Writer:	Darin Morgan
Director:	David Nutter
Star:	David Duchovny (Special Agent Fox Mulder),  Gillian Anderson (Special Agent Dana Scully)
Guest Star:	Ken Roberts (Clerk),  David McKay (Mr Gordon),  Karin Konoval (Madame Zelma),  Alex Diakun (Tarot Card Reader),  Greg Anderson (Photographer),  Japp Broeker (The Stupendous Yappi),  Dwight McFee (Detective Havez),  Frank Cassini (Detective Cline),  Stu Charno (Puppet),  Peter Boyle (Clyde Bruckman),  Doris Rands (Mrs Lowell (uncredited))

In this episode, Clyde Bruckman says to Scully that she won't die, and gives no further explanations.
In a later episode of the show, Scully sees the Reaper in the eyes of a dying person, so this could mean that she is actually immortal. (edit) The actor who plays 'The Stupendous Yappi' is actually Jaap (pronounced Yapp) Broeker - David Duchovny's stand-in. Apparently, Darin Morgan saw Broeker on the set waggling his eyebrows and wrote a scene for him. (edit) Alex Diakun (the Tarot reader) also appeared in different roles in two other X-Files episodes: The Curator in episode 44 (2-20), Humbug and Dr. Fingers in episode 69 (3-20), Jose Chung's From Outer Space. (edit) This episode marks the first appearance of Scully's dog Queequeg. (edit) Peter Boyle's Guest Actor Emmy for this episode is his only win from 8 nominations. He was nominated 5 times for his supporting role as Frank Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond. (edit)

Detective Cline: Look, all I know is that so far, Yappi has provied more solid, concrete leads on this case than you have. Now if you don;t mind, I have to get an APB out on a -(checks notebook) white male, aged 17 - 34 with or without a beard and maybe a tattoo, who's impotent.
Scully: Might as well go home Mulder. This case is as good as solved. (edit) Clyde: I'd like to see both of your badges again. Right now?
(Mulder and Scully take out their badges)
Scully: I don't blame you, Mr. Bruckman.
Clyde: (scoffs at Mulder's badge): I'm supposed to believe that's a real name? ... What is this all about? I found a dead body in my dumpster and I reported it to the police. Now suddenly I'm accused of doing things or being able to do things I couldn't possibly-- (Breaks off and walks slowly over to table, which is spattered with blood. Runs for the bathroom and vomits.)
Mulder: (To Scully) Pinch me.
(edit) Clyde: What is this?
Mulder: The only evidence recovered from Claude Duckenfield's body. That fiber may have come from something the killer was wearing at the time of the crime.
Clyde: Don't you have crime labs that could analyze these things for you?
Scully: (meaningful look at Mulder) Yes! Yes, we do.
Clyde: Look, I've got my own work to do. I'm not a crime fighter by trade.
Mulder: Mr. Bruckman. I can't speak for my partner. But I'm desperate. For some insurance.
Clyde: General Mutual has some very comprehensive coverage...
(Mulder waves the evidence bag in front of Clyde's face)
Clyde: Oh I can't tell you where this is from, but the killer is going to kill more people before you catch him.
Scully: Can you see him physically yet?
Clyde: No. No, just more insight into his character which I know you hate. (edit) Clyde: We're almost there.
Mulder: Now how are you receiving this information about the body's location?
Clyde: How should I know?
Mulder: I mean are you seeing it in a vision or is it a sensation? How do you know where to go?
Clyde: I just know.
Mulder: But how do you know?
Clyde: I don't know!! (Mulder leans into the back seat and sulks) Look it's just up ahead. There are worse ways to go, but I can't think of a more undignified one than autoerotic asphyxiation.
Mulder: (Leans forward) And why are you telling me that?
Clyde: Look, forget I mentioned it. It's none of my business. (edit) Scully: The company is owned by a man named...
Clyde: Claude Duckenfield. Age 43. 316 Roundview Lane. Divorced with two children. Makes about 87,000 a year. Nonsmoker.
Mulder: Is that a hit or a miss?
Scully: As far as I know, that's correct.
Mulder: You get all that information just by handling that keychain?
Clyde: Oh no, I sold him a policy a couple of years ago. Just a coincidence. (edit)

When Bruckman guesses that the scrap of cloth is part of Mulder's New York Knick's t-shirt, it refers directly back to Beyond The Sea, another episode with supposed psychics. (edit) If you look at Clyde Bruckman's lotto card it clearly says "Oct 9/95 Mon" but a few scenes later the text on the screen reads "September 21". (edit) In the scene where Clyde is looking at his lotto number and listening to the person on the radio reading the numbers off, you hear the numbers "38, 40, 44" and then she starts to read them again and you hear "8, 12". Clyde had the numbers but all by 1 off. The winning numbers seem to be "8, 12, 36, 38, 40, 44" and Clyde had "9, 13, 37, 39, 41, 45. (edit) When playing poker with Scully, Bruckman has "aces full of eights" - a better hand than a dead man's hand (a two-pair, aces and eights). (edit)

Le Damfino Hotel The hotel where Scully and Mulder put Clyde Bruckman up is Le Damfino. This is a one-word spelling of the phrase damn if I know. (edit)