The X Files: I Want to Believe Page #2

... kissing his holy ass.

Father Joe is a convicted paedophile.

Maybe I'd stay out of bed with him.

What is this?

Dorms for habitual sex offenders.

Dorms?

They manage the complex and police themselves.

Father Joe lives here voluntarily with his room-mate.

Just avoid the Activities Room.

Joe?

- Tell them to come in.

Father Joe?

Excuse the mess. I haven't been sleeping.

- Father Joe, this is Fox Mulder.

- Okay.

He'd like to ask some questions.

Actually, I'd like to ask something.

What was it you were praying for in there, sir?

For the salvation of my immortal soul.

And do you think God hears your prayers?

- Do you think He hears yours?

- I didn't bugger thirty-seven altar boys.

That's a colorful way of putting it.

- I have another word, if you'd like.

- I'm sure you do.

I have to believe He does hear me. Or why would He send these visions?

Maybe it's not God doing the sending.

You call them visions.

Do you see them?

With what you might call 'my mind's eye'.

What do you see?

I see the poor girl being assaulted.

I see her putting up a fight.

I hear dogs barking.

Where?

Can't tell.

But you see her alive?

No, but I...

... I feel that she is.

Can you show us how you do it?

I don't know if I can do this right now.

Maybe it would be better if she wasn't here.

Maybe what you see is a way to try to make people forget what it is you really are.

Jesus, Mulder!

So much for kissing his holy ass.

I'm sorry.

I've been too long away from this business, or not long enough.

No, you were good in there.

All I had were questions.

But you pushed him, challenged him. Like old times.

Well, he's a creep and a liar.

He knows who did this, and they're supplying him with information. Look where he lives!

And this arm they found?

This wasn't severed in any fight. It was cut cleanly, chopped off.

And tell me how he's been able to lead them straight to it...

... and not even muster a guess as to where the victim is.

And two things you're gonna find in the next 24 hours:

A dead agent and that this Father Joe is a big, fat fraud.

You could be right, Scully.

You could be right.

But what if you're wrong?

What are you doing?

Gonna take him for a ride. See just how psychic this Father Joe really is.

Yeah, well, have some fun.

Scully, it's gonna be me sitting next to him.

Thanks, but I've already been taken for a ride. Anyway, he doesn't want me there.

I want you here.

This isn't my life any more, Mulder.

I'm done chasing monsters in the dark. I think you've done all they've asked of you here too.

You know, no-one says you have to stay here.

These people need my help.

And I could really use yours.

Are we getting warm?

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