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While tackling his first X-File case about a series of gruesome murders surrounding a bat-like creature, Doggett quickly learns that his investigative techniques are somewhat dissimilar to Scully's. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Chris Carter

Director:: Chris Carter

Stars:: Robert Patrick (Special Agent John Doggett); Gillian Anderson (Special Agent Dana Scully)

Guest Star:: Bryan Rasmussen (Sheriff's Deputy); Brent Sexton (Gravedigger); Annie O'Donnell (Elderly Woman); Eve Brenner (Little Old Lady); Jay Caputo (Bat Man); Dan Leegent (Myron Stefuniak); Gene Dynarski (Ernie Stefuniak); Bradford English (Detective Abbott); Gary Bullock (Tall George)

When Doggett pulls out his flashlight and asks "You ever carry one of these?", it is a reference to Mulder and Scully's frequent use of flashlights in the field, dark places being par for the course of X-files. Scully's lingering pause and response of "Never." is a bit of an in-joke with the audience but could also be related to her reluctance to trust Doggett with any extra information about her partnership with Mulder. edit »

As of this episode David Duchovny has been removed from the opening credits. edit »

Doggett: The guys upstairs were making some noise about this case-- about what's in our field report.
Scully: Yeah. You'll get used to it. I, uh... I never had a desk in here, Agent Doggett but I'll see that you get one.
Doggett: All right.
Scully: And I just want to say, um... thank you for watching my back.
Doggett: Well, I never saw it as an option. I'm sure you don't either. edit »
Doggett: Well, I'm no Fox Mulder, but I can tell when a man's hiding something. Myron Stefaniuk fishes a woman out of the river who's been gone for 40 years. He has a brother he hasn't seen in over 40 years. A brother who just happened to hunt down some kind of creature over 40 years ago. edit »
Scully: You know, we've been out here for nine hours. The only thing this man seems to be in danger of is terminal loneliness. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe this is all just a... a grand coincidence and we're wasting our time out here.
Doggett: You were so sure before.
Scully: Yeah, I was sure of the facts as I had deduced them scientifically. Maybe I'm... I'm trying to force them into shape. Maybe I'm manufacturing a theory.
Doggett: Well, what happened to taking a leap?
Scully: Maybe I'm just trying too hard.
Doggett: To do what? To be Mulder? You know, I'm not Oxford educated. About all I know about the paranormal is men are from Mars and women are from Venus. But I don't think you're wrong, Agent Scully. edit »
Scully: What happened to the lynch mob?
Doggett: You hear all that?
Scully: I heard enough.
Doggett: Things have taken a little turn.
Scully: I don't think so, Agent Doggett.
Doggett: Well, you can think what you want but I think this looks bad for the FBI.
Scully: It was unavoidable. edit »
Scully: What did you say to him?
Doggett: Well, I told him to dig up the body. Isn't that what you wanted?
Scully: What else did you say to him?
Doggett: Well, I told him that you were � um � a... leading authority on paranormal phenomena and who are we to argue with an expert.
Scully: Look, I am not an expert. I am a scientist who happens to have seen a lot. I am just making a leap here.
Doggett: Well, I am sure you have your reasons.
Scully: Look, so, so, what, you told him to exhume the body when you don't even necessarily believe me yourself?
Doggett: I told you I spent the weekend looking through that cabinet full of X-Files and I saw how pretty much every X-File broke-- with a leap. Now, maybe I'm just an old- fashioned cop but I don't take leaps. In my experience leaps only get people killed.
Scully: Well, I'd say that you're taking a pretty big leap believing in that article... about a human bat. edit »

Doggett: (on finding the missing two fingers) V for Victory.
This is a reference to Winston Churchill's famous hand gesture of World War 2 of using the first and second fingers slightly parted to suggest a V after victory (with palm out and other fingers clenched). Of course the same gesture reversed has a very different and insulting connotation.

In the 1960's it was appropriated by hippies and other members of the anti-Vietnam war movement as a sign for "Peace". edit »

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Uncle_SaltyJT
member since: Dec 1, 2005
Patience
The Bottom Line: "Character development"
Character development overshadows a fairly scary MOTW. Sets the tone for the next several episodes. ...Continue »
01/02/08 06:31am | report abuse
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rhcp199
member since: Dec 4, 2003
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The Bottom Line: "Above average"
Agent John Doggett + monster of the week = pure gold! ...Continue »
11/07/07 12:54pm | report abuse
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hahawhat
member since: Feb 23, 2007
Patience
The Bottom Line: "Average"
It wasn't good, but it wasn't bad... Nothing too special about it. ...Continue »
03/19/07 02:19pm | report abuse
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qstevie
member since: May 2, 2006
Patience
The Bottom Line: "Character development"
Batman! But far from the Caped Crusader ...Continue »
03/14/07 02:35am | report abuse
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grifter78
member since: Oct 16, 2005
Patience
The Bottom Line: "Filler episode"
A backwoods manbat hunts it's prey, and Scully and Doggett put themselves right in its sights. ...Continue »
11/09/05 01:02pm | report abuse