S4 E12
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Season 4  "Leonard Betts"  4x12

Aired 27 years ago - Jan 26, 1997

After the body of a decapitated EMT disappears from the morgue and an identical man starts work at the same hospital, Mulder believes that the man has the ability to regrow parts of his body, including his head. The agents soon discover that Betts' body is riddled with cancer and he is able to live in that condition but needs to feed on cancerous tumors to keep up his strength.

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Well, whoever happened to get locked in here last night, I guess.
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- Meant to conceal what? - My guess, body snatching for profit.
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All hospitals operate some form of medical waste processing.
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I'll begin with the intermastoid incision and frontal craniotomy,
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Actually four times now. And each time the images come out degraded,
Recap of The X-Files Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 13
It's residual electrical activity stored chemically in-- in the dead cells.
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You're the person responsible for the disposition of Leonard Betts' remains.
Recap of The X-Files Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 16
No. Well, he never got sick.
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It's basically a high-tech mummification process.
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Oh, my God. His entire brain looks like one giant glioma.
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[Woman]Monongahela, 1-3-6enroute with a male not responding to C.P.R.
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Are you ever asked to defend this as a legitimate scientific process, Doctor?
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You know, with this equipment, I have been able to capture phantom images...
Recap of The X-Files Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 22
Are we happy with the results?
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guiding rapid growth, not as cancer, but as regeneration.
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Okay. Great. Thanks.
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Six years ago.
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Leonard?
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- [ Man On Radio ] Go ahead. - We got a situation in the parking lot.
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and then he had to kill her to protect his secret.
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But what you're describing is someone so radically evolved...
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would incorporate cancer, the greatest health threat, as our genetic makeup?
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Last night, he murdered a woman in cold blood.
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What reasons, Mrs. Tanner?
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I'm sorry, but you've got something I need.
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Mr. John Gillnitz, death from massive blood loss...
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Several days ago, the same man shows up as Leonard Betts. Explain that to me.
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goes way beyond the regeneration of a thumb or a limb, or even a new head.
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You know what you have to do.
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This is Mulder with the F.B.I. I've got an emergency situation in progress.
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We're going house to house here. That's the only thing I can think to do.
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Well, whoever happened to get locked in here last night, I guess.
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- Meant to conceal what? - My guess, body snatching for profit.
#5
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All hospitals operate some form of medical waste processing.
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I'll begin with the intermastoid incision and frontal craniotomy,
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Actually four times now. And each time the images come out degraded,
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It's residual electrical activity stored chemically in-- in the dead cells.
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You're the person responsible for the disposition of Leonard Betts' remains.
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No. Well, he never got sick.
#16
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It's basically a high-tech mummification process.
#17
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Oh, my God. His entire brain looks like one giant glioma.
#18
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[Woman]Monongahela, 1-3-6enroute with a male not responding to C.P.R.
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Are you ever asked to defend this as a legitimate scientific process, Doctor?
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You know, with this equipment, I have been able to capture phantom images...
#21
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Are we happy with the results?
#22
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guiding rapid growth, not as cancer, but as regeneration.
#23
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Okay. Great. Thanks.
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Six years ago.
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Leonard?
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- [ Man On Radio ] Go ahead. - We got a situation in the parking lot.
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and then he had to kill her to protect his secret.
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But what you're describing is someone so radically evolved...
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would incorporate cancer, the greatest health threat, as our genetic makeup?
#34
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Last night, he murdered a woman in cold blood.
#35
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What reasons, Mrs. Tanner?
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I'm sorry, but you've got something I need.
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Mr. John Gillnitz, death from massive blood loss...
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Several days ago, the same man shows up as Leonard Betts. Explain that to me.
#42
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goes way beyond the regeneration of a thumb or a limb, or even a new head.
#43
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You know what you have to do.
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This is Mulder with the F.B.I. I've got an emergency situation in progress.
#47
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We're going house to house here. That's the only thing I can think to do.
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