- Piper Maru
Infobox Television episode | Title = Piper Maru
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Series =The X-Files
Season = 3
Episode = 15
Airdate =February 9 ,1996 (Fox)
Production = 3x15
Guests =Robert Clothier as Commander JohansonNicholas Lea asAlex Krycek William B. Davis asCigarette Smoking Man
Writer =Frank Spotnitz &Chris Carter
Director = Rob Bowman
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Prev = Grotesque
Next = Apocrypha"Piper Maru" is the fifteenth episode of the third season of the television series "The X-Files ". When a Frenchsalvage ship sends adiving crew to recover a mysterious wreckage fromWorld War II , the crew falls prey to a bizarre illness and Agents Mulder and Scully join the investigation. The investigation leads to the discovery of a familiar face, and Skinner's life being threatened. Text taken from the "Piper Maru" summary .Trivia
* The title, "Piper Maru", which refers to the name of the salvage ship in the episode, is derived from the name of
Gillian Anderson 's daughter Piper Maru Anderson-Klotz.
*Michael Bublé guest starred in this episode; however he was uncredited. He was a sailor in Commander Johanson's memory.
* In the movie "Alien vs. Predator", the crew arrive in Antarctica on an ice breaker called "Piper Maru".External links
*imdb title|0751180|Piper Maru
* [http://www.tv.com/the-x-files/piper-maru-1/episode/554/summary.html Piper Maru] atTV.com
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