The X-Files — S04E21 — Zero Sum
1997 · 45 MIN · IMDB 8.2 · 3,371 VOTES · DIR. Kim Manners
Overview
After a swarm of bees mysteriously kill a postal worker in an enclosed restroom, Assistant Director Skinner covers it up by destroying the evidence. In order to complete the task he poses as Agent Mulder, however his deception backfires. When Mulder finds out and confronts him, Skinner reveals that he is working for the Cigarette-Smoking Man in order to obtain a possible cure for Scully's cancer.
Dialogue Timeline — 370 lines
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00:00:09 COVER FOR ME IN CASE DORKFACE COMES BACK AROUND, WILL YOU?
00:11:04 BUT THE TECHS HAVEN'T GONE OVER THE CRIME SCENE YET.
00:12:59 A MINUTE LATER, SHE TURNS UP... LOOK, YOU SAW THE PICTURES.
00:14:58 WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
00:16:26 DID YOU PULL THE TRIGGER, OR DID YOU HAVE HIM DO IT FOR YOU?
00:18:20 - WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? - THE POSTAL WORKER AND THE PHOTOS I GAVE YOU.
00:19:05 REGISTERED TO FEDERAL AGENTS AND LOCAL OFFICERS.
00:20:11 HE DIED FOR YOU, MR. SKINNER.
00:22:12 IS THERE ANY REASON YOU'RE NOT RUNNING THIS THROUGH THE FBI LAB?
00:23:03 THE MINUTE YOU LEARN SOMETHING, I'D APPRECIATE A CALL.
00:24:47 I'M GOING TO HAND-DELIVER IT OVER TO SPECIAL PHOTO RIGHT NOW.
00:27:07 I WANTED YOU TO GET A LOOK AT THIS BODY BEFORE SOMEBODY TRIED TO STEAL IT.
00:27:55 YEAH, BUT I'VE NEVER HAD ANY HARD EVIDENCE. NOT UNTIL NOW.
00:28:54 JUST GRABBIN' A CUP OF COFFEE.
00:30:04 BOTH OF US WERE TRYIN' TO LOSE WEIGHT,
00:31:08 TO FIND THE BEST ANGLE FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES.
00:32:33 I HAVE A MAN IN PLACE... A MAN WITH NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO SUCCEED.
00:34:55 I'M SORRY. PLEASE HELP ME.
00:35:51 DOCTOR! MR. SKINNER?
00:37:13 HAVE YOU TOLD AGENT MULDER THIS? NOT YET.
00:38:44 - LISTEN TO ME. - I'VE HEARD ENOUGH OF YOU.
00:40:08 THIS IS THE SLUG WE RECOVERED FROM THE DETECTIVE'S BODY.
00:41:42 ONLY YESTERDAY YOU SAID YOU WOULDN'T BE PARTY TO MURDER.
00:43:44 TELL HIM WHAT HE WANTS TO HEAR.
Cast & Characters
David Duchovny
Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson
Dana Scully
William B. Davis
Cigarette Smoking Man
Mitch Pileggi
Walter Skinner
Laurie Holden
Marita Covarrubias
Nicolle Nattrass
Misty Nagata
Theresa Puskar
Mrs. Kemper (uncredited)
John Moore
2nd Elder (uncredited)
Allan Gray
Dr. Peter Valedespino
Fred Keating
Ray Thomas
Lisa Stewart
Jane Brody
Christopher Newton
Photo Technician
Marites Pineda
Crying Girl (uncredited)
Barry Greene
Dr. Emile Linzer
Paul Anthony McLean
Special Agent Kautz
Don S. Williams
1st Elder
Jason Griffith
Uniformed Officer (uncredited)
Morris Panych
Gray Haired Man
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed370
Dialogue density8.2 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line00:43:44
Production Record
DirectorKim Manners
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,371
Factoids
Episode
The X-Files, season 4, episode 21: Zero Sum.
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/4087/season/4/episode/21
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