Changes: Duane Barry (episode)

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Mulder becomes involved in a hostage situation with an escaped psychiatric patient who claims to be terrified of frequent alien abductions. (Part 1 of 2)

Summary

A psychiatric patient named Duane Barry seizes a guard's gun and kidnaps his psychiatrist, Dr. Del Hakkie. He soon holes up in a travel agency with three other hostages. Special Agent Fox Mulder is called in on the case and attempts to negotiate with Barry. Eventually, he exchanges himself as a hostage for a man that Barry shot. Mulder gains Barry's trust while Dana Scully combs through the FBI records for information on Barry.

Scully discovers that Barry is a former FBI agent who was shot in the line of duty, destroying the moral center of his brain and making him delusional. She goes to the command post outside the travel agency and talks to Mulder through a hidden communication device in his ear.

Barry tells Mulder that he has been abducted by aliens and the subject of various tests. He claims there are implants in his teeth, sinus cavity and his abdomen. After Mulder convinces him to free two hostages, the FBI shoots Barry in the chest, seriously wounding him. Barry is taken to the hospital in an ambulance.

An examination confirms Barry's claims about the implants and Scully takes posession of one that was in his abdomen. While at the grocery store, she scans the piece of metal and the cash register goes berserk. She goes home to tell Mulder what happened.

Barry awakens in the hospital and has a vision of aliens at his bedside. He clubs a guard with a fire extinguisher and escapes.

Scully calls Mulder and is leaving a message on his answering machine when she sees Barry outside her window. The recorder picks up the sound of breaking glass and her cries for help as she is attacked.

To be continued...

Background Information

This episode is the first two-part episode of The X-Files. The story is continued in the following episode, "Ascension".

In a scene that takes place near the end of this episode, Scully buys pickles and ice cream from a supermarket. This is a reference to actress Gillian Anderson's pregnancy at the time this episode was filmed.

This is the first X-Files episode directed by Chris Carter.

Three Primetime Emmy Award nominations were garnered for this episode: CCH Pounder for her portrayal of Agent Kasdin, John S. Bartley (director of photography) for cinematography and Chris Carter for writing the show.

Nitpicks

After the power goes out, both Mulder and Duane Barry are seen using cordless phones.

Links and References

Guest Stars

Steve Railsback as Duane Barry
Nicholas Lea as Alex Krycek
CCH Pounder as Special Agent Lucy Kazdin

References

Marion; Virginia; paramedic; tooth

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 ==Links and References==
 ===Guest Stars===
+*[[Steve Railsback]] as [[Duane Barry]]
+*[[Nicholas Lea]] as [[Alex Krycek]]
+*[[CCH Pounder]] as [[Special Agent]] [[Lucy Kazdin]]
+===Co-stars===
 *[[Tosca Baggoo]] as [[Unnamed people#Clerk|Clerk]]
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 *[[Michael Dobson]] as [[Unnamed people#First Marksman|First Marksman]]
 *[[Fred Henderson]] as [[Special Agent]] [[Rich]]
-*[[Nicholas Lea]] as [[Alex Krycek]]
 *[[Robert Lewis]] as [[Unnamed people#Officer|Officer]]
 *[[Prince Maryland]] as [[Special Agent]] [[Janus]]
 *[[Stephen E. Miller]] as [[Unnamed people#Tactical Commander|Tactical Commander]]
 *[[Barbara Pollard]] as [[Gwen]]
-*[[CCH Pounder]] as [[Special Agent]] [[Lucy Kazdin]]
-*[[Steve Railsback]] as [[Duane Barry]]
 *[[John Sampson]] as [[Unnamed people#Second Marksman|Second Marksman]]
 *[[Sarah Strange]] as [[Kimberly (hostage)|Kimberly]]


Series:	The X-Files
Original Airdate:	10-14-94
Production Number:	2x05
Date(s):	June 3, 1985; August 7th, 1994
Written by:	Chris Carter
Directed by:	Chris Carter