1 00:00:07,757 --> 00:00:10,260 [ men chattering in spanish ] 2 00:00:48,498 --> 00:00:50,333 [ shouting in spanish ] 3 00:01:13,289 --> 00:01:16,042 [ men chattering in spanish ] 4 00:01:29,439 --> 00:01:32,358 Dr. roosevelt. what is it ? 5 00:01:32,725 --> 00:01:34,561 We found something i think you should see. 6 00:01:56,983 --> 00:01:59,803 It's an amaru. i know. 7 00:02:01,087 --> 00:02:04,390 It's fantastic. it's nearly intact. 8 00:02:04,657 --> 00:02:08,378 - we can't take it. - what do you mean ? 9 00:02:08,761 --> 00:02:11,764 They're saying the body of a female shaman is sacred to the tribe. 10 00:02:11,764 --> 00:02:15,735 They won't allow us to disturb her. 11 00:02:15,735 --> 00:02:19,572 We are not disturbing her. we're saving her. 12 00:02:19,989 --> 00:02:24,561 You know the situation here. i thought you could handle these people. 13 00:02:27,931 --> 00:02:30,233 Dr. roosevelt, i think this is dangerous. 14 00:02:30,583 --> 00:02:32,535 I don't think this is right ! 15 00:02:32,535 --> 00:02:36,039 Have the piece cleared and packed. it's going with us. 16 00:02:58,511 --> 00:03:01,464 ???? 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[ continues ] 25 00:05:03,770 --> 00:05:06,973 [ screaming ] 26 00:06:21,396 --> 00:06:23,899 Mr. horning, are you still here ? 27 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:30,756 Mr. horning ? 28 00:06:37,863 --> 00:06:39,831 What the hell ? 29 00:07:20,772 --> 00:07:23,291 How did you learn about what happened here last night ? 30 00:07:23,792 --> 00:07:27,279 Tim decker, one of our security guards, called me when he first discovered the blood. 31 00:07:27,279 --> 00:07:31,483 According to the police, you felt his murder may have been an act of political terrorism. 32 00:07:31,483 --> 00:07:34,336 I think craig horning was killed because of the project he was working on. 33 00:07:34,753 --> 00:07:37,222 Is that the, uh, "the survey and excavation... 34 00:07:37,222 --> 00:07:40,659 Of the highland burial grounds of the secona indians" ? 35 00:07:41,092 --> 00:07:44,563 This is from a letter that was sent to the state department on behalf of the secona, 36 00:07:44,563 --> 00:07:46,898 Demanding the return of a certain artifact. 37 00:07:47,199 --> 00:07:50,836 The amaru urn. it was among the antiquities we rescued last month. 38 00:07:51,336 --> 00:07:55,240 Rescued ? when petroecuador announced plans to build a gas pipeline... 39 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:59,144 Through the burial grounds, carl roosevelt and i organized the dig. 40 00:07:59,594 --> 00:08:04,099 As i understand it, roosevelt disappeared under circumstances not dissimilar to ones here. 41 00:08:04,516 --> 00:08:07,486 The ecuadorian government claimed he was carried off in some wild animal attack. 42 00:08:07,953 --> 00:08:09,821 But that's not what you believe. 43 00:08:10,322 --> 00:08:14,159 - not after last night. -have there ever been any death threats ? 44 00:08:14,659 --> 00:08:18,180 No. well, what about the curse ? 45 00:08:18,180 --> 00:08:22,667 Secona believed that great evil will befall anyone that disturbs the remains of an amaru. 46 00:08:22,667 --> 00:08:25,070 A woman shaman. that they would be devoured by the jaguar spirit. 47 00:08:25,537 --> 00:08:29,774 A myth that gained some currency among the secona when dr. roosevelt disappeared. 48 00:08:30,041 --> 00:08:33,395 - i'm sure. -the unfortunate thing is... 49 00:08:33,395 --> 00:08:36,398 Somebody exploiting it to promote fear. 50 00:08:36,398 --> 00:08:40,235 To pressure us into returning the bones. which i have no intention of doing. 51 00:08:40,685 --> 00:08:44,990 - can we see it ? - yes, of course. mona. 52 00:08:53,832 --> 00:08:58,336 Personally, if someone digs me up in a thousand years, i hope there's a curse on them too. 53 00:08:58,336 --> 00:09:01,206 They should have left it buried. none of this would have happened. 54 00:09:01,673 --> 00:09:04,342 - do you believe the bones are cursed ? - might as well be. 55 00:09:04,776 --> 00:09:07,262 Did you know craig horning ? 56 00:09:07,262 --> 00:09:10,765 Yeah. i've been helping craig sort and catalog the ecuadorian artifacts. 57 00:09:10,765 --> 00:09:14,336 I'm the ph.d. candidate at b.u. 58 00:09:14,336 --> 00:09:17,172 Did he have any warning that this could happen ? craig ? 59 00:09:17,589 --> 00:09:21,059 No. he was so dedicated. 60 00:09:21,059 --> 00:09:23,845 He was just doing the work that dr. lewton asked him to. 61 00:09:24,129 --> 00:09:26,364 He had no political feelings about the piece being brought here ? 62 00:09:26,698 --> 00:09:29,467 - no, not craig. - are you aware that a letter of protest... 63 00:09:29,467 --> 00:09:31,853 Was sent to the state department concerning this urn ? 64 00:09:32,354 --> 00:09:35,190 I'm aware of several letters of protest. 65 00:09:35,574 --> 00:09:40,061 This one was written by a man named alonso bilac. dr. bilac. 66 00:09:40,478 --> 00:09:43,748 He was the liaison with the secona indians. 67 00:09:44,115 --> 00:09:46,635 - is he still with the project ? - no, he either resigned... 68 00:09:47,135 --> 00:09:50,138 Or was forced out by dr. lewton, depending on whom you talk to. 69 00:09:50,138 --> 00:09:52,140 Why is that ? 70 00:09:52,140 --> 00:09:56,378 Dr. bilac feel the secona have the right to determine the fate of their ancestral remains. 71 00:09:56,878 --> 00:09:59,431 Do you know where we might find him ? 72 00:10:02,300 --> 00:10:04,302 [ knocking ] 73 00:10:10,558 --> 00:10:13,445 Dr. bilac ? yes. 74 00:10:13,945 --> 00:10:16,181 We're with the f.b.i. 75 00:10:16,181 --> 00:10:19,434 We're investigating the disappearance of an associate of yours-- craig horning. 76 00:10:21,403 --> 00:10:23,922 Yes. may we ask you some questions ? 77 00:10:27,792 --> 00:10:29,744 Come in then. 78 00:10:41,439 --> 00:10:44,776 Dr. bilac, you were part of the expedition that brought back the amaru urn. 79 00:10:45,176 --> 00:10:48,096 Who told you that ? mona wustner. 80 00:10:50,932 --> 00:10:52,434 I objected from the beginning. 81 00:10:52,934 --> 00:10:55,837 But you were dr. roosevelt's liaison in ecuador. 82 00:10:55,837 --> 00:10:59,124 At what point did you part company with him on the taking of artifacts ? 83 00:10:59,491 --> 00:11:04,279 When i felt like he had gone too far against the wishes of the secona. 84 00:11:04,562 --> 00:11:07,065 Did you express that to him ? 85 00:11:07,065 --> 00:11:10,568 Yes. he wouldn't listen. 86 00:11:10,568 --> 00:11:14,222 Were you speaking for yourself or for the indians ? 87 00:11:14,673 --> 00:11:17,542 I spent the last six months... 88 00:11:17,976 --> 00:11:22,464 Living with the secona, learning from them. 89 00:11:22,464 --> 00:11:24,215 I've come to understand the nature... 90 00:11:24,549 --> 00:11:29,354 And the depth of their culture. 91 00:11:29,688 --> 00:11:31,690 Well, apparently they've learned something from you too. 92 00:11:32,190 --> 00:11:37,562 Yes, i've been teaching them the joys of american bureaucracy. 93 00:11:41,683 --> 00:11:44,686 Dr. lewton believes that the protests over the amaru urn... 94 00:11:45,186 --> 00:11:47,472 Has something to do with craig horning's disappearance. 95 00:11:47,872 --> 00:11:52,594 You say "disappearance" as if you expect to see him alive again. 96 00:11:54,362 --> 00:11:56,331 What do you think happened to him ? 97 00:11:56,331 --> 00:11:58,333 You don't want to know what i think. 98 00:11:58,333 --> 00:12:01,336 Yes, we would like to know. 99 00:12:01,336 --> 00:12:04,339 We'd be very interested in what you think. 100 00:12:09,227 --> 00:12:13,732 I think whatever happened to craig horning will continue to happen, 101 00:12:15,734 --> 00:12:18,236 Until the bones are returned to their rightful place. 102 00:12:18,636 --> 00:12:21,139 Let me ask you, dr. bilac. 103 00:12:21,139 --> 00:12:25,143 How far would you go to defend the rights of the seconas ? 104 00:12:25,143 --> 00:12:27,479 Farther than writing a letter to the state department ? 105 00:12:29,380 --> 00:12:32,884 If you think i did this, then you're a fool. 106 00:12:32,884 --> 00:12:36,137 Can you account for your whereabouts last night ? i was here. 107 00:12:36,421 --> 00:12:39,124 - alone ? - yes. 108 00:12:39,557 --> 00:12:43,478 Your investigation is a waste of time. 109 00:12:43,978 --> 00:12:46,314 That's something i can assure you of. 110 00:12:52,220 --> 00:12:55,223 It's nice to meet people who really believe in something, isn't it ? 111 00:12:55,223 --> 00:12:57,725 You mean the kind who would kill for their cause ? 112 00:12:58,226 --> 00:13:01,729 You think bilac's a suspect ? no. i think he'sthesuspect. 113 00:13:01,729 --> 00:13:04,732 Based on what ? based on the arrogance of his politics, 114 00:13:05,233 --> 00:13:08,236 On his rift with dr. lewton, on his sympathies towards the indians... 115 00:13:08,236 --> 00:13:10,238 And the lack of any other suspects. 116 00:13:10,738 --> 00:13:14,742 He did look a little squirrelly. maybe because he was up late murdering craig horning. 117 00:13:14,742 --> 00:13:19,464 Let me remind you we don't have a body and not much more forensic detail than blood. 118 00:13:19,798 --> 00:13:23,051 Craig horning's blood. what do you think he did with him ? 119 00:13:23,368 --> 00:13:25,820 I'm not sure he did anything. so you think bilac's innocent ? 120 00:13:26,287 --> 00:13:31,059 That the victim wasn't murdered at all, that he was devoured by a mythological jaguar spirit ? 121 00:13:31,442 --> 00:13:33,578 Go with it, scully. 122 00:13:42,954 --> 00:13:46,457 Why did you lie to them ? 123 00:13:46,457 --> 00:13:48,960 You're only drawing suspicion to yourself by lying, lonnie. 124 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:51,462 You should have told them the truth. 125 00:13:53,464 --> 00:13:55,967 I'm worried about you. 126 00:13:55,967 --> 00:13:58,469 Let me come over. 127 00:13:58,469 --> 00:14:00,471 Why ? why not ? 128 00:14:02,974 --> 00:14:06,477 Dr. lewton's here. i gotta go. i'll call you later. 129 00:14:08,195 --> 00:14:09,947 I thought you had already left. 130 00:14:10,247 --> 00:14:13,751 I've, uh-- i really need to keep working right now. 131 00:14:14,151 --> 00:14:16,387 I'd feel better if you weren't alone here. 132 00:14:16,721 --> 00:14:18,689 Well, the guard knows i'm here. 133 00:14:20,174 --> 00:14:21,976 Was that dr. bilac on the phone ? 134 00:14:23,344 --> 00:14:25,129 Yes. 135 00:14:27,014 --> 00:14:31,018 We have a responsibility, mona, to history and posterity. 136 00:14:31,018 --> 00:14:33,921 Dr. roosevelt was only doing what any good conservationist would have done... 137 00:14:33,921 --> 00:14:35,723 In bringing the amaru urn back. 138 00:14:36,073 --> 00:14:38,059 Otherwise, it would certainly have been destroyed. 139 00:14:38,542 --> 00:14:40,528 I know. 140 00:14:40,995 --> 00:14:45,282 Now, when you get caught up in the politics, we lose sight of that. 141 00:14:53,274 --> 00:14:56,043 Mona, let me give you a little free advice. 142 00:14:56,043 --> 00:14:58,429 You have a bright future here. 143 00:14:58,929 --> 00:15:01,399 Be careful where you plant your flag. 144 00:15:10,875 --> 00:15:12,660 [ door closes ] 145 00:15:19,450 --> 00:15:22,870 - [ door squeaking ] - [ gasps ] 146 00:15:24,455 --> 00:15:26,323 Oh, sugar. 147 00:15:51,015 --> 00:15:53,501 [ engine not turning over ] [ thud ] 148 00:16:49,073 --> 00:16:51,575 [ screaming ] 149 00:17:06,790 --> 00:17:09,793 [ screaming continues ] 150 00:17:40,507 --> 00:17:44,011 Label that. as what ? 151 00:17:44,011 --> 00:17:46,513 Partial rat body part. 152 00:17:53,237 --> 00:17:56,740 That's it for now. excuse me. can i have a word with you ? 153 00:17:56,740 --> 00:17:59,243 We're done. 154 00:17:59,243 --> 00:18:02,246 You were working here last night when dr. lewton was killed. 155 00:18:02,246 --> 00:18:04,748 He stopped by my office on his way out. 156 00:18:04,748 --> 00:18:06,584 Did you notice anything out of the ordinary ? 157 00:18:06,884 --> 00:18:10,170 Was he behaving strange or did he seem nervous about anything ? 158 00:18:10,454 --> 00:18:12,773 No, not at all. 159 00:18:12,773 --> 00:18:15,276 Did he say anything to you about dr. bilac ? 160 00:18:16,694 --> 00:18:18,696 No, he didn't. 161 00:18:19,096 --> 00:18:22,466 Do you have any idea when the two of them last spoke to each other ? 162 00:18:22,933 --> 00:18:25,169 I really don't know. 163 00:18:27,538 --> 00:18:30,708 I'm gonna give you my card. 164 00:18:31,141 --> 00:18:34,094 Call me if anything comes to mind. 165 00:18:56,550 --> 00:18:58,385 [ scully ] mulder ? 166 00:18:58,802 --> 00:19:03,807 They turn up a body ? no. they've been over the entire museum grounds. 167 00:19:03,807 --> 00:19:06,060 Have you found anything at all out here ? 168 00:19:06,343 --> 00:19:09,346 If dr. lewton was brought through here, it's going to be hard to determine. 169 00:19:09,847 --> 00:19:11,915 Looks like it rained pretty hard last night. 170 00:19:12,416 --> 00:19:14,418 Well, they determined that the hood release had been pulled. 171 00:19:14,418 --> 00:19:16,220 And they found a small flashlight near the car. 172 00:19:16,620 --> 00:19:19,123 It looks to me like he was checking the engine when he was attacked. 173 00:19:19,123 --> 00:19:23,177 Maybe somebody didn't want that car started. i don't think so, mulder. 174 00:19:23,177 --> 00:19:27,431 Why not ? we found evidence of two mutilated rat bodies in the engine compartment. 175 00:19:27,798 --> 00:19:31,018 Rats ? apparently, the museum's always had a rat problem. 176 00:19:31,018 --> 00:19:34,288 They must've crawled into the engine to keep warm. 177 00:19:36,423 --> 00:19:40,427 You know, mulder, there's hardly a thing about these deaths that adds up. 178 00:19:40,427 --> 00:19:42,896 What's the estimate on the time of death ? 179 00:19:42,896 --> 00:19:46,900 Somewhere between 9:30 and midnight when the guard discovered the blood. 180 00:19:46,900 --> 00:19:49,403 It's about the same time as craig horning. 181 00:19:49,903 --> 00:19:51,905 What's the connection ? i don't know. 182 00:19:52,323 --> 00:19:55,893 - i think mona wustner might know something. - why ? 183 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:58,862 Well, she seemed to get nervous when i asked her about bilac. 184 00:19:59,196 --> 00:20:01,482 Maybe she's trying to protect him. 185 00:20:01,865 --> 00:20:04,051 I think it's starting to rain again. 186 00:20:04,368 --> 00:20:06,854 I don't think so, mulder. 187 00:20:15,195 --> 00:20:17,031 What the hell is that ? 188 00:20:42,673 --> 00:20:44,675 Lonnie ? 189 00:21:04,261 --> 00:21:06,263 Lonnie ? 190 00:21:15,272 --> 00:21:17,057 Don't ! 191 00:21:19,410 --> 00:21:21,128 Lonnie ? 192 00:21:24,882 --> 00:21:27,384 I came to tell you. 193 00:21:29,386 --> 00:21:31,638 Dr. lewton is dead. 194 00:21:34,224 --> 00:21:36,009 Did you hear what i said ? 195 00:21:38,962 --> 00:21:41,949 Say something, lonnie, please. you're scaring me. 196 00:21:42,099 --> 00:21:46,219 - i told you not to come here ! - why not ? 197 00:21:46,503 --> 00:21:49,289 What's happened to you ? 198 00:21:49,673 --> 00:21:53,660 Ever since you came back you're acting like some stranger. 199 00:21:53,660 --> 00:21:55,912 Like someone else. 200 00:21:56,296 --> 00:21:58,081 The blood has to stop. 201 00:21:58,448 --> 00:22:00,817 You know something, don't you ? 202 00:22:05,238 --> 00:22:06,740 You wouldn't understand. 203 00:22:07,190 --> 00:22:09,426 Then help me to understand ! 204 00:22:11,495 --> 00:22:14,447 You-- you can tell me. 205 00:22:14,447 --> 00:22:16,666 You know that, don't you ? 206 00:22:18,702 --> 00:22:20,203 What is that ? 207 00:22:23,707 --> 00:22:25,992 Vine of the soul. 208 00:22:26,293 --> 00:22:29,629 Yaje ? you're drinking yaje ? 209 00:22:35,302 --> 00:22:36,803 You're sick, lonnie. 210 00:22:39,189 --> 00:22:41,775 You need help. 211 00:22:43,827 --> 00:22:47,314 Don't you see what's happening here ? 212 00:22:47,314 --> 00:22:51,101 - can't you see what you're doing to yourself ? - go. 213 00:22:51,468 --> 00:22:55,138 - let me help you ! - i said get out ! 214 00:23:08,335 --> 00:23:10,837 Well, it's human. small intestine. 215 00:23:11,338 --> 00:23:14,341 There's about four feet of jejunum and another foot of ileum. 216 00:23:14,341 --> 00:23:17,344 Do we know for sure it's lewton ? yeah, by what he had for lunch. 217 00:23:17,344 --> 00:23:21,848 Corn chowder. and it looks like he'd been snacking on sunflower seeds all afternoon. 218 00:23:21,848 --> 00:23:26,353 A man of taste. what i can't determine is how the body was eviscerated. 219 00:23:26,353 --> 00:23:28,355 There are no knife marks on the epithelium. 220 00:23:28,355 --> 00:23:31,858 I imagine that they could have been torn or pulled from the body cavity. 221 00:23:31,858 --> 00:23:34,194 "torn or pulled" ? but i can't determine that either... 222 00:23:34,578 --> 00:23:36,396 Because there was considerable postmortem predation. 223 00:23:36,846 --> 00:23:41,751 By what ? by the size of the bite marks, a small animal. 224 00:23:41,751 --> 00:23:43,587 Most probably a rat. 225 00:23:43,954 --> 00:23:46,439 More rats. yep. 226 00:23:46,439 --> 00:23:48,942 [ phone ringing ] 227 00:23:53,947 --> 00:23:55,448 Scully. 228 00:23:57,450 --> 00:23:59,202 Slow down, mona. 229 00:23:59,536 --> 00:24:02,539 I was with dr. bilac. 230 00:24:02,539 --> 00:24:06,042 He frightened me. i-- i thought he was gonna hurt me. 231 00:24:06,443 --> 00:24:09,813 - what happened, mona ? - he's sick. he doesn't know what he's doing. 232 00:24:09,813 --> 00:24:12,315 Where is he now ? at his house. 233 00:24:12,816 --> 00:24:15,819 I left him there and i came back to the museum, but... 234 00:24:15,819 --> 00:24:18,822 I feel like someone's here, like someone's watching me. 235 00:24:21,157 --> 00:24:23,159 I want you to stay exactly where you are. 236 00:24:23,159 --> 00:24:26,663 I'm gonna send agent mulder over to get you right away, okay ? he's on his way. 237 00:24:27,130 --> 00:24:29,132 Okay. 238 00:24:40,110 --> 00:24:41,895 [ growling ] 239 00:24:43,096 --> 00:24:45,165 What is it, sugar ? 240 00:24:45,649 --> 00:24:48,618 [ rumbling ] 241 00:25:06,653 --> 00:25:08,989 [ growling ] 242 00:25:09,372 --> 00:25:12,375 [ rumbling continues ] 243 00:25:42,205 --> 00:25:43,957 [ screaming ] 244 00:26:29,519 --> 00:26:31,521 Dr. bilac ? 245 00:27:40,190 --> 00:27:42,492 - [ gasps ] - what are you doing here ? 246 00:27:42,992 --> 00:27:44,961 Looking for mona wustner. i got a panic call from her. 247 00:27:45,395 --> 00:27:47,347 From mona ? yeah. where is she ? 248 00:27:47,347 --> 00:27:49,482 I'll show you. 249 00:27:56,239 --> 00:27:59,309 [ ringing ] 250 00:28:02,479 --> 00:28:05,315 Mulder. mulder, it's me. did you find mona ? 251 00:28:06,749 --> 00:28:09,252 No. but her car is parked outside. 252 00:28:09,252 --> 00:28:13,089 She's not here. did you find bilac ? no, he's not here either. 253 00:28:13,456 --> 00:28:15,959 But i found some of his journals. listen to this. 254 00:28:16,459 --> 00:28:19,112 "i've seen the amaru coming out of the jungle... 255 00:28:19,112 --> 00:28:21,898 "with the eyes of the scorpion, the claws of a jaguar. 256 00:28:22,315 --> 00:28:24,083 "she leaps down from the trees. 257 00:28:24,501 --> 00:28:28,922 She tears at my flesh, then holds my head in her hands and eats out my eyes." 258 00:28:29,339 --> 00:28:32,926 - is there a date of entry on that ? - these are all recent. 259 00:28:32,926 --> 00:28:35,929 Read me that part of the jaguar coming down from the trees again. 260 00:28:35,929 --> 00:28:38,715 - why ? - maybe that's how the intestines got up there. 261 00:28:39,098 --> 00:28:41,100 Mulder, i think bilac's been tripping. 262 00:28:41,100 --> 00:28:43,603 I found something strange in a ceremonial bowl. 263 00:28:43,603 --> 00:28:48,107 And from his writings, it says it's a hallucinogen called "yaje-- 264 00:28:48,525 --> 00:28:50,360 The vine of the soul." 265 00:28:50,693 --> 00:28:52,512 What the hell's that supposed to mean ? 266 00:28:52,962 --> 00:28:55,965 I think he's been praying to the amaru through some kind of a ceremony. 267 00:28:56,382 --> 00:28:59,669 What does he want from her ? it looks like he's invoking the curse, mulder. 268 00:29:01,538 --> 00:29:03,506 Scully, i'm gonna have to call you back. 269 00:29:03,907 --> 00:29:07,043 - did you find mona ? - i hope not. 270 00:29:36,189 --> 00:29:38,841 [ rumbling ] 271 00:29:44,779 --> 00:29:47,148 What are you doing here ? 272 00:29:47,615 --> 00:29:50,602 I said, what are you doing here ? 273 00:29:55,607 --> 00:29:57,609 She's dead. 274 00:30:00,962 --> 00:30:03,932 Where is she ? 275 00:30:03,932 --> 00:30:05,934 I don't know. 276 00:30:06,434 --> 00:30:09,938 You told agent mulder that she was dead. 277 00:30:09,938 --> 00:30:12,307 You must know where she is. 278 00:30:13,792 --> 00:30:15,660 I didn't kill her. 279 00:30:16,111 --> 00:30:19,931 - then why do you have blood on your clothes ? - i told you. 280 00:30:20,431 --> 00:30:22,934 I came here because the amaru would not be appeased. 281 00:30:25,487 --> 00:30:27,989 I was afraid for mona. 282 00:30:31,426 --> 00:30:33,928 I tried to keep her away from all this. 283 00:30:36,431 --> 00:30:38,299 She was an innocent. 284 00:30:38,733 --> 00:30:41,202 She said she was scared. 285 00:30:42,704 --> 00:30:44,539 She said that you became violent. 286 00:30:46,808 --> 00:30:48,676 She wouldn't listen. 287 00:30:49,144 --> 00:30:50,979 Maybe you were too high to know the difference. 288 00:30:53,164 --> 00:30:57,452 There isn't a curse, is there, dr. bilac ? you are the curse. 289 00:30:57,852 --> 00:30:59,838 No. 290 00:30:59,838 --> 00:31:02,090 This is more powerful than any man. 291 00:31:03,908 --> 00:31:07,912 This is a spirit you're dealing with. the spirit of the amaru. 292 00:31:09,998 --> 00:31:12,467 This is not something you can put in handcuffs. 293 00:31:15,303 --> 00:31:17,305 [ door opening ] 294 00:31:17,305 --> 00:31:20,308 I'm gonna ask you one more time, dr. bilac. 295 00:31:20,808 --> 00:31:22,677 Where is mona's body ? 296 00:31:24,612 --> 00:31:27,115 I don't know. 297 00:31:37,609 --> 00:31:41,112 The man stays in that room until there's a full search of the museum, okay ? 298 00:31:41,613 --> 00:31:43,114 Yes, ma'am. 299 00:31:43,531 --> 00:31:46,034 Hey, scully. 300 00:31:46,534 --> 00:31:48,536 Come here for a second. 301 00:31:48,536 --> 00:31:52,340 It just dawned on me. why do you think there's so much water in here ? 302 00:31:52,740 --> 00:31:54,592 I just assumed that one of the toilets had overflowed. 303 00:32:00,064 --> 00:32:02,567 There's water on every seat. 304 00:32:03,067 --> 00:32:05,570 It's more like every toilet overflowed. now why would that happen ? 305 00:32:06,037 --> 00:32:07,906 I guess there's only one way to find out. 306 00:32:08,389 --> 00:32:10,875 I hate this. 307 00:32:18,499 --> 00:32:20,501 Rats. 308 00:32:29,010 --> 00:32:32,513 In every toilet. 309 00:32:32,513 --> 00:32:35,300 How did they get in there ? [ decker ] agent mulder. 310 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:39,070 The police found something outside. mona wustner ? 311 00:32:39,070 --> 00:32:42,573 No, sugar, her dog. he's dead. 312 00:32:44,575 --> 00:32:46,577 Finally, a body. 313 00:32:50,014 --> 00:32:53,101 What did you find ? 314 00:32:53,101 --> 00:32:58,106 Have to run a full toxicological to be sure, but it looks like warfarin poisoning. 315 00:32:58,106 --> 00:32:59,941 Warfarin ? rat poison. 316 00:33:00,375 --> 00:33:02,110 Someone fed this dog rat poison ? 317 00:33:02,443 --> 00:33:04,946 No. when i dissected the dog's stomach... 318 00:33:04,946 --> 00:33:08,249 I found an undigested fragment of intestine which appears to be feline. 319 00:33:08,549 --> 00:33:13,454 - that dog ate a cat. - i also found what appears to be bits of rat fur. 320 00:33:13,454 --> 00:33:15,290 But i think the rat ate the poison. 321 00:33:15,590 --> 00:33:17,475 - the cat ate a rat. - and the dog ate the cat. 322 00:33:19,327 --> 00:33:22,246 More rats, scully. yeah ? 323 00:33:22,246 --> 00:33:25,249 Don't you think that's significant ? significant of what ? 324 00:33:25,249 --> 00:33:27,251 There were rats in dr. lewton's car engine. 325 00:33:27,752 --> 00:33:31,506 There were rats in the bathroom where mona wustner may have been killed, and now here. 326 00:33:31,839 --> 00:33:35,126 It's an old building, mulder. they have a rat problem. a lot of old buildings have rats. 327 00:33:35,510 --> 00:33:38,146 No, i think it's more than that. what is it that the secona believe ? 328 00:33:38,146 --> 00:33:42,150 The jaguar spirit will devour anybody that desecrates the burial place of a holy woman ? 329 00:33:42,150 --> 00:33:46,104 Essentially, they're talking about transmigration of the soul into animal form. 330 00:33:46,104 --> 00:33:48,906 Achieved through a ceremony where they drink the-- yaje. 331 00:33:49,257 --> 00:33:51,592 To summon the spirits. so, what are we talking here, mulder ? 332 00:33:51,592 --> 00:33:54,095 A possessed rat-- the return of ben ? 333 00:33:54,095 --> 00:33:57,098 No, i think those rats were killed trying to escape from something. 334 00:33:57,098 --> 00:34:00,168 Something that sent them diving into the toilet ? no, the lids were down. 335 00:34:00,168 --> 00:34:03,671 They were trying to get out. they were coming from within the sewer lines. 336 00:34:03,671 --> 00:34:07,041 Trying to get away from something. have you been drinking yaje ? 337 00:34:07,475 --> 00:34:10,244 Go with it, scully. 338 00:34:13,314 --> 00:34:16,768 Agent scully ? bilac's gone. 339 00:34:16,768 --> 00:34:18,770 What ? how's that possible ? 340 00:34:18,770 --> 00:34:22,523 I don't know. i went to check on him and he just wasn't there. 341 00:34:28,396 --> 00:34:30,898 Did you step away from this door at any time ? no. 342 00:34:30,898 --> 00:34:33,484 - and no one entered this room ? -absolutely not. 343 00:34:33,484 --> 00:34:35,386 - what about a rat ? - sir ? 344 00:34:35,837 --> 00:34:38,673 - did you ever see any rats in this room ? - all the time. why ? 345 00:34:39,140 --> 00:34:41,959 -how do you think they get in here ? -through the old heating system. 346 00:34:42,243 --> 00:34:44,228 There are vents all over the place. 347 00:34:44,228 --> 00:34:46,731 [ scully ] are there any other doors or windows in this room ? 348 00:34:46,731 --> 00:34:49,734 [ officer ] i checked. there's only one way out. you didn't hear anything ? 349 00:34:49,734 --> 00:34:51,736 Nothing. 350 00:34:51,736 --> 00:34:54,856 I want you to search the entire building beginning with every room on this floor. 351 00:34:55,356 --> 00:34:58,709 Yes, ma'am. hey, scully, take a look at this. 352 00:35:02,663 --> 00:35:05,483 Where does that lead to ? the old steam tunnel. 353 00:35:05,900 --> 00:35:10,605 -how do you get down there ? -they're pretty much sealed up. haven't been used for 50 years. 354 00:35:10,905 --> 00:35:12,907 Do you think bilac crawled down there ? 355 00:35:13,408 --> 00:35:15,743 Unless he was dragged. 356 00:35:36,364 --> 00:35:40,334 The system looks like it branches off into three directions. 357 00:35:40,334 --> 00:35:42,703 There must be miles of tunneling down there. 358 00:35:43,137 --> 00:35:46,941 [ mulder ] and only one way in. and one way out. 359 00:35:47,308 --> 00:35:50,094 Ladies first ? 360 00:36:10,481 --> 00:36:12,483 Which way ? 361 00:36:12,483 --> 00:36:14,986 To the left, it looks like. 362 00:36:46,934 --> 00:36:48,686 [ banging ] [ gasps ] 363 00:36:52,173 --> 00:36:54,659 Follow that rat. 364 00:37:03,201 --> 00:37:05,703 We should be directly under the museum here. 365 00:38:02,042 --> 00:38:04,044 Scully ? 366 00:38:05,546 --> 00:38:08,031 - scully ! - what is it ? 367 00:38:13,787 --> 00:38:15,772 [ scully ] oh, my god. 368 00:38:18,242 --> 00:38:20,744 It's dr. lewton. 369 00:38:20,744 --> 00:38:23,747 Looks like his eyes were eaten right out of his socket. 370 00:38:25,249 --> 00:38:27,584 We still don't know by what. 371 00:38:37,211 --> 00:38:40,197 What is it ? i think it's a cat. 372 00:38:50,891 --> 00:38:53,393 Do you think that cat killed these people ? 373 00:38:56,697 --> 00:38:58,932 No, these cats. 374 00:39:02,052 --> 00:39:04,388 Which way is out ? [ cat screeching ] 375 00:39:10,777 --> 00:39:12,980 Come on, scully ! 376 00:39:16,717 --> 00:39:19,419 [ cats screeching ] 377 00:39:25,192 --> 00:39:27,561 No, mulder. this way. 378 00:39:28,061 --> 00:39:30,547 There's a room here with a vent. 379 00:39:30,547 --> 00:39:32,549 There. 380 00:39:39,406 --> 00:39:41,158 [ screeches ] 381 00:39:41,658 --> 00:39:43,961 [ gasps ] 382 00:39:47,581 --> 00:39:50,751 It's bilac. [ banging ] 383 00:40:01,762 --> 00:40:04,248 Can you jump in there ? 384 00:40:04,248 --> 00:40:06,033 Yeah. come on. 385 00:40:14,942 --> 00:40:17,077 [ screeching ] 386 00:40:33,393 --> 00:40:36,396 [ cats screeching ] 387 00:40:39,666 --> 00:40:42,552 [ siren wailing ] 388 00:40:47,557 --> 00:40:51,061 He's been down there too long. it's all right. come on up. 389 00:40:55,432 --> 00:40:58,402 Okay, i will call you back later. 390 00:41:00,320 --> 00:41:03,073 Well, the search team's on their way back up. 391 00:41:03,073 --> 00:41:05,575 They've recovered all the bodies, including mona's and bilac's. 392 00:41:05,575 --> 00:41:07,361 What about the cats ? 393 00:41:07,761 --> 00:41:11,465 No. animal control is still looking. so far they haven't found any sign of them. 394 00:41:11,798 --> 00:41:14,584 Well, we both saw them down there, scully. we know they're down there. 395 00:41:15,002 --> 00:41:17,437 No one's denying that. it's just that there are miles of tunnels down there... 396 00:41:17,437 --> 00:41:21,458 And they're saying it's gonna take weeks to search them all. 397 00:41:21,458 --> 00:41:23,844 Well, by then it won't even matter. what are you talking about ? 398 00:41:24,344 --> 00:41:26,830 I just got off the phone with the assistant secretary of state's office. 399 00:41:26,830 --> 00:41:29,833 They've called in the ecuadorian ambassador. what for ? 400 00:41:29,833 --> 00:41:32,586 Five people had to die, but they're finally taking it seriously. 401 00:41:32,953 --> 00:41:35,889 - the curse ? - no. 402 00:41:35,889 --> 00:41:37,891 Bilac's letter of protest. 403 00:41:38,392 --> 00:41:42,262 The state department has asked the museum remain closed until they can act officially on it. 404 00:41:42,696 --> 00:41:44,965 Are they going to send back the bones ? 405 00:41:44,965 --> 00:41:47,217 The urn will be back in ecuador by the end of the week. 406 00:41:52,439 --> 00:41:55,442 [ mulder narrating ] the suffolk county coroner ruled the deaths at the museum... 407 00:41:55,442 --> 00:41:57,944 Were the result of animal attacks. 408 00:41:57,944 --> 00:42:02,949 What motivated these attacks and why no more have occurred since has not been explained. 409 00:42:07,454 --> 00:42:11,925 To the museum, the amaru urn was an artifact from a dying culture. 410 00:42:11,925 --> 00:42:14,928 Its curse merely a primitive superstition. 411 00:42:15,429 --> 00:42:18,432 Dr. bilac learned there is a world beyond our own, 412 00:42:18,432 --> 00:42:20,434 Unseen but powerful, 413 00:42:20,934 --> 00:42:23,437 And as real at the urn itself. 414 00:42:25,422 --> 00:42:29,543 The icons from that world represent forces that cannot be tamed... 415 00:42:30,043 --> 00:42:32,045 Or collected in a museum. 416 00:42:32,045 --> 00:42:35,298 The true curse that struck the museum was the failure to understand... 417 00:42:35,298 --> 00:42:38,802 That there are powers that should not be disturbed-- 418 00:42:38,802 --> 00:42:42,205 That some things are better left buried.