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As the FBI task force continues to look for Mulder, they encounter an alien bounty hunter among them. Scully helps to defeat the alien and, after the task force is called off, she is surprised to learn that John Doggett, the leader of the team, has been assigned to the X-Files.

Summary

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Alien Bounty Hunter as Mulder releasing Gibson Praise.

Fox Mulder and Gibson Praise have been cornered at the edge of a mountain by John Doggett. Suddenly Mulder walks off the edge, but when the FBI agents are sent down to retrieve it, it has disappeared. Dana Scully realises that it wasn't Mulder, but an Alien Bounty Hunter. Back at the school, the Bounty Hunter replicates to the school principal and Special agent Gene Crane in his search for Praise. Scully is able to slip away, with some help from Walter Skinner, Scully follows Praise's friend throughout the desert, until she finds Praise in an abandoned mine.

After Doggett explains to Alvin Kersh about Mulder's body, Skinner tells him that he is being set up as the leader of the taskforce to fail. Doggett then calls Special agent Landau and asks about the whereabouts of Scully, Landau tells him that she just walked in, while Doggett and Skinner is surprised to see Scully by their side. The Scully replica attacks Landau and morphs into Crane when Doggett and Scully arrives at the crime scene. Meanwhile Praise is dreaming about Mulder and his alien abduction scenario. Meanwhile, Gibson is having dreams - of Mulder suspended in fluid with tubes in his mouth.

TheaSprecher — Thea Sprecher, Gibson Praise's deaf friend.

Skinner and Scully drive back to the desert to retrieve Praise, after a tense moment of paranoia, when Scully thinks Skinner is an Alien Bounty Hunter. They find and retrieve Praise, Skinner takes him to the nearest hospital, were his friend Thea visits him, closing the door behind her. In search for Mulder in the desert, Scully sees a bright light in the sky which she thinks is a spaceship of sorts, but is later revealed to be a helicopter. The helicopter lands and Doggett insists Scully go with him to the hospital. At the hospital, the two FBI agents assure Doggett that nothing happened to Praise and Skinner, But it is later revealed by Doggett and Scully that they have vanished. Scully leaves to search for Praise, while Doggett stays and

ABHAsSkinnerThrowsScully — Alien Bounty Hunter as Skinner throws Scully across the room.

checks the ceiling space where he finds Skinner with his face badly burnt. Meanwhile Scully finds Praise, with Skinner saying he kept him safe from the Alien Bounty Hunter. When she goes through the door, he bangs her head to the wall, but Scully grabs her firearm and shots him in the neck, killing the Bounty Hunter. Doggett and his men arrive and find Scully bruised. In the meantime, Mulder is still held captive in the spaceship, surrounded by various Alien Bounty Hunters.

Background Information

The voice-over spoken by Scully at the start of this episode was originally to have been spoken by Gibson Praise.

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-[[File:AlienBountyHunterAsMulder.jpg|thumb|270px|[[Alien Bounty Hunter]] as [[Mulder]] releasing [[Gibson Praise]].]][[Fox Mulder]] and [[Gibson Praise]] have been cornered at the edge of a mountain by [[John Doggett]]. Suddenly Mulder walks off the edge, but when the FBI agents are sent down to retrieve it, it has dissapeared. [[Dana Scully]] realises that it wasn't Mulder, but an [[Alien Bounty Hunter]]. Back at the school, the Bounty Hunter replicates to the school principal and [[Special agent]] [[Gene Crane]] in his search for Praise. Scully is able to slip away, with some help from [[Walter Skinner]], Scully follows Praise's friend throughout the desert, until she finds Praise in an abandoned mine.
+[[File:AlienBountyHunterAsMulder.jpg|thumb|270px|[[Alien Bounty Hunter]] as [[Mulder]] releasing [[Gibson Praise]].]][[Fox Mulder]] and [[Gibson Praise]] have been cornered at the edge of a mountain by [[John Doggett]]. Suddenly Mulder walks off the edge, but when the FBI agents are sent down to retrieve it, it has disappeared. [[Dana Scully]] realises that it wasn't Mulder, but an [[Alien Bounty Hunter]]. Back at the school, the Bounty Hunter replicates to the school principal and [[Special agent]] [[Gene Crane]] in his search for Praise. Scully is able to slip away, with some help from [[Walter Skinner]], Scully follows Praise's friend throughout the desert, until she finds Praise in an abandoned mine.
-After Doggett explains to [[Alvin Kersh]] about Mulder's body, Skinner tells him that he is being set up as the leader of the taskforce to fail. Doggett then calls Special agent Landau and asks about the whereabouts of Scully, Landau tells him that she just walked in, while Doggett and Skinner is suprised to see Scully by their side. The Scully replica attacks Landau and morphs into Crane when Doggett and Scully arrives at the crime scene. Meanwhile Praise is dreaming about Mulder and his [[Colonist (The X-Files)|alien abduction]] scenario.
+After Doggett explains to [[Alvin Kersh]] about Mulder's body, Skinner tells him that he is being set up as the leader of the taskforce to fail. Doggett then calls Special agent Landau and asks about the whereabouts of Scully, Landau tells him that she just walked in, while Doggett and Skinner is surprised to see Scully by their side. The Scully replica attacks Landau and morphs into Crane when Doggett and Scully arrives at the crime scene. Meanwhile Praise is dreaming about Mulder and his [[Colonist (The X-Files)|alien abduction]] scenario.
 Meanwhile, Gibson is having dreams - of Mulder suspended in fluid with tubes in his mouth.
-[[File:TheaSprecher.jpg|thumb|left|168px|[[Thea Sprecher]], [[Gibson Praise]]'s deaf friend.]]Skinner and Scully drive back to the desert to retrieve Praise, after a tense moment of paranoia, when Scully thinks Skinner is a Alien Bounty Hunter. They find and retrieve Praise, Skinner takes him to the nearest hospital, were his friend Thea visits him, closing the door behind her. In search for Mulder in the desert, Scully sees a bright light in the sky which she thinks is a [[spaceship]] of sorts, but is later revealed to be a [[helicopter]]. The helicopter lands and Doggett insists Scully go with him to the hospital.
+[[File:TheaSprecher.jpg|thumb|left|168px|[[Thea Sprecher]], [[Gibson Praise]]'s deaf friend.]]Skinner and Scully drive back to the desert to retrieve Praise, after a tense moment of paranoia, when Scully thinks Skinner is an Alien Bounty Hunter. They find and retrieve Praise, Skinner takes him to the nearest hospital, were his friend Thea visits him, closing the door behind her. In search for Mulder in the desert, Scully sees a bright light in the sky which she thinks is a [[spaceship]] of sorts, but is later revealed to be a [[helicopter]]. The helicopter lands and Doggett insists Scully go with him to the hospital.
 At the hospital, the two FBI agents assure Doggett that nothing happened to Praise and Skinner, But it is later revealed by Doggett and Scully that they have vanished. Scully leaves to search for Praise, while Doggett stays and [[File:ABHAsSkinnerThrowsScully.jpg|thumb|198px|[[Alien Bounty Hunter]] as [[Skinner]] throws [[Scully]] across the room.]]checks the ceiling space where he finds Skinner with his face badly burnt. Meanwhile Scully finds Praise, with Skinner saying he kept him safe from the Alien Bounty Hunter. When she goes through the door, he bangs her head to the wall, but Scully grabs her firearm and shots him in the neck, killing the Bounty Hunter. Doggett and his men arrive and find Scully bruised. In the meantime, Mulder is still held captive in the [[spaceship]], surrounded by various Alien Bounty Hunters.


Series:	The X-Files
Original Airdate:	11-12-00
Production Number:	8ABX02
Date(s):	2000
Written by:	Chris Carter
Directed by:	Kim Manners