically self-inflicted. Predictably, this does not go over well, and Mulder gets irritated and glances at Skinner before concluding, “Okay, look, this is all you need to know. Do not trust this man, do not talk to him, do not engage him in conversation, even if he is unarmed. Approach him only with extraordinary caution, and then only with adequate backup.” And adequate backup, according to Mulder, is every cop you can lay your hands on.