Mulder laughs. "Think a tiger caught the train up from D.C.? Or are we assuming it escaped from Baltimore?"

She might not be a detective, but she's smart. Most of the coroners he's worked with don't have half the credentials Dana Scully can claim, and none of them have featured in as many solved cases. Police officers namecheck her in interviews when reporters ask where they found the key evidence that led to an arrest; they thank her in press releases and mention her at press conferences. That's how she came to his attention in the first place, her name showing up over and over again.

And that's why he has to believe she knows more than she's saying right now.