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"Thanks for coming down here on such short notice." Frohike said as he let Mulder & Scully in, they were surprised to see Candace & Gibson standing behind Langley & Byers as they worked on the computer. "What are you two doing here?" "You need us to catch the killer. He's been contacting Scully by phone." Candace said, Mulder looked at Scully with an expression that was a mixture of hurt & accost at the thought that she didn't tell him. "She didn't tell you because he threatened to kill you, he would have, too." Gibson said. "But how would he have known?" Mulder asked. "He would have known because he's like us, that's why you need us to catch him." Candace said. "But, he said that all the clues to find him are in place, so why did you guys risk coming out of hiding?" Scully asked. "We are the final clue, Agent Scully." Gibson interjected. "There is only one problem, in order to catch him Scully's going to have to keep him talking for at least a minute." Frohike said. "No way." Mulder said, Scully pulled him aside. "Mulder it's the only way, we wouldn't even be where we are if it weren't for his… penchant for contacting me." She said. "I've seen what a ten second conversation with this bastard does to you; I don't think that you can handle even one minute in your present condition." Mulder said. "You're talking like we have a choice & we don't." She replied flatly.
Scully jumped as the shrill voice of her cell phone broke the tense silence that permeated the room. "Hello again, Agent Scully, I trust that you're little friends are there?" The familiar, chilling voice said quietly into her ear, Scully shivered involuntarily it was like he was actually whispering into her ear. "Yes." She answered with more strength then she felt she had. "Good, you're a much worthier adversary then my last opponent. He cracked under the pressure & committed suicide, but you are much better suited with your medical degree & your background in hard science. You can also take your licks with the best of them, the deaths of your father & your sister; you're abduction & the cancer resulting from it." "H-how do you know about that?" Scully said. "I know everything about you; I know your every thought… your every fear as well as your deepest desires & feelings. The most profound being those you harbor for that partner of yours, though sometimes I wonder if he is truly worthy of the love & devotion from such a remarkable person such as yourself." He said coldly. "Stop it!" Scully hissed angrily, hot tears were stinging the corners of her eyes. "Although destiny is mostly to blame for tossing the two of you together all of those years ago… the skeptic & the believer…" He continued; then, Frohike gave Scully a thumbs-up & she abruptly cut their conversation. "Scully, are you all right?" Mulder asked gently as she wiped her eyes with trembling hands. "Yes… I think so." She replied. "Come on, we'll lead you to him, hurry now, we don't have much time."
"You're positive this is the right address?" Skinner said as he gave the SWAT team the go-ahead to storm the apartment. "Yes." Mulder replied as he, Skinner & Scully entered. "You'd better be right, Mulder because if you're not, I'll have your ass in a sling." He said as one of the SWAT agents returned with a man handcuffed, he was lean & ashen skinned with grey eyes that were as chilling as his voice. "He gave up without a struggle." The agent said as he hauled him away, the man studied Scully with an icy smile as he was lead out to the waiting paddy wagon. He didn't say anything to her, but she knew what he was thinking. 'I look forward to chatting with you.'