The case, according to the FBI: \u00a0<\/strong>A series of unusual deaths\u00a0following sexual contact. \u00a0Mulder requested to be informed of this one based on past cases he had been following.<\/p>\n Mulder’s Theory:<\/strong>\u00a0 Human pheromones, somehow linked to The Kindred based on the presence of a unique type of clay that they mine.<\/p>\n Scully’s Theory:<\/strong>\u00a0 Drugs?<\/p>\n What’s actually going on:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0The Kindred are shapeshifters who kinda poison you when they come into sexual contact with a human (possibly alien-related due to the crop circle thingy at the end, but it does’t really go into more than that).<\/p>\n Did Mulder and Scully solve the case?<\/strong>\u00a0 Probably not in a way that would satisfy the FBI. \u00a0They figured out what was going on and may have stopped it in the short term, but the suspect was never actually caught.<\/p>\n Scully:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Brother Andrew tried to seduce (and by extension, kill?) Scully, but Mulder broke in just in time to stop him before she could “do the wild thing with some stranger.”<\/p>\n Scully and Mulder:<\/strong> \u00a0When attempting to apprehend the suspect, both Mulder and Scully temporarily get knocked down, but eventually regain their composure and get back to the chase. \u00a0An ambulance does come to patch them up after the suspect gets away.<\/p>\n – Mulder, don’t touch that. \u00a0Why are you touching that? \u00a0For the love of god, please don’t put it in your mouth. Mulder’s Slideshow:<\/strong>\u00a0 We have a Mulder slideshow in the office!<\/p>\n Sunflower Seeds:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0When Mulder and Scully are supposed to be walking back to their car through the woods, Mulder is casually munching on some sunflower seeds while they talk. \u00a0I guess they never really did get to eat dinner.<\/p>\nAgents in Peril<\/span><\/h2>\n
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