Nothing Important Happened Today II
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| Series: | The X-Files |
| Original Airdate: | 11-18-2001 |
| Production Number: | 9x02 |
| Date(s): | May 2001 |
| Written by: | Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz |
| Directed by: | Tony Wharmby |
Scully, Doggett and Reyes are led to a ship where they find evidence of experimentation on human embryos.
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A captain of a navy ship delivers a communication to Dr. Nordlinger, who upon receipt of the communique orders the captain to return the ship to its base.
Follmer leaves the water reclamation facility after failing to spot Doggett, who passes out under water. Sharon McMahon passes air into his lungs keeping him alive.
Back at FBI headquarters Reyes is called into Follmer's office. Follmer warns her to distance herself from Doggett and his investigation of Kersh but Reyes believes Follmer has his own political agenda and walks out.
Back at Doggett's house, Doggett wakes up and finds McMahon there who tells him that she and Knowle Rohrer are products of 50 years of military science to create super-soldiers who cannot be killed. Scully is called to Doggett's house and she tells him the program is to be expanded by adding chloramine, a mutation inducing chemical, to the water supply.
Back on the ship, the Captain leaves the ship and unsuccessfully attempts to call Carl Wormus, the EPA official drowned by McMahon. Back on board the ship he is approached by Knowle Rohrer who informs him he is the new second in command. Rohrer later queries the captain about the vessel's mission. The body of the original second-in-command is then found floating in the water nearby.
Scully examines McMahon and finds her to be physically normal. Reyes is untrusting and tries to find out more about her history, learning she is a DOJ employee and had been contacted by Wormus and McFarland to expose the plans to contaminate the water supply. The lone gunmen intercept a call from the Captain to Wormus telling him to contact the FBI. Rohrer is nearby eavesdropping on the call. The Captain then pulls a gun on the Navy Seal, demanding that Nordlinger hand over the project's data. He doesn't notice Rohrer creeping up behind him.
Scully, Reyes and Doggett go to the ship after hearing Reyes' findings. They expect to meet the captain but instead find Rohrer who Doggett shoots repeatedly to no effect. Just as Rohrer is about to kill Doggett he is decapitated by McMahon. Just as McMahon helps Doggett up she is stabbed through the stomach by Rohrer's headless body and they both tumble into the water.
The Agents then board the ship and find it empty, Reyes and Scully find the decapitated body of the Captain before finding a secret lab where human ova are being altered. Doggett finds a bomb and urges his fellow agents to leave. They narrowly escape the explosion.
Back at FBI headquarters, Doggett confronts Kersh who was not implicated in the conspiracy. Kersh explains to Doggett that he left the piece of evidence that helped Doggett find what he did and it was him who persuaded Mulder to flee.
Under water we see McMahon's and Rohrer's lifeless bodies, and suddenly McMahon's eyes snap open. Scully wakes up suddenly, presumably having this nightmare, she goes back to sleep as the mobile above William's crib starts to move of its own accord.
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[edit] Background Information
- This episode's tag line is the same as the episode's title, "Nothing Important Happened Today".
- As noted by Kersh, the title comes from King George III's diary entry on July 4th 1776, the same day that America declared Independence.
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