Skinner points out the inconsistencies in Doggett's reasoning, but a DNA test is undertaken anyway. Meanwhile, Walter Skinner ( Mitch Pileggi) meets with Doggett and the two discuss the idea that the man is actually Mulder. Suddenly, William begins to cry, only to be quieted when the scarred man picks him up. Scully takes the man to her house to give him the files he seeks. Doggett theorizes that the man is actually Mulder. The man claims a new conspiracy has formed after the previous one was destroyed the new one being hidden within the government and the conspirators involved being alien. He notes that they are the result of an injection that failed to transform him into one of the aliens. Scully suspects the man is lying, but asks to examine his burns to investigate his strange claims. He further elaborates that he was sent to the FBI to retrieve certain files. He claims he received his burns due to alien testing and that he knew Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny). His face is revealed to be horribly scarred. Later, John Doggett ( Robert Patrick) is attacked in the X-Files office by the same man.
Scully takes William out of her car while an unknown man ( Chris Owens) watches them. In the teaser, a couple, the Van De Kamps (Adam Nelson and Shannon Hile), adopt Dana Scully's ( Gillian Anderson) infant son, William (James and Travis Riker).
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Chris Owens, whose character Jeffrey Spender had previously been killed off in the sixth season episode " One Son", was asked to return to the series for the episode. The genesis for the episode was a storyline Duchovny had developed during the series' eighth season he originally pitched an idea featuring a mysteriously disfigured person introducing himself to Scully and admitting that he possessed a connection to Mulder. "William" marked the return of David Duchovny to the series, after his departure following the eighth season finale " Existence".
The answers become even more surprising when Scully's son, baby William, is put on the line. They learn that the man shares DNA with Fox Mulder (Duchovny), and may possibly even be him. In this episode, Doggett finds a strange, disfigured man ( Chris Owens) in the X-Files office and, on his whim, they test his DNA. The show centers on FBI special agents who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files this season focuses on the investigations of John Doggett ( Robert Patrick), Monica Reyes ( Annabeth Gish), and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson). It received mixed reviews from television critics, many of whom were unhappy with the episode's conclusion. The episode received a Nielsen household rating of 5.8, being watched by 6.1 million households and 9.3 million viewers upon its initial broadcast. "William" helps to explore the series' overarching mythology. The teleplay of the episode was written by series creator Chris Carter, from a story by former series star David Duchovny, Carter, and executive producer Frank Spotnitz the entry was directed by Duchovny. " William" is the sixteenth episode of the ninth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files, which originally aired on the Fox network on April 28, 2002. Jason Waters as The Breather Photo Double.Kiersten Van Horne as Young Social Worker.Chris Owens as Jeffrey Spender/Daniel Miller.This scene marked the first appearance of David Duchovny since his departure at the end of season eight. Fox Mulder appears as a reflection in Dana Scully's eye.