 The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) who work on cases linked to the paranormal , called X @-@ Files . Mulder is a believer in the paranormal , while the skeptical Scully has been assigned to debunk his work . In this episode , Dudley , Arkansas is the site of the latest investigation for Mulder and Scully , who are sent to find a missing poultry inspector . The case takes a twist when another poultry worker is shot after she goes insane , giving Mulder a hunch that the townsfolk really are what they eat . 
