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Season 5  "Christmas Carol (1)"  5x6

Aired 27 years ago - Dec 07, 1997

On her Christmas vacation with her brother's family, Scully receives a mysterious phone call from a familiar voice who says, "She needs your help. Go to her." The phone call leads Scully to a murder case where the victim's 3-year-old adopted daughter bears an uncanny likeness to her sister, Melissa, at that age. The emotional roller coaster that follows has Scully believing that her sister had a baby during a period when she traveled the country and she tries to adopt the child, knowing that caring for the little girl would change her life.

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"I was in bed and could swear I heard Cher singing,
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So, did you actually see that werewolf baby or was that just a story?
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But as I told agent Mulder on the phone, that's what takes the cake.
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Izzy's got more brains than that. Not much more, but he values his life.
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Yeah, but...
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A culture so obsessed by the media and a chance for self-Dramatization...
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And, therefore, true in the sense that they're believed to be true.
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There ain't no monster. I'll show you the monster you're looking for.
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What you're watching has been going on for a millennia,
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Mutations like these are virtually impossible on humans.
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On the house, compliments of J.J.
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???? [ Cher continues ]
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And then I want to see the professor.
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[ Car engine starts ]
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?? My mama used to dance for the money they'd throw??
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Sir, with all due respect,
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[ Son over TV ] hey, gar. Mom, I got some great news.
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[ Crowd chattering ]
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That is my son you're talking about!
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I think we are. [ Boards creaking ]
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[ Angry crowd approaching ]
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You get him alive if you can, but you get him!
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Oh, my god. You're gonna have to come out of there.
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Where is he? Show the world your horrid, lumpy face!
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Had been conducting secret experiments,
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His heart close to the soil he worked,
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I am alone and miserable.
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And your home media centers, I learned of the world.
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