The Truth 

Mulder's return leads to him being tried for murder before a military tribunal where he seeks to prove the very existence of an alien conspiracy and justify the maintenance of the X-Files.

Director:

Kim Manners

Writers:

Chris Carter (created by), Chris Carter

Stars:

David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Robert Patrick	...	John Doggett
Annabeth Gish	...	Monica Reyes
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner
William B. Davis	...	Smoking Man
Nicholas Lea	...	Alex Krycek
James Pickens Jr.	...	Alvin Kersh
Laurie Holden	...	Marita Covarrubias
Matthew Glave	...	Special Agent Kallenbrunner
Jeff Gulka	...	Gibson Praise
Chris Owens	...	Jeffrey Spender (as Chris Bradley Owens)
Steven Williams	...	Mr. X
Tom Braidwood	...	Melvin Frohike
Dean Haglund	...	Richard 'Ringo' Langly

Storyline

Mulder's return leads to him being tried for murder before a military tribunal where he seeks to prove the very existence of an alien conspiracy and justify the maintenance of the X-Files.

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Plot Keywords:

episode title spoken by character | helicopter launched rocket | archeological ruin | roswell new mexico | eurocopter as350 squirrel | 

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Taglines:

After 9 years, the truth is finally here...

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 May 2002 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ten Thirteen Productions,20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

(at around 1h 11 mins) Mulder mentions Mr. X. It is the only (known) time Mr. X's name is mentioned on screen.

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Goofs

Knowle Rohrer is not wearing a USMC haircut, he's actually far from it. An E-8 MSgt would be more squared away than that.

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Quotes

John Doggett: Get up.
Fox Mulder: Who's there?
John Doggett: I'm here with Skinner. Get up.
Walter Skinner: Move it, Mulder.
Fox Mulder: What are you doing?
John Doggett: We're getting you out of here. Come on.

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Crazy Credits

This episode marks the return of David Duchovny to the main cast, and also credits Mitch Pilleggi in the opening titles. Five people are credited in the main credits: Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, Robert Patrick, Annabeth Gish and Mitch Pilleggi.

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Connections

Features The X-Files: The Red and the Black (1998)

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Soundtracks

The X-Files
Written by Mark Snow
Performed by John Beal

User Reviews

Beyond Disappointed

I was never one of the cult who thought this was the greatest fiction on TV. The sappy tropes in this episode almost ruined the entire experience for me. If you're nostalgic for this program, don't watch this episode. Lamest climax ever. Chris Carter should've been whipped for doing this.