The X-Files (1993–…): Season 3, Episode 13 - Syzygy - full transcript

I remember me and him
all the way back
to kindergarten.

He was, uh...

I don't know.

He was like a brother
or something.

And we had some good times.

Good times that i'll never
forget and junk like that.

And like now, we all
got to stick together
and protect each other,

'cause that's what bruno
would have wanted.

'cause they say the cult
is gonna come try and
get more of us, and...

We can't let that happen.

So we gotta kick some butt.



We gotta kick some butt,

Like i'm sure bruno's
doing in heaven right now.

I really don't know what to say.

Here he is. boom?

Boom?

You okay?
Yeah.

That was beautiful.

Yep.

So did you hear
who the cult is supposed
to be coming after next?

A blond virgin.

Come on.
I'll give you guys a ride home.

Your mom is always saying,
"wait until you're married.
don't give it away."

Yeah, and then
some cult member
wants to kidnap you...

And sacrifice you
because you are a virgin.



God. i mean,
how do they even know
if you really are a virgin?

I don't know.
i don't even want
to think about it.

You're not a virgin,
are you, boom?

Uh, no.

You know, maybe
if we weren't virgins,
we wouldn't be so scared.

- Over here!
- Hey! he found something.

Oh, god.

Is he dead?
yeah, looks like
he hung himself.

- He loves me.
- He loves me not.

He loves me.
He loves me not.

He loves me.
He loves me not.

He loves me.
He loves me not.

He loves me.

Not!

The map says to turn right
at the intersection.

The detective
who contacted me
told me to turn left.

At the intersection?
At the stoplight.

This isn't a stoplight.
It's a stop sign.

I'm sure she meant stop sign.

Turn right.

What more can i say about
the loss of a young man
like jay de boom...

That the sadness in each
of our own hearts does not
express more poignantly?

A few people have asked
if they might come up...

And share some of their own
personal remembrances of jay.

I'd like to invite them
to come forward at this time and
share some of those thoughts.

His friends called him boom.
quarterback of
the football team.

He was well liked, a leader.
he was looking forward
to college...

Until he was found hanged
in the woods two days ago.

It's the third death of a high
school boy in as many months.

In your fax you said
there were strong suspicions
of a satanic cult at work.

That's the popular opinion
around here. wildly popular
actually.

Based on what evidence?

Various eyewitness accounts
of satanic rituals
being conducted.

I remember me and boom
back to kindergarten.

He was... i don't know...
Like a brother or something.

You have physical
evidence of these rituals
being conducted?

No. no, just
the murder victims.

So you have nothing concrete
to connect these things
to satanists?

If you detect a hint
of skepticism or incredulity
in agent scully's voice,

It's because of
the overwhelming evidence
gathered by the f.b.i....

Debunking virtually
all claims of ritual abuse
by satanic cults.

Is that true?

Don't ask me.

Our research has proven
that most of these accounts
are false or imagined.

The trauma or mental illness
that is often linked
to satanic cults...

Is the result
of denial, hysteria
and misplaced blame.

You're going to have
a hard time convincing
the locals of that,

Especially after hearing the
stories of the two girls that
were there the night boom died.

Who interviewed them?
I did.

Together or separate?
Together. why?

Then you have no way of
determining whether or not
their stories are fabricated.

No, no, these are good kids
we're talking about.

Outstanding students... and
the details they gave... i doubt
they could have made them up.

Let me guess. they told you
about a wild beast entering
in on a black mass,

The drinking of blood, the
sacrifice of an infant...

Or a blond virgin.

Yeah. that's right.
Excuse me.

Let me in there!

Where is she going?
you don't suppose
she's a virgin, do you?

I doubt she's even a blond.

Would you let me by?

You can't go in!

How long are
we going to stand by and
watch our children die...

While satan's soldiers
run free in this city?

Bob, this is no time...
No time? no time?

Hey! hey, hey, bob!
this is not the place
for this.

My wife can't sleep at night!

My kids say they can
feel satan's presence!

We got to wake up
and take action, people!

We got to cast the devil
out of our community!

All right, everybody!
Stay calm!

Maybe we're just imagining that.

My name is terri roberts.

I go to grover cleveland
alexander high school.

I'm a senior with
a 3.98 grade point average.

My name is margi kleinjan.

I go to grover cleveland
alexander high school.

I'm a senior with
a 3.75 grade point average.

I'm on the cheerleading
yell squad with
my best friend terri.

I'm on the cheerleading
yell squad with
my best friend margi.

We plan to go to college
together in the fall.

Yeah. could you tell me again
exactly what happened the night
of jay de boom's death?

Uh, boom...

Jay was giving us a ride home
in his truck...

When all of a sudden
he swerved off the road.

Like he had been possessed
or something.

He made us get out
of the car and walk
to a clearing where...

People were wearing black robes
and holding black candles.

I couldn't see their faces
underneath their hoods,

But i knew they were
up to no good.

How did you know
they were up to no good?

They were all standing
around this altar,

And one of them
had a long knife...

With a snake's head on
the handle with ruby eyes.

I thought we were dead because
we'd heard they were going
to sacrifice a blond virgin.

But instead they just brought
out this little crying baby...

And put it on the altar.

The man with the knife started
saying some kind of prayer.

He was chanting,

And he was saying stuff
about how they were going
to sacrifice the baby,

Because it hadn't
been christened yet...

And how they were going
to bury it in a mass grave
on the outskirts of town...

With all the other babies
that they'd killed.

And... and...

The whole group was chanting
and saying things.

The man with the knife
raised the knife up
over the baby,

And that's when terri and i
just ran for our lives.

The two stories
are virtually identical.
the one corroborates the other.

I don't suppose there have
been any actual reports
of stolen infants...

Or of mass graves
being uncovered
anywhere in town...

Or that you found an altar
or any other evidence
of a black mass?

No. no, in fact, we haven't.

The problem is that the details
of these accounts...

Could have been taken from
any newspaper or magazine.

As horrific as they sound
the stories that these girls
told are common, even cliche.

If you detect
a hint of impatience
in agent scully's voice,

That's because
the f.b.i.'s study also
found that in most cases,

Like the mcmartin
preschool trial,

Witnesses were prompted in their
statements by rumors or stories
that were being circulated,

And there was nothing
to support them.

How do you explain
the burning coffin?
don't ask me.

There have been incidents
where the embalming fluid
used to preserve the body...

Have caused chemical reactions
and produced heat and burning.

I see nothing here that
would suggest otherwise.

What is that?

What's what?
That pattern on his chest.

Yeah, i see it.
it looks like a... goat.
some kind of horned beast.

A horned beast?
Yeah. right here...

In a circle.

I think you guys
are seeing something
that isn't there.

No, no, right here. look.
you see that the horns
are right there.

No, i don't see
the horns right there.

I assume you'll call me
if you need me for
anything further.

If it's no bother...
If it's not too big a deal,

Maybe you can get me a few
photographs of that thing...

Which bears absolutely
no resemblance
to a horned beast.

Sure. fine. whatever.

Oh, hi.

Uh, hi. what are you
doing with my cat?

He was scratching to get in.

I thought with
the threat of satanic
animal sacrifices looming,

Maybe you should
keep him inside.

I thought the f.b.i.'s research
would have debunked that theory.

First off, i'd like to apologize
for my partner's rude behavior.

She tends to be rather rigid,
but rigid in a wonderful way,

Not like she was today.

Personally, i like to try
to keep a more open mind.

So, what are you doing
at my house?

I was hoping you could
help me solve the mystery
of the horny beast.

Let me make sure
i heard you right.

You say you see horns.

You don't see a goat here?
Some kind of beast?

This is a trick, right?
To try and entrap me?

- Nobody's trying to entrap you.
- Yeah, right.

There are a lot of loonies
running around this town that'd
like to think i'm a satanist.

But the truth is,
i'm just a number cruncher,

Trying to make an honest living.

What do you think is going on?

I think the whole town's
lost its marbles.

I should have been the first
to see it coming, but it's hard
being a small business owner.

You should see the paperwork.
what do you mean,
"seen it coming"?

We're heading into
a rare planetary alignment...

Where mercury, mars and uranus
are extreme influences.

On what?

Office hours
are 9:00 to 5:00.

All major credit cards accepted.

All right. move back.

To your zones.

Clear!

Shoot that ball!

Shoot that ball!
Let's shoot!

Craig wilmore.
Hate him, roger.

Points though for
improved dermatology, gene.

Hey!
Man!

Come on!

Can it be true that these people
will soon be adults bringing
new life into this world?

I'm so depressed.

Hi, scott.

Scott simmons.

Babe-alicious
in overtime, gene.

Minus the brenda appendage.

Hate her.
hate her.
wouldn't want to date her.

Hey. sorry.

Hate him!
hate him.
wouldn't want to date him.

I'll get it.

Get the ball! come on!

Come on! hurry up!

- Hey!
- Turn the lights on, will ya?

What's going on?
i can't get out!
somebody help me quick!

- I can't get out of here!
- Stop it!

Someone help me!
Grab on to it!

What happened?
Another young man has died.

An electrical surge
caused a power failure,

But somehow activated the motor
that retracts the bleachers.

He got caught inside.

Detective white,
can i see you?
excuse me.

I could hear him
screaming, but...

You weren't in your motel room.

I went to follow up a lead
with detective white.

I see.
You see what?

We've been working together
for, what, two years now?

We have differing opinions,
but i didn't expect you
to ditch me.

I didn't ditch you.
Fine. whatever.

We got more trouble.
a mob has gathered
on the south side of town.

- Okay.
- Hey, bob, we got company.

What's going on here, bob?

George hunsaker's boy got a call
from someone who said they knew
the location of the mass grave.

You're destroying
private property.
stop digging.

Our children are dying!

That does not give you
the right to come out here and
tear up harvey molitch's yard.

Maybe harvey's got
something to hide.

We got two kids who are
prepared to say he took them
on a camping trip...

And made them play
naked movie star games!

That man? is he
always that hysterical?

No, bob's
our high school principal.

I've never heard him say
a bad word about anyone.

This is called rumor panic.

It's when an antecedent event
links up with a popular
satanic cult myth,

And it increases
the tension in a community.

A villain or villains are
singled out as the focus...

Of the community's
confusion and angst
about unexplained events...

Like the death
of the high school boys.

There have been at least
20 incidents since 1983
from new york to reno, nevada.

Not one of them has turned up
a single shred of evidence
to support the wild allegations.

I found bones!
She found bones!

Bones! right there!
There are bones over there.

All right, everybody!
stay back!
stay back, folks.

They're in the bag.

Go ahead.

No, you go ahead.
no, no, no.
be my guest.

I know how much you like
snapping on the latex.

They're child's bones!

What is that?
What is that right there?

Is that lettering?
"r.w.g."

Dick godfrey.
that bag belongs to dr. godfrey.
he's the baby killer!

Who's dr. godfrey?

He's the town pediatrician.

He's the killer!

Come on out, godfrey!

Come on out!
We know you're in there!

Godfrey!

He's home! he's in there!

Come on out, you baby killer!

Let me get this straight
for the record.

You haven't seen the bag
in a year, and you sold it
at a garage sale?

To a young girl,
one of the roberts family.
they live a few doors down.

Why was it filled with bones
and buried in a field?

I have no idea.

The people of this town
seem to think you do.

Would you be willing
to take a lie detector test?

You can go now, dr. godfrey.
i don't think we'll be
needing you any further.

Your story checked out.
Thank god.

The bones turned out
to be the skeletal remains
not of an infant,

But of a beloved
14-year-old lhasa apso,
formerly known as mr. tippy.

Mr. tippy!

This may not be any time
to mention it, but someone
is wearing my favorite perfume.

Can i have a word with you?

This has gone on
far enough.
what?

I am not going to be humiliated
by you, in front of you...

Or by having to bring
a teenage girl in,
on her birthday of all days,

To identify the bones
of her dead dog, mr. tippy.

I see no reason to pursue
this case any further.

Not only that, i find
your conduct and comportment
in this investigation...

Not just alarming,
but highly objectionable.

What are you doing?
Must be detective white.

If that's the reason
we're sticking around,
that's your business.

What? what are you
talking about?

Detective white.

We came down here because
of three unexplained deaths.

Detective white is just
trying to solve them.

She could use our help.

Well, you two seem to have
a certain simpatico.

I'm going back to washington
in the morning.

Whoo, whoo!

?? lay me down
lay me down??

Go, girl.

Get down.

Go, terri!
Whoo!

Yeah!

Ha, ha!
Whoo!

What are you going
to ask, brenda?

Who am i going to marry?

"s"!
Come on.

What's next?

"a"?

"t"?

What?

"a"? "n"?

Satan?

Brenda?

One bloody mary,
two bloody mary,
three bloody mary,

Four bloody mary...
What are you doing?

You just close your eyes
and count to 13 and bloody mary
appears in the mirror.

- Come on in, brenda.
- No, thank you.

Five bloody mary,

Six bloody mary,
seven bloody mary...

Turn it off.
turn if off.
what is that?

"detective white
could use our help.

She's just trying
to solve this case."

Detective white.

Can i come in?

What happened?

I found that on
my front doorstep.

If they're not satanists,
who are they?

What are you doing?
Nothing.

You've been drinking.

Yes, i have, which is funny
because i usually...

I normally never...
I don't drink.

Oh.

You know, i don't feel
like going home.

Do you mind if i slept here?

Actually, i'm sure i could
get you another room.

Maybe we can solve
the mystery of the horny beast.

Maybe we should just
watch some television.

There's a movie on tv.
actually, it's the same
movie on every channel.

Weird. i like weird.

I feel weird.

Mul...

There's been another death.

Was it a murder?

A high school girl was
impaled by flying glass
from a bathroom mirror.

Let me drive.
I'm driving.

It's not what you think.
i didn't see
anything anyway.

Will you let me drive?
I'm driving.

Why do you always have
to drive? because you're
the guy, the big, macho man?

No, i was just never sure
your little feet could
reach the pedals.

Will you go with her, please?

Thank you.

"big, macho man."

Hey.

Loss of appetite.
That's not a good sign.

I'd like to be alone.

Well, you got your wish.

What happened to you guys?

You used to be...
look, scott, we're not dressed
like this for the funeral.

We're here to make you
feel better tonight.
carpe p.m.

Hate him.

Hate him!

When we were here before...

- i'm just waiting
for authorization.
- i'm a federal agent.

Last i heard
the federal government
couldn't pay its bills.

Okay, you're good
for up to 300 bucks.

How can i help you?
you said you knew why people
were behaving so strangely here.

The same reason my dog's been
trying to mate with the barbecue
for the last two months.

You said it was planetary.

Once every 84 years,
mercury, mars and uranus
come into conjunction.

Only this year, uranus
is in the house of aquarius.

That's a bad thing?

Bad like an irwin allen movie.
things are going to
fall out of the sky.

Disaster lies in wait,
especially here.

- why here?
- we're in a geological vortex,
a high intensity meridian...

A cosmic "g" spot...

All culminating on january 12
when the planets come
into perfect alignment,

Which would be... today.

- why is this
affecting everyone?
- some people more than others.

Relationships are going to suck.
significant dates can
exaggerate the effects.

- What if today was my birthday?
- Then i'd say happy birthday.

Unless, of course,
you were born in 1979,
and then i'd call the police.

You'd have
a jupiter-uranus opposition...

Forming what's
called a grand square...

Where all the planets
align into a cross.

All the energy of the cosmos
would be focused on you.

You don't have
to be alone tonight.

What are you doin'?

The insensitivity to your pain
was too much for me to bear.

- So i...
- What? so you what?

So you blew me off so you could
snag some shoulder time
with rude boy.

Back off, terri.

Happy birthday, bitch.

Right back at you.

You're bleeding.
So are you.

You killed him.

What do you mean,
i killed him?
you killed him!

I didn't kill him.

Terri?

Oh!

Oh, my god.

Come on. over here.

I'll let you fill in the amount.

Mulder.

I know who the killer is.
I know who did it all.

Who is this?
Margi kleinjan.

Where are you, margi?

Just tell me where you are.

I don't know what you think
you're doing, but i suggest you
put that gun down, sir,

Or i'm going to
have to arrest you.

We're not standing
around anymore,
waiting for answers.

We're taking this situation
into our own hands.

You can't go walking down
the middle of the street
carrying a loaded weapon.

- it's against the law.
- not if i'm hunting it's not.
hunting satanists.

There are no satanists here.

Then who killed those kids?
And who killed all these birds?

Somebody help me!

I know who the killer is.

I know who did it all.

All the murders.

Come on, margi.
Let's get you out of here.

Shekilled him.
Who?

Terri. she killed
all of them.

She killed all of
the high school boys?

And brenda summerfield.

How did she do it?

I think she's possessed
or something.

She killed scott simmons tonight
with a garage door spring.

I don't know how she does it.
I think... i think she's...

I think she's evil.

She tricked boom into
going up on that cliff,

And then she pushed him off
and laughed about it.

Just like she did eric bauer
the other night in the gym.

When all the lights went out...

And she knew
that he was trapped
underneath the bleachers,

She could hear him screaming,
but she wouldn't make it stop.

Why didn't you stop her, terri?
Why didn't you tell anybody?

Because... because
i was afraid of her.

Because she was my best friend.

Best friends are supposed
to stick together, right?

Scully!

Scully, it's me.

Where are you?

I'm at a crime scene, a new one.
i think i have a solid lead
on these deaths.

I'm way ahead of you, mulder.
i've got a suspect
i want to bring in.

- Who's that?
- Margi kleinjan.

Hold on a second.

Margi kleinjan?
That's right.

Her friend gave us a statement.

Actually, i'm way ahead of you.
I'm with margi.

She gave me a statement
implicating her friend.

Who?
Terri.

Actually, i'm way ahead of you,
because i'm with terri now.

You're what?
i've got your suspect,
and you've got mine.

Why does that make sense
to me at this point?

I don't think this has anything
to do with any cult.

I want to get them both in
and get a formal statement and
clear this thing up, okay?

- Scully?
- Sure. fine. whatever.

All right, steve.
This is what we have.

Let me take a look at that.

Wait right here.

Detective white's cat?

Steve, what was that?

It's moving!

- Hey, girlfriend.
- Hey.

Get her out of here.

Out of my way.

What the hell's
going on here?
something cosmic.

Oh!

- They're in there.
- Put that gun down!

- Where is she?
- Who?

- The girl, the guilty one.
- They're both in there.

I think we'd like
to see for ourselves.

I think we're all tired of
waiting for law enforcement
to bring justice in our city!

Yeah!
No! open the door.

You don't want to go in there.

Excuse me.

Gladly.

We are but visitors
on this rock,

Hurtling through time and space
at 66,000 miles an hour,

Tethered to a burning sphere
by an invisible force
in an unfathomable universe.

This most of us
take for granted,

While refusing to believe
these forces have
any more effect on us...

Than a butterfly beating its
wings halfway around the world.

Or that two girls born on
the same date at the same time
and the same place...

Might not find themselves
the unfortunate focus
of similar unseen forces,

Converging like the planets
themselves into burning
pinpoints of cosmic energy,

Whose absolute gravity
would threaten to swallow and
consume everything in its path.

Or maybe the answer lies
even further from our grasp.

I think it was satan.

Yes, sir. satan it was.

You ready?
You're the driver.

Ah, scully, if i'm not
mistaken, we're going to be
taking a left up here.

There's an
intersection up here.
you're going to want to...

Scully, you're
going to want to...

You just ran a stop sign
back there, scully.
shut up, mulder.

Sure. fine. whatever.

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