Squeeze

"Squeeze" is a episode of the science fiction television seriesThe X-Files, aired during 1993. It was the third episode broadcast in the show's first season. "Squeeze" was the first "monster-of-the-week" episode of the series, as the two previous episodes had dealt with alien abduction and UFOs. The episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong, and directed by Harry Longstreet. "Squeeze" follows Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in an investigation... more

"Squeeze" is a episode of the science fiction television seriesThe X-Files, aired during 1993. It was the third episode broadcast in the show's first season. "Squeeze" was the first "monster-of-the-week" episode of the series, as the two previous episodes had dealt with alien abduction and UFOs. The episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong, and directed by Harry Longstreet. "Squeeze" follows Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in an investigation of a serial killer who has been active since at least 1903 and is capable of squeezing his body through narrow gaps. The episode was generally positively received by fans and critics alike, despite getting a mediocre Nielsen rating when compared to other episodes of the first season. In Baltimore, Maryland, George Usher, a middle-aged businessman, arrives at his office building to work late and is killed by someone who enters from the air vent. Later, in Washington, D.C., Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) has lunch with a colleague from the... less