▁is ▁the ▁four teenth ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁science ▁fiction ▁television ▁series ▁The ▁X - Files . ▁It ▁premier ed ▁on ▁the ▁Fox ▁network ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Glen ▁Morgan ▁and ▁James ▁W ong , ▁directed ▁by ▁Kim ▁Mann ers , ▁and ▁featured ▁guest ▁appearances ▁by ▁Susan ▁Bl om ma ert , ▁Dan ▁Butler , ▁and ▁He ather ▁Mc Com b . ▁The ▁episode ▁is ▁a ▁" Mon ster - of - the - Week " ▁story , ▁un connected ▁to ▁the ▁series ' ▁wider ▁myth ology . ▁" Die ▁Hand ▁Die ▁Ver let zt " ▁earned ▁a ▁N iel sen ▁household ▁rating ▁of ▁ 1 0 . 7 , ▁being ▁watched ▁by ▁ 1 0 . 2 ▁million ▁households ▁in ▁its ▁initial ▁broadcast . ▁The ▁episode ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews , ▁with ▁many ▁critics ▁pra ising ▁its ▁writing . ▁The ▁title ▁transl ates ▁from ▁German ▁as ▁" the ▁hand ▁that ▁w ounds ." ▁ ▁The ▁X - Files ▁series ▁cent ers ▁on ▁F BI ▁special ▁agents ▁Fox ▁Mul der ▁( David ▁Duch ov ny ) ▁and ▁D ana ▁S cul ly ▁( G ill ian ▁Anderson ) ▁who ▁work ▁on ▁cases ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁par an ormal , ▁called ▁X - Files . ▁In ▁this ▁episode ▁Mul der ▁and ▁S cul ly ▁are ▁called ▁to ▁Mil ford ▁H aven , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁te en ager ▁who ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁died ▁during