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American University. Mulder and Scully check out the crime scene. Creepy Dr. NotSandoz is talking to Mulder about his crazy colleague Sandoz, and we learn that he's actually Creepy Dr. Barnes. When Scully shows Creepy Dr. Barnes the rubbing, the ringing noise starts up again in Mulder's head and he leaves the lab. Creepy Dr. Barnes, let's just call him CDB, tells Scully that Sandoz believes that the artifacts are from aliens. Scully gives him an eyebrow. Out in the hall, Mulder's splashing water on his face. He tells Scully that he hears a hollow noise and she checks to see if he's got a fever. Mulder tells her that it may sound weird, but he thinks the rubbing is causing it. Scully's not that shocked. She's clearly heard crazier things from him. ["So, there's this two-headed, peanut-butter-sandwich-eating serial rapist with a Cher fetish..." - raceguy]

She tells him that it's just a piece of paper.

LBO. Chuck Burks is in da house! Scully and Chuck are rocking the projection screen. Chuck thinks this whole thing is fascinating and he's amazed that it's only happening to Mulder. Yeah, what's up with that? Scully also has the alien virus in her system. Why didn't she get the Mysterious Brain Disease? Maybe what Scully tells Moronica in Provenance is true, that she was meant to find that ship. This brings up questions of fate, Mulder and William. Which I guess ties in somehow with Amor Fati. But I'm getting ahead of myself, here. Anyhoo, Chuck and Scully show Mulder some magazine articles about magic squares, CDB de-bunking Sandoz' beliefs and uncovering religious and scientific fraud. Mulder thinks that proves that CDB would want to hide what he couldn't disprove. Scully asks Mulder why there would be a real Native American artifact in Africa. Mulder tells her that a Mars rock was found in Antarctica. Scully's like, "Duh. It was from outer space." Mulder raises his arms in victory. Heh. Chuck wonders why would someone produce a fraud with Navajo writing in Africa. Which makes sense. If they really wanted people to believe it wasn't fake, why not claim to find it in Arizona or New Mexico? As Chuck places the rubbing on the projector, the ringing noise starts in Mulder's head again. He doubles over, holding his head and Scully takes him out to the hallway and the noise goes away. Scully wants Mulder to get an imaging scan. Mulder refuses, telling Scully he's fine. Scully thinks Mulder should at least go home to bed. "Only if you're coming too." Not really. Mulder refuses to go to bed. Mulder thinks he knows what's causing the problem. And he also knows that CDB killed Merkmallen. Scully's like, "We can't arrest him based on what the voices in your head are saying." Mulder tells her that he's going to show her where CDB stashed the body.

Casa de Sandoz. The Landlord, a bald version of Ian Holm, lets Mulder and Scully into the apartment. He seems really put out by it. Mulder finds Sandoz' luggage and comments on his frequent trips to New Mexico. Scully points out the picture of Sandoz with Albert Hosteen. Mulder figures that Hosteen was helping Sandoz translate the artifacts. "Or write them," Scully says. Mulder has no response to this. Scully wants to know where the body is. They walk into the kitchen. "Scully, you packing any latex?", Mulder asks. Scully shoots an eyebrow. "No, Mulder. I don't think now's the appropriate time. We're working on an assignment. And besides, I've got no ova so there's really no need for the latex." Famous last words. Anyhoo, Mulder comments that the garbage is stinking up the joint and he grabs a dish towel to open the trash. They're greeted by the smell of decaying flesh and some flies for good measure. Hello, Dr. Merkmallen.

Skinman's Office. Mulder tells Skinner that Sandoz is innocent, that CDB killed Merkmallen for the artifact, which is genuine. Scully tells Skinner that certain body parts were taken to hide the evidence of galactic radiation. As Skinner places the rubbing on the desk, the ringing and voices kicks it up a notch inside Mulder's head. Mulder starts interrogating Skinner about someone else being on the case, that Skinner is hiding something from them. Scully takes Mulder out to the hall and tells him he's losing it. Which I think is kind of unfair. It's not like Mulder's drilling holes in his head. Mulder tells Scully that Skinner's not telling them the truth, that he's "hearing people" and he thinks Skinner is spying on them. Scully wants Mulder to see a doctor but Mulder wants to find the artifacts. Scully tells Mulder to go home and she'll find the artifacts. Skinner is watching them from his office. After they walk away, Skinner collects a tape that's been recording in his cabinet and slides it across the table to none other than Krycek. Yummy, yummy Krycek. ["Yummy, indeed. He's almost enough to make me jump ship. Add Knowle Rrrrrrrrooooaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrr into the equation, and I'd definitely go Brokeback." - raceguy]

Hospital, New Mexico. Scully's visiting Albert Hosteen but she sees him being wheeled out in the hallway surrounded by medical staff. A nurse approaches Scully in Hosteen's room after Scully finds another rubbing with a translation on the back, which happens to be Genesis 1:28 again. Scully tells the nurse that she's here to see Hosteen and wants to know what's wrong with him. The nurse tells her that she can't give out that kind of information. Yeah, just ask those New Jersey hospital staff who got suspended after George Clooney's motorcycle accident. But our Scully won't take no for an answer and shows the nurse her badge. HIPAA SCHMIPAA, I say. The nurse tells Scully that Hosteen is dying of cancer.