. ▁Sk inner ' s ▁popular ity ▁amongst ▁fans ▁had ▁ris en ▁with ▁his ▁increased ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁episodes ▁" The ▁B less ing ▁Way " ▁and ▁" P aper ▁C lip " ▁and ▁these ▁episodes ▁helped ▁re - est ab lish ▁the ▁ground ▁rules ▁regarding ▁where ▁Sk inner ▁stood ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁X - Files . ▁The ▁episode ▁title ▁means ▁the ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁a ▁de ity ▁in ▁S ansk rit . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁F BI ▁assistant ▁director ▁Walter ▁Sk inner ▁( M itch ▁P ile ggi ) ▁is ▁given ▁divor ce ▁papers ▁from ▁his ▁wife , ▁Sh aron , ▁after ▁sevent een ▁years ▁of ▁marriage . ▁At ▁a ▁bar , ▁he ▁meets ▁an ▁attract ive ▁woman ▁named ▁Car ina ▁Say les ▁( Am anda ▁T apping ); ▁the ▁two ▁eng age ▁in ▁a ▁one ▁night ▁stand . ▁However , ▁after ▁the ▁tr yst , ▁Sk inner ▁has ▁a ▁night m are ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁woman ▁in ▁bed ▁with ▁him . ▁He ▁aw ak ens ▁to ▁find ▁Say les ▁dead , ▁her ▁head ▁tw isted ▁completely ▁around . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁murder ▁investigation ▁unf olds , ▁Sk inner ▁tells ▁agent ▁Fox ▁Mul der ▁( David ▁Duch ov ny ) ▁not ▁to ▁get ▁involved . ▁He ▁ref uses ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁poly graph ▁test ▁and ▁is ▁viewed ▁as ▁a ▁suspect . ▁Agent ▁D ana ▁S cul ly ▁( G ill ian ▁Anderson ) ▁exam ines ▁Say les ' ▁cor pse , ▁finding ▁a ▁ph osph ores cent ▁g low ▁around