▁while ▁the ▁ro ach ▁craw ls ▁out ▁from ▁under ▁his ▁boot , ▁un sc athed . ▁When ▁E cker le ▁returns , ▁he ▁finds ▁the ▁ex termin ator ' s ▁body ▁covered ▁with ▁ro aches . ▁Fox ▁Mul der ▁( David ▁Duch ov ny ) ▁is ▁coinc ident ally ▁nearby , ▁investig ating ▁reported ▁U FO ▁sight ings ▁in ▁Miller ' s ▁Gro ve . ▁While ▁on ▁the ▁phone ▁with ▁D ana ▁S cul ly ▁( G ill ian ▁Anderson ), ▁Mul der ▁is ▁approached ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁sh er iff , ▁Fr ass , ▁who ▁reve als ▁that ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁" ro ach ▁attacks " ▁have ▁taken ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁Fr ass ▁allows ▁Mul der ▁onto ▁the ▁scene ▁at ▁E cker le ' s ▁residence . ▁ ▁Else where ▁in ▁town , ▁a ▁tri o ▁of ▁te en agers ▁drink ▁be er ▁and ▁h uff ▁f umes ▁generated ▁from ▁he ated ▁man ure . ▁One ▁of ▁them ▁sees ▁a ▁ro ach ▁craw l ▁into ▁an ▁open ▁w ound ▁on ▁his ▁w rist , ▁and ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁extr icate ▁the ▁insect , ▁he ▁begins ▁to ▁fr ant ically ▁slice ▁his ▁skin ▁with ▁a ▁raz or , ▁leading ▁him ▁to ▁sever ▁an ▁ar tery ▁and ▁ultimately ▁ble ed ▁to ▁death . ▁At ▁the ▁scene , ▁Mul der ▁tal ks ▁over ▁the ▁phone ▁with ▁S cul ly , ▁who ▁explains ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁likely ▁a ▁case ▁of ▁drug - indu ced ▁del us ional ▁par as itos is , ▁though