X-FILE
116 - E.B.E.
MULDER AND
SCULLY BECOME THE FOCUS OF A MISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN WHEN THEY ATTEMPT
TO TRACE THE GOVERNMENT'S SECRET TRANSPORT OF AN ALIEN LIFE FORM.
Mulder and Scully investigate a UFO sighting
in Reagan, Tennessee. They interview a truck driver named Ranheim, who
claims he fired his shotgun at a mysterious object in the sky. Ranheim,
however, changes the details of his story, prompting Mulder to speculate
that he has something to hide. The agents also realize that Ranheim exhibits
symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome, an illness that normally afflicts veterans
of the conflict in Iraq. Ranheim claims he is not a veteran of that war.
After further investigation, Scully discovers
that Ranheim's real name is Frank Druce, a former Special Operations officer
in Iraq who had been admitted to VA hospitals for treatment of his illness.
Meanwhile, Mulder receives top secret information from Deep Throat that
Druce was transporting the wreckage of a UFO that was shot down over Iraqi
air space. But other evidence hints that the truck is a decoy, and that
the real wreckage is actually being kept at Fort Benning in Georgia. Mulder
and Scully realize that Deep Throat has been deliberately leaking them
misinformation.
When Mulder confronts Deep Throat, he admits
that he tried to lead the investigation away from the truck. He justifies
his action by stating that the country is not ready to comprehend a closely
guarded government secret. He also confirms that the agents are under constant
surveillance.
Determined to uncover the truth, Mulder and Scully resume their search
for the truck. Their diligence pays off, and the vehicle is located on
a remote roadway. While surveying the truck from afar, the agents' vehicle
is suddenly engulfed by an intense light. The truck comes to a stop and
the agents open its doors. Inside, they find evidence that an Extraterrestrial
Biological Entity, or E.B.E., had been inside.
Mulder and Scully suspect that the E.B.E.
had been shuttled to a top secret government facility where a host of UFO
sightings had been reported in the previous week. With the aid of an extreme
government watchdog group called "The Lone Gunman," the agents gain access
to the heavily-guarded facility. The agents' presence is detected and they
are taken into custody, but not before Mulder comes close to seeing the
E.B.E.
Deep Throat comes to Mulder's aid. He reveals
that after the Roswell UFO incident in 1947, the most powerful governments
in the world signed a top secret treaty ordering the execution of any E.B.E.
that might survive a UFO crash. Deep Throat reveals that he carried out
the murder of the E.B.E., and to atone for his act, he will continue to
leak Mulder top secret information.
Mulder is released, but he remains unsure
that Deep Throat is telling the truth.
Credits
THE X-FILES "E.B.E." #1X16
Original Air Date: 02/18/94
CAST:
DAVID DUCHOVNY as Special Agent Fox Mulder
GILLIAN ANDERSON as Special Agent Dana Scully
GUEST CAST:
JERRY HARDIN as Deep Throat
ALLAN LYSELL as Chief Rivers
PETER LACROIX as Ranheim/Druse
BRUCE HARWOOD as Byers
DEAN HAGLUND as Langly
TOM BRAIDWOOD as Frohike
WRITTEN BY:
GLEN MORGAN and JAMES WONG
DIRECTED BY:
WILLIAM GRAHAM
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