▁par an ormal , ▁called ▁X - Files . ▁In ▁the ▁episode , ▁Mul der ▁and ▁S cul ly ▁investigate ▁a ▁body ▁found ▁in ▁se w age ▁after ▁being ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁different ▁depart ments . ▁Their ▁inqu iry ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁a ▁b izar re ▁flu ke - like ▁man — the ▁product ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ern ob yl ▁dis aster — that ▁soon ▁goes ▁on ▁a ▁r amp age ▁in ▁the ▁se wers ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁Series ▁cre ator ▁Chris ▁Carter ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁inspired ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁episode ▁based ▁on ▁three ▁inc idents ; ▁his ▁dog ▁having ▁w orm s , ▁his ▁read ings ▁about ▁Ch ern ob yl , ▁and ▁the ▁ext inction ▁of ▁species ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁The ▁Fl uk eman ▁character ▁was ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Dar in ▁Morgan , ▁brother ▁of ▁executive ▁producer ▁Glen ▁Morgan . ▁Dar in ▁Morgan ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁staff ▁writer ▁for ▁the ▁show ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁season . ▁In ▁addition , ▁" The ▁Host " ▁also ▁introduced ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁X , ▁the ▁successor ▁of ▁Mul der ' s ▁former ▁Sy nd icate ▁inform ant ▁Deep ▁Th ro at . ▁ ▁Plot ▁▁ ▁On ▁a ▁Russian ▁fre ighter ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁a ▁crew man ▁trying ▁to ▁fix ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁to ile ts ▁is ▁pulled ▁into ▁the ▁sept ic ▁system . ▁His ▁half - e aten ▁body ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁se wers ▁of ▁New ark