▁woman ▁during ▁his ▁experience ▁in ▁Vietnam , ▁but ▁passed ▁it ▁off ▁as ▁being ▁due ▁to ▁dru gs . ▁It ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁The ▁Sm oking ▁Man ▁is ▁obser ving ▁their ▁conversation ▁through ▁the ▁one - way ▁mirror ▁of ▁the ▁inter rog ation ▁room . ▁ ▁Mul der ▁investig ates ▁the ▁air bag ▁on ▁Sk inner ' s ▁car , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁used ▁to ▁hit ▁Sh aron . ▁S cul ly ▁def ends ▁Sk inner ▁to ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Professional ▁Res p ons ibility , ▁but ▁it ▁does ▁no ▁good ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁fired . ▁Mul der ▁bel ieves ▁this ▁was ▁done ▁to ▁weak en ▁the ▁X - Files . ▁Mul der , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Agent ▁P endre ll ▁finds ▁a ▁face ▁im print ▁in ▁the ▁air bag ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁Sk inner ' s . ▁He ▁goes ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁prost itute ' s ▁b oss ▁again ▁but ▁disco vers ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁been ▁murder ed . ▁The ▁agents ▁hope ▁to ▁use ▁Jud y , ▁an ▁employee ▁who ▁saw ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁actually ▁h ired ▁the ▁prost itute ▁and ▁use ▁her ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁another ▁meeting ▁with ▁him , ▁una ware ▁that ▁the ▁assass in ▁is ▁nearby ▁and ▁is ▁aware ▁of ▁their ▁plan . ▁They ▁agree ▁to ▁meet ▁at ▁the ▁Amb assador ▁Hotel ▁in ▁an ▁hour . ▁Sk inner ▁goes ▁to ▁see ▁his ▁wife , ▁telling ▁her ▁why ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁sign ▁the ▁divor ce ▁papers . ▁An ▁alarm ▁on ▁Sh aron ' s ▁vital ▁sign ▁monitor ▁starts ▁sound