As seen in Episode 5X05, Scully has learned she is the biological mother of
three-year-old Emily Sim. Scully experiences a nightmare in which she discovers her gold
cross lying on the ground as a sandstorm rages around her. Slowly, she, too, transforms
into sand and dissolves into nothingness.
Mulder travels to the San Diego County Children’s Center, where Scully is keeping an eye
on Emily. Scully tells Mulder she needs him to be a witness on her behalf at a child custody
hearing. Mulder informs his partner that Frohike accessed the California Social Services
Adoption database. It turns out that Emily’s mother of record is one Anna Fugazzi (a slang
term for “fake”). He warns Scully that the men behind the conspiracy will do anything it
takes to protect Emily-including jeopardizing Scully’s custody of the girl. During the custody
hearing, Mulder introduces a file documenting Scully’s disappearance years earlier. He
submits that Emily Sim was conceived through a scientific experiment. Despite this, he
insists that Scully is nonetheless Emily’s mother.
Scully receives another mysterious telephone call. A trace reveals its origin to be the
County Children’s Center. When the agents arrive at the scene, they discover a thick, fibrous
cyst on the back of Emily’s neck. As a doctor removes a biopsy sample from the cyst, it
suddenly oozes green bubbling fluid. The doctor is overcome by the fumes and treated at the
hospital. Afterward, Dr. Calderon refuses to transfer Emily’s medical records to the
Children’s Center. An enraged Mulder physically assaults Calderon and warns that unless
he produces the records, he can expect more of the same. Afterward, Calderon approaches
the two dark-suited men at the Dimsdale Convalescent home. The men realize Mulder tailed
Calderon to the building. They kill Calderon using an alien gimlet, then assume his form.
One of the “Dr. Calderons” travels to the Children’s Center and injects Emily with a greenish
fluid. A surprised Scully chases “Calderon” through the hospital. But by the time she
catches up to him, the alien has morphed into the form of a stranger. Mulder and Scully
speak by phone. Mulder suspects the fluid injected into Emily will not cause her harm, as
the conspirators want her alive… for reasons unknown.
Mulder makes his way inside the Dimsdale Retirement Home. There he discovers
evidence that the elderly women residents-including Anna Fugazzi-were all given hormone
injections. Frohike uncovers evidence that the elderly women all gave birth only a few years
earlier.
Emily continues undergoing therapy and medical tests of all kinds, but her condition only
deteriorates further. At one point she is placed inside a pressurized chamber. Suddenly, a
snake-like creature stirs beneath her skin. Scully orders an end to the test. Mulder
discovers cylinders containing live human embryos floating in a greenish fluid. He grabs
three ampules of the greenish fluid and makes his way into a hallway. Detective Kresge
suddenly steps forward, placing a gun to Mulder’s head. Kresge removes the ampules from
Mulder’s hand. Suddenly, one of the “Calderons” appears at the end of the hallway. Mulder
retrieves one of the ampules and runs off, warning Kresge not to fire on the advancing
“Calderon.” A confused Kresge shoots nonetheless, and is then overcome by noxious
fumes. The alien “Calderon” then morphs into Kresge’s form and makes his getaway.
Emily slips into a coma and dies. At the funeral, Scully tells Mulder there is still evidence
of what the men did to Emily. But when she lifts the casket lid, she discovers several small
sandbags inside (one has spilled its contents onto the bottom of the coffin). Scully retrieves
her gold crucifix, the one she gave to Emily, from the sand.
THE X-FILES “EMILY” #5X07
Original Air Date: 12/14/97
CAST:
DAVID DUCHOVNY as Special Agent Fox Mulder
GILLIAN ANDERSON as Special Agent Dana Scully
GUEST CAST:
KARRI TURNER as Tara Scully
SHEILA LARKEN as Mrs. Scully
PAT SKIPPER as Bill Scully Jr.
JOHN PYPER-FERGUSON as Detective Kresge
LAUREN DIEWOLD as Emily Sim
PATRICIA DAHLQUIST as Susan Chambliss
DAVID ABBOTT as Judge Maibaum
BOB MORRISEY as Dr. Vinet
GERARD PLUNKETT as Dr. Calderon
SHEILA PATERSON as Anna Fugazzi
TOM BRAIDWOOD as Frohike
ERIC BREKER as Dark Suited Man #1
STEPHEN MENDEL as Dark Suited Man #2
TANYA HUSE as Medical Technician
WRITTEN BY:
FRANK SPOTNITZ
VINCE GILLIGAN
JOHN SHIBAN
DIRECTED BY:
KIM MANNERS
