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Hallway. Mulder is pissed. "Next time, I'll wear a clown suit and do balloon tricks." Special Agent Dana "I've Seen Things I Cannot Deny, Except Right Now I Am" Scully says that she hoped it wouldn't come up. What wouldn't come up? What happened in Antarctica? Her name? Mulder tells her that the only reason he was in that meeting was because she assured him there was a scientific explanation for what they saw. Scully, of course, didn't actually see very much. Mulder has grown tired of her excuses and adamantly reminds her that she was there and was infected with the virus. Scully agrees that there is a scientific basis and she was infected with a virus, but the DNA in the virus isn't extraterrestrial. Say it with me: Huh? Mulder then tells her that he saw the aliens feeding on the innards of human bodies. Scully then gets pissy herself, anger dimples and all, saying that the virus destroys human cells but it creates nothing! Then Scully eases up a bit and tells Mulder that she doesn't like having to tell him this(I somehow doubt that) and he can question her all he wants but he can't question the science. Mulder says nothing and just walks away. Scully wonders when they're just gonna cut the crap and get it on. Geez. What's with these two? A mere weeks ago they were proclaiming eternal devotion in Mulder's hallway. Well, kind of. In their own way. They at least re-forged their bond to each other and to their work. At the end of the movie, Scully was so firm with OPR when she handed them the dead bee. And now she's completely backing down. What? Is? Going? On? No wonder Mulder's pissed.

NYC. The Syndicate is consorting in their conference room. CSM is showing the other Elders the pictures of Sandy 's corpse. CSM tells them that he trumped up some story of a crazy Native American man on the loose. He then explains that Sandy was working for them and must've accidentally injected himself with the virus. And then it took only 12 hrs to gestate. Know why? Because of the heat, nimrods! Don't they know this? Isn't that why they were sending all those bodies down to Antarctica? To slow the process down? CSM tells them that the alien killed The Jerk and now it's on the loose. The other elders freak out and they want CSM to find it and kill it. Yo, where's Strughold? I miss his lisp. Oh, and WMM. Why'd they have to kill him off?

FBI Lab. Mulder's working on his burned up X-Files. Skinner comes in and tells him that his and Scully's assignment on the X-Files has been denied. Mulder is angry and demands to know how it can be denied and who's arguing their case. I know who! CSM. He's obviously behind all this. Keeping Mulder and Scully off the X-Files and replacing them with his lackeys. Skinner wants to know when Mulder's gonna get it through his head that he can never bring the conspiracy to justice. Mulder wants to know if there was a vote and Skinner tells him that it was unanimous against. Oh, no! Not you too, Skinman. Mulder shuts down his computer, grabs his box and goes to leave. Skinner stands in his way. Skinner wants to help, but Mulder doesn't think there's anything he can do. Skinner wants Mulder to prove his theory about the virus. Mulder says that he ain't got proof. Skinner then tells him of a file on his old desk in the basement.

Basement Office That Was Once Lush, But Now Has A Fowl Stench. Mulder enters the office and we see that it's no longer looking crispy fried. But it looks weirdly empty. There's a desk, but there's really nothing on the walls. Hey! Weren't Mulder's pencils in the ceiling from Chinga burned up, too? But don't we see them again in a later season? Continuity, anyone? Well, I guess Mulder could've added more pencils later. Whatever. So Mulder picks up a file on the desk, and we see the picture of Sandy's corpse. While Mulder's looking at it, Special Agent Jeffrey "Daddy Issues" Spender walks in. He asks Mulder if that file is for him. Mulder gets all territorial and cracks that Spender's doing his filing. Mulder wants to know why Spender is in his office. Spender's like, "I think you got your wires crossed there, Agent Moooooooouuuuuuulder." Wait, that's Doggett. Sorry. But Spender does tell Mulder of the "miscommunication" and that someone didn't inform Mulder what's what. Mulder gets pissy and basically says that if Spender's taking over it's a "failure of simple judgment" and he's not going to let some "brown-noser" waltz in and take over his life's work. Spender tells him that he doesn't give a shiznit about the paranormal "mumbo jumbo" and he's not the one taking Mulder's place. I guess he's taking Scully's place. And then in walks Diana "The Stench That Is" Fowley. She calls him "Fox". He gestures towards her and says "Diana, back on your feet." I'd like to knock her off her feet. Mulder then grabs his box, and says "I guess that's the only way you could stab me in the back," as he walks out. Yes, Mulder! She's betrayed you. It's nice to see you've realized this. As Diana and Spender head to the back of the office, or "Scully's area", the camera pans the desk and we see that the file is gone.