Margaret Scully has four children, but 1 of the 4 is estranged from her and she is concerned for his well-being like any mother would be. I think that is why Margaret was wearing the quarter around her neck. As Scully relates to Mulder, Margaret just wanted to make sure that Charlie, the estranged son, was all right. In this episode, Scully is questioning why her mother is calling for the estranged son and not for her two living children who have always been there for her. If you are familiar with the Bible, you get a vibe from the prodigal son parable told by Jesus where the older son who was righteous is jealous of his younger brother who returns from wickedness and his treated like a king by their father who is just grateful that his younger son has returned. Anderson shines in Home Again, as the weight of Scully's mother's critical condition weighs heavily on her mind and she struggles with her mother's decision to not stay on life support and calling for her estranged son instead of Dana. When you think that Gillian Anderson can't be any more impressive in her portrayal as Dana Scully, you are proved wrong. A great episode, fair to say the monster story was almost secondary, very much a Dana story, this was rather good. Gillian Anderson was just magnificent I thought, the ability to switch emotion, mood etc, incredible, I've just finished watching her in War and Peace, what a talent. Wonderfully gruesome in parts, especially the juxtaposition of Petula Clarke's sweet 'Down town' playing in the background. As a Dr Who fan, I was reminded a little of the episode 'Flatline,' the concept was very similar. That comic tone was left there, Home Again was back to reality with a bang, a true emotional roller- coaster running alongside the monster story. After the last episode, I felt that X Files level of surrealism had peaked with the Were monster. As soon as Mulder and Scully arrive on scene, she receives a call from her brother, telling her that her mum's had a heart attack and is in intensive care, she heads home, leaving Mulder to investigate The 'Band Aid Nose Man.' Mulder picks up a plaster, it's contents (DNA) cannot be identified.
Joseph Cutler is shifting homeless people by force to make way for new developments, one night he's followed and literally ripped apart by a 'man' of enormous strength.