At the Headless Woman’s Pub, waiters singing “Happy Birthday” approach Mulder and
Scully’s table. Scully is surprised that her partner remembered the occasion. Before the
celebration continues, the agents are approached by Sharon Graffia, who identifies herself
as the sister of Max Fenig (the alien abductee seen in “Fallen Angel”). Fenig was killed in an
airplane crash in Upstate New York two hours earlier. It was Fenig’s wish that the agents be
sought out should any harm befall him.
The agents attend a Go-Team meeting assembled by the National Transportation Safety
Board. Mike Millar, the man in charge of the operation, plays a tape recording of the last
radio exchange between Flight 549 and air traffic control in Albany. During the recording, the
pilot makes reference to an “intercept.” Mulder believes is an indication the airliner was
forced out of the sky. But his comments before the group are met with great skepticism.
The agents comb the crash site for possible clues. Mulder realizes there is a nine minute
discrepancy between the official time of the crash and the time indicated on passengers’
wrist watches. In the distance, an investigator named Garrett sprays an acid-like substance
on one of the bodies, dissolving the victim’s fingertips and face. A few moments later, other
Go-Team members pull a survivor, Larold Rebhun, from the wreckage. Scully concludes he
was exposed to extreme radiation. Mulder tells Scully that he believes Fenig was abducted
from the aircraft by being sucked out of the emergency exit door. However, Go-Team
members find Fenig’s body amongst the debris field.
The agents interview Louis Frish, who, along with Armando Gonzales, manned the Air
Force Reserve air control tower on the night of the crash. Louis claims there was no radio
contact between the Air Force and the civilian plane. Later, Louis finds Gonzales’ dead body
inside the control tower. Several government men storm the tower. Louis avoids capture by
hiding on the roof. Later, Sharon Graffia disappears from her motel room. Mulder concludes
she was abducted by a UFO.
Louis Frish tells Mulder, Scully, and Millar that he-not an air traffic controller in
Albany-was the last person to communicate with Flight 549. Louis explains that his
commanding officer ordered him (along with Gonzales) to lie to investigators. The men saw
an unidentified radar blip enter Flight 549’s airspace. Moments later, there was an explosion.
Mulder speculates that a third, unidentified aircraft shot down the intercept craft-but is at a
loss to explain the absence of a second crash site. As the agents drive Louis away from the
Go-Team’s headquarters, two automobiles give chase. In an attempt to outmaneuver his
pursuers, Mulder drives onto a runway. An airliner lands on the strip, narrowly missing
Mulder’s car. The two chase cars break off their pursuit. Later, Mike Millar encounters a UFO
hovering above the crash site. He finds Sharon Graffia nearby.
Scully and Louis await a Federal Marshal at the Headless Woman’s Pub. Garrett enters
with a gun. Scully draws her weapon and a shoot-out ensues. Agent Pendrell, who happened
to be frequenting the bar, is shot in the chest. Scully manages to shoot Garrett in the leg.
After examining a map, Mulder concludes that the second craft crashed into Great
Sacandaga Lake. He scuba dives into the murky water, where he encounters twisted
wreckage-and the body of a gray alien. Suddenly, a bright beam of light emanates from the
surface. Mulder shields his eyes from the impossibly intense light. To Be Continued…
THE X-FILES “TEMPUS FUGIT” #4X17
Original Air Date: 03/16/97
CAST:
DAVID DUCHOVNY as Special Agent Fox Mulder
GILLIAN ANDERSON as Special Agent Dana Scully
GUEST CAST:
MITCH PILEGGI as A.D. Skinner
JOE SPANO as Mike Millar
TOM O’BRIEN as Corporal Frish
SCOTT BELLIS as Max Fenig
CHILTON CRANE as Sharon Graffia
BRENDAN BEISER as Agent Pendrell
GREG MICHAELS as Scott Garrett
ROBERT MOLONEY as Bruce Bearfeld
FELICIA SHULMAN as Motel Manager
RICK DOBRAN as Sargeant Armondo Gonzales
JERRY SCHRAM as Larold Rebhun
DAVID PALFFY as Dark Man
MARK WILSON as The Pilot
MAREK WIEDMAN as The Investigator
JON RAITT as The Father
WRITTEN BY:
CHRIS CARTER
FRANK SPOTNITZ
DIRECTED BY:
ROB BOWMAN
