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3x01 The Blessing Way

Written by Chris Carter
Directed by R W Goodwin
Airdate: 22 September 1995

As Scully faces possible dismissal from the FBI, a manhunt ensues for the missing Agent Mulder.

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3x02 Paper Clip

Written by Chris Carter
Directed by Rob Bowman
Airdate: 29 September 1995

As a government hit squad closes in on the agents, Mulder searches for clues about his father's involvement in a secret project.

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3x03 D.P.O.

Written by Howard Gordon
Directed by Kim Manners
Airdate: 6 October 1995

The agents investigate the deaths of several young people who were apparently struck by lightning in the same small town.

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3x04 Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose

Written by Darin Morgan
Directed by David Nutter
Airdate: 13 October 1995

A man with psychic powers assists the agents with the hunt for a killer.

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3x05 The List

Written by Chris Carter
Directed by Chris Carter
Airdate: 20 October 1995

Enemies of a prison inmate who died in the electric chair begin dying one by one.

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3x06 2Shy

Written by Jeffrey Vlaming
Directed by David Nutter
Airdate: 3 November 1995

The agents hunt for a killer who uses the internet to attract his victims.

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3x07 The Walk

Written by John Shiban
Directed by Rob Bowman
Airdate: 10 November 1995

A quadruple amputee becomes the prime suspect in a series of bizarre deaths.

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3x08 Oubliette

Written by Charles Grant Craig
Directed by Kim Manners
Airdate: 17 November 1995

A woman experiences a psychic connection with a teenager held captive by a deranged man.

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3x09 Nisei

Written by Chris Carter, Howard Gordon and Frank Spotnitz
Directed by David Nutter
Airdate: 24 November 1995

An "alien autopsy" videotape and a Japanese diplomat's murder spark Mulder's search for a strange creature aboard a train. Scully encounters a group of people who reveal information about her disappearance.

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3x10 731

Written by Frank Spotnitz
Directed by Rob Bowman
Airdate: 1 December 1995

When Mulder becomes trapped aboard a train rigged with an explosive device, Scully searches for the truth behind the government's involvement with secret experiments.

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3x11 Revelations

Written by Kim Newton
Directed by David Nutter
Airdate: 15 December 1995

Scully attempts to protect a boy whose death could trigger the coming of Armageddon.

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3x12 War of the Coprophages

Written by Darin Morgan
Directed by Kim Manners
Airdate: 5 January 1996

The agents come to the aid of a town seemingly under attack by killer cockroaches.

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3x13 Syzygy

Written by Chris Carter
Directed by Rob Bowman
Airdate: 26 January 1996

A rare alignment of the planets gives two teenaged girls dangerous telekinetic powers.

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3x14 Grotesque

Written by Howard Gordon
Directed by Kim Manners
Airdate: 2 February 1996

Mulder becomes obsessed with a case involving an incarcerated serial killer who claims he was possessed by a gargoyle.

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3x15 Piper Maru

Written by Frank Spotnitz and Chris Carter
Directed by Rob Bowman
Airdate: 9 February 1996

The agents investigate the mystery surrounding a sunken World War II aircraft.

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3x16 Apocrypha

Written by Frank Spotnitz and Chris Carter
Directed by Kim Manners
Airdate: 16 February 1996

Mulder uncovers more clues about a government cover-up involving an alien entity and a sunken World War II aircraft. Scully pursues the man who murdered her sister.

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Commentary by Chris Carter and Kim Manners


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3x17 Pusher

Written by Vince Gilligan
Directed by Rob Bowman
Airdate: 23 February 1996

The agents play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a killer who can control people's minds.

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3x18 Teso Dos Bichos

Written by John Shiban
Directed by Kim Manners
Airdate: 8 March 1996

A curse befalls members of an archeological team after a sacred urn is excavated in South America and transported to a Boston museum.

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3x19 Hell Money

Written by Jeff Vlaming
Directed by Tucker Gates
Airdate: 29 March 1996

The agents investigate a deadly game in San Francisco's Chinatown district.

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3x20 Jose Chung's "From Outer Space"

Written by Darin Morgan
Directed by Rob Bowman
Airdate: 12 March 1996

Scully recounts the investigation of an alleged UFO encounter for a famous author researching his latest novel.

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Commentary by Rob Bowman and Darin Morgan


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3x21 Avatar

Story by David Duchovny and Howard Gordon
Teleplay by Howard Gordon
Directed by James Charleston
Airdate: 26 April 1996

Skinner becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a prostitute.

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3x22 Quagmire

Written by Kim Newton
Directed by Kim Manners
Airdate: 3 May 1996

Mulder suspects that a beast similar to the Loch Ness monster is responsible for the deaths of several people who reside near a large lake.

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3x23 Wetwired

Written by Mat Beck
Directed by Rob Bowman
Airdate: 10 May 1996

The agents investigate a series of murders linked to a device that alters television signals.

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3x24 Talitha Cumi

Story by David Duchovny and Chris Carter
Teleplay by Chris Carter
Directed by R W Goodwin
Airdate: 17 May 1996

After his mother suffers a stroke, Mulder searches for an alien being who possesses miraculous healing powers.

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Commentary by R.W. Goodwin