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Theef

"Theef"
The X-Files episode
Episode no. Season 7
Episode 14
Directed by Kim Manners
Written by Vince Gilligan
John Shiban
Frank Spotnitz
Production code 7ABX14
Original air date March 12, 2000
Running time 44 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
  • Billy Drago as Orell Peattie
  • James Morrison as Dr. Robert Wieder
  • Kate McNeil as Nan Wieder
  • Cara Jedell as Lucy Wieder
  • Tom Dahlgren as Dr. Irving Thalbro
  • Sage Allen as Landlady
  • Pamela Gordon as Propietor
  • Matthew Sutherland as Records Clerk
  • Dylan Kussman as Med Student
  • Michael Sidney as Security Guard
  • Aaron Braxton as Radiology Tech
  • Leah Sanders as Reporter #1
  • Mark Thompson as Reporter #2
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List of The X-Files episodes

"Theef" is the fourteenth episode of the seventh season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network in the United States on March 12, 2000. It was written by Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, and Frank Spotnitz and directed by Kim Manners. The episode is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story, unconnected to the series' wider mythology. "Theef" earned a Nielsen household rating of 7.4, being watched by 11.91 million people in its initial broadcast. The episode received mixed to positive reviews from critics.

The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. Mulder is a believer in the paranormal, while the skeptical Scully has been assigned to debunk his work. In this episode, Mulder and Scully investigate the murder of a prominent doctor's father-in-law, who was found with the word "theef" written on the wall in blood. After a string of follow-up accidents, Mulder suspects hexcraft may be the source of threats against the doctor's family.

"Theef" was written in a short amount of time during the show's Christmas break after another script was dropped by the series. The main conceit of the episode was "modern medicine versus backyards supernatural arts". The episode featured several noted actors, including Billy Drago, who played the role of antagonist Orell Peattie, and James Morrison, who was a former cast member of the science fiction series Space: Above and Beyond, which was created by former X-Files writers Glen Morgan and James Wong. Series creator Chris Carter later called the episode "very well cast".


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