The future of the X-Files project is jeopardized after Mulder secretly infiltrates the government cover-up of a UFO crash.
To gain tangible proof the organism inside the rock is an alien entity, Mulder joins forces with the duplicitous Krycek and comes face to face with the starling depths of his deception.
When a deadly, viscous organism is discovered inside a strange rock, the agents race to determine the rock's origin.
Margaret and Francey enlist the help of a popular true crime podcaster to help exonerate a client who is serving a life sentence; Todd solicits dating advice from his sister and Susan when sparks fly between him and Lea.
Walter comes face-to-face with demons from his past when Olivia uncovers a connection between a dangerous force and his experiments with Cortexiphan.