The Zeus Genetics building in Germantown in May 2001. (TXF: "Essence")
The Vacation Village Motor Lodge in Germantown in February 1995. (TXF: "End Game")
Germantown is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Geography
Germantown is located near Gaithersburg and Rockville, and is north of Washington, D.C. (TXF: "Gender Bender")
History
In 1994, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully went to a motel in Germantown to assist the local police in solving a murder. (TXF: "Gender Bender")
Germantown is home a warehouse complex and to the Vacation Village Motor Lodge, a motel Dana Scully stayed at once in 1995. (TXF: "Colony")
Germantown was home to Zeus Genetics, a medical clinic that was experimenting with aliens before it was burned down in 2001 by super-soldier Billy Miles as part of a cover-up. (TXF: "Essence")
Appearances
- The X-Files
- "Gender Bender"
- "Colony"
- "End Game"
- "Per Manum"
- "Essence"
Behind the scenes
- In a 1995 interview with the Washington Post, Chris Carter stated that he had set several episodes in Germantown, an otherwise obscure and relatively unknown place, as his brother had lived there in the past.