The X-Files — S03E15 — Piper Maru (1)
1996 · 45 MIN · IMDB 8.5 · 3,657 VOTES · DIR. Rob Bowman
Overview
A French salvage ship searching for a lost WWII fighter plane unknowingly surfaces an alien which appears in the form of black oil and has the ability to jump hosts. Mulder heads to Hong Kong to investigate the salvage broker who sold the information to the French and he encounters Krycek, who has been selling information from the MJ documents. As Mulder prepares to take Krycek back to the US, the alien makes its way to Hong Kong and takes control of Krycek.
Dialogue Timeline — 441 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:36 GAUTHIER?
00:06:47 BUT WE CAN PIECE TOGETHER THE EVIDENCE AND CONVICT THEM BEYOND A DOUBT.
00:08:02 LIMPED INTO PORT IN SAN DIEGO YESTERDAY,
00:08:49 WHAT?
00:10:03 IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE A PROPER COURSE OF TREATMENT,
00:11:08 HIS LEUKOCYTES AND ERYTHROCYTES WERE HIGH.
00:12:46 WE HAD A HAZMAT TEAM PORING OVER THE BOAT.
00:15:00 I USED TO WATCH MY FATHER AND BROTHERS PUT TOGETHER...
00:18:15 MR. GAUTHIER, OPEN THE DOOR. IT'S THE F.B.I.
00:20:43 ABOUT A J. KALLENCHUK SALVAGE BROKERS.
00:21:51 I KNOW THAT YOU WERE AN OFFICER IN THE PACIFIC THEATER DURING WORLD WAR II.
00:22:59 I'M... I'M VERY SORRY.
00:24:29 MR. MULDER, I'D BE HAPPY TO RELAY ANY MESSAGE YOU HAVE FOR HIM,
00:27:21 THEY HAUNT US. THEY BEG US FOR MEANING.
00:28:34 ON A SUBMARINE CALLED THE ZEUS FABER.
00:30:22 A MAN HAS STATUS, LIKE YOURSELF, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR,
00:31:38 WE'D FOUND THE SUNKEN SQUADRON...
00:32:47 WE ARE UNDER THE CAPTAIN'S ORDERS. HE'S LOSING HIS MIND.
00:34:00 WHAT HAPPENED TO SANFORD AND THE SICK CREWMEN?
00:35:33 TO SELL HIM WHAT? PARDON YOUR GENDER TYPE.
00:36:40 I THOUGHT GUNS WERE AGAINST THE LAW HERE.
00:39:48 I'M SORRY, SIR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY.
00:41:40 I DIDN'T KILL YOUR FATHER. NOW YOU TELL ME.
00:43:57 LIKE A NEW MAN.
Cast & Characters
David Duchovny
Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson
Dana Scully
Mitch Pileggi
Walter Skinner
Robert Clothier
Commander Christopher Johansen
Jo Bates
Jeraldine Kallenchuk
Stephen E. Miller
Wayne Morgan
Ari Solomon
Gauthier
Paul Batten
Dr. Seizer
Russell Ferrier
Medic
Kimberly Unger
Joan Gauthier
Rochelle Greenwood
Waitress
Joel Silverstone
Engineer #1
David Neale
Navy Base Guard
Tom Scholte
Young Johansen
Morris Panych
Gray Haired Man
Nicholas Lea
Alex Krycek
Lenno Britos
Hispanic Man
Robert F. Maier
WWII Pilot
Tegan Moss
Young Dana Scully
Michael Bublé
Submarine Sailor (uncredited)
Darcy Laurie
Engineer #2 (uncredited)
Peter Scoular
Sick Crewman (uncredited)
Christine Viner
Young Melissa Scully (uncredited)
Richard Hersley
Captain Kyle Sanford (uncredited)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed441
Dialogue density9.8 lines / min
First line00:02:36
Final line00:43:57
Production Record
DirectorRob Bowman
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,657
Factoids
Episode
The X-Files, season 3, episode 15: Piper Maru (1).
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/4087/season/3/episode/15
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