Set in 1989, the story of the founding of The Lone Gunmen is finally told as we see how a straight-laced federal employee, a sex mad AV expert, and a nerdy computer hacker meet Susanne Modeski, a strange woman with evidence of a government conspiracy. When their plan to expose the conspiracy fails and Susanne is captured by a group of men-in-black, led by none other than X, they soon become a paranoid group of government watchdogs.
- Directed by
- Kim Manners
- Written by
- Vince Gilligan
Guest stars
Richard Belzer
John Munch
Signy Coleman
Susanne Modeski
- E
Eric Knight
The Hacker Dude (uncredited)
- K
Kenneth H. Hawryliw
Ken Hawryliw
Chris Nelson Norris
Swat Lieutenant
- S
Stuart O'Connell
1st SWAT Cop
Glenn Williams
Officer
Bruce Harwood
John Fitzgerald Byers
Dean Haglund
Richard 'Ringo' Langly
Tom Braidwood
Melvin Frohike
Steven Williams
Mr. X
All episodes — Season 5
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S5 E1Redux (2)
Nov 2, 19977.845 min
Scully helps Mulder fake his own death in order for him to go undetected through the Department of Defence and find out the answers to his new questions about the government hoax concerning the existence of extraterrestrial life. Meanwhile,
S5 E2Redux II (3)
Nov 9, 1997847 min
The Cigarette-Smoking Man helps Mulder to obtain Scully's cure and also lets him see his real sister who doesn't turn out to be as happy to see Mulder as he would've liked. In return for this, the Cigarette-Smoking Man asks that Mulder quit
S5 E4Detour
Nov 23, 19977.645 min
While on their way to an FBI group communication seminar, Mulder and Scully manage to escape when they come across a situation in the Florida forest area where three men have recently disappeared.
S5 E5The Post-Modern Prometheus
Nov 30, 19977.347 min
Filmed in glorious black and white with a comic book feel to it, this is a modern retelling of Frankenstein as Mulder and Scully get caught up in a town where the residents live on Jerry Springer episodes and fear a two-faced monster who ha
S5 E6Christmas Carol (1)
Dec 7, 19977.146 min
On her Christmas vacation with her brother's family, Scully receives a mysterious phone call from a familiar voice who says, "She needs your help. Go to her." The phone call leads Scully to a murder case where the victim's 3-year-old adopte
S5 E7Emily (2)
Dec 14, 19977.246 min
DNA testing on Emily reveals that she is actually Scully's daughter and Mulder comes to assist her. While Mulder is looking for any information about where and how the girl was born, Scully searches for a cure to Emily's strange illness.