The X-Files

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Duchovny leaves

Hoping to capitalize on his small-screen popularity and make more movies, David Duchovny ceased to be a regular on The X-Files after the seventh season. His leaving made for some interesting plot twists. The Season 7 finale found Mulder abducted by aliens and Scully pregnant. At the very end of the Season 8 finale, Scully asks Mulder how this could have happened, and he responds by referring to "the truth we both know" and proceeds to kiss her. (What is unclear is whether she is referring to her supposed infertility or the possibility that she had not been with a man recently ) Having supposedly been rendered infertile during her abduction in Season 2, a fact first revealed during "Memento Mori" (4x14) in Season 4, this was indeed a shock to both Scully and the show's fan base.

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As far as the paternity of the child was concerned, there were scattered hints that Mulder could be the father. One of the biggest hints came in the Season 9 episode "Trust No 1." In this episode, a government agent who had been spying on Scully known as the "Shadow Man" tells Scully that:

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"I know your blood type, resting heart rate and your

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childhood fear of clowns. I know the name of your college boyfriend,

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your true hair color, your ATM PIN number, favorite charity and pet

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peeves. I know you spend too much time alone, and I know one lonely

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night you invited Mulder into your bed. (cut to Scully) I was as

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surprised as you are."

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The fact that Scully doesn't vehemently deny this statement (as would be in her personality to do so) lends credence to his claim.

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In the series finale "The Truth," Mulder also refers to William as "my son" when questioned by a military officer and "our son" when speaking to Scully.

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