In which we meet out first informant, and Mulder and Scully still need to work on this whole “trust” thing.<\/p>\n
The case, according to the FBI: \u00a0<\/strong>Case was shelved without an investigation. \u00a0Investigating the disappearance of a military pilot.<\/p>\n Mulder’s Theory:<\/strong>\u00a0 UFOs. \u00a0Or something. \u00a0Military test pilots going kind of crazy… (evolves into planes built using UFO technology)<\/p>\n Scully’s Theory:<\/strong>\u00a0 Aurora Project defense department surveillance project withe the pilots suffering from stereotypy syndrome produced by extreme stress. \u00a0Maybe these guys are flying these top secret military planes.<\/p>\n What’s actually going on:<\/strong>\u00a0 Probably military aircraft built using UFO technology. \u00a0Pilots could be messed up from flying the aircraft or from the military messing with their heads…<\/p>\n Did Mulder and Scully solve the case?<\/strong>\u00a0 The case was closed, if not solved satisfactory. \u00a0The pilot is back, but not quite the same…<\/p>\n Deep Throat:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Deep Throat introduces himself as someone who is in a position to know many things about the government and someone who has a lot of interest in Mulder’s work. \u00a0He tells Mulder to drop the case at first, but also tells him that he can be of help to him. \u00a0He sees Mulder on his own terms when he has something to gain and currently doesn’t have much interest in communicating with Scully.<\/p>\n Mulder and Deep Throat:<\/strong>\u00a0 They first meet in a bathroom. \u00a0Deep Throat lets Mulder know that he’s familiar with his work and advises him to drop the case. \u00a0The relationship is respectful, but Deep Throat lets Mulder know from the beginning that he’s only helping him because it serves his own interests, as well.<\/p>\n Mulder and Scully:<\/strong>\u00a0 Scully is still concerned about her reputation at the bureau and not having her field reports read like a tabloid story. \u00a0She shows a combination of bemusement and impatience (mostly impatience) with Mulder’s UFO theories and calls him a sucker for buying a print of a UFO in the diner before Mulder reveals his motives. \u00a0Scully expresses some concern for Mulder’s job in addition to her own credibility. \u00a0There’s a good\u00a0amount of tension between the two of them as they butt heads over whether the aircraft in question could have any extraterrestrial origin (with Scully flat out thinking Mulder is gullible\/nuts and Mulder getting frustrated that Scully is so closed off to the possibility). \u00a0The trust is not there yet. \u00a0Mulder blatantly lies to Scully and then ditches her when he feels that she’s not going to take his investigation seriously.<\/p>\n Mulder:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Both Mulder and Scully are roughhoused a bit when their car is stopped by some Men in Black, with Mulder taking the brunt of it. \u00a0After Mulder ditches Scully and goes off to the air base alone, he ends up getting tackled, restrained, drugged against his will, and his memory fucked with. \u00a0Scully must come to save his ass.<\/p>\n Scully:<\/strong> \u00a0Scully is accosted at the motel, and when she realizes she’s in danger, bolts to lock herself in a car, which then has the window smashed open to get to her. \u00a0She then holds the dude at gunpoint with his own gun and is pretty much a complete bad-ass as she forces him to take her to the base to find Mulder.<\/p>\n Glasses:<\/strong>\u00a0 Scully is wearing glasses when we first find her in the bar waiting for Mulder.\u00a0 [The Glasses Master Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n\u00a0Character Introductions<\/span><\/h2>\n
Interpersonal Relationships<\/span><\/h2>\n
Agents in Peril<\/span><\/h2>\n
Recurring Elements<\/span><\/h2>\n