"He's been gone a long time."
"I'm sure he knows what he's doing."
"Really?" Scully looked at Doggett inquisitively and he smiled.
"Well, I'm sure he thinks he knows what he's doing," Scully laughed a little and sighed.
"John, I just want you to know that it means a lot to me to have you here, helping with this. We couldn't do it without you, and it's hard to know who to trust," Doggett nodded his head a little and turned back to the building in front of them.
"I only wish I could do more."
Reyes had done all she could and was being shown out, she had already persisted with her line of enquiry more than was necessary, she didn't want to raise any more suspicion than she already had.
"I hope we've been of some help to you today Ms. Harris."
"Yes, thank you," Reyes headed for the door as puzzled faces asked her where her partner had gone. Reyes was stuck for an explanation and so suggested he'd gone to the bathroom. The bathroom was empty. Managing to escape by saying that he must have gone back to the car,
Reyes quickly made it to Dogget and Scully without drawing any more suspicion to her. She climbed inside and tried to stay calm as the three of them waited for signs that Mulder was going to make it out safely.
The atmosphere was tense, thick with racing pulses and nerves. Scully leaned forward in her seat. He should be out by now, something was wrong.
Mulder could hear a crackling in his ear, but not the panicked voices of the Lonegunmen who were trying to warn him that Reyes had to leave and he needed to get out of there. He was looking through files in the cabinet he'd opened, he had stumbled across information that he hadn't expected. The files contained the location of William, the names of his adoptive parents and the name of the person responsible at the agency for getting him to them. What he hadn't expected to find was a name that he had trusted. Someone that he had believed to be on his side, no matter what. As Mulder began to gather the information to take back to Scully, a voice suddenly came clear in his ear.
"Frohike?"
"Mulder! You gotta move! They're headed straight for you."
"What? What about Reyes?"
"She's outside already, she had to go, she was finished."
"Any bright ideas about how I can get out of here?" Mulder looked around him and it seemed that the only way out was through the door that currently had someone standing on the other side working on the lock. Why weren't they just using a key card?
"Mulder, we got CCTV on this guy trying to get in there, he doesn't work at the agency, he's here for you," Mulder cursed under his breath and saw a small spot of light in the back corner of the room. He walked over and poked into a small gap in the wall, it was a door, but it had been covered over so that nobody could get in or out, well right now it was his only chance of getting out of here. He was prepared to give himself up for William, but not yet - not before they knew they could get to him before anyone else and save him.
His fingers started to bleed as he clawed through the wall until he finally pulled the door open, it led downwards, not exactly his destination of choice, but it was better than backwards. He turned on his flashlight and headed down the stairs, trying to move quickly without losing his footing.
At the back of the basement there was a window, he piled some boxes up so he could get some height and pull himself through, as he grabbed the window ledge someone reached and grabbed his foot, startling him and causing him to drop one of the files he'd picked up. He couldn't do anything about it, he had to go. He pulled free with all the energy he could summon and made it through the window. He ran to the van where the Lonegunmen were working from and they sped off as the door closed behind him. The car where the others were waiting saw this happen and followed closely behind, praying that there efforts hadn't been wasted.
When they got back to Scully's apartment everyone was quiet and subdued. So far, none of them knew what Mulder had found because he'd taken Scully into the bedroom to talk to her first. She had assured him that this was time wasting and that if this was going to work everyone needed to be on the same page. Mulder refused to oblige and insisted that he talk to her first. If she was honest with herself, Scully was just scared at what he had found, and if they were alone it was more serious. She didn't want it to be serious. She wanted them to get William and get as far away from here as possible. It was becoming more and more clear to all of them, that nothing about this was going to be simple.
"Mulder, what is it, what's going on?"
"I found a name in William's file."
"Do we have his location?" Mulder nodded his head and Scully lost her composure as she put her hand to her mouth to hide relieved sobs. Mulder took her into his arms and cradled her as he felt the tension release, she was crying because she thought that they could just go in and save him now. Unfortunately, that wasn't going to be the case.