As the trial went on several more witnesses testified to Skinner's and Mulder's claims of government conspiracies and the existence of extraterrestrial life.
Marita Covarrubias had been found and testified to the existence of the Syndicate, an alien virus, admitting she herself has been turned into a test subject.
"They were pretending to work with the aliens to infect the entire population with an alien virus, but the conspirators were trying to save themselves by secretly and selfishly developing a vaccine. The conspirators believed all life in the universe had been infected with the virus including a race of shape-shifting alien bounty hunters who policed the conspiracy for the aliens. But they were wrong and it led to the destruction of the conspiracy." She explained,
"And who destroyed it?" Skinner asked,
"A group of renegade aliens who had avoided infection with the virus through self-disfigurement." She spoke thinking about a rebel who had his eyes and mouth sewn shut.
Skinner asked what had happened to the conspirators and Marita explained they were all dead now, killed by the rebels but a new group of men had quickly taken their place.
"Fox Mulder's on trial for murder here. The man he's accused of killing is one of these new conspirators. An alien replacement for a human being. What they're calling a super soldier. You can prove this, can't you?"
Marita remains silent too afraid to answer Skinner. But he presses her anyway, "You know who these men are, don't you? Ms. Covarrubias?"
The image of Krycek appears to Mulder and warns him she'll be killed if she answers Skinner.
"Ms. Covarrubias, I asked you a question. I need an answer." But before she can answer Mulder shouts "No." Intervening much to Kallenbrunner's surprise and confusion.
Marita is excused but Doggett quickly comes in with a surprise witness,
"I have an unscheduled witness that I'd like to call here today." Skinner tells the court.
In the doorway with Doggett appears Gibson Praise. Fearing again for the safety of those brave enough to stand up for him Mulder tries to protest.
"No, not him!"
Skinner turns to Mulder and tells him to sit down.
"You don't understand. I'm trying to protect that boy."
"Well, now he's here to protect you." Skinner argues with Mulder.
Kersh asks Kallenbrunner if he has any objections to the witness...
"Not like Mr. Mulder here does." Finding it strange again that Mulder is impeding the defense' own witnesses.
On the stand Gibson explains he has been hiding Mulder in the desert for this past year.
Skinner explains to the court that Gibson Praise can read people's minds, "Mulder and Scully proved this scientifically. There's a certain junk DNA which all humans share but has no apparent function. Gibson's junk DNA is functional... DNA which is believed to be alien."
"You're trying to tell us this boy can read minds?" Kallenbrunner asks skeptically.
"Yes." Gibson answers for him.
"He's reading your mind right now." Mulder adds enjoying freaking out Kallenbrunner.
"And can you read the minds of the judges, too?" Kallenbrunner asks facetiously,
"Yes, even his." Gibson lifts his arm and points at the toothpick man, which piques Mulder's interest.
"And what makes him so special?" Kallenbrunner asks,
"He's not human." Suddenly there is chaos int he court and Mulder has to be escorted out.
Back in his cell Doggett and Skinner are trying to convince Mulder he needs to testify,
"Take the stand, Mulder. Testify."
"No." Mulder refuses seeing his trial as a lost caused. Skinner's phone rings and he steps outside.
"Then we'll testify, me and Monica." Doggett tells him.
"No, listen to me, they'll destroy you. They'll put you out on the street." Mulder warns.
"What's left for us on the X-Files? We came to this job to give it our best. It's the way we're going to leave."
Mulder huffs, "It's not about how good you are. They control the game. They own it."
"Then let's shove it up their ass." Doggett argues, but Skinner comes back into the room.
"That won't be necessary," He says holding up his phone, "that was Dana."