THE BLESSING WAY

                         I come to you old friend with the dull clarity of the dead, not to beg of you but to feel                                the fire and intensity that still lives in you

Albert Hosteen and his family are beat up by the Cigarette Smoking Man's subordinates, who are searching for the whereabouts of Mulder. Scully is pursued by a helicopter and soldiers arrive that take all her paper copies of Albert's translations of the digital tape. Scully denies having the DAT copy of the tape, saying it is in Mulder's possession. Upon return to Washington, Scully is put on mandatory leave and is forced to turn in her badge and gun. Scully complains privately to Skinner. Upon returning to her office in the basement, she finds the digital tape missing.

In New York City, the Cigarette Smoking Man meets with a group of older men (known as the "Syndicate"), including the First Elder and the Well Manicured Man, who question him to ensure that their work hasn't been compromised. Mulder, still alive but severely wounded, is found buried under some rocks near the box car. Albert begins the Blessing Way chant in order to heal Mulder.

Frohike arrives at Scully's apartment and shows her a newspaper article reporting the death of Kenneth Soona. Mulder has visions of both Deep Throat and his father. Scully returns to FBI headquarters and the metal detector oddly goes off as she enters. She shows Skinner the newspaper article, thinking that the data from Soona's death can clear Mulder in his father's murder, but Skinner refuses to do any follow-up on it. Leaving the building, the metal detector once again goes off. Scully sees a doctor, who removes a small metal implant from her neck.

Scully sees her sister Melissa about the implant, and she urges her to see a regression hypnotherapist to recover her lost memories. Scully heads there, but becomes scared and stops the session in the middle of things. Returning home, she finds Skinner leaving her apartment and driving off. Mulder, recovered from the Blessing Way chant, is told by Albert that he can't bathe or change clothes for four days. Scully calls Skinner, who denies showing up at her apartment.

Scully heads to Boston for Mulder's father's funeral and introduces herself to his mother. Afterwards the Well Manicured Man introduces himself to Scully and warns her that she is about to be killed, either by someone she knows, or by two men who will kill her at her home. Mulder returns to his mother's home in Connecticut and questions her about a photo of his father from 1973.

Melissa calls Scully and tells her she is coming over. After receiving a call from someone who immediately hangs up, Scully leaves her apartment and tells Melissa that she'll head to her home instead. As she leaves, Skinner pulls up in his car, telling her they need to speak in private. They head for Mulder's apartment. Melissa shows up soon afterwards and is mistakenly shot by Luis Cardinal, who is hiding there with Alex Krycek. Realizing they shot the wrong person, the two flee. At Mulder's apartment, Scully holds Skinner at gunpoint, thinking he's going to kill her. Skinner tells Scully that he is in possession of the digital tape. Just then, someone steps outside the door. This distracts Scully enough for Skinner to pull out his gun on her.

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