Autosuggestion

Data sheet

Season 3: Episode 17
original Title: Pusher tractor
1st original diffusion: February 23rd 1996
1st French diffusion:
Realization: Rob Bowman
Scenario: Vince Gilligan

Summary

SUPERMARKET OF MT FOODMORE, LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA

Robert Patrick Modell makes his races in a supermarket. At the time of passing in case, he sighs " Go, ahead the music… " and the dorsal pocket of the man opens who precedes it. It is about an agent of the FBI. At once, alarm is started and Modell, called " Pousseur" is officially stopped by a whole group of agents in cushy job. In the car which transports it in detention, Modell benefits from a crossroads to repeat continuously which he adores the color blue, a Céruléen blue as a light breeze. Suddenly, the driver crosses the crossroads without noticing the heavy truck which comes in their direction. The truck belongs to the Cérulean company.

HEAD OFFICE OF THE FBI, WASHINGTON D.C.

The Bosch agent had the responsibility for the Pusher. He survived the accident, shortly after that are assistant released the prisoner before dying. He exposes the case of Modell to Mulder and Scully. The Pusher contacted it one month earlier to assert several murders, by giving a myriad of details. Only, each one of these murders was classified as a " suicide".

Bosch tells them the accident of the truck. It also shows them an index left by Modell on the trunk of the car after the accident; " NIN OR" writing in letters of blood. " RONIN" writing with back, " samurai without maître". Suspect Mulder that Modell must be amateur of magazines of self-defense such as " American Ronin". In one of these magazines, the two agents notice the same classified returning since April 94. " I solve all your problems. OSU ". The first advertisements coincide with the first murders of Modell. Moreover, OSU means " Pousser" in Japanese. According to Mulder, Modell could have a formidable capacity of persuasion, which would enable him to push its victims to be committed suicide.

CARPARK OF THE PERIPHERAL, FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA, 2:40

The number of the advertisement is that of a phone box on a carpark. The two agents supervise the cabin without success until it starts to sound. Modell greets Mulder like an important adversary. He asks him to prove his value by leaving him a new enigma: " Let speak your fingers. " The last number made up on tallying of the cabin is that of a club of golfeurs.

CLUB DITOTAL, LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA

As in the supermarket, Modell expects to be made stop. It is let surprise in a boxroom by one of the men of the brigade of intervention. The Pusher tightens a can of gasoline to him and asks to him whether it can do that for him. Bosch, Mulder and Scully find the man covered with gasoline, in the train of sangloter and to beseech them to help it. Before they have time to make the least gesture, the man immole by fire under their eyes. At the same moment, on a nearby carpark, a car starts to hoot. Mulder finds there Modell, exhausted. This one bets twenty dollars to him which he escapes.

COURT OF JUSTICE, LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA

As had envisaged it Modell, Mulder has much evil to make accept the responsibility for marked in the 14 murder. And this, in spite of the details which it gave, and its consents. The judge does not manage to accept the assumption of the suggestion. Helped by the influence of Modell, this one declares the charge without continuation. After hearing, Modell comes pavaner in front of Mulder to claim its twenty dollars to him. Bosh, with end of nerves, threatens it to fall to him above to the least forgery not.

HEAD OFFICE OF THE FBI, WASHINGTON D.C.

Scully obtains additional details about Modell. It has a past without spot: raise average, in an average college. Modell wanted to belong to the FBI but was made drive back with the personality tests: considered to be eminently schizophrenic and egocentric person, without any consideration for the others, comparing people to objects and refractories with any form of authority. Moreover, it has illusions of size, by believing follower of martial arts, disciple of the Samurais of the Nepal and the Ninja of Japan (in fact, Modell put forever the feet at Japan as opposed to what it claims).

Mulder thinks that its capacity of suggestion has to appear recently, a year earlier. Later, Modell goes in person to the seat FBI. With a simple paper carrying the word " PASS" (to let pass), he manages to become the guards and goes until the data processing department. There, he persuades the employee of service, Holly, to leave the file to him Fox Mulder.

By noticing that the blinds of the computer room had remained closed, the assistant editor Walter Skinner stops to see whether it does not occur anything abnormal. He tries to stop Modell and to call safety. But this one persuades Holly that Skinner is the man who attacked it in the street a few days earlier. Using a bomb of self-defense, it neutralizes Skinner and is thrown on him with kicks with the face. What makes it possible Modell to escape without problems. Skinner has evil to believe that Modell could not only enter without being worried within the FBI, but moreover to convince Holly to pass it to tobacco. It gives the order to Mulder to bring back the head of Modell to him. The vidéos of monitoring of the FBI are enough of evidence to stop it.

RESIDENCE OF ROBERT PATRICK MODELL

The operating team finds the apartment of Modell empty. The refrigerator of its kitchen is filled with energy drinks. Drugs in the bathroom, and a rapid telephone call with the doctor of Modell confirm in Scully which it Pusher is reached of epilepsy since April 94. Mulder puts forth the assumption that Modell is reached of a brain tumor which would have developed new faculties. It would need energy drinks to restore the deficit of energy caused by its capacity. It could be even that Modell is mourrant - it would like to leave in beauty.

The telephone starts to sound - it is obviously Modell which pavane as usual. Whereas an assistant tries to locate the phone number, Bosch tries to distract the Pusher. But this one is put to speak to him about fatty food, weight and the state of its arteries. Progressively of the call, Bosch starts to present the signs of an heart attack. But this one holds good and orders with the other agents to control Mulder and Scully which want to prevent it from continuing. The Bosch agent collapses suddenly, embanked by an heart attack. Modell quite simply gives its phone number to Mulder; it was enough to ask. A simple cabin of telephone. He asks Mulder to become his adversary. The cabin is near the Hospital of the Pity of Fairfax and pharmacy from which the drugs come from Modell.

HOSPITAL OF THE PITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA

The operating team spreads itself around the hospital. Scully obtains the confirmation of the hospital that Modell must pass a IRM there this day. Mulder requires to see Modell alone, equipped with a video mini-camera and a transmitter. He entrusts his weapon to Scully, if. From their control unit, Scully and the other agents see ravelling the corridors of the hospital by the camera of Mulder. Suddenly, a shot. Mulder finds an intern and an security guard died in a room. Apparently keeps it killed the intern before committing suicide. Since the site of Mulder, Scully can see the image of a scanner on a screen. She asks Mulder zoomer on the screen then on the file of Modell. The Pusher is well reached of a tumor to the temporal lobe.

The last image returned by the camera is that of Modell pointing a weapon on the temple of Mulder. Scully threads a bullet-proof jacket and leaves to the help Mulder. It finds it in the room of a patient, sat at table with Modell. On the table a revolver is. Mulder is obviously under the influence of Modell. This one welcomes Scully. He tells him that he is faithful to the law of Japanese Budo, the Art of the war, to remain in withdrawal of the battle to overcome with any blow. He puts only one ball in the revolver and tightens it in Mulder. Under its order, Mulder supports on the relaxation in direction of Model. Without result. Then it turns the weapon towards him. And draws. Always without result.

Against the attempts at Scully to reason it, Mulder turns the weapon towards it. With detachment he asks him to leave the part. While leaving the room, Scully sets off the alarm with fire to break the concentration of Modell. Mulder did not need to turn over the weapon towards him and to make fire. The Pusher collapses finally. Later, in front of the bed where Modell fails, Mulder reveals in Scully that Modell had refused any treatment of its tumor, that he wanted to die in this way there. Scully takes the hand to him, to leave this small man who dreamed to find himself in the first page.

Distribution

Agent Fox Mulder: David Duchovny
Agent Dana Scully: Gillian Anderson
Robert Patrick Modell: Robert Wisden
Holly: Julia Arkos
Agent Hakes: Steve Bacic
Defense Attorney: Meredith Bath Woodward
SWAT Lieutenant: Roger R. Cross
Guard Lobby: Ernie Foort
Lead SWAT COP: Darren Lucas
Judge : Don Mackay
Deputy Scott Kerber: D. Neil Mark
Agent Frank Bosch: Vic Polizos
Prosecutor : J.D. Sheppard
Assistant Director Walter Skinner: Mitch Pileggi
the nurse: Janyse Jaud
The Baliff : Henry Watson

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