Mulder在医院被Fowley监管着。他想办法请来了Skinner和Kritschgau来帮忙,他们了解到Mulder拥有了CIA一直在研究的读心术。Scully在象牙海岸寻找治愈Mulder的办法。Mulder的病情加重了。In Africa, Scully searches for answers for Mulder's condition by studying rubbings taken from the fallen spacecraft. Back in D.C., Skinner tries to help Mulder by finding Michael Kritschgau at Mulder's request, who may know what is causing Mulder's accelerated brain activity.