ap ego at , ▁he ▁adm its ▁the ▁sect ' s ▁existence ▁to ▁Mul der . ▁He ▁confir ms ▁that ▁rit uals ▁did ▁happen ▁while ▁Sh annon ▁was ▁present , ▁but ▁ins ists ▁that ▁expos ure ▁to ▁sens ational ▁media ▁coverage ▁led ▁her ▁to ▁" rem ember " ▁the ▁sexual ▁ab use . ▁Meanwhile , ▁S cul ly ▁research es ▁P add ock ▁and ▁finds ▁that ▁no ▁one ▁knows ▁anything ▁about ▁her ▁or ▁her ▁background . ▁During ▁a ▁sudden ▁power ▁out age , ▁P add ock ▁ste als ▁S cul ly ' s ▁pen ▁and ▁uses ▁it ▁to ▁imp erson ate ▁her ▁in ▁a ▁call ▁to ▁Mul der , ▁pret ending ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁trouble . ▁Mul der ▁hand c uff s ▁Aus bury ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement ▁to ▁prevent ▁his ▁possible ▁escape , ▁then ▁leaves ▁to ▁help ▁S cul ly . ▁So on ▁after , ▁a ▁giant ▁s nake ▁appears , ▁controlled ▁by ▁P add ock , ▁and ▁dev ours ▁Aus bury . ▁ ▁Mul der ▁arriv es ▁at ▁the ▁school , ▁where ▁S cul ly ▁claims ▁that ▁she ▁never ▁called ▁him . ▁They ▁find ▁P add ock ▁seem ingly ▁attacked ▁by ▁the ▁remaining ▁Sat an ists , ▁and ▁go ▁to ▁search ▁for ▁them . ▁The ▁Sat an ists ▁capture ▁the ▁two ▁agents , ▁convinced ▁that ▁they ▁need ▁to ▁perform ▁a ▁sacrifice ▁to ▁reg ain ▁favor ▁with ▁the ▁Dev il ▁and ▁make ▁up ▁for ▁their ▁dil uted ▁faith ▁before ▁it ▁is ▁too ▁late . ▁As ▁they ▁are ▁about ▁to ▁kill ▁Mul der