Episode
The X-Files: X-Cops
Overview
A Los Angeles police officer who is being filmed for the show COPS is attacked by a strange monster and Mulder and Scully are investigating the case. Scully is wary of having their faces put on national television but Mulder welcomes the publicity.
Details
- Series
- The X-Files
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2000-02-20
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
X-Cops is Episode 12 in Season 7 of The X-Files. It aired on 2000-02-20. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 11: Closure (2)
After arresting the murderer of Amber-Lynn LaPierre and discovering a mass grave site containing the bodies of dozens of missing children, a man comes to Mulder and claims to have had visions of other victims who aren't buried at the site. Despite Scully's objections, he takes Mulder on a journey which reveals what truly happened to his sister.
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