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Betrayal Dream. Mulder's wearing jeans and a t-shirt that looks a little too big for him. He walks down to the driveway to pick up the newspaper. Out comes Diana wearing this horrid gray and pink pants and sweater set. Ugh. Mulder looks at her with this whole shy, "we just had sex" awkward grin on his face. I want to punch him. Diana asks Mulder what's wrong. Mulder tells her that there's nothing wrong and everything's perfect, so "what the hell am I doing here?" Diana smiles and tells Mulder he just needs coffee. I'd like to punch her, too. Mulder tells her that he's being serious, that he has commitments to the X-Files, to Scully, to his sister. Oh, so now you remember Scully? Well, damn straight you have a commitment to her! So get back to her! Diana tells Mulder that those commitments are childish. Mulder balks at this. "You've been a child... with only the responsibility of a child to your own dreams and fantasies but you won't know the true joy of responsibility until you plant your feet in the world... and become a father." Ok, essentially this is all happening in Mulder's head. So this comment by Diana's combined with the boy on the beach might be Mulder's desire for family. Or maybe it's some kind of prophetic look into his future? I don't know. "Diana, if... you lay all this on me after I sleep with you one time what's it going to be like tomorrow?" Mulder cracks. Diana tells Mulder to let go. Mulder asks her why in the world he should just slip into domestic bliss when he doesn't trust CSM, blah blah. Diana tells him that CSM lives down the street and they'll visit him after breakfast. Mmm, I'm hungry. I sure could go for some blueberry pancakes. Does anybody want to make me some? Anyone?

KR's "Swanky Address". Scully busts into KR's apartment and confronts him about Skinner being attacked. She wants to know who KR told about Mulder's condition. KR looks nervous and then says that he didn't tell anyone. Scully notices KR's laptop and sees that he's got copies of her rubbings. She's royally pissed. "What is this? These are mine. You've hacked into my files. What are you doing with these?" KR tells her that he's having them analyzed by the National Institutes of Health. Scully deletes the files off his laptop. KR asks her where she found the rubbings and tells her that "wherever you got it, that data supports what's happened to Mulder. It proves what he's become -- biologically alien." Does this somehow help explain the AlienMiracleBaby? Like, Mulder and Scully's combined alien DNA issues, combined with the healing power of the spacecraft combined with spirit guides, the chip in Scully's neck and messed up water all somehow make William possible? Will we ever know? I doubt it. KR tells her that those rubbings must matter to someone and "they're looking for Mulder, too." Who? Krycek? Is he looking for Mulder? I mean, CSM already has Mulder. So then what is Krycek doing? Ahhhhh! My head hurts.

Betrayal Dream. Mulder and Diana are knocking on CSM's door. CSM acts surprised to see them, saying that he expected Mulder to take a few days to settle in. Diana tells CSM that he needs to reassure Mulder that his staying in the Suburbia of Lies is the right choice. Mulder cracks about CSM having a bigger house. CSM tells him that he has three grandkids and points across the street. There we see the Fake Samantha of Redux II playing with three little blonde girls. Fake Samantha runs across and gives Mulder a big hug and he smiles. "He said you were coming," she says. Ok, sidebar: Mulder knows that this Samantha is fake. In fact, everyone in this dream has lied to him or betrayed him in one way or another, which he conveniently forgets. They're all comforting him and reassuring him, but they're really trapping him into a death sentence. They all refer to his commitment to Scully as something that's "childish", causes him guilt and it'll only lead to his "imminent death." Oh, the irony! Everyone tells Mulder that he's not that important and they want him to give up his quest. This is a huge lie. Obviously, Mulder holds great importance for the world. Just as Albert Hosteen told Scully.

Secret Government Medical Facility. CSM and Diana are watching as Mulder's spread out on this table a la Jesus on the cross and he's got this metal bar going around his head like a crown of thorns. Subtle. CSM tells Diana that "a father has high hopes for his son" and that Mulder's going to change the world. He's also proud of Mulder's "capacity for suffering." Diana says "like father like son." Ok, I'd really like to punch her. Hard. "They think what he has is killing him but, in actuality, he's never been more alive." Yes. WE KNOW. How many times does it need to be said? Diana and CSM then chat about Mulder's dreams blah simpler life blah small pleasures blahbity blee. "Dreams are all he has now."