Mulder and Scully view a videotape recorded by two geophysicists who were part of the
Antarctic Ice Core Project, a scientific expedition sanctioned by the United States
Government. Their mission was to drill deep into the Arctic ice and collect core samples that
date the Earth’s climate as far back as the Dawn of Man. Something went wrong during
the expedition, leaving the team dead and the two geophysicists killed by their own hand.
Mulder and Scully are assigned to investigate the case. They are teamed with Dr. Denny
Murphy, a geologist; Doctor Lawrence Hodge, a physician, and Doctor Nancy Da Silva, a
toxicologist. The group boards a plane piloted by Bear, a rugged man who wears a bear
claw around his neck.
When the group arrives at the Arctic compound, they busily set about documenting their
grisly surroundings. Scattered around the site are the bodies of scientists from the previous
expedition, all of whom died mysterious, violent deaths.
A dog suddenly springs from the darkness and jumps onto Mulder. Bear intercedes, and
in the process of pulling the animal off Mulder, he is bitten. The dog is sedated, and during
an examination, a worm-like organism is discovered squirming beneath its skin.
Scully’s autopsies reveal that the scientists from the previous expedition-except for the
two who committed suicide-killed each other. Examination of ice core samples leads to the
conclusion that the first team tapped into the remnants of a meteor that collided with the
Earth thousands of years in the past. When the scientists came in contact with the core
samples, they exposed themselves to an alien organism that had remained dormant beneath
the Arctic Ice.
When Bear is told his blood and stool samples must be analyzed to ensure the parasite
has not infected him, he refuses to cooperate. A scuffle ensues, and as the others pin Bear
down, Hodge discovers-and surgically removes-one of the parasites from his body. When
the worm is removed, however, Bear dies.
The scientists theorize that the parasite feeds on a chemical that controls aggressive
behavior, leading the first team of geophysicists to kill one another. Paranoia within the
group builds to a fever pitch when a severe storm ends radio contact with the rest of the
world.
Mulder discovers Murphy’s body stuffed inside a refrigerator, his throat cut. The others
suspect that Mulder may be the killer and padlock him inside a supply room.
While performing an experiment, Hodge accidentally mixes blood samples from two
different infected hosts. To his surprise, the parasitic organisms attack and kill one another.
The scientists infect the dog that attacked Bear with a second worm. It returns to normal.
Mulder convinces Scully that he is not infected. When they exit the supply room, the pair
are jumped by Da Silva and Hodge, who pin Mulder to the ground and lower the last worm to
his ear. But Hodge is horrified when he discovers the parasite wriggling beneath Da Silva’s
skin. The others hold Da Silva down while Hodge inserts the parasite.
The group is rescued and flown to another base. Mulder announces he is returning to the
site to perform more tests. Hodge informs him that the military burned the
compound to the ground.
THE X-FILES “ICE”
#1X08
Original Air Date: 11/05/93
Starring:
DAVID DUCHOVNY as Special Agent Fox Mulder
GILLIAN ANDERSON as Special Agent Dana Scully
Also Starring:
XANDER BERKELEY as Dr. Hodge
FELICITY HUFFMAN as Dr. Nancy Da Silva
STEVE HYNTER as Dr. Denny Murphy
JEFF KOBER as Bear
KEN KIRZINGER as Richter
SONNY SURWIEC as Campbell
Written by:
GLEN MORGAN & JAMES WONG
Directed by:
DAVID NUTTER