The X-Files (1993–…): Season 5, Episode 8 - Kitsunegari - full transcript

Keep going.

Keep going. That's the
way. Don't stop now.

Come on, keep pushing.
No pain, no gain.

I want five more steps
and then you're done.

Five. Four.

Three. Good.

And--

Hit it.

Nice and easy. You're really
coming along, bobby.

I'm pleased with your
improvement. You back off.

Keep your fingers on your pepper
spray, just like I told you.



Mr. Piero, is all this
really necessary?

Yes, ma'am.
I'd say it is.

So, what's
this guy's story?

Cop killer,
regular people killer.

General all-Around
waste of skin.

So, what are you
scared of?

The guy's
a freakin' vegetable.

What's he gonna do, run over
you with his big plastic wheel?

I'll tell you what.

You want to last here more than a week,
you don't ever underestimate this man.

Never trust him, never let
your guard down around him.

Never. Capisce?

Comprendo.

What's up, Modell?



Hey, chuck?

What the hell happened, chuck?
Where's Modell?

He had to go.

the orderly's being questioned,
but judging by his mental state...

He's not going to be
much help to us.

So there's very little we know
for sure at this point.

What we do know is the last
confirmed bed check was 2:04 a.m.

As of 6:14 a.m., the subject
was reported escaped.

Since then there have been
no further sightings or contact.

How did this man make his way
out of the building?

Every indication is he simply
walked out the front door.

Due to the unique nature
of this investigation,

The F.B.I. will head
the manhunt.

The marshal service will lend
their much-Welcomed expertise...

And will coordinate
their efforts with myself...

Or my two designated S.A.C.S,
agents Mulder and Scully.

They apprehended the subject
the first time around.

Agent Mulder?

The subject's name is
Robert Patrick Modell.

He's a serial killer responsible
for at least 17 murders.

Specifically he targets
law enforcement.

In 1996, he caused the death
of an F.B.I. Agent...

And a Loudoun County
sheriff's deputy.

It was all a game to him. He
was looking for, in his words,

"A worthy adversary."

To win makes him
feel important.

He likes to think of himself
as a "ronin"--

A warrior without a master,

Adhering to thebudo,
the Japanese way of war.

In truth, he's a highly intelligent
sociopath who has no fear of dying.

In keeping with his game
archetype, he likes to leave clues.

This is why we expect to be contacted by
him hopefully sooner rather than later.

We fully expect him to pick up
exactly where he left off.

What did you mean when you said
he just walked out the building?

Modell refers to himself
as "pusher."

Technically speaking, all of his
victims' wounds were self-Inflicted.

This man has a unique ability
to force his will upon others--

To push his victims into
hurting or killing themselves.

- Say what?
- Look, this is all you need to know.

Do not trust this man.
Do not talk to him.

Do not engage him in conversation,
even if he is unarmed.

Approach him only with extraordinary
caution, and then only with adequate backup.

So, what's adequate backup?

Adequate backup?

Every cop you can
lay your hands on.

Line up for your assignment.

What's Model's condition?
Extremely weakened.

Doctors here say that he
can barely walk. Oh yeah?

Yeah, Mulder, I'm amazed
he's even alive--

The condition we last saw him in--
Comatose with a bullet in the head.

How did he recover? Apparently,
one day about six months ago...

He simply woke up--
Unusual but not unheard of.

What about his brain tumor that
was supposed to be killing him?

It still is. Anybody on
staff here we can talk to?

There's a physical therapist.
Mulder.

What if Modell plans to pick up
where he left off?

Where does that leave you?
You were his prime target.

Should you even be heading
this investigation?

As opposed to what?
What's your point?

That it's exactly
what he wants--

That once again
you're playing his game.

The escaped inmate,
Robert Patrick Modell,

Was convicted in 1996, charges
stemming from an incident...

In which he brandished a firearm
in a downtown hospital.

Two people died. Officials are cautioning
area residents not to approach this man.

He is considered to be
extremely dangerous. Paul?

Can I help you?

Hi.

- You're not scared of snakes?
- Huh?

Looks like a timber rattler.

Hold on tight
to the neck now.

Don't let it bite you.

Don't drop it.

You drop it,

It'll get you.

Todd?

You think I could get
some service now?

Go into the back...

And put the snake down.

Certainly, Paul.
This was the scene...

Here at Lorton penitentiary
less than one hour ago.

Agents of the federal bureau
of investigation,

Along with
the U.S. Marshal service...

And representatives
of local law enforcement,

Met to assemble
a multi- Agency task force.

He couldn't have been faking it
completely. That's all I can say.

The gunshot wound did
a hell of a lot of damage.

You're the officer
that shot him.

It says here that Modell had
a visitor yesterday afternoon.

Who?
It's marked l.S.C.

Little sisters of charity. They try
to visit all the hospitalized inmates.

Did Modell ever get any other visitors
besides the little sisters of charity?

Not that I know of. He didn't
have much in the way of family.

He was raised
in foster homes mostly.

Sounds like you got
to know him pretty well.

He never gave me any grief. He
worked hard at getting better.

I talked to him sometimes.
About what?

Small talk. Nothing important.
He'd ask how I was.

He's a very considerate man.

I don't doubt for a second
Robert Modell belongs in prison,

But I never had any problem
with him personally.

agents.

It's Modell.

He's asking for you.
We're running a trace now.

We just need 30 seconds.

Yeah. two words.

It's alive.

I don't feel like playing
your game right now, Modell.

Touchy. Look, Mulder, there's
something I need you to hear.

Tell it to me in person, Modell.
No, seriously. Listen to me.

No, you listen to me. Either
you come back here on your own,

Or I drag your sorry ass back
on the bumper of my car.

Time?
Four seconds.

When did you turn
into Clint Eastwood?

Don't let him rope you in.

Stop talkin' like a tough guy
and pay attention.

I know you're tracing this call.
I don't care.

Mulder, hang up the phone. I
have something I need you to hear.

Mulder, are you going
to listen--

We got it.

There's nothing back there.

How far could he get?

Outside!

Where is he?
Where's Modell?

He had to go.

I'm gonna take
a wild stab here and guess...

This is a clue.

Appears as if he died
from ingesting paint.

I imagine he did all of this
and then drank what was left.

See what you can make of it.

Modell?

Cerulean blue.

What's the point of all this?
Maybe his choice of victim.

This is Nathan Bowman, with the
Loudoun county attorney's office.

He's the prosecutor
who tried Modell in 1996.

- You think it's simple revenge?
- Sir, it's not a manifesto.

It's the same single ideogram
over and over.

- Which is what?
- The hand it's in is pretty sloppy,

But I think it's supposed to
be kitsunegari--Foxhunt.

Fox Mulder.

That's a little on the nose,
don't you think?

Was Nathan Bowman married?

Yep.

What are you thinking?

Linda.
Bet that's his wife, huh?

Novamax realty. Hi. Linda?

I'm sorry. Mrs. Bowman has left the office
to meet a client. May I take a message?

Do you know the name of the
client Mrs. Bowman went to see?

It's, uh...
Mr. Fox Mulder.

- It's him.
- Location. Find out where he's at.

Do you know where Mrs. Bowman
went to meet Fox Mulder? Location?

I know it's a commercial
property in falls church.

- Um, can you hold on please?
- Yeah.

Give me the falls church P.D.

Unit six at 214 channel avenue.

Signs of forced entry.
We're gonna check it out.

exercise
extreme caution. Backup is en route.

hello!

Officer?

I'm over here.

Come on.
That's right.

No, wait.

Not that way either.
But you're gettin' warmer.

Dead ahead.
Straight in front.

Buddy, I'm straight in front of
you. What do you want me to do?

Draw you a map?

Keep comin'.

Almost there.

put it
down! Put the gun down.

Put it down... now!

On the floor!

Face down! Do it!

I got him.
Get up here.

Federal agents!
Officer, where are you?

Upstairs!
Sir, I got him.

Here he is.
I got him!

He's gone crazy. Get him
the hell away from me!

Gimme your gun.

He was here.
He did come for the woman.

Why Bowman's wife?
What would he want with her?

hey, we got a visitor!

Linda Bowman?

Fox Mulder.
Hi.

Uh, you're my 12:15?

The appointment was made...

This morning
through my secretary.

Uh, all I know is
I was supposed to meet...

A Mr. Mulder here.

He didn't leave a number.

And I couldn't call him
to tell him I was running late.

Why would someone
do this to Nathan?

Mrs. Bowman,

Did your husband ever discuss
his work as a prosecutor with you?

Sometimes.

Did he ever mention the name
Robert Patrick Modell?

Pusher?

That was Nathan's
biggest case. Why?

Can you think of any reason why this
man Modell would take an interest in you?

What do you mean?

We believe he murdered
your husband.

It also appears he's the man that
made the appointment to see you today.

No. No, no.
He's in prison.

Not since 6:00 this morning.

Oh, god!

You're safe with us,
Mrs. Bowman.

If you'll come with me, we'll
place you in protective custody.

Find him.

Yes, sir.

Mulder?

Why didn't Modell
just kill those two cops?

- What was to stop him?
- Hopefully he was incapable.

- As in "too tired"?
- We've seen that before with him.

Maybe. I don't know.

Something's just not
making sense.

can I borrow
your radio? Yes, sir.

Gracias, amigo.

What took you so long?

Scully, I got him. Come
quick. Where are you?

- Hold on. Hold on.
- North side of channel, second floor.

Some kind of company.
Some engineering company.

We need to talk.
Shut up, Modell!

Listen to me. There's something
I need-- I said shut up!

Shut up or I will shoot you,
you son of a bitch!

Mulder-- I will
shoot you. Shut up!

You're going to
listen to me.

You're going to
listen to me, Mulder.

I will shoot you.

Listen.

Mulder.

Mulder, what happened?

Where's Modell?
He had to go.

About ten minutes ago.
He can't have gotten far.

Anything?
No sign.

Yes, agent Mulder's fine.

Yes, sir.

How you feeling?

Aside from the utter
grinding humiliation...

That comes from knowing I let
our suspect go, pretty good.

It could've happened
to anyone, Mulder.

No, actually
it couldn't have.

I didn't find Modell.
He sought me out.

He wanted me
to hear his message.

- Which was what?
- Don't play the game.

- Whose game? His?
- I don't think so.

I'm not even sure
he's playing a game.

Of course he is. You said yourself that
he was gonna pick up where he left off.

Then why didn't he kill
the cops or the prison guard?

While we're at it,
why didn't he kill me?

Why didn't he make me eat
a bullet out of my own gun?

- He could have.
- He killed Nathan Bowman.

He was definitely there, but
that doesn't prove that he did it.

This man's affected you.
He's influenced your thinking.

It's not like that.

A man is made to drink a gallon
of cerulean blue paint?

Kitsunegari? Foxhunt? You're
saying now that's not Modell?

Modell is involved.
He's related to it somehow,

But not the way you think.

- That's your opinion?
- Yeah.

That's my opinion.

How can you be sure
it's your own?

What do we still
agree on here?

That Modell was pursuing
Linda Bowman?

I'd like to know why.

I'm sorry. I don't know
if I can tell you much more...

than I already have.

We appreciate your help.

I-I know Nathan
was very proud...

Of having prosecuted
the case.

He said this man Modell
was extremely clever...

And dangerous, and that
he was a menace to society.

Nathan mentioned
that an F.B.I. Agent...

Had ultimately shot him.

Was that you?

Yes.

He said you crippled him
and put him in a wheelchair.

Nathan said
it was too bad...

That you just
didn't kill him.

That it would've saved the
taxpayers the cost of a trial.

Your husband talked with you
a lot about it.

Well, as I said,
he was proud.

I guess he felt that-- That it
was his brush with greatness.

Is it possible that he could've
mentioned you to Robert Modell?

No, no,
I sincerely doubt it.

You see, Nathan and I,
we were only married two months.

- How long did you know him?
- Well, it was two months and two days.

Why wait when it's true love?
You never know how long you have.

No, you don't.

it's not like Nathan
was impulsive or flighty.

I don't want
to paint him as that.

He was true blue.

Thank you.

She killed Nathan Bowman.
What?

Modell was there, but for some
other reason. She killed her husband.

- Agent Mulder--
- Just hear me out.

Her husband's brush with greatness. She
doesn't want to paint him as compulsive.

Who the hell talks
like that? You tell me.

She was waving it under our noses,
playing with us. Modell told me.

He warned me not to play the game. I
think it was her game he was talking about.

- Modell told you?
- Has she asked how...

Her husband was murdered, shown
any interest in the details?

An escaped serial killer
is supposedly stalking her.

Does she seem
particularly fearful to you?

The woman's in shock, agent
Mulder. She's not herself.

And, I might add,
neither are you.

You heard her
in there, Scully.

Mulder, no.

I'm sorry.

You said it yourself. You said don't
listen to Modell, don't trust him.

But you've done both.

But what if she can do
what Modell does?

- I think you should go home.
- You think I should go home?

You're suspended until such time
I'm confident your judgment is sound.

- Give me your weapon.
- Who you afraid I'm gonna point it at?

Mulder, I think
you should do what he says.

Excuse me.

Would it be possible for me
to get something to drink?

Water? Yes, ma'am. I'll
have somebody come right in.

I'll prove it.

Agent Mulder?
Go fetch her some water.

I really don't know the man that well.
I'm sorry you got the impression that I do.

No, just anything at all
that you might recall.

Did he ever talk about his
past? Mention anybody special?

A woman? Something like that? No.

Anything remarkable he ever said
that you can remember?

I guess one time someone else said something
about him that struck me as unusual.

What was that? It was one
of the nuns who visits...

From little sisters of charity.

She once referred to him as a conquered
warrior. I thought that was kinda weird.

Was this the same nun that visited
him the day before he escaped?

The same one
that always visits.

How many times has she
visited? Maybe three, four.

Would you take a look at something
for me? Is that the woman?

Is that the nun?

Hang on.
I'm blind as a bat.

therapy room.

Here. Glasses.

Uh-Huh.
Yeah, absolutely.

It's empty.
Where'd you leave 'em?

Uh-Huh.

Uh-Huh.

Okay.

Oh, yeah, he's here.

No!

I need help in here!

Help!

You got him?

- Go home.
- What?

Go home.

Scully.

Hey, Scully, it's me.

where are
you? I'm at the prison.

- You were told to lay off.
- It's a little late for that now.

Modell's therapist just electrocuted
herself right in front of me.

And she was on the phone
when she did it.

- It was Modell.
- It was Linda Bowman.

Mulder! The therapist
would have identified her.

And verified that she visited
Modell in the prison.

Would have?
You don't know that.

Just trace the call and cut off any
access that woman has to a phone.

I'm heading back now.

Mulder, I'm not at the
safe house. You're not?

We're at the Chaimbridge mall
investigating a suicide.

Why isn't anybody picking up
at the safe house switchboard?

Back in the trucks.
All right, let's go.

On the floor, Modell!

Hey, it's Mel Cooley.

On your face!
Do it! Now!

I said now!

I have a gun.

be careful.

How's his vitals?

- Did he try to speak to you?
- He said we got our man.

What happened?

You were told to go home,
agent Mulder.

What happened?

He had a gun. I saw it
clearly. It was a revolver.

- He pointed a gun at you?
- We haven't found the gun yet.

He said to you
that he had a gun.

Yes... and he did.

Excuse me.

Modell was unarmed. He
purposefully drew skinner's fire.

For what possible reason?
To protect someone.

Linda Bowman.
To take the fall for her.

That's one hell
of a plan, Mulder.

The serial killer makes us
believe that he's guilty,

In turn diverting the suspicion
away from the real estate lady?

Well, he had me goin'.
Where is she?

They've taken her home.

There was no reason to keep her in
protective custody, Mulder. It is over.

No, it's not.
Where are you going?

If Modell makes it through surgery, I
wanna be the first person he talks to.

Mulder, talking to him has
already done you enough harm.

Do me a favor, Scully.
Give me a call...

When you think I've come
to my senses, all right?

Sir, I'm going to need to change
the patient's bandages.

Call me if he wakes up,
please.

Yes, sir.

Bobby?

Why did you do it?

I didn't ask you
to come after me.

Don't--

Don't make a mistake.

I'm not.

After what they've done,

Do you think I'd let them
get away with this?

I'm gonna finish
what you started.

No. Stop now.

Stop n--

Bobby.

Bobby, you're not in any pain.

You feel wonderful.

You've never felt better.

Your heart is slowing.

It's tired.

It's too worn out
to keep beating.

Let it rest.

It slows.

It slows.

It stops.

Hello. Yes, I have
that information for you.

I've got
the lidocaine, doctor.

Never mind.
Put him down as 7:38.

- Yes, doctor.
- Sorry.

Mulder.

Scully, what are you
doing here?

You were right
about her, Mulder.

Scully.

She's making me do this.

Where is she?
She's here.

Mulder, make her stop.
I can't help myself.

- Linda Bowman!
- Mulder, make her stop.

- Show yourself!
- Mulder!

- No! N--

I'm gonna kill you.

Don't listen to her, Mulder.

What?
It's me.

You were right about her.
Linda Bowman is pushing you.

- What the hell are you talking about?
- I'm Scully.

Linda's right behind you.
She's telling you I'm her.

- You killed her!
- Mulder, I'm Scully.

I'm not dead.
She wants you to shoot me.

She knows you'll never
forgive yourself.

- Shut up! Shut up!
- Listen to me!

Your mother is Tina.
Your sister is Samantha.

Shut up!
Modell warned you.

Don't play her game.

Mulder.

You think you can hold me?

Yes, I'd like an ambulance
at 214 channel avenue.

Linda Bowman.

She has an advanced temporal
lobe tumor, just like Modell's.

It seems to run
in the family.

- She and Modell are related?
- Fraternal twins.

he meant
to protect his sister.

Apparently, she only found out
about his existence six months ago.

They were separated when
they were two weeks old.

Raised apart.

Her foxhunt--

I'm guessing she wanted revenge for
what she feels we did to her brother.

Anything you want
to add to that?

I think that covers it.

Mulder, a moment, please?

I just wanted to say
you did a good job.

How's that? Nobody could've
figured this out but you.

You knew it was Linda Bowman
and not Modell.

You were way ahead of me.
I almost killed my partner.

Mulder, despite that,
you prevailed.

You won her game.

How come I feel
like I lost?

I made this!