[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

And even I don't go around knocking on people's doors at o'dark thirty.

I see. Well, how about this? "I just wanted to tell you smoke and flames are pouring out of your attic. I called the fire department but wanted to alert anyone in the house."

Are you gonna shoot a neighbor who would wake you up to save your life?

How about, "Your son was injured down the street, Mr. Smith, and I thought you'd want to know immediately."

Not everyone who knocks on your door late at night needs to be shot dead.

[FITZ]

Not everyone who knocks on your door late at night needs to be shot dead.

I know I certainly would not. I'm just not that scared I guess.

[Mulder]

I see. Well, how about this? "I just wanted to tell you smoke and flames are pouring out of your attic. I called the fire department but wanted to alert anyone in the house."

So was there a fire at the homeowners house that our "good citizen" felt compelled to tell him about?

How about, "Your son was injured down the street, Mr. Smith, and I thought you'd want to know immediately."

Was our "good samaritan" trying to inform the homeowner that his son had been injured?

Or was the "angel child" knocking on the door as a prelude to a violent home invasion or robbery?