. . "3"^^ . . . . "1997-11-16Z"^^ . "5"^^ . . "\"Unusual Suspects\" is the third episode of the fifth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It was written by Vince Gilligan and directed by Kim Manners and aired in the United States on November 16, 1997 on the Fox network. The episode earned a Nielsen household rating of 13.0, being watched by 21.72 million people in its initial broadcast."@en . . . . . "Unusual Suspects"@en . .