After a swarm of bees mysteriously kill a postal worker in an enclosed restroom, Assistant Director Skinner covers it up by destroying the evidence. In order to complete the task he poses as Agent Mulder, however his deception backfires. When Mulder finds out and confronts him, Skinner reveals that he is working for the Cigarette-Smoking Man in order to obtain a possible cure for Scully's cancer.
Quest roles:
Mitch Pileggi(Walter Skinner), William B. Davis(Cigarette Smoking Man), Barry Greene(Perkins), Don S. Williams(Elder), Laurie Holden(Marita Covarrubias), Morris Panych(Gray Haired Man), Nicolle Nattrass(Misty Nagata), Allan Gray(Dr. Peter Valedespino), Fred Keating(Ray Thomas), Lisa Stewart(Jane Brody), Christopher Newton(Photo Technician), Paul Anthony McLean(Coast Guard Officer Peters), Jason Griffith(Paramedic #1), Theresa Puskar(Mrs. Kemper (uncredited)), John Moore(3rd Elder), Marites Pineda(Crying Girl (uncredited))