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: Margaret’s cryptic last words to Mulder—"I have a son named William, too"—leave Scully shaken.

In Philadelphia, city officials and developers involved in a project to relocate the homeless are being brutally murdered by a mysterious, hulking figure known as the . The X-Files 10x4

: The episode heavily focuses on Scully’s grief and her unresolved feelings about William , the son she and Mulder gave up for adoption years prior. : Margaret’s cryptic last words to Mulder—"I have

" Home Again " is the fourth episode of The X-Files tenth season, written and directed by original series veteran Glen Morgan . It is a dual-narrative episode that balances a gruesome "Monster-of-the-Week" case with a deeply emotional personal story for Dana Scully. " Home Again " is the fourth episode

: The episode features classic X-Files imagery, including the iconic crossing of Mulder and Scully's flashlight beams in the dark.

: Trashman describes the creature as a Tulpa —a "thought form" or physical manifestation of his own rage and guilt regarding the mistreatment of the homeless.

While investigating the murders, Scully receives news that her mother, , has suffered a heart attack and is in the ICU.