[It wasn't, really. Elijah could easily compel him or worse. It would more than likely default to the "worse," because Mulder had been able to learn enough about Elijah to track him down. It's likely that he was already familiar with the protective properties of vervain as well.]
Do you know where she is?
[Because if Elijah was even going to entertain the idea of working with this man to a similar end, he wanted to be certain that he would benefit from the alliance somehow.]
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Do you know where she is?
[Because if Elijah was even going to entertain the idea of working with this man to a similar end, he wanted to be certain that he would benefit from the alliance somehow.]