(Discussing the murdered baby's long list of birth defects) Imagine all a woman's hopes and dreams for her child, and for Nature to turn so cruel... What must a woman go through?
Apparently not much in this case, if she'd just throw it out with the trash.
(Sadly) I- I guess I was just projecting on myself.
Why, is there a history of genetic abnormalities in your family?
No.
(Grinning) Well, just find yourself a man with a spotless genetic makeup and a really high tolerance for being second-guessed and start pumping out the little uber-Scullys.
(Smiles back) What about your family?
Aside from the need for corrective lenses and the tendency to be abducted by extraterrestrials involved in an international governmental conspiracy, the Mulder family passes genetic muster.
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