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A bubble bath with bare legs sticking out of it, classical music playing. It sounds like Tchaikovsky, but I can't figure --- wait a second here. I'll be a monkey's uncle! It's Scully, eyes closed, relaxing in the tub. I feel a little uncomfortable, frankly. Probably because Scully's usually scripted as so chaste that I thought her clothes were sewn into her skin. I start fiddling with the label of my Diet Coke bottle and noticing how I need to do laundry and stuff. She looks really gorgeous though, which feels a little weird to say, considering the situation. Anyhow, I uh...gotta go. The phone rings and Scully, eyes still closed, gives it a Major Brow. She takes her leg out of the water and, sighing, kicks the door to the bathroom closed. And I just saw Scully's bare leg.

Out in the main part of Scully's hotel room, the little CD player has switched to Chopin as we pan over what seems to be the leftovers of room service. Scully exits the bathroom, entirely in black, her hair wrapped in a towel. She notices that she has a phone message and I notice that Scully's been reading "Affirmations For Women Who Do Too Much". At least she realises she does too much, though I can't imagine what an affirmation of such would be. "If even your vacation turns out to be work, be glad. For work is good."? I dunno, that's all I got. The general consensus is that work is good, right? Generally? In any case, I need the opposite of that book. "Affirmations for Women Who Do Jack Shit Besides Comment On Women Who Do Too Much". Sculls turns the music down, dries her hair a bit, and opens the curtains to her hotel room to find...Bonsaint. Great. She gives him a wry little smile that says as much.

The coroner is out at Jane's house, and guess who pulls up in the patrol car? Bonsaint and Scully. She looks less than thrilled to be out there, and reasonably so. They walk up to the house, and we see the sign for "Wee Lassies & Laddies Daycare". Okay, a) Ahh, it all comes together. Polly had gone to Jane's daycare. b) What a dumb ass name for a daycare. Bonsaint says that Jane's death was self-inflicted, that she cut herself under the chin, opening the main artery. Officer Buddy's there, and shows her "the thing" (stupid, stupid Bonsaint)-- the bloody half of a record. While Scully looks at the body, Bonsaint's phone rings, and he hands it to Scully, telling her it's for her. "Hullo," Scully answers deeply, probably wondering who the hell is calling her on this idiot's phone. There's a lot of banging on the other end of the line. "Good morning, sunshine!" he says enthusiastically. It's Mulder; he was worried and wondered if she needed his help. He left her a message on her hotel room phone and wonders if she got it, but she makes excuses, saying she was "up and out" this morning. I'll say. "Mulder, what's that noise? Where are you?" she asks. Mulder says they're doing construction out his window, he's at home, and tells her to hold on a second. "Fellas!" he yells, "Can we just keep it down for a second, maybe?" We then see him in his apartment wearing a button down shirt and boxers, bouncing a basketball on his coffee table. He tosses the basketball aside and picks up the phone, telling her that he's been thinking about the case, that maybe it's not witchcraft but instead, something with a scientific explanation. Scully seems as shocked about this turning of tables as I am. He thinks it might be chorea-- "dancing sickness", which causes "unexplainable jerks and spasms".

While he's telling her all this, Mulder opens his fridge to find that all he has is a container of orange juice, which he drinks and immediately spits back out, seeing the expiration date of October '97. Damn, that orange juice went bad almost ten years ago exactly! Sigh. Anyhow, Scully points out that chorea hasn't been diagnosed since the middle ages, to which Mulder snarks that Scully obviously isn't a fan of American Bandstand. "Mulder?" she says. "Thanks for the help." She hangs up the phone, leaving Mulder all by his poor, gorgeous, de-pantsed self. "That your partner?" Bonsaint asks. Scully tells him that it was, but when he asks if Mulder could possibly offer any insight into this, Scully quickly tells him it's a negatory. Just then, the record player starts to play the Hokey Pokey. Officer Buddy looks panicked-- he totally knows where he's heard that one before. He turns off the record right away. "You know, Officer Bonsaint-- Jack-- can I call you Jack? I think maybe we need to explore other possibilities," Scully says with a sigh. I never really got why Scully wanted to call this dude by his first name-- it seems pretty unlike her. I mean, not "I had a vision in a Buddhist temple despite my Catholic upbringing"-unlike her, but just slightly strange. Bonsaint's not sure he understands. Surprise surprise. Scully wants them to keep their minds open to "extreme possibilities". I can totally see Mulder rolling over in his grave at that one. Pick whichever grave you choose, really, cos there are quite a few of them. "Okay, but aren't you on vacation?" Bonsaint counters. Scully just kinda purses her lips and nods, looking away. Hope she brought her affirmation book with her.