▁days ▁later . ▁Fox ▁Mul der ▁is ▁assigned ▁the ▁case ▁and ▁vis its ▁with ▁a ▁Det ect ive ▁Norman ▁in ▁New ark , ▁being ▁shown ▁the ▁still - un ident ified ▁body . ▁Mul der ▁an gr ily ▁confront s ▁Ass istant ▁Director ▁Walter ▁Sk inner , ▁feeling ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁the ▁seem ing ▁" w ild ▁go ose ▁ch ase " ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁pun ishment . ▁▁ ▁That ▁night , ▁Mul der ▁tal ks ▁to ▁D ana ▁S cul ly , ▁telling ▁her ▁that ▁he ' s ▁thinking ▁of ▁leaving ▁the ▁F BI . ▁He ▁sho ots ▁down ▁S cul ly ' s ▁idea ▁that ▁he ▁request ▁a ▁transfer ▁to ▁Quant ico , ▁bel ieving ▁the ▁F BI ▁doesn ' t ▁want ▁them ▁working ▁together . ▁S cul ly ▁performs ▁the ▁aut ops y ▁on ▁the ▁crew man ' s ▁body , ▁finding ▁a ▁Russian ▁language ▁t atto o ▁on ▁his ▁arm ▁and ▁a ▁flu ke w orm ▁inside ▁his ▁li ver . ▁ ▁In ▁New ark , ▁a ▁city ▁worker ▁named ▁Craig ▁is ▁pulled ▁under water ▁in ▁the ▁se wers ▁but ▁is ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁his ▁co - worker . ▁He ▁bel ieves ▁he ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁a ▁python . ▁He ▁dec ides ▁to ▁visit ▁a ▁doctor ▁( with ▁Mul der ▁obser ving ) ▁and ▁compla ins ▁of ▁a ▁weird ▁taste ▁in ▁his ▁mouth . ▁An ▁ab normal ▁four - point ed ▁w ound ▁appears ▁on ▁his ▁back ▁during ▁a ▁medical ▁exam ination ▁in ▁Say re ville