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Here, Mulder cuts her off. "Scully?" he says. "Yes?" she asks, probably thinking he'll be able to tell her what in tarnation is going on here. "Marry me," he says, the look on his face full of intrigue. Scully kinda nods a little bit incredulously and says, "I was hoping for something a little more helpful." Well, Mulder, my good man, she didn't say no! I'd say we're looking at a strong maybe, which could probably be turned into a yes with the right amount of coaxing. Mulder says that, short of a little lady with a pointy hat riding a broomstick, Scully's got it covered. Gee, thanks. "Thanks anyway," Scully says before hanging up. Studying the tape some more, she sees...Polly and Mommy! She realises they're looking a little shifty and asks one of the two officers who the woman is because she and her child are the only ones that don't seem to be affected by what's going on. Does she recognize Mommy as the one peeling wheels out of the parking lot? The officer tells her it's Melissa Turner, but the officer who tells Scully Melissa's name wants to know what her point is. "You might wanna talk to her," Scully shrugs.

Scully then walks out of the room, and the other officer calls after her. "Ya stayin in town?" he asks. Scully explains that yes, she is, and she's on vacation. Read the subtitles, sir: don't bother her, okay? The officer (who we later find out is named Bonsaint, so let's just cut to the chase here) tells her that what she said about Mommy "put a spin on this thing". Scully shifts uncomfortably and wants to know what he means. He tells her that lots of people say that Melissa Turner is a witch, but Scully isn't phased because it's not really the first time something like that has happened in these parts. "Uh, yuh", Bonsaint replies. Am I watching Green Acres or something? Seriously, why is this guy such a yokel? Anyhow, Scully lets Bonsaint know that she doesn't believe in witchcraft, and neither does he, really. He used to think that people said that stuff about Melissa just cos she's pretty and single, which equals threatening. Scully gives him the ole Eyebrow of You're Boring Me But Go On and wonders if he's no longer convinced that's the case. Bonsaint says "y'know" about twenty times, basically amounting to him thanking her for her time and saying he hopes there's a logical explanation, but that's doubtful, considering who she's been carrying on with. Who she's been carrying on with? Scully asks. "Uh, yuh," the yokel replies, adjusting the straps of his overalls and kicking at the bale of hay at his feet. Mommy's been consorting with Dave the Dead Butcher!

Cut to the other officer on the phone, and Mommy picking it up at her house. We find out the other officer's name is Buddy, and he apparently knows Mommy pretty well. He wants to know if Melissa is okay, Polly wants to know who Melissa's on the phone with, and trouble is totally coming their way. Mommy and Polly are listening to an old record of "The Hokey Pokey", and Buddy tells her to turn the music down, but Polly wants her to hang up altogether. Instead, she walks out of Polly's room and down the stairs. Buddy knows that Mommy was at the supermarket today and there's talk in the town that she might be involved in what happened there, which she denies. Buddy knows that, but he does want to help her as long as they keep it a secret. He also tells her that Dave's dead, which she seems pretty upset about, and asks to see her right away, which she can't do. Upstairs in Polly's room, Doll de Polly opens its evil eyes and utters the phrase we've all been waiting for: "Let's have fun!" Ooh, again so soon? You spoil me! Anyhow, Mommy's outside walking through the rows of sheets on the clothesline and uh, ew? There's a huge life-size doll shadow behind one of 'em. This makes me think of the gag reels for this season, where the person playing the doll starts boxing with David Duchovny and everyone has a hearty laugh. You know the saying, though. It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye. That just happens to work on multiple levels for this episode. Oh, Buddy has also insisted on coming over, much to Mommy's chagrin.