Fresh Bones

Infobox Television episode | Title = Fresh Bones


Caption = "Fresh Bones"
Series = The X-Files
Season = 2
Episode = 15
Airdate = February 3 1995
Production = 2x15
Writer = Howard Gordon
Director = Rob Bowman
Guests = Daniel Benzali Roger Cross Kevin Conway
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Prev = Die Hand Die Verletzt
Next = Colony"Fresh Bones" was the fifteenth episode of the second season of "The X-Files" science-fiction television series created by Chris Carter, and deals with voodoo.

Plot

A US Marine stationed at a INS camp for immigrants drives himself into a tree and is killed. Mulder and Scully are called by the grieving and fearful wife to investigate her husband's death, which is believed by others to be suicide. Her fears of a voodoo curse seem only to be reinforced by the beliefs and actions of many of the local residents, including a few of the other Marines. Mulder and Scully go to the camp to see the body but it has been replaced with the corpse of a dog.

Trivia

The symbol used to mark the bodies of the dead Marines is a modified version of the Veve (voodoo symbol) of Papa Legba, the lwa of the crossroads (i.e., between life & death).

Guest stars

*Daniel Benzali - Colonel Jacob Wharton, USMC
*Roger R. Cross - Private Kittel, USMC
*Kevin Conway - Private Jack McAlpin, USMC
*Katya Gardener -Robin McAlpin
*Peter Kelamis - Lt. Foyle, USMC
*Bruce A. Young - Pierre Bauvais
*Jamil Walker Smith - Chester Bonaparte
*Callum Keith Rennie - Groundskeeper
*Matt Hill - Private Harry Dunham, USMC

References and external links

*imdb title|0751128|Fresh Bones
* [http://www.tv.com/the-x-files/fresh-bones/episode/529/summary.html?tag=ep_list;title;14 Fresh Bones] at TV.com