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"Three Words" is the sixteenth episode of the eighth season (and the 177th episode overall) of the science fiction television series ''The X-Files'' and first aired in the United States and Canada on April 8, 2001, on Fox. It was written by executive producers Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz, and directed by Tony Wharmby. The episode explores the series' overarching mythology and earned a Nielsen rating of 7.6 and was viewed by 7.77 million households, receiving mixed to positive reviews from television critics. The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny), John Doggett (Robert Patrick) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. In this episode, Mulder secretly conducts his own investigation after a man is gunned down on the White House lawn attempting to inform the President of a planned alien invasion. However, he is soon in over his head as he tries to expose further evidence of colonization. The episode was written as a way to signal Mulder's exit from the FBI. The producers and writers felt that, if Mulder's character was given a clean exit, the show could more easily focus on the characters of John Doggett and Monica Reyes in the following season. Former series star and recurring actor David Duchovny later declared that he had been happy to see his character depart in this manner. ==Plot== Under the cover of darkness an unidentified man jumps over the fence to the White House and is intercepted by Secret Service personnel. As he struggles with them, he pulls a gun and accidentally shoots himself. Bleeding on the ground, the man hands over a computer disk, begging them to give it to the president. Three words are written on the disk: "FIGHT THE FUTURE". Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) remembers his experiences on the alien ship as he touches the scars on his face and chest. Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) enters with Dr. Lim and they give him surprisingly good news: The neurological condition that was killing him, before his disappearance, is gone and he is in perfect health. Mulder returns to his apartment with Scully and he congratulates her on the pregnancy she had sought for a long time. Meanwhile, in prison, an inmate librarian gives Absalom—the former leader of a doomsday UFO "group" last seen in "DeadAlive"—a book about the apocalypse. Hidden inside is a newspaper article about the man who jumped the fence. Absalom later escapes from his prison by attacking a guard with a board with a nail in it. At FBI headquarters, Deputy Director Alvin Kersh calls John Doggett (Robert Patrick) and Walter Skinner (Mitch Pileggi) into his office. He informs them that Mulder has applied for reinstatement to the X-Files. He intends to deny the request, claiming a higher percentage of success with Doggett. Kersh ignores Doggett and Skinner's defenses of Mulder, perceiving him to be a crusader unfit for proper Bureau work. Agent Doggett returns home after work and finds Absalom waiting for him with a gun. Absalom demands Doggett show the back of his neck to confirm that Doggett is still himself. He tells Doggett that the man killed at the White House, Howard Salt, died for what he knew about an alien invasion. Absalom duct tapes his gun to Doggett's back in a plan to get Salt's information with Doggett used as a hostage. The two attempt to sneak into the census bureau's database; Absalom claims that the census bureau had data which showed the aliens were already here. Unfortunately, the plan fails because of an X-Ray scanner detecting the gun. Security shoots Absalom through the head despite his use of Doggett as a body shield. While debriefing with Skinner, Mulder enters Skinner's office and accuses Doggett of deliberately attempting to cover up the truth by setting up Absalom to be killed, an accusation to which Doggett takes great offense. Doggett later meets with his liaison, Knowle Rohrer, who reveals the password to the statistics bureau is "Fight the Future." Scully, on Doggett's request, tells Mulder that the disk was labeled “Fight the Future.” Mulder realizes that this is the password for the network and attempts to break into the census bureau. Mulder slips into the Center with the help of The Lone Gunmen and begins searching the data on the computers. Doggett soon arrives, realizing that the password leak was a trap. After a bitter argument (and upon both Scully and the Gunmen revealing to Mulder the arrival of black ops mercenaries on the scene), they leave before security arrives. John Doggett confronts Rohrer about the tip he gave but Rohrer claims he was just trying to help Doggett learn the truth. As Doggett and Skinner leave, it can be seen that Rohrer has strange protrusions at the back of his neck. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Three Words (The X-Files)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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