The agents continue to share their knowledge of the situation with the sheriff of Maple Grove. In regards to the missing medical records of Amber Scott, the sheriff tells them that he will dig up any information he can on the girl's health. In the meantime, Sheriff Roberts suggest to the agents that they speak with her parents; naturally they agreed to do so. They all gather in the SUV and headed for the address of Amber Scott and her family.
"These people are insane!!" Brennan tells Booth.
"What are you talking about Bones?"
"These residents actually believe that these kids were abducted by aliens and that the military is covering their tracks!!"
"Dr. Brennan you're not much of a believer are you?" Mulder asks.
"Mulder Dr. Brennan is entitled to her own opinion," Scully tells her partner.
"Now ya see Bones. This exactly why I didn't want you working with these two. Mulder and Scully are use to cases like this. Could you please at least try to act like it's a possibility?" Booth tells a silent Brennan.
The SUV pulls up to a small house with a long driveway just outside of Maple Grove. On both sides of the driveway are thick wooded areas. Mulder and Scully approach the house, while Booth goes with Brennan to observe the forest. After a few moments of waiting, a man with a dirty face and old clothes on comes to answer the door.
"Can I help you folks?" the dirty man says.
"Yes sir we are agents from the FBI (showing him the badge) looking into the murder of Amber Scott and we would like to speak to her parents please," Scully response.
"Well I'm one the parents. The name is Randy Scott, my wife is Teresa Scott. She is in the kitchen doin' dishes right now."
Mulder asks him "May we please come in sir?"
"Sure, make ye' selves comfortable and I'll get my wife."
Agent Scully and Dr. Brennan relax on the sofa while Mulder and Booth remain standing in their living room looking at family pictures.
"Sorry to keep ya'll waitin', I'm Teresa Scott, Amber's mother. My husband said you guys was lookin' into my daughter's death?"
"That's correct Mrs. Scott" replies Agent Booth.
"What can we do to help?"
"Mr. and Mrs. Scott we have been informed that your daughter was listed as a legitimate alien abductee is this correct?"
"Yes, Agent Booth it is. It happened about a year ago in June I think it was" the mother answers.
"Can you tell us what happened?" Agent Scully asked the shaking and nervous mother.
"It was about 8:00 at night. She was sittin in the yard swing. My husband and I were inside watchin some dumb movie. Anyway I remember everything comin to a stand still. The TV picture just froze, the clocks stopped. It was as if time had just stopped suddenly," the mother informs.
The dad continues and adds, "There was also a bunch of flashin' lights and stuff blowin around. Next ya know the dog was goin all psycho and ran outside to Amber. I told my wife to stay safe in her chair and I followed the dog outside. He stopped right in his tracks and when I looked, I saw Amber's body floating straight up into the sky. Except what I saw in the sky, looked like something out of the movies. It was some kinda…..hug craft that made a bunch of odd noises and had several little lights. I wanted to help her but I couldn't move body, all I could do was watch her being lifted."
Brennan sits there listening to the story wanting to roll her eyes, but doesn't.
"When the ship had gone everything went back to normal except Amber was gone and she had stayed gone for about a week until Sheriff Roberts found her alongside of the road wrapped in a blanket."
Brennan then asks the parents, "Physically was she injured?"
The dad responds, "She had some kinda incisions all over her back and stomach. We took her to the doctor immediately and she examined her."
"She said that Amber had gone through some type of surgery. Plus she detected that some type of drug and metal equipment had been put into her system," the mother continued to add.
"What was the name of the doctor you took her to?"
"Her name is Doctor Dorothy Trabolsky. She is the town doctor and takes care of most of the children in Maple Grove."
"Thank you very much Mr. and Mrs. Scott. We'll be in touch if we need anything else," Agent Booth tells the parents, while shaking their hands.
They all return back to the car and head for Dr. Trabolsky's office. Meanwhile Agent Kutskoff continues to watch to agents from the down road. After about a 10 minute drive into town, Booth parks the car in front of Dr. Trabolsky's office building. The agents head inside to speak to the doctor about Amber. They are greeted by receptionist in the waiting room.
"Can I help you folks?"
"Yes I'm Special Agent Seeley Booth this is my partner Dr. Brennan and Agents Mulder and Scully. We are from the FBI and are hear to speak with Dr. Trabolsky."
"Oh, she is currently with a patient at the moment. She should be close to finishing up though. I believe the child she is with right now is the last patient for awhile. Why don't you folks have a seat and I'll tell her you're here."
"Thank You"
The agents sit down in the waiting room which was almost empty except for another woman sitting a chair across from them reading a magazine on raising young children. The woman is about in her early 30s and has pale skin with dark brown and dark green eyes. She sets down the magazine and starts to talk to the agents.
"Excuse me did you folks say you were from the FBI?"
"That's correct" Mulder replies.
"Are you here about Amber?"
"Why? Who are you?"
"A concerned parent. My name is Mary Sumters, my son Johnny was Amber's boyfriend."
"Is Johnny here?"
"No he's with his dad fixing a truck. I had to bring my niece Clara here. She was complaining about a fever. Her parents are vacationing in Canada and won't be back until next Friday."
"Mrs. Sumters, you said Johnny was Amber's boyfriend?" Scully asked.
"Yes they had been together for about 5 or 6 months. They were a good couple."
"Did Johnny know about her abduction prior to their hooking up?"
"Yes, Johnny has known Amber for a long time. He was very upset when she went missing. After she had returned and recovered, Johnny asked her out a couple of times. Of course she said yes, anyway things went well until recently the night Amber disappeared again, Johnny and Amber went on a date and that was the last time he saw her. At least that I know of."
Just then the receptionist stepped into the waiting room. The little girl, Clara, came running out into the room from behind her and over to Mary.
Booth asks "Mrs. Sumters may speak with son about Amber in the future?"
"Of course, we'll be home tonight. Feel free to stop by any time."
With that, Mrs. Sumters takes her leave, and the agents proceed to Dr. Trabolsky's office. Dr. Trabolsky was sitting at her desk filling out some paperwork when they walked in.
"Agents, I'm Dr. Dorothy Trabolsky. Please sit."
The agents all sit down and begin to discuss Amber Scott.
"Doctor we are investigating the death of Amber Scott. And we were hoping you could give us some medical background on her since her files are missing," Agent Booth asks.
"Yes why are her files missing Dr. Trabolsky?" Mulder adds.
"There is reason why her medical records are unavailable. Her parents brought her to me shortly after her abduction about a year ago. I ran several tests and apparently found something I shouldn't have……I found some kind of small implant piece that was planted in her stomach. Also I found some kind drug chemical in her bloodstream. I've never seen any drug like this before."
Dr. Brennan then asks, "What was the drug?"
"It somehow altered the various functional systems of her body, mainly her reproductive system. Her periods began to alternate rapidly and her sexual systems became infected with some kind of virus. Essentially what I found was a disease that could effect her egg fertilization and even chromosome make up. She wouldn't have been able to produce any offspring and the disease would be fatal to the attracted mate, due to the unfamiliarity of the opposite body. I immediately made records and reports of health and conditions, but when I returned to work the next morning her files and other cases like Amber's were gone."
"Do you have any idea who could have taken these files?"
"My guess is as good as yours. When this alien abduction mess started the military and other government organizations started snooping around here. I suspect they have the documentation somewhere, why they still continue to monitor us. As we are speaking somewhere some hot shot official is listening to this conversation."
Dr. Trabolsky was right. Outside of the doctor's office was Agent Kutskoff listening to the conversation. He records all of the conversation for CSM (cigarette smoking man) for his report. Agent Kutskoff starts to worry and phones CSM for an update.