ing , ▁but ▁as ▁Sk inner ▁is ▁about ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁help , ▁the ▁old ▁woman ▁once ▁again ▁takes ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁Sh aron , ▁be ck oning ▁him ▁to ▁come ▁closer . ▁As ▁Sk inner ▁le ans ▁in , ▁he ▁sees ▁his ▁wife ▁again , ▁now ▁aw ak ened ▁from ▁the ▁com a ; ▁she ▁says ▁something ▁in aud ible ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁Mul der ▁wa its ▁in ▁the ▁hotel ▁bar ▁while ▁S cul ly ▁gu ards ▁Jud y ▁in ▁a ▁hotel ▁room . ▁The ▁assass in ▁enters ▁the ▁room ▁to ▁attack ▁them ▁but ▁is ▁quickly ▁killed ▁by ▁Sk inner , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁there . ▁The ▁dead ▁man ' s ▁identity ▁is ▁unknown . ▁After ▁being ▁re h ired , ▁Sk inner ▁returns ▁to ▁work , ▁decl ining ▁to ▁say ▁to ▁Mul der ▁how ▁he ▁knew ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁the ▁hotel . ▁After ▁Mul der ▁leaves , ▁he ▁reaches ▁into ▁his ▁dra wer ▁and ▁puts ▁his ▁wed ding ▁ring ▁back ▁on . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁David ▁Duch ov ny ▁initially ▁suggested ▁having ▁a ▁Walter ▁Sk inner - cent ric ▁episode ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁give ▁himself ▁a ▁break , ▁although ▁ultimately ▁he ▁still ▁ended ▁up ▁having ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁episode . ▁Duch ov ny ▁felt ▁that ▁Sk inner ▁was ▁an ▁interesting ▁character ▁whom ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁not ▁util izing ▁to ▁his ▁full ▁extent . ▁Duch ov ny ' s ▁idea , ▁which ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁writer ▁Howard ▁Gordon , ▁also ▁surrounded ▁the ▁conce it ▁that