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Assistant Director Skinner puts off signing his divorce papers for one more day, reluctant to end his 17 year marriage. He meets a woman in the Chesapeake Lounge of the Ambassador Hotel and they end up spending the night together in a hotel room. Skinner has a vision of an old woman and awakes to find the woman from the lounge dead in bed next to him.
Mulder and Scully are called in by the local police investigating the case. The dead woman Carina Sayles it turns out works for an escort agency, when Mulder and Scully check with the agency they have Skinner's credit card details.
Skinner is released on bail but refuses Mulder and Scully's help. They investigate the case regardless despite their own admission that they know nothing about his private life, they feel honour bound to help clear his name. Mulder notes that he was surprised to hear that Carina Sayles was a prostitute.
Scully discovers that Skinner suffers from a serious sleeping disorder linked to his recent separation from his wife and has visions of an old woman visiting him in the night. Mulder links this to a succubus, a spirit that visits men in the night in such a form.
After Skinner's wife is run off the road and nearly killed by his car, Mulder tests the airbag from the car which reveals the face of an unknown man proving Skinner was not driving the car at the time of the accident. Which leads Mulder to believe that someone is out to frame and discredit Assistant Director Skinner.
Noteworthy Quote
Senior Agent: "Do you believe in paranormal phenomenon Agent Scully?"
Scully: "What ever extreme cases I have encountered, I have always viewed through the lens of science. I believe that is why I was assigned to the X-files and to Agent Mulder."
Credits
| Story by: |
David Duchovny |
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Howard Gordon |
| Writer: |
Howard Gordon |
| Director: |
James Charleston |
Cast:
| David Duchovny |
Special Agent Fox Mulder |
| Gillian Anderson |
Special Agent Dana Scully |
Guest Cast:
| Mitch Pileggi |
Assistant Director Skinner |
| Tasha Simms |
Jay Cassal |
| Amanda Tapping |
Carina Sayles |
| Bethoe Shirkoff |
Old Woman |
| Tom Mason |
Detective Waltos |
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| Cal Traversy |
Young Detective |
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| Stacy Grant |
Judy Fairly |
| Janie Woods-Morris |
Lorraine Kelleher |
| Jennifer Hetrick |
Sharon Skinner |
| Malcolm Stewart |
Special Agent Bonnecaze |
| Brendan Beiser |
Dr Rick Newton |
| William B Davis |
Cigarette Smoking Man |
| Michael David Simms |
Senior Agent |
| Morris Paynch |
Gray-Haired Man |
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