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Duane Barry (episode)

Template:Infobox xfiles "Duane Barry" is the fifth episode of the second season of The X-Files.

Synopsis

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, Doctor 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, as part of his psychiatric history involves alien abduction. During the negotiation there's suddenly an unexplained bright light from above and various electrical blackouts which spook Barry enough that he starts randomly shooting about, causing one of the hostages to be shot. Mulder, under the guise of a paramedic, is sent in with another to help save hostage's life. Eventually, gaining his trust, he exchanges himself as a hostage for the shot man. Mulder further gains Barry's trust with stories of his sister's own abduction, while Dana Scully combs through the FBI records for information on Barry.

Team Duane Barry — A hostage rescue team coaching Mulder in his negotiations with Duane Barry.

Scully discovers that Barry is a former FBI agent who was shot in the head in the line of duty, destroying the moral center of his brain and making him delusional - similar to Phineas Gage's accident in 1848. She goes to the command post outside the travel agency and talks to Mulder through a hidden communication device in his ear, warning him that Barry is not what Mulder thinks he is.

Barry tells Mulder that he has been abducted by aliens and the subject of various tests. We see him on an alien ship having his teeth drilled into with some kind of laser. He claims there are implants in his teeth, sinus cavity and his abdomen. After Mulder convinces him to free the two female hostages, the FBI shoots Barry in the chest, seriously wounding him. Barry is taken to the hospital in an ambulance.

Grey Aliens Abduction Duane Barry — Grey aliens as they appeared to Duane Barry.

An examination confirms Barry's claims about the implants and Scully takes possession of one that was in his abdomen. While at the grocery store, as the attendant is away from the desk, on a whim she scans the piece of metal on the grocery scanner and the cash register goes berserk, displaying a strange scrambled readout on the LCD display. Perplexed, she rushes home to tell Mulder what happened.

Barry awakens in the hospital and is startled by a vision of aliens at his bedside. In a panic, he clubs a guard with a fire extinguisher and escapes.

Scully calls Mulder and is leaving a message on his answering machine when she hears a noise; on investigating she's startled by Barry who's standing outside her window, peering in. At Mulder's empty apartment, the recorder picks up the sound of breaking glass and her cries for help as she's presumably attacked.

To be continued...

References

Virginia; tooth; Laser drilling device

Background Information

Production

This is the first half of the first two-parter in 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 was the first installment of The X-Files to be directed by Chris Carter.

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

Goofs

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

Cast and Characters

Stephen E. Miller (Tactical Commander) previously played John Truitt in The X-Files episode "Pilot".

Frank C. Turner (Dr. Del Hakkie) previously played Dr. Collins in The X-Files episode "Tooms".

Fred Henderson (Special Agent Rich) previously played Agent Thomas in The X-Files episode "Beyond the Sea".

Robert Lewis (Officer) previously played Officer in The X-Files episode "Eve".

Cast

Main Cast

Guest Starring

Steve Railsback as Duane Barry
Nicholas Lea as Alex Krycek
C. C. H. Pounder as Special Agent Lucy Kazdin

Co-stars

Featuring

Robert Lewis as Officer
Michael Dobson as Marksman #2
Tosca Baggoo as Clerk
Tim Dixon as Bob
Prince Maryland as Special Agent Janus
John Sampson as Marksman #1

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 ==Summary==
-A psychiatric patient named [[Duane Barry]] seizes a guard's gun and kidnaps his psychiatrist, Doctor 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.
+A psychiatric patient named [[Duane Barry]] seizes a guard's gun and kidnaps his psychiatrist, Doctor 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, as part of his psychiatric history involves alien abduction. During the negotiation there's suddenly an unexplained bright light from above and various electrical blackouts which spook Barry enough that he starts randomly shooting about, causing one of the hostages to be shot. Mulder, under the guise of a paramedic, is sent in with another to help save hostage's life. Eventually, gaining his trust, he exchanges himself as a hostage for the shot man. Mulder further gains Barry's trust with stories of his sister's own abduction, while [[Dana Scully]] combs through the [[FBI]] records for information on Barry.
-[[File:Team_Duane_Barry.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A hostage rescue team coaching [[Mulder]] in his negotiations with [[Duane 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, similar to {{WPS|Phineas Gage}}'s accident in 1848. She goes to the command post outside the travel agency and talks to Mulder through a hidden communication device in his ear.
+[[File:Team_Duane_Barry.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A hostage rescue team coaching [[Mulder]] in his negotiations with [[Duane Barry]].]]Scully discovers that Barry is a former FBI agent who was shot in the head in the line of duty, destroying the moral center of his brain and making him delusional - similar to {{WPS|Phineas Gage}}'s accident in 1848. She goes to the command post outside the travel agency and talks to Mulder through a hidden communication device in his ear, warning him that Barry is not what Mulder thinks he is.
-Barry tells Mulder that he has been [[alien abduction|abducted]] by aliens and the subject of various tests. He claims there are [[implant]]s 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.
+Barry tells Mulder that he has been [[alien abduction|abducted]] by aliens and the subject of various tests. We see him on an alien ship having his teeth drilled into with some kind of laser. He claims there are [[implant]]s in his teeth, sinus cavity and his abdomen. After Mulder convinces him to free the two female hostages, the FBI shoots Barry in the chest, seriously wounding him. Barry is taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
-[[File:Grey_Aliens_Abduction_Duane_Barry.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Grey]] aliens as they appeared to [[Duane Barry]].]]An examination confirms Barry's claims about the implants and Scully takes possession 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.
+[[File:Grey_Aliens_Abduction_Duane_Barry.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Grey]] aliens as they appeared to [[Duane Barry]].]]An examination confirms Barry's claims about the implants and Scully takes possession of one that was in his abdomen. While at the grocery store, as the attendant is away from the desk, on a whim she scans the piece of metal on the grocery scanner and the cash register goes berserk, displaying a strange scrambled readout on the LCD display. Perplexed, she rushes 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.
+Barry awakens in the hospital and is startled by a vision of aliens at his bedside. In a panic, 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.
+Scully calls Mulder and is leaving a message on his answering machine when she hears a noise; on investigating she's startled by Barry who's standing outside her window, peering in. At Mulder's empty apartment, the recorder picks up the sound of breaking glass and her cries for help as she's presumably attacked.
 To be continued...