Episode Report: The X-Files 1x3 – "Squeeze" "Squeeze" is the third episode of the first season of The X-Files and is significant for being the series' first "Monster of the Week" episode, breaking away from the alien conspiracy "mytharc" established in the pilot. Title: "Squeeze" Original Air Date: September 24, 1993 Antagonist: Eugene Victor Tooms
The episode centers on a series of impossible murders where victims are found in locked rooms with their livers removed. Agent Mulder discovers a pattern of similar killings occurring every 30 years, dating back to at least 1903. The X-Files 1x3
Scully's professional loyalty is tested when an old colleague, Tom Colton, asks for help on a bizarre serial murder case while mocking Mulder's involvement. Plot Summary Episode Report: The X-Files 1x3 – "Squeeze" "Squeeze"
The investigation leads to , a genetic mutant capable of elongating his body and squeezing through narrow gaps like air vents and chimneys. Despite Mulder's theories being dismissed by the Bureau, the agents eventually track Tooms to his "nest" in an old apartment building, constructed of bile and newspaper. The Antagonist: Eugene Victor Tooms Scully's professional loyalty is tested when an old
Tooms possesses unique genetic abnormalities that allow him to stretch his skeletal system.