1. - Hey, you sure I can't help?
- Absolutely not. All set.Copy !req
2. Martha, you make this look so easy.Copy !req
3. - It's not too much?
- Are you kidding? This is just perfect.Copy !req
4. It's exactly the way Easter should be.Copy !req
5. - Mommy! Mommy, look!
- Oh, good for you, Michelle!Copy !req
6. What you've done is really fabulous.
The kids are gonna remember this for ever.Copy !req
7. I hope there are some things
they won't remember.Copy !req
8. - What is she doing here?
- Her son is in Michelle's class. Be nice.Copy !req
9. - Jenny, hi. It's good to see you.
- Hey, Ellen. Martha.Copy !req
10. She's shaken up, Howard.
It took me two hours to put her to bed.Copy !req
11. All I'm saying is... No, I didn't see any bird.Copy !req
12. But whatever it was, it scared her
and she wants to be with her daddy.Copy !req
13. That's all I'm saying.Copy !req
14. Can't you come home one day early?Copy !req
15. All right. Fine.Copy !req
16. I love you, too.Copy !req
17. - Anything?
- No, she'll come.Copy !req
18. Matter of time.Copy !req
19. I hope you realize
there's no evidence whatsoeverCopy !req
20. that this mystery woman of yours
has even committed a crime.Copy !req
21. Though her wardrobe comes close.Copy !req
22. Six prostitutes were seen with her
at Dirty Dames, never to be seen again.Copy !req
23. Not only might she be
a female serial killer, rare in itself,Copy !req
24. but twice police raided that club to arrest her.Copy !req
25. And twice they came up empty-handed.Copy !req
26. She's on tape going in, the exits
are covered, she's nowhere to be found.Copy !req
27. What happens to her?
Does she disappear? Turn invisible?Copy !req
28. I hope we catch her so she can tell us...Copy !req
29. before I have to spend another night here.Copy !req
30. I don't know about you,
but I find this all very depressing.Copy !req
31. This round-the-clock exposure
to the seamy underbelly.Copy !req
32. It's the job, Scully.
Vigilance in the face of privation.Copy !req
33. The sheer will it takes
to sit in this crappy roomCopy !req
34. spying on the dregs of society
until our suspect surfaces.Copy !req
35. There is something ennobling in that.Copy !req
36. Mulder.Copy !req
37. Now?Copy !req
38. All right. I gotta go.Copy !req
39. Mulder?Copy !req
40. - You wanted to see me, sir?
- Yeah, sit down.Copy !req
41. Local police haven't
turned up any sign of her.Copy !req
42. - I hope you may be able to.
- I'm already on a case.Copy !req
43. You're on a stakeout. I'm confident
Agent Scully can continue in your absence.Copy !req
44. Why? What did I do?Copy !req
45. There may be aspects to this that speak
to your strengths as an investigator.Copy !req
46. Specifically...?Copy !req
47. Ravens.Copy !req
48. What do you know about 'em? Their
mythological or... paranormal significance.Copy !req
49. Well, the raven is considered
a very powerful symbolCopy !req
50. in certain Norse, Celtic and Native American
cultures, mostly a negative one.Copy !req
51. Indians view it as a deceiving spirit.
Christianity associates it with evil.Copy !req
52. And then of course there's Poe's "Raven"
and "nevermore" and all that stuff.Copy !req
53. Crittendon's seven-year-old daughterCopy !req
54. claimed she was attacked by a raven
earlier the day her mother disappeared.Copy !req
55. Later, she heard one inside the house before
she discovered her mother was missing.Copy !req
56. No, really, what did I do?Copy !req
57. It's the only lead that hasn't been explored.
I wanna know if it has a bearing on the case.Copy !req
58. I assume the fact that
Crittendon's father is a federal judgeCopy !req
59. also has a little bearing on this case?Copy !req
60. It's been made clear to me
that locating her is my top priority.Copy !req
61. I'm making it yours as well.Copy !req
62. Agent Mulder? Phil Adderly.
Welcome to Bethany. I appreciate the help.Copy !req
63. Sure. I don't know
how much help I'm gonna be.Copy !req
64. I know you already have a lot of
good investigators on the case.Copy !req
65. Want to take a quick look around?Copy !req
66. - Tell me about Martha Crittendon.
- She and my wife Ellen are best friends.Copy !req
67. Martha's... much admired here.Copy !req
68. She's devoted to her family,
active in the community.Copy !req
69. I mean, needless to say,
the whole town is very concerned.Copy !req
70. - What's your theory on what happened?
- I'm hoping you'll tell me.Copy !req
71. There's no ransom note,
no prints or blood evidence.Copy !req
72. - Husband was out of town?
- In Miami, at a conference. It checks out.Copy !req
73. Howard didn't have anything to do with this.Copy !req
74. What do you know about a raven?Copy !req
75. Yeah, Michelle, their little girl,
was saying something about that.Copy !req
76. You got me. Poor kid.Copy !req
77. - You wanna talk to her?
- Not necessary.Copy !req
78. You sure Martha's last name isn't Stewart?Copy !req
79. Tell me about it. Last year this place
made the cover of New England Home.Copy !req
80. How many talons would you say a raven had?Copy !req
81. Never mind.Copy !req
82. You know what was hanging here?Copy !req
83. It was a mirror. It was found broken.Copy !req
84. - You had no other signs of struggle?
- Not a one.Copy !req
85. Does that mean something to you?Copy !req
86. Howard, this is Agent Mulder with the FBI.Copy !req
87. Sir. I hope we can help.Copy !req
88. I appreciate your coming.Copy !req
89. I'm wondering now
if this isn't just a waste of your time.Copy !req
90. How so?Copy !req
91. With all the police coming and going,
this place was a wreck.Copy !req
92. I was straightening up
and I... found something.Copy !req
93. Birth-control pills?Copy !req
94. I think Martha was having an affair.Copy !req
95. After Michelle, we decided
not to have more children.Copy !req
96. I had a vasectomy.Copy !req
97. They're in Martha's name.
She ordered them off the Internet.Copy !req
98. Because, I guess, small towns talk.Copy !req
99. Of course, then I started
looking all around and l...Copy !req
100. found this in the pocket of her favourite coat.Copy !req
101. I don't know what this goes to,
or what it means, if anything, but the pills?Copy !req
102. Do you have any idea who
your wife may have been seeing?Copy !req
103. Whoever he is, Martha maybe with him.Copy !req
104. It explains why we haven't found her.Copy !req
105. She doesn't wanna be found.Copy !req
106. Cute kid.Copy !req
107. Oh, Jenny, you scared me.Copy !req
108. - You do those up yourself?
- Yeah.Copy !req
109. Martha and you were good friends.
You must be pretty upset.Copy !req
110. Of course. I'm sure we all are.Copy !req
111. Maybe you'd like some of these
to put up on your side of town?Copy !req
112. "My side of town"?Copy !req
113. Yeah, sure.Copy !req
114. I didn't mean that the way
it might've sounded.Copy !req
115. No, it just naturally comes out that way
when you think you're better than everyone.Copy !req
116. - You and Martha are two peas in a pod.
- Jenny, I don't think I'm better than anyone.Copy !req
117. You and me got more
in common than you know.Copy !req
118. Yeah. Right.Copy !req
119. Right, thanks.Copy !req
120. Whoever Martha was seeing
covered their tracks.Copy !req
121. Phone records show nothing.
You think this person took her? Harmed her?Copy !req
122. I wouldn't rule it out, but I doubt it.Copy !req
123. A raven has four talons. That matches
the scratches on Martha's mantel.Copy !req
124. You're not saying a raven's
the reason Martha's gone missing?Copy !req
125. No, not a raven itself,
but in folklore ravens are companions to evil.Copy !req
126. Evil spirits, witches, warlocks,
that kind of thing.Copy !req
127. I appreciate the different tack
you're taking on this investigation,Copy !req
128. but this whole bird thing?Copy !req
129. And you're basing this
on the word of a seven-year-old girl.Copy !req
130. Well, there was also a broken mirror
in Martha's house.Copy !req
131. Mirrors are considered items of enchantment.
A broken one... means something.Copy !req
132. I'm not sure what, but it means something.Copy !req
133. Hey, sweet girl.Copy !req
134. - This is my daughter Katie, my wife Ellen.
- We're so glad you're here.Copy !req
135. Our house is your house.
We have a spare guest room all setup.Copy !req
136. No arguments. We're so grateful
that you're here to help find Martha.Copy !req
137. Really, it's the least we can do.Copy !req
138. OK.Copy !req
139. The Bureau can reimburse you
for room and board.Copy !req
140. No, don't be silly.
No, this is just a typical meal around here.Copy !req
141. Supper is usually the only time we see
each other, and I like to make it special.Copy !req
142. Excuse me. Thanks.Copy !req
143. Mulder.Copy !req
144. Mulder, please tell me I can go home.Copy !req
145. Hey, Scully. How's the stakeout?Copy !req
146. The furnace broke.
I can just about see my breath in here.Copy !req
147. Ouch. I'm sorry to hear that.Copy !req
148. And I've witnessed a couple of hundred
things I'd like to erase from my brain.Copy !req
149. - But as of yet, no mystery woman.
- Well, she'll come.Copy !req
150. It's just a matter of time.
She'll show up, I'm sure.Copy !req
151. Not before I die of malnutrition.Copy !req
152. Tough it out. Whatever doesn't kill you
makes you stronger, right?Copy !req
153. No capers, thank you.Copy !req
154. - I'm sorry, what?
- I said, what a crazy caper.Copy !req
155. I'll talk to you later, and keep warm. Bye.Copy !req
156. Did I hear you say stakeout? What's the case?Copy !req
157. It's family time. Don't make our guest
talk shop at the dinner table.Copy !req
158. Fair enough.Copy !req
159. - Cheers.
- Cheers.Copy !req
160. What's the matter, sweetheart?
I thought that was your favourite.Copy !req
161. It tastes different when Mommy makes it.Copy !req
162. Yeah.Copy !req
163. I know.Copy !req
164. How about we go get hamburgers?Copy !req
165. Would you like that instead?Copy !req
166. It's back.Copy !req
167. - Everything's all right. I'll be right back.
- OK.Copy !req
168. What do you make of these claw marks?Copy !req
169. One time I saw the victim of a bear attack
look somethin' like that.Copy !req
170. Only bears don't plant their kill
in the rose garden.Copy !req
171. - I was gonna say.
- Body's been around here for a while.Copy !req
172. - Probably since she went missing.
- What about your ravens?Copy !req
173. - Howard said somethin' about ravens.
- Yeah, feedin' on her. See?Copy !req
174. - You OK?
- I'm not arresting Howard.Copy !req
175. I don't care how it looks.
Body buried in his own yard.Copy !req
176. - He didn't do this.
- I agree.Copy !req
177. Poor guy has suffered enough already.Copy !req
178. What are you doing? You shouldn't be here.Copy !req
179. What? Oh, my God, Martha, no.Copy !req
180. Ellen, honey, lam so sorry.Copy !req
181. - It can't be.
- It's OK, it's OK.Copy !req
182. The thing that did that to her?Copy !req
183. I think I saw it today.Copy !req
184. I saw its reflection.Copy !req
185. It had a face out of a nightmare.
These long claws, the kind that could...Copy !req
186. The window shattered. I don't know how.
When I turned around, it was gone.Copy !req
187. I don't know what it was.
I didn't think it was real.Copy !req
188. - But then when I saw Martha's face...
- Honey, you've been through a lot.Copy !req
189. You don't believe me?Copy !req
190. I do.Copy !req
191. You said the car window shattered
after you saw the reflection.Copy !req
192. There's a broken mirror in Martha's house.
I don't think that's a coincidence.Copy !req
193. - But what could it mean?
- Mirrors are considered doorways.Copy !req
194. In the Victorian era, they built
mirrored rooms called psychomantiums,Copy !req
195. where they thought they could
summon spirits from the spirit world.Copy !req
196. Denizens from the spirit world
were brought into this world.Copy !req
197. - "Denizens of the spirit world"?
- You asked about the raven.Copy !req
198. The raven is a carrion bird
attracted to death and decay.Copy !req
199. What if this entity that you saw
is somehow a personification of that?Copy !req
200. What if this creature was
brought forth to attack Martha?Copy !req
201. Then the question becomes:
who summoned it forth?Copy !req
202. Ellen, do you know
if Martha had any enemies?Copy !req
203. Can you think of anyone at all
who would have wished her harm?Copy !req
204. - I sure as hell had nothing to do with it.
- They're just routine questions.Copy !req
205. Answer 'em and we'll be outta here.Copy !req
206. We understand there was no love lost
between you and Martha.Copy !req
207. And where do you understand that from?Copy !req
208. - Mrs Sheriff, right?
- It's not exactly a town secret.Copy !req
209. Right. Like there aren't
enough of those already.Copy !req
210. Queen Martha and her perfect
little Easter-egg hunts.Copy !req
211. She's so above the rest of us.Copy !req
212. Except I heard she was
stepping out on her husband,Copy !req
213. knockin' boots with who-knows-who.Copy !req
214. I'm not happy she's dead and all,
but you need to look into that.Copy !req
215. Let's stay on the subject of you.
On your police record, for instance.Copy !req
216. You don't suffer people that don't give you
respect. The hair-salon owner you assaulted.Copy !req
217. That was for ever ago. And I paid for that.Copy !req
218. And I had nothing to do with Martha.Copy !req
219. - Where were you the night she disappeared?
- At home, all night.Copy !req
220. I gotta get back to work.Copy !req
221. I don't know about you, but I believe her.Copy !req
222. - She didn't do it. I just don't get that vibe.
- Fair enough.Copy !req
223. But why did she lie about her alibi?
I got that vibe pretty clear.Copy !req
224. - Excuse me.
- I'll be in the car.Copy !req
225. Mulder.Copy !req
226. When you find me dead,
my desiccated corpse propped upCopy !req
227. staring lifelessly through the telescopeCopy !req
228. at drunken frat boys peeing
and vomiting into the gutter,Copy !req
229. just know that my last thoughts
were of you... and how I'd like to kill you.Copy !req
230. - I'm sorry, who is this?
- It's a freak show, Mulder.Copy !req
231. It's a nonstop parade of
every single lowlife imaginable.Copy !req
232. The view may not be too different here.Copy !req
233. It's dressed up nicer, but under the surface
it's the same seamy underbelly.Copy !req
234. It's not the same. Trust me.Copy !req
235. This case is more interesting than I thought.
I could use your help.Copy !req
236. Are you talking about a reprieve for me?Copy !req
237. There's a murder victim that I'd like you
to autopsy for me. What do you think?Copy !req
238. Scully? You still there? Hello?Copy !req
239. - That van is back.
- What? What'd you say?Copy !req
240. Nothin'. I'll talk to you later, OK?Copy !req
241. Katie...Copy !req
242. Get away from her!Copy !req
243. It's OK. Come on.Copy !req
244. Be quiet, now. Shh.Copy !req
245. Shh. Be quiet.Copy !req
246. For God... Ellen?Copy !req
247. Ellen, what happened?Copy !req
248. Are you feeling a little better, Ellen?Copy !req
249. Can you just talk to me
a little bit about what happened?Copy !req
250. - It came back.
- It came back. The creature you saw?Copy !req
251. It was here, Phil. It chased me.Copy !req
252. It's all right, honey.Copy !req
253. Please don't encourage this.
It's not what she needs.Copy !req
254. - I believe she saw something.
- I believe she didn't.Copy !req
255. Her best friend just died, for God's sake.Copy !req
256. These imaginings of hers
are brought on by stress.Copy !req
257. I've been through the entire house and I saw
no indication that anyone else was here.Copy !req
258. - What about the two broken mirrors?
- What about them?Copy !req
259. You think broken mirrors have a deeper
meaning but you can't tell me what it is.Copy !req
260. And, in this case,
I'm thinking Ellen broke 'em herself.Copy !req
261. What?Copy !req
262. Number six. It's a match to the one Howard
Crittendon found in his wife's coat pocket.Copy !req
263. - What would this be doing here?
- I don't know.Copy !req
264. Ellen? Do you recognize this key?Copy !req
265. I was sweeping the floor
and it got caught up in the sweeper.Copy !req
266. I never saw it before today.Copy !req
267. You found it before you were attacked?Copy !req
268. Right before. Right before I saw the raven.Copy !req
269. Let me see if my department can run
this down, find out what lock it goes to.Copy !req
270. I can't do this any more.Copy !req
271. - Can't, huh?
- No. We gotta stop.Copy !req
272. Well, that's too bad.Copy !req
273. - Good morning.
- Good morning.Copy !req
274. Wow.Copy !req
275. - Have you seen my shirt?
- I'm sorry. It's over here.Copy !req
276. You didn't have to go the trouble of...Copy !req
277. No, it's not trouble. Actually, it helps me.Copy !req
278. Whenever my life's a mess,
I just do some housework.Copy !req
279. - Gives me the illusion I'm in control.
- Maybe I should try that sometime.Copy !req
280. - Have a seat.
- Thanks.Copy !req
281. Yikes. Wow.Copy !req
282. - Just Phil's breakfast times two.
- Wow, Phil is livin' large.Copy !req
283. - Where is he this morning?
- Probably out on a call.Copy !req
284. He'll be back. You just dig in.Copy !req
285. Whoa.Copy !req
286. Sorry. Do you need milk?Copy !req
287. I'm fine.Copy !req
288. I get the feeling you're not used
to anyone taking care of you.Copy !req
289. That has a vaguely pathetic ring to it.Copy !req
290. No, I just meant
I didn't notice a wedding band.Copy !req
291. Do you have a significant other?Copy !req
292. Not in the widely understood
definition of that term.Copy !req
293. The right woman'll come along
and change all that.Copy !req
294. Don't miss out
on home and family, Mr Mulder.Copy !req
295. With all the terrible things you must see
in your work, it could be a refuge for you.Copy !req
296. - Hi, honey.
- Sorry I'm late. Paperwork.Copy !req
297. - Morning. Agent Mulder.
- Morning.Copy !req
298. I'm gonna go check on Katie.Copy !req
299. - You sleep well?
- I only woke up once, when you went out.Copy !req
300. I'll try to be quieter next time.Copy !req
301. We've got a deputy out. We're short-handed.Copy !req
302. I had to take some calls.Copy !req
303. - All night?
- Yeah. We were busy.Copy !req
304. I spoke to the coroner this morning.Copy !req
305. The autopsy shows that Martha was
four weeks pregnant when she died,Copy !req
306. despite her birth-control pills.Copy !req
307. Probably didn't even know it.Copy !req
308. Any idea who the father might be?Copy !req
309. I mean, Howard's vasectomy
pretty much puts him out of the running.Copy !req
310. Any inkling who it might be?Copy !req
311. Just say what's on your mind, Agent.Copy !req
312. You have a piece of evidence in your
possession that I'd like back. A skeleton key.Copy !req
313. Number six.Copy !req
314. You wanna tell me what this unlocks?Copy !req
315. Once I find out, we'll talk again.Copy !req
316. I'm gonna hit the shower.Copy !req
317. I know, Brett sweetie. I'm sorry.Copy !req
318. No, I'm gonna be home real soon.Copy !req
319. Mommy had to work a double shift.Copy !req
320. I know. I'm gonna come home
and make you breakfast.Copy !req
321. I know. No, don't eat a lot of cookies.Copy !req
322. Only two.Copy !req
323. Yes, oatmeal cookies have oatmeal in them.Copy !req
324. OK. All right, three.Copy !req
325. I love you.Copy !req
326. Bye.Copy !req
327. Sheriff, you know that talk
I said we should have?Copy !req
328. I left her sleeping.Copy !req
329. So you were having an affair with
both Jenny and Martha Crittendon?Copy !req
330. Sheriff, you put the service
back into "protect and serve".Copy !req
331. I cared about both of them.Copy !req
332. They knew about each other?Copy !req
333. - But I'm assuming Ellen doesn't?
- No.Copy !req
334. But even if she did,
she'd find a way to rationalize it.Copy !req
335. I'm not defending myself, but...
two years ago I wanted a divorce.Copy !req
336. Ellen won't hear it.Copy !req
337. She got pregnant with Katie
and locked me up good.Copy !req
338. I think you got bigger problems
facing you right now.Copy !req
339. I didn't do this, I swear to you. Anyway,
what about the broken mirrors and the raven?Copy !req
340. You said it was an entity that did this.
Don't you still believe that?Copy !req
341. I said it was an entity
summoned by somebody else.Copy !req
342. Whether or not they even
knew about it. Is that possible?Copy !req
343. Can I be the reason for all this
and not even know about it?Copy !req
344. Hi, you've reached the Adderlys.
Please leave a message.Copy !req
345. Ellen, this is Phil.
I was really hopin' you'd be home.Copy !req
346. I'm in a bit of a situation here
and there's things we need to talk about.Copy !req
347. Agent Mulder's on his way
over there to explain.Copy !req
348. So if you get this message,
you just wait there for him, OK? Thanks.Copy !req
349. I think this sleepy little girl needs a nap.Copy !req
350. I do.Copy !req
351. I love you.Copy !req
352. Go to sleep now, OK?Copy !req
353. Ellen?Copy !req
354. Ellen?Copy !req
355. Mulder.Copy !req
356. Mulder?Copy !req
357. - I am free.
- You're free?Copy !req
358. I'm gonna go home, take a shower for,
I don't know, eight or nine hours,Copy !req
359. burn the clothes that I'm wearing
and then sleep until late spring.Copy !req
360. - You solved the X-File?
- Yes, except it's not an X-File.Copy !req
361. What? You didn't catch
our blonde mystery serial killer?Copy !req
362. We caught her. But she isn't a serial killer.Copy !req
363. Nor is she a blonde.Copy !req
364. And she isn't even a she.Copy !req
365. What are you talkin' about?Copy !req
366. These six missing prostitutes aren't dead.Copy !req
367. They are alive and well in a halfway house
set up by this mystery blonde,Copy !req
368. who happens to go by
the name of Mark Scott Eggbert.Copy !req
369. And Mr Eggbert wishes to acquaint lost souls
with the teachings of Christ.Copy !req
370. That's his hook, I guess.Copy !req
371. He dresses up like a fellow prostitute
to make the girls feel at ease.Copy !req
372. But this vanishing act is no more paranormal
than a change of wardrobe, Mulder.Copy !req
373. He goes into a place like a woman
and he comes out as a man. Right under...Copy !req
374. - Our noses.
- Exactly. A wolf in sheep's clothing.Copy !req
375. - Or, in this case, a Sheep in wolf's clothing.
- Good work, Scully. I'll call you back later.Copy !req
376. Ellen?Copy !req
377. - Ellen, it's Agent Mulder.
- Please go away.Copy !req
378. Ellen, Jenny Uphouse is dead.Copy !req
379. Your husband is in custody suspected of
murdering her, only I don't think he did it.Copy !req
380. Do you?Copy !req
381. Ellen, you went out this morning
after breakfast. Where'd you go?Copy !req
382. - It's not me. It can't be.
- I think it is.Copy !req
383. Ellen, I think you have a whole other side
that you're afraid to face.Copy !req
384. That would explain all the broken mirrors.Copy !req
385. You don't wanna see yourself
for what you really are.Copy !req
386. You have to come out of there.Copy !req
387. Then what?Copy !req
388. My marriage, my life,
everything I thought I had...Copy !req
389. is nothing.Copy !req
390. It's all lies.Copy !req
391. I wish you'd never come here.Copy !req
392. Ellen, you need to open this door.Copy !req
393. - You wanna see her?
- Does she wanna see me?Copy !req
394. Doctors say she's got
some kind of dissociative disorder.Copy !req
395. A split personality.Copy !req
396. - That doesn't explain what happened.
- It's as close as science can come.Copy !req
397. I think the basic idea is right.
In some multiple personality disorders,Copy !req
398. an alternate personality displays
traits that the host doesn't have.Copy !req
399. Like nearsightedness or
high blood pressure or even diabetes.Copy !req
400. I think in Ellen's case
the... changes were just a lot more extreme.Copy !req
401. - Like Jekyll and Hyde?
- She wanted so much from her life with you.Copy !req
402. A perfect life. I think at some point she found
out you were cheating with Jenny and Martha.Copy !req
403. I don't know when, but at some point she did,Copy !req
404. and, like you said,
I think she had to rationalize that.Copy !req
405. She bottled up her anger, swallowed it,
and it had to come out some way.Copy !req
406. I think she did what she did
to protect her family.Copy !req
407. I made this!Copy !req