X-Files Episode Discussion | Season 2 Episode 4 | Sleepless

Original Airdate: October 7, 1994

Written by: Howard Gordon

Directed by: Rob Bowman

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Mulder and Krycek investigate a series of murders perpetrated by telepathic Vietnam War veteran Augustus Cole. By interviewing Cole's psychiatrist and former squad member, and with Scully's autopsy results, they determine Cole and his squad were the subjects of a top-secret military experiment designed to eliminate a soldier's need for sleep. Mulder determines Cole's next victim, Dr. Girardi, and attempts to save him. In the subsequent confrontation, Cole commits suicide by tricking Krycek into shooting him. Krycek is revealed to work for the Cigarette Smoking Man.