▁and ▁S cul ly , ▁P add ock ▁causes ▁them ▁to ▁instead ▁kill ▁themselves , ▁confirm ing ▁that ▁their ▁attempt ▁was ▁indeed ▁too ▁late . ▁The ▁agents ▁escape ▁their ▁b onds ▁and ▁find ▁P add ock ▁missing , ▁with ▁only ▁a ▁part ing ▁message ▁on ▁the ▁ch alk board ▁stating , ▁" Good bye . ▁It ' s ▁been ▁nice ▁working ▁with ▁you ." ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Writing ▁ ▁" Die ▁Hand ▁Die ▁Ver let zt ", ▁which ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁co - exec utive ▁produ cers ▁Glen ▁Morgan ▁and ▁James ▁W ong , ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁Morgan ' s ▁idea ▁to ▁feature ▁a ▁s nake ▁e ating ▁a ▁man ▁in ▁an ▁episode . ▁Morgan ▁and ▁co - writer ▁James ▁W ong ▁left ▁the ▁series ▁after ▁this ▁episode ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁Fox ▁series ▁Space : ▁A bove ▁and ▁Bey ond . ▁The ▁line ▁written ▁by ▁Mrs . ▁P add ock ▁on ▁a ▁ch alk board ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁episode , ▁" It ' s ▁been ▁nice ▁working ▁with ▁you ," ▁also ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁good bye ▁to ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁show . ▁The ▁two ▁later ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁show ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁season . ▁ ▁Series ▁cre ator ▁Chris ▁Carter ▁described ▁the ▁episode ▁as ▁" a ▁ca ution ary ▁tale ▁about ▁playing ▁with ▁fire , ▁playing ▁with ▁things ▁bigger ▁and ▁bad der ▁than ▁you ▁might ▁imagine ". ▁In ▁an ▁interview , ▁he ▁also ▁pra ised ▁the ▁purpose fully ▁cl ash ing ▁t ones ▁of ▁the ▁entry , ▁not ing ▁that