The X-Files
Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man
Season 4, Episode 7 · Aired 1996-11-17
Synopsis
Frohike pieces together and recites to Mulder and Scully what could be the possible life story of the Cigarette Smoking Man; from a young captain in the US Army recruited to assassinate President Kennedy, to becoming the mysterious man in the shadows at the height of a global conspiracy. What measures will the CSM take to ensure that he remains a mystery forever?
In the series
This episode is part of The X-Files (1993–2002) on Fox.
Trust no one — monster nights and mythology Sundays.
Key cast
- David Duchovny as Fox Mulder
- Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully
- Mitch Pileggi as Walter Skinner
- Robert Patrick as John Doggett
- Annabeth Gish as Monica Reyes