A female corpse, dug-up and mutilated, is brought to Mulder's attention by a Minnesota agent claiming it as the work of aliens. Mulder, however, suspects the desecration is done by a fetishist and has the agent put out a warning to all law enforcement agencies in the area. At the same time, Scully begins to feel intensely uncomfortable with the work of the predator and his prey.

Jude finds herself embroiled in a suicide attempt. A teenage prank turns a birthday party into a tragic disaster. Mike owes Rachel an explanation, but her response takes him by surprise.