Horatio and Speedle investigate the slaying of a hooker who is found dead under a bed in a plush beachside cottage, her naked body having been stabbed 23 times.
When a lonely deputy dies, the Reno Sheriff's Department inherits his beautiful jet ski, and a life-and-death, deputy-versus-deputy battle for possession ensues.
After Mulder is put to rest the body of an alien abductee comes back to life, giving Scully and Skinner cause for hope.