THE X-FILES The Calusari (2x21) written by Sara Charno |
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DR. BURK: There's clearly a concentration of electromagnetic energy. SCULLY: So you're saying that, uh, a ghost killed Teddy Holvey. MULDER: It all checked out, Scully. (hands her the camera) I think from the information here, this is clearly some kind of poltergeist activity. SCULLY: Mulder, this information is the same reason why you'll see a newspaper photo with Jesus' face appearing in the, in the foliage of an elm tree. It's a chance occurrence of light and shadow. MULDER: You recognize this? SCULLY: Sure, it's a swastika. MULDER: It's also known as a gammadion or a fylfot. It's an ancient symbol used for protection or good luck. It's been used by various cultures since the middle ages. SCULLY: Have you ever heard of Munchausen by Proxy? MULDER: Yeah, my grandfather used to take that for his stomach. SCULLY: It's when a parent or caretaker brings harm to a child by inducing medical symptoms, usually as a way of getting attention or status. MULDER: Chem-lab analysis of the ash from the Holvey's house. No trace of any metal, no carbon, no oxygen, no nothing. SCULLY: What do you mean? MULDER: It contains nothing organic or inorganic. In fact, according to the technicians, this ash doesn't exist. DR. BURK: Oh, wow. Haven't seen this for a while. Not since India, 1979. SCULLY: India? MULDER: Before Chuck succumbed to the glamours of academia, he did a tour of duty on the old hippie trail. DR. BURK: It's called vibuti - holy ash. Technically, it's known as an apport - something that materializes out of thin air. SCULLY: Wait a second. Nothing just materializes out of thin air. DR. BURK: You've read the Bible? You remember the story about Jesus creating the loaves and the fishes? SCULLY: Yeah, but that was a parable. DR. BURK: In 1979, I witnessed a guru named Sai Baba create an entire feast out of thin air. HEAD CALUSARI: The evil that is here has always been. It has gone by different names through history - Cain, Lucifer, Hitler. It does not care if it kills one boy or a million men. MAGGIE HOLVEY: Michael. He was Charlie's twin. He was stillborn. Steven and I agreed never to tell Charlie about it. My mother, she wanted to perform a ritual of separation when she heard of Michael's death, to divide their souls. She said if we didn't, the world of the dead would follow Charlie. MULDER: (voiceover) The strange case of Charlie Holvey and the deaths that occurred during his possession by a dark and malevolent force are unsolved... The boy, who will celebrate his tenth birthday next month, remains under the watchful care of his mother. And though I believe him innocent of the crimes, I am disturbed by the warnings of the Calusari that neither innocence nor vigilance may be protection against the howling heart of evil.
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