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"'''Invocation'''" is the fifth episode of the [[The X-Files season 8|eighth season]] of the American [[Sciencescience fiction on television|science fiction]] television series ''[[The X-Files]]''. It premiered on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox network]] on {{nowrap|December 3, 2000}}. The episode was written by David Amman and directed by [[Richard Compton]]. "Invocation" is a "monster-of-the-week" story, unconnected to the series' wider [[Mythology of The X-Files|mythology]]. The episode received a [[Nielsen rating]] of 8.2 and was viewed by 13.9 million viewers. Overall, the episode received mixed reviews from critics.

The series centers on [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] special agents [[Dana Scully]] ([[Gillian Anderson]]) and her new partner [[John Doggett]] ([[Robert Patrick]])—following the [[alien abduction]] of her former partner, [[Fox Mulder]] ([[David Duchovny]])—who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called [[X-File]]s. In this episode, a little boy mysteriously reappears after having been kidnapped for ten years. However, he has not aged one bit after his disappearance. While the case stirs up painful memories for Doggett, suspicion stirs that the boy is not all he seems.

"Invocation" would introduce both the character of Luke Doggett, the deceased son of John Doggett, as well as a story arc involving his father trying to solve his murder. A majority of the episode was filmed in Pasadena, California.