The X-Files Season 5, Ep. 4 "Detour"

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Mulder and Scully are stalked by an ancient legion of lethal beings while investigating a boy's claims that he was attacked by an invisible creature.
  • Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson
  • Runtime: 45 minutes
  • Original air date: November 23, 1997
  • Network: FOX
 
  
 
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4. Detour
  November 23, 1997
Mulder and Scully are stalked by an ancient legion of lethal beings while investigating a boy's claims that he was attacked by an invisible creature.
 
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5. The Post-Modern Prometheus
  November 30, 1997
While investigating the appearance of a freakish creature in a rural town the agents uncover a dangerous genetic experiment that has spun wildly out of control.
 
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  December 7, 1997
A mysterious phone call leads Scully to investigate a woman's suicide and a young girl who may be the daughter of her deceased sister, Melissa.
 
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7. Emily
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Scully attempts to adopt three-year old Emily Sim, only to discover that the young girl has developed a disturbing illness that may be the by-product of a sinister conspiracy.
 
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8. Kitsunegari
  January 4, 1998
Mulder and Scully hunt a criminal with powerful mind-control capabilities – a madman who may have selected an unwitting Mulder as his next victim.
 
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9. Schizogeny
  January 11, 1998
Mysterious trees become the prime suspects in a series of unexplained deaths the agents are attempting to solve.
 
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When the co-inventor of the Internet is brutally murdered Mulder and Scully begin to suspect the killer may be a conscious computer program with a mind of its own.
 
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After a group of alien abductees is buried alive by faceless assailants, the agents uncover proof that the event is linked to alien colonization.
 
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  April 19, 1998
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  May 3, 1998
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19. Folie A Deux
  May 10, 1998
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20. The End
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Mulder and Scully discover a 12-year old clairvoyant whose life may be in danger due to his gifted ability to solve all the unexplained phenomena in the X-Files.
 
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Episode 4, "Detour"
Synopsis: Mulder and Scully are stalked by an ancient legion of lethal beings while investigating a boy's claims that he was attacked by an invisible creature.
Original air date: November 23, 1997
Runtime: 45 minutes
ASIN: B001CRHW24
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,990 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
The X-Files Season 5
Synopsis: The X-Files is the legendary drama series about FBI special agents who investigate cases called "X-Files," involving paranormal or unexplained phenomena.
Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson
Season year: 1998
Network: FOX
ASIN: B001CMQYIW
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