Episode
The X-Files: Duane Barry (1)
Overview
Mulder is called to a hostage situation involving Duane Barry, a former FBI Agent who claims to be an alien abductee and wants to get back to the abduction site with someone who will be taken instead of him. Unfortunately, the someone he eventually chooses is Scully.
Details
- Series
- The X-Files
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1994-10-14
- Runtime
- 46 min
Episode context
Duane Barry (1) is Episode 5 in Season 2 of The X-Files. It aired on 1994-10-14. The runtime is 46 min.
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Episode 4: Sleepless
Mulder reluctantly accepts a new partner, Agent Alex Krycek, and they investigate the deaths of several Green Beret soldiers who participated in a sleep deprivation experiment during the Vietnam war.
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