E.B.E.

Mulder is lied to by Deep Throat .

TITLE INFORMATION
E.B.E stands for "Extraterrestrial Biological Entity."

TAG LINE
The Truth is out There

SYNOPSIS

After the sighting and subsequent downing of a UFO in Iraqi airspace, Mulder and Scully pick up a UFO sighting in Reagan, Tennessee. They interview a truck driver named Ranheim, who claims he fired his shotgun at a mysterious object in the sky but Ranheim, however, changes the details of his story, prompting Mulder to speculate that he has something to hide. Mulder and Scully also realize that Ranheim exhibits symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome, an illness that normally afflicts veterans of the conflict in Iraq. Ranheim denies being a veteran of that war. After a further investigation, Scully stumbles upong the discovery that Ranheim’s real name is Frank Druce, a former Special Operations officer in Iraq who had been admitted to hospitals for treatment of his illness. Meanwhile, Mulder receives top secret information from Deep Throat that Druce was transporting the wreckage of the UFO that was shot down over Iraqi airspace. However, other evidence hints that the truck is a decoy, and that the real wreckage is actually being kept at Fort Benning in Georgia. Mulder and Scully realize that Deep Throat has been deliberately leaking them misinformation. When Mulder confronts Deep Throat, he admits that he tried to lead the investigation away from the truck. His action is justified by stating that the country is not ready to comprehend a closely guarded government secret. He also confirms that the agents are under constant government surveillance and once an electrical socket it opened up and wires inside are discovered, this serves as proof. Determined to uncover the absolute truth, Mulder and Scully resume their search for the truck. Their persistance pays off, and the vehicle is located on a remote roadway. While surveying the truck from some distance, their vehicle is suddenly engulfed by an intense light. The truck comes to a stop and Mulder and Scully open its doors. Inside, they find evidence of the presence of an extraterrestrial. Together, they suspect that the extraterrestrial (or extraterrestrial biological entity - EBE) had been shuttled to a top secret government facility where a host of UFO sightings had been reported in the previous week. With the aid of an the Lone Gunmen, Mulder and Scully gain access to the heavily-guarded facility. They are, however, detected and then taken into custody, but not before Mulder comes close to seeing the alien entity. Deep Throat comes to Mulder’s aid, revealing that after the Roswell UFO incident in 1947, the most powerful governments in the world signed a top secret treaty ordering the execution of any extraterrestrial entity that might survive a UFO crash. Deep Throat reveals that he has murdered such a creature and, and to make up for his unspeakable act, he will continue to leak Mulder top secret information. Mulder is released, but he remains unsure that Deep Throat is telling him the truth any more.

MY THOUGHTS

WOW this episode was just damn good. i think its one of the best from the first season. We get to meat the lone gunmen. It also forces us to question if Deep throat is really our friend or not.

MY RATING
8.5/ 10