Die Hand Die Verletzt
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| Series: | The X-Files |
| Original Airdate: | 1-27-1995 |
| Production Number: | 2X14 |
| Date(s): | January 16, 1995 |
| Written by: | Glen Morgan, James Wong |
| Directed by: | Kim Manners |
After a teenager is ritualistically murdered in a small town, Mulder and Scully are caught up in a secret occult practice within the local PTA and a substitute teacher with odd powers.
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[edit] Summary
Teaser
Three men and a woman are sitting around a table in the Milford Haven, New Hampshire Parent Teacher Committee room. They are discussing, among other things, that the schools drama teacher wants the students to perform "Jesus Christ-Superstar." One of them agrees to talk to the teacher to get him to change it. The three end the meeting by closing the door to the room, lighting a red candle, and saying strange chants.
Act One
Two pairs of teenaged couples are heading into the woods to preform a "witches ritual". Once at the suspected witches stump, one of the boys reads aloud from a torn piece of paper from the local library. Suddenly, strange noises are heard coming from the woods, and all four run. However, the one who recited the incantation is trapped by a wall of fire.
The next day, Mulder and Scully arrive on-scene to talk to the local sheriff, who is spooked about the recent events, claiming the town is controlled by evil forces. Scully is of course skeptical, which becomes solidified after finding some broken beer bottles nearby. However, in seconds, frogs literally start falling from the sky.
[edit] Background Information
- The episode title, "Die Hand Die Verletzt" is German for traditional "The Hand, [that is] The Forlets", meaning "The Hand That Wounds."
- The high school where much of this episode takes place is named Crowley High School, presumably after Aleister Crowley, whose theories on "magick" shocked his contemporaries and heavily influenced modern Wicca.
- This was the last episode written by Glen Morgan and James Wong who left the series to produce "Space: Above and Beyond". The closing scene of Mulder and Scully looking at the chalkboard with the words "Goodbye. It's been nice working with you." had a double meaning as their parting aside to the cast and crew.
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[edit] Guest Stars
- Doug Abrahams as Paul Vitaris
- Susan Blommaert as Phyllis Paddock
- Dan Butler as Jim Ausbury
- Heather McComb as Shannon Ausbury
- P. Lynn Johnson as Deborah Brown
- Shaun Johnson as Pete Calcagni
- Travis MacDonald as Dave Duran
- Michele Goodger as Barbara Ausbury
- Larry Musser as Sheriff John Oakes
- Frank Czinege as Jerry Thomas
- Laura Harris as Andrea
[edit] References
Milford Haven; New Hampshire; occult; satan; rats; toads; eyes; heart; Coriolis effect; pig embryo; dissection; python; classroom; Crowley High School; scalpel; Lariat Rent-a-car
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