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Locations:Some stores in Chinatown: ...arts and crafts, ...novelties, arts and antiques (this I'm guessing); (in Chinese) gold store, jade storePolice officer is playing Black Jack 21/ Dealer, bet $50, Player, $15.45; In the teaser, the door has the Chinese words, "haunted house" on it.The victims: 11 victims, 3 in Seattle, 3 in Los Angeles, 2 in Boston, 3 in San Francisco, all Chinese men between the ages 20-40Written on the wall: Gwai, Chinese for ghostJohnny Lo, moved here six months ago from Canton, still in INS application process, dishwasher in ChinatownBay Area Carpeteers Carpet Installation (the Chinese characters only say"carpet installation", enters apt. 29There's a sign outdoors that seems to read "Prey Ate." Please send corrections!I think the plate that is first seen reads, "swin shu yang." Oh, that's his name, Shuyang Hsin.Among the other plates: "Chu Win Wang," "Lo Jia Song." (Last names first)The triangular shaped plates: the white-character, black-background, red-border one--"hwo," meaning fire; the one that is polished a lot--"ge" (that's a stretch), could mean anything having to do with personFirst name called in drawing: Lin Gwo YuinGlen Chao tells of the Festival of the Hungry Ghosts, occurs in the 15th day of the 7th moon on the Chines calendar.Some neon lights in the streets: OPEN, tapes (wonder if they're the kind Mulder's interested in), gold city (in Chinese)Truck license plate: 3DBI801, California plateSome stuff Chao wrote on the paper: S.F. Carpets (crossed out), Service Carpet +Laying, Bay Area Carpeteers, Hsin ShuyangHsin has lived here for 3 years.The plate Hsin got was "moo," character for wood. According to the official guide, the five elements of earth, fire, wood, metal, and water. Fire is for heart, and wood stands for eye.Oh, by the way, I'm pronouncing the Chinese words in the standard Mandarin dialect, not the Cantonese they are speaking. I can't understnad a single word they are saying. Well, maybe a few.Chao's townhouse: 21...The agents' California license plate: 3B(or R)5Q385 (corrections welcome)Blood found and Chao's blood type: O-negative; I don't know why they're so darn eager to attribute, based on that, that the blood was Chao's.Neon words in background: "kwai," meaning fast; sun ahCarved on the green raffle box: "Sho," meaning long life, etc., common to put on things like thatAmong the things Scully flashes her flashlight on: Men/"Nan," must be the boys' bathroomFinal word we see: "gwai," ghost, again