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  • "Sein und Zeit" was the tenth episode of the seventh season of the X-Files. 1 / 11

  • The name was a reference to the German title of philosopher Martin Heidegger's Being and Time 2 / 11

  • It opens with a woman writing a ransom note for her daughter BEFORE her daughter disappears! 3 / 11

  • Fox Mulder volunteers to investigate the child's disappearance (it is similar to his own missing sister). 4 / 11

  • He remembers a similar case with a mother who wrote a similar note when her kid disappeared. 5 / 11

  • During this, Mulder's mother kills herself and tells Mulder to stop looking for HIS missing sister. 6 / 11

  • The convicted mother tells Mulder that his missing sister is a spirit who helps kids. 7 / 11

  • Eventually, they find the REAL kidnapper/murderer mentioned in the ransom notes. 8 / 11

  • The problem was, though, that a crew member accidentally left some items at a pay phone. 9 / 11

  • Included was the ransom note prop! When they returned to get it, they were arrested! 10 / 11

  • The kidnapping charge was obviously dropped, but the whole thing caused a big production mess! 11 / 11