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When Soames' coffin is opened, a deformed body is found inside, which Scully concludes is not Soames, but an orangutan. Mulder arranges for the exhumation of the third victim, Ray Soames, despite the protests of Dr. As they drive in the woods near the town, the agents' car radio malfunctions Mulder marks the spot of this event by spray-painting an "X" onto the road. When Mulder and Scully's plane flies over Bellefleur, it encounters unexplained turbulence. However, the skeptical Scully expresses disbelief in Mulder's theory. Mulder believes that Swenson's death is due to extraterrestrial activity. Mulder also notes an unknown chemical compound found on Swenson's body, as well as similarities between her death and others from across the country. He notes that she was the fourth member of her high school class to die under mysterious circumstances. Scully introduces herself to her new partner, who shows her evidence from the Swenson case. Blevins has assigned Scully for the implicit purpose of using her scientific knowledge to discredit Mulder's work, although Blevins never directly tells Scully this and is evasive when she asks if such is his intent. Scully is assigned to work with Special Agent Fox Mulder on the X-Files, an obscure FBI section covering purportedly paranormal cases.
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Later, in Washington, D.C., FBI special agent Dana Scully is summoned to a meeting with Division Chief Scott Blevins and a seemingly anonymous government official, The Smoking Man. Swenson's body is later found by Bellefleur detectives, with two small marks on her back. When she falls, a dark figure approaches, and they both become enveloped in light. In Bellefleur, Oregon, teenager Karen Swenson is seen fleeing through the forest.