Season 11, Episode 3: Plus One

Synopsis

Back to the Monster of the Week episodes, or the "bread and butter" according to Mulder! A kid named Arkie Seavers flees a punk rock concert in Virginia after seeing his doppleganger in the crowd. The double shows up in the back seat and deliberately forces Arkie's car into a tree, but he survives.

Although the incident seems like a case of drunk driving, Mulder finds that there's a string of cases where people in Henrico County have reported seeing their double and killed themselves afterward. Inquiring about the past cases at a psychiatric hospital, Mulder is intrigued by a schizophrenic patient named Judy who has a variety of Hangman games in her room.

The answer on one of the games is Arkie, but Judy claims she doesn't know Seavers. She also says she plays the game telepathically with her brother, and also references a "her" in the room who isn't visible. As she modifies the drawing, an imprisoned Arkie sees his double again and is found dead of an apparent suicide.

Mulder goes to visit Judy's brother, Chucky Poundstone, a trustee at the prison who also has a lot of Hangman games and confirms that he plays the game telepathically with Judy. Like his sister, he references an invisible "him" in the room. Scully visits Judy, who has taken on a cruel persona and mocks her for being beyond her childbearing years.

Chucky, thinking that Arkie's lawyer is trying to pin his client's death on him, starts a Hangman game to name the attorney. Mulder accuses Chucky of selecting "good for nothing" victims at the prison, and suggests that his split personality is just an act. Scully makes a similar accusation to Judy and tries to persuade her to find a way to end the killings. Judy claims that the nurses give her pills that protect her from the other Judy; the nurses say the pills are just rolled-up bits of bread, but that they use them as well - just in case.

Arkie's lawyer sees his doppleganger. He tries to purge his home of dangerous items, but it doesn't help that he has a giant sword collection and is soon decapitated by his double. Both Mulder and Scully see their doubles after being named in the siblings' game, but Scully holds that the dopplegangers can only hurt them if they panic. Judy and Chucky pull their punches, accusing each other of being attracted to the agents. They ultimately turn on each other, with each sibling releasing the others doppleganger and bringing an end to the carnage.

Episode Body Count

Fourteen people in Henrico County: Mulder rattles off a list of people who have killed themselves after seeing their dopplegangers, racking up 14 people before Scully cuts him off.

At least 105 other people: Based on the fact that everyone involved in Chucky and Judy's games kicks the bucket and I count at least 103 drawings in Judy's room and what looks like at least 17 in Chucky's house, minus the 14 already named and the game for Arkie being removed.

Arkie Seavers: Found dead of an apparent hanging after seeing his double.

Judy and Chucky's parents: A nurse says they hanged themselves.

Dean Cavalier: Arkie's lawyer, is decapitated by his double

Chuck and Judy: Killed after both sic their dopplegangers on each other

The way they piled up in this one, I'm going to label this the Deadliest of Season for now. And it's probably going to stay there, since it's currently tied for third deadliest of the entire show.

Humans: 125
Creatures: 0
Aliens: 0

Cumulative Body Count (202/202 original episodes, 2/2 movies, 9/16 reboot episodes)

Humans: 2,478
Creatures: 132
Aliens: 66

Grand Total: 2,676