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The X-Files (1993)

S4E21 Zero Sum

Apr 27, 1997 Season 4 Episode 21 Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Crime

A postal worker is inexplicably killed by a swarm of bees in a locked restroom, prompting Assistant Director Skinner to eliminate any trace of the incident. To carry out this cover-up, he masquerades as Agent Mulder, but his ruse ultimately fails. When Mulder discovers the truth and confronts Skinner, the assistant director confesses that he is collaborating with the Cigarette-Smoking Man in hopes of securing a potential treatment for Scully's cancer.