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It looks like I'm going to have to tell Skinner his suspect is a giant bloodsucking worm after all.
— The X-Files ‧ 1993
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker anticipates telling Skinner that the suspect is a giant bloodsucking worm. The phrase after all gives the extraordinary conclusion an air of reluctant acceptance. One comic reading is the contrast between that bizarre description and the almost routine problem of having to report it.
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