Series:	The X-Files
Original Airdate:	4-14-1995
Production Number:	2X21
Date(s):	March 1995
Written by:	Sara Charno
Directed by:	Mike Vejar

With Scully's help, Mulder investigates a strange death that he believes may be an example of poltergeist activity.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Background Information 3 Links and References 3.1 Guest Stars 3.2 References

SummaryEdit

Teaser

A family of four is at an amusement park. The parents and their baby are happy, but their eight-year-old son is unusually unhappy. As the baby's balloon floats away, the father gives the older son's balloon to the baby. When the older son becomes upset, the father simply says, "We'll get you another one." When the mother is in the bathroom, the strap she uses to hold the baby comes undone, and the balloon floats, under its own power, out of the bathroom with the baby in tow. Another family, taking a picture with the park's mascot, sees the child near the park's train tracks. The mother and father arrive in time to see their baby run over by the train. While both parents are crying, the eight-year-old looks on angrily and the balloon returns to his hand.

Act One

Mulder is showing Scully pictures taken at the amusement park, showing the baby near the train tracks. When asked why this is relevant to the X-Files, Mulder points out that a balloon does not stay close to the ground, nor does it blow sideways when the wind blows in the completely opposite direction. After taking the photo to a lab, it is shown that a force was dragging the balloon, enticing the baby to it.

Background InformationEdit

The original Calusari were an ancient Romanian cult. It is clear that horsemen cults existed as far back as Ancient Roman times. (For further information refer to chapter 5 of "The Cults of the Roman Empire" by Robert Turcan, Blackwell Publishing 1996.)

Links and ReferencesEdit

Guest StarsEdit

• Helene Clarkson as Maggie Holvey
• Joel Palmer as Michael Holvey
• Lilyan Chauvin as Golda
• Ric Reid as Steve Holvey
• Bill Dow as Dr. Charles Burks
• Oliver Wildsmith as Teddy Holvey
• Jeremy Wildsmith as Teddy Holvey
• Isaac Wildsmith as Teddy Holvey
• Christine Willes as Karen Kossoff
• Kay E. Kuter as Head Căluşari
• Jacqueline Danieneau as Nurse Castor
• Bill Croft as Căluşari #2
• George Josef as Căluşari #4
• Campbell Lane as Căluşari #3

ReferencesEdit

Lincoln Park; Murray; Virginia; Căluşari; Holvey family; University of Maryland; State Department; Arlington; swastika; symbology; Romania; psychiatric social worker; Chem-Lab; Vibuti; bilocation; Apport; Cain; Lucifer; Hitler; St. Matthew's Medical Center; stillbirth

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