▁Mul der ▁finds ▁a ▁co ck ro ach ▁on ▁the ▁unders ide ▁of ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁furn iture , ▁indicating ▁that ▁ro aches ▁were ▁at ▁least ▁present . ▁When ▁he ▁attempts ▁to ▁capture ▁it ▁for ▁analysis , ▁the ▁insect ▁cr umb les ▁in ▁his ▁hand ▁and ▁the ▁sharp ▁pieces ▁cut ▁his ▁fingers ▁in ▁the ▁process , ▁leading ▁him ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁brit t le ▁cas ing ▁was ▁made ▁of ▁metal . ▁Sher iff ▁Fr ass ▁pur ports ▁that ▁the ▁government , ▁under ▁the ▁gu ise ▁of ▁the ▁US DA , ▁has ▁been ▁bre eding ▁k iller ▁co ck ro aches ▁in ▁a ▁nearby ▁facility . ▁Im medi ately ▁afterwards , ▁the ▁medical ▁exam iner ▁is ▁found ▁dead ▁in ▁a ▁bath room ▁st all , ▁initially ▁covered ▁with ▁co ck ro aches ▁that ▁disappear ▁from ▁the ▁scene ▁before ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁person ▁can ▁witness ▁them . ▁S cul ly ▁attributes ▁the ▁medical ▁exam iner ' s ▁death ▁to ▁a ▁c ere br al ▁an eur ys m ▁induced ▁by ▁over stra ining ▁while ▁def ec ating . ▁Mul der ▁and ▁Sher iff ▁Fr ass ▁find ▁a ▁seem ingly ▁dead ▁co ck ro ach ▁on ▁a ▁sink ▁in ▁the ▁bath room , ▁and ▁Mul der ▁again ▁attempts ▁to ▁capture ▁it ▁( al beit ▁more ▁g inger ly ▁this ▁time ), ▁but ▁it ▁proves ▁to ▁be ▁alive ▁and ▁esc apes ▁down ▁the ▁d rain . ▁ ▁Mul der ▁goes ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁facility ▁Sher iff ▁Fr ass ▁mentioned . ▁Before ▁breaking ▁in , ▁he ▁and