Scully that no species native to North America will attack a stronger prey animal when there is a weaker target available, so it makes no sense that an animal would go after Asekoff and ignore his young son. At the Asekoff residence that night, Bo becomes upset and begins barking. Mrs. Asekoff lets him out, but when she attempts to retrieve him, the dog refuses to budge. She turns around to discover that the door has been shut and locked from the inside. Louis hears his mother's screams and climbs out of bed, but a dark, shadowy figure with red eyes corners him. Louis barely escapes through the dog door and runs into Mulder, informing him that the creature is inside the house. The next morning, Mulder shows Scully some tracks inside the house that appear to be human. Based on the weight distribution, however, the assailant evidently travels on the balls of its feet rather than from heel to toe. Additionally, that the creature lured Louis' mother out of the house in order to get to him suggests to Mulder that the creatures are paranormal in nature. Jeff Glaser, a local technician armed with a FLIR device, joins Fazekas, Mulder, and Scully to search the woods for the creature. They soon spot two creatures on the FLIR which travel in separate directions, causing the four to split up. Fazekas is attacked and disappears. Mulder deduces that the creatures may be related to cryptids such as the Mothman. After a brief encounter with the creatures, Glaser takes off running and is swiftly attacked by one of them. Mulder is grabbed by the other creature, though it releases him after Scully manages to wound it with her firearm. Mulder, wounded in the attack, and Scully spend the night in the woods together. The next morning, Scully falls through a hole in the ground while foraging for food and finds herself in an underground chamber where the bodies of the missing people are being stored. Spotting a pair of red eyes, Scully realizes she is trapped with one of the creatures and does not have her firearm with her. Mulder drops his down to her as the bushes behind him begin to rustle. He jumps into the hole as Scully shoots the creature and kills it. As they examine the dead creature, they notice its almost human-like features and wood-like skin. Nearby,