the case remains unsolved. Stans is released and becomes Callahan's mailman - both Lieutenant Colonel and General acknowledge each other before the former leaves to continue his work. Mulder's narration states that Rappo's family tried to have him buried at Arlington National Cemetery, but the Army denied their request; he was instead cremated and buried in a civilian cemetery in Pennsylvania. Production "The Walk" was written by John Shiban, making it his first contribution to the series. Being new to the series, he found the episode challenging to write, particularly in the beginning where Mulder and Scully "have to come together on a case, yet they have to be at odds". Shiban was inspired by the film The Men (1950), about a World War II lieutenant who is seriously injured in combat and wants nothing more than to be able to walk again. He eventually connected this desire with the parapsychological concept of astral projection, and the two "just sort of fit". Some members of the writing staff were concerned about killing Callahan's young son, Trevor, but Shiban was not bothered by it and felt that Rappo wanted to take everything from Callahan, and the worst blow would be to kill his son. Director Rob Bowman felt that Ian Tracey, who played Rappo, was "an incredibly strong actor" and fit the role. Deryl Hayes, who played an army psychiatrist in this episode, previously appeared as a CIA operative in the first season episode "Shadows". Draper's drowning scene required actress Nancy Sorel to be yanked underwater by a discreet cable connected to the floor of the pool. The effect of a wave overtaking Draper was created by special effects department members Mat Beck and David Gauthier. For the scene in which Trevor is killed, one of the show's stuntmen was buried in sand and "burst out" on cue; this shot was then digitally augmented in post-production. The effect in the climax where Rappo's apparition throws Callahan and Mulder across the room was created with an air rama pneumatic device that catapults a stunt performer through the air using compressed air. The visual effects for the episode required substantial attention and were almost not completed in time. Reception "The Walk" was first broadcast on the Fox network on November 10, 1995. It earned a Nielsen rating of 10.4, with an 18 share, meaning that roughly 10.4 percent of all television-equipped households, and