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X-Files Short Episode Guide

episode descriptions from
http://www.thexfiles.com/


Season 5
5.02 1997-Nov-02 Redux ALL LIES LEAD TO THE TRUTH D: R. W. Goodwin W: Chris Carter Scully's truthfulness about Mulder comes under intense scrutiny, while suspicion arises that someone at the FBI -- possibly Assistant Director Skinner -- was responsible for Scully's contraction of a fatal disease. 5.03 1997-Nov-09 Redux II D: Kim Manners W: Chris Carter With Scully lingering near death and the future of the X-Files in danger, the Cigarette Smoking Man comes forward with a surprising offer to save Scully's life -- and more -- in the series' 100th episode. 5.01 1997-Nov-16 Unusual Suspects D: Kim Manners W: Vince Gilligan In an episode set in 1989, we see the root of the trio of paranoid conspiracy theorists -- known as The Lone Gunman -- and possibly how Mulder began his quest to prove the existence of extraterrestrial life. 5.04 1997-Nov-23 Detour D: Brett Dowler W: Frank Spotnitz Stopped by a roadblock on their way to an FBI convention in Florida, Mulder and Scully find themselves stranded in the woods with a deadly predator. 5.06 1997-Nov-30 Post-Modern Prometheus D: Chris Carter W: Chris Carter A letter from a single mother brings Mulder and Scully to a small mid-Western town where they pick up the trail of a modern-day Frankenstein. 5.05 1997-Dec-07 Christmas Carol D: Peter Markle W: Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, Frank Spotnitz Home for the holidays, Scully is haunted by dreams which hint at a strange connection to a murdered woman's daughter. 5.07 1997-Dec-14 Emily D: Kim Manners W: Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, Frank Spotnitz Scully fights to protect a small girl from the men responsible her adoptive parent's deaths, while Mulder's investigation into where the girl came from draws him into a deadly confrontation. 5.08 1998-Jan-04 Kitsunegari D: Daniel Sackheim W: Vince Gilligan and Tim Minear When an old adversary escapes from prison, Mulder and Scully race to catch him before he can take revenge against his favorite target -- Agent Mulder. 5.09 1998-Jan-11 Schizogeny D: Ralph Hemecker W: Jessica Scott and Mike Wollaeger When a teenager is suspected of murdering his father, Mulder and Scully become convinced that a greater evil may be lurking in the community. 5.10 1998-Feb-08 Chinga D: Kim Manners W: Stephen King and Chris Carter While on vacation in Maine, Agent Scully encounters a bizarre case where the victims appear to have inflicted wounds upon themselves -- apparently at the behest of a strange young girl. 5.11 1998-Feb-15 Kill Switch D: Rob Bowman W: William Gibson and Tom Maddox Agents Mulder and Scully investigate the strange death of a computer genius, only to become targets of an unlikely killer capable of the worst kind of torture. 5.12 1998-Feb-22 Bad Blood D: Cliff Bole W: Vince Gilligan Agents Mulder and Scully are at odds over how to explain their part in a bizarre death that occurred while investigating an X-file case in Texas. 5.13 1998-Mar-01 Patient X D: Kim Manners W: Frank Spotnitz and Chris Carter A series of horrific mass killings leads Mulder to startling evidence of extraterrestrial life while Scully confronts an unexpected new threat to her life. 5.14 1998-Mar-08 The Red and the Black RESIST OR SERVE D: Chris Carter W: Frank Spotnitz and Chris Carter Pursuing a threat to Scully, Mulder is drawn into a dangerous confrontation with creatures whose existence could expose the conspiracy surrounding extraterrestrial life. 5.15 1998-Mar-29 Travelers D: William A. Graham W: John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz A bizarre murder leads Agent Mulder to question a former FBI Agent (McGavin) who investigated one of the first X-Files dating back to the 1950s -- a case which may have involved Mulder's father. 5.16 1998-Apr-19 Mind's Eye D: Kim Manners W: Tim Minear Agents Mulder and Scully investigate a murder that seems to have been committed by a blind woman (Lili Taylor), but Mulder suspects that her involvement is not what it seems. 5.17 1998-Apr-26 All Souls D: Allen Coulter S: Billy Brown and Dan Angel W: Frank Spotnitz and John Shiban The unexplained death of a handicapped young girl prompts a priest to ask Scully for her help, but her investigation leads her to a mystery she's afraid to understand. 5.18 1998-May-03 The Pine Bluff Variant D: Rob Bowman W: John Shiban While investigating a dangerous group of anti-government terrorists experimenting with biological warfare, Scully begins to grow suspicious of Mulder, whose increasingly strange behavior suggests he may be serving another agenda. 5.19 1998-May-10 Folie a Deux D: Kim Manners W: Vince Gilligan Mulder and Scully encounter a delusional man who believes his boss may be a monster -- and is willing to pay any price to prove it. 5.20 1998-May-17 The End THE END D: R. W. Goodwin W: Chris Carter An attempted assassination draws Mulder and Scully into an investigation that strikes at the heart of the X-Files, bringing an important person from Mulder's past (Mimi Rogers) into direct conflict with Scully.


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