S3 E22
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Season 3  "Quagmire"  3x22

Aired 28 years ago - May 03, 1996

Mulder and Scully investigate a series of disappearances and attacks around a lake where Mulder believes that the local legend about a lake monster may be all too real.

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Recap of The X-Files Season 3 Episode 22 (S03E22) - 1
- Nature's calling. We should pull over soon. - Did you really have to bring that thing?
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So you think there's a serial killer at large?
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That's what they tell me.
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Are you aware of any indigenous species that's capable of attacking a human being?
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Afternoon talk shows and tabloid TV - they've reduced our attention span so much
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From the monsters in Loch Ness and Shiel, to the Ogopogo in Lake Okanagan.
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lf you don't mind my sayin', don't look like you're here for the trout.
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when Old Blue came up and snatched her right off the bank.
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- Since when's it a mystery? - So you think Big Blue's responsible?
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Any body suspended in this environment for a period of time will become a food source.
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Mulder, this is Sheriff Lance Head.
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Hell, on a lake this size you'll have eight, nine deaths a season. lt's a statistical fact.
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- Mulder. Sheriff. Come take a look at this. - What you got?
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Yeah?
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Chill out, man. l'll get you another one.
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Regardless of what l believe, there's no hard evidence that it's what you believe.
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Furthermore, l'm not at all convinced we're dealin' with an aquatic menace.
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- Close the lake. - Right, Sheriff.
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There's gotta be some visual evidence somewhere. Here, go through these.
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l'm sorry about Queequeg.
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- lt's too bad we're not out here fishing. - We are fishing.
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What is that, Mulder?
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but this creature exists within the specific earthly confines of this lake.
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to minimize its chances of being seen by its only predator - us.
Recap of The X-Files Season 3 Episode 22 (S03E22) - 39
You're so consumed by your personal vengeance against life,
Recap of The X-Files Season 3 Episode 22 (S03E22) - 40
lf you have a peg leg or hooks for hands, maybe it's enough to simply carry on living,
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- How'd that happen? - lt was my fault.
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The sheriff'll be along in a minute. l'd drive you myself, but l got work to do.
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- What about it? - lf you alter one life form in an ecosystem,
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l've worked here for three years.
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- Where? - Other side of the lake, couple of hours ago.
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l didn't wanna believe you.
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Recap of The X-Files Season 3 Episode 22 (S03E22) - 2
So you think there's a serial killer at large?
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Recap of The X-Files Season 3 Episode 22 (S03E22) - 3
That's what they tell me.
#3
Recap of The X-Files Season 3 Episode 22 (S03E22) - 4
Are you aware of any indigenous species that's capable of attacking a human being?
#4
Recap of The X-Files Season 3 Episode 22 (S03E22) - 5
Afternoon talk shows and tabloid TV - they've reduced our attention span so much
#5
Recap of The X-Files Season 3 Episode 22 (S03E22) - 6
From the monsters in Loch Ness and Shiel, to the Ogopogo in Lake Okanagan.
#6
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lf you don't mind my sayin', don't look like you're here for the trout.
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Recap of The X-Files Season 3 Episode 22 (S03E22) - 9
when Old Blue came up and snatched her right off the bank.
#9
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- Since when's it a mystery? - So you think Big Blue's responsible?
#10
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Any body suspended in this environment for a period of time will become a food source.
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Mulder, this is Sheriff Lance Head.
#16
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Hell, on a lake this size you'll have eight, nine deaths a season. lt's a statistical fact.
#17
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- Mulder. Sheriff. Come take a look at this. - What you got?
#18
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Yeah?
#19
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Chill out, man. l'll get you another one.
#20
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Regardless of what l believe, there's no hard evidence that it's what you believe.
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Furthermore, l'm not at all convinced we're dealin' with an aquatic menace.
#24
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- Close the lake. - Right, Sheriff.
#25
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There's gotta be some visual evidence somewhere. Here, go through these.
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l'm sorry about Queequeg.
#29
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- lt's too bad we're not out here fishing. - We are fishing.
#30
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What is that, Mulder?
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but this creature exists within the specific earthly confines of this lake.
#35
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to minimize its chances of being seen by its only predator - us.
#38
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You're so consumed by your personal vengeance against life,
#39
Recap of The X-Files Season 3 Episode 22 (S03E22) - 40
lf you have a peg leg or hooks for hands, maybe it's enough to simply carry on living,
#40
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- How'd that happen? - lt was my fault.
#42
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The sheriff'll be along in a minute. l'd drive you myself, but l got work to do.
#43
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- What about it? - lf you alter one life form in an ecosystem,
#44
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l've worked here for three years.
#45
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- Where? - Other side of the lake, couple of hours ago.
#46
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l didn't wanna believe you.
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