The X-Files
Leonard Betts
Season 4, Episode 12 · Aired 1997-01-26
Synopsis
After the body of a decapitated EMT disappears from the morgue and an identical man starts work at the same hospital, Mulder believes that the man has the ability to regrow parts of his body, including his head. The agents soon discover that Betts' body is riddled with cancer and he is able to live in that condition but needs to feed on cancerous tumors to keep up his strength.
In the series
This episode is part of The X-Files (1993–2002) on Fox.
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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