Orderly: What's wrong with him?
Dr. Cabrera: What's wrong with him is he's going to die.
Skinner: (voiceover) Every minute of every day we choose. Who we are. Who we forgive. Who we defend and protect. To choose a side or to walk the line. To play the middle. To straddle the fence between what is and what should be. This was the course I chose. Trying to find the delicate balance of interests that can never exist. Choosing by not choosing. Defending a center which cannot hold. So death chose for me.
Trainer: Good aim! Good aim! Go easy on him, Slugger. I need him to lock up for me tonight, okay?
Trainer: Don't telegraph that left, Dre. Stevie Wonder would see that one coming. You're fighting the FBI now, Dre. Fight smart. Go!
Nurse: Do you remember what happened?
Skinner: I was boxing. I must've gotten tagged.
Nurse: Yes, you did. At least you didn't get your ear bit off. That's something, right?
Dr. Plant: Well, the good news is . . . your dilation's back to normal. Plus you still have both your ears.
Skinner: I heard that one.
Dr. Plant: I'm going to release you. But I suggest that you rethink the boxing. You're not 20 anymore.
Skinner: What is it, Agent Mulder?
Mulder: I just, uh . . . I thought I'd poke my head in and say hey.
Skinner: (weakly) Hey.
Mulder: What, are you sleeping one off?
Mulder: (to Scully) He's going to tell you he's all right.
Skinner: That's because there's nothing wrong with me.
Skinner: (sarcastically) Oh. This is about you.
Mulder: Or about the X-Files.
Skinner: You are so paranoid, Mulder. You're not even on the X-Files anymore.
Scully: I know. But you are. You still supervise them.
Mulder: What happened today? Anything out of the ordinary?
Skinner: I'm not going to play this game.
Mulder: This morning, you woke up . . .
Skinner: I woke up.
Mulder: Alone?
Skinner: Yes. Alone.
Scully: Sir, if this man poisoned you, you should be off your feet and under a doctor's care.
Skinner: If this man poisoned me I'm going to put a gun to his head, find out why and ask him how he's going to make me well.
Tunisian Man: (something Arabic and angry)
Mulder: Yeah, so's your mom.
Tunisian Man: (something Arabic and angry)
Mulder: Hey, give it a rest, huh?!
Scully: In fact, I'm not even sure what I'm looking for.
Dr. Plant: Well, you're lucky. He's on a government HMO. No one's even bothered to handle his samples yet.
(Mulder's going through stacks of papers on the desk, then tossing them to the floor. A cop walks in and looks at the mess that Mulder's making.)
Cop: I'm not so sure you should be doing that.
Mulder: This is a crime scene. What would you rather I be doing?
Cop: I'm concerned for Dr. Orgel's personal property and the preservation of evidence.
Mulder: I'd be a lot more concerned with the preservation of Dr. Orgel.
(In the trash, Mulder finds a picture of Dr. Orgel and Senator Matheson smiling as they hold an official looking folder between them.)
Mulder: Hello, Senator . . .
Mulder: (looking at the hairs from the wig) Don't hate me 'cause I'm beautiful.
Scully: You've been our ally more times than I can say.
Skinner: Not the kind of ally that I could have been.
Senator Matheson: Your friend is already dead.
Mulder: I don't believe that.
Senator Matheson: If you pursue this, Fox, they will kill you.
Mulder: Not before I expose you and your role in this.
Skinner: So you still think this is about you? About the X-Files?
Mulder: Yes. Yes, I do. And I have an idea who may be behind all this. But I'd need your authority to continue the investigation.
Skinner: I have neither the authority nor the will to allow your continued inquiry into this matter. You'll perform your duties as directed by AD Kersh and only AD Kersh.
(Mulder and Scully stare at Skinner in surprise.)
Scully: Sir?
Skinner: This matter's closed, Agents. Am I clear?
(Mulder and Scully look at each other.)
Skinner: I've been expecting you to show up.
Unseen Man: You know I can push the button any time.
Skinner: What do you want from me? What's this about, Krycek?
Krycek: All in good time.
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