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:

kiss | episode title spoken by character | helicopter launched rocket | archeological ruin | roswell new mexico | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Once Mulder returns in this episode, he's in the remainder of the series.

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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

Smoking Man: It's a scary story. You want to come sit on my lap?
Dana Scully: You don't scare me.
Smoking Man: My story's scared every president since Truman in '47.

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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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Alternate Versions

Re-aired in syndication and in repeats as a two-part episode.

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Connections

Features The X Files: Essence (2001)

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Soundtracks

Maybe There is Hope
Written and Performed by Mark Snow

User Reviews

Mulder & Scully: YES Aliens: NO!

I was a longtime fan of the X-Files, although I never really got into it until the movie hit. What caught me, and most other people, so much was the acting relationship between Mulder (Duchovney) and Scully (Anderson). (Rumors abound that the relationship got more heated in real life behind-the-scenes).

I just wanted to comment on a statement another reviewer made about the actors. Any TRUE fan loved Duchovney and Anderson. Even the fact that she remembered the stand-in's names (Patrick and Gish) was an outragious insult to any real X-Phile's standing. The reason why FOX went back to the originals was that an outstanding majority of people tuned-out after they heard of the replacements coming back for another season (including me).

Basically, if you don't like David and Gillian, you don't like the X-Files.

However, I do agree with cutting the whole UFO/alien takeover thing. It could've been a better show with maybe a couple of abduction episodes, with Mulder's drive coming from having his own sister taken away (as described in the final episode), but it killed the show to have it be the main focus of so many, many episodes.

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