Recruited out of medical school by the FBI, Agent Dana Scully was originally assigned to the X-Files to debunk Agent Fox Mulder's work and report on his findings. Idealistic, intelligent and with strong convictions, Scully soon realized that the X-Files contained extraordinary secrets that could not be refuted by scientific interpretation. Scully's own inexplicable abduction and the discovery of a bizarre metal implant in her neck only served to strengthen her solidarity with Mulder, despite the risk to her career and her life.