A French salvage ship searching for a lost WWII fighter plane unknowingly surfaces an alien which appears in the form of black oil and has the ability to jump hosts. Mulder heads to Hong Kong to investigate the salvage broker who sold the information to the French and he encounters Krycek, who has been selling information from the MJ documents. As Mulder prepares to take Krycek back to the US, the alien makes its way to Hong Kong and takes control of Krycek.
In a New Mexico desert, Wolverine witnesses the crash of a spaceship carrying horrific, alien bug-like creaturesandmdash;the Familyandmdash;which overwhelm him. Rogue reunites with her first boyfriend, Cody, who ends up being a part of the Family's plot to have Rogue become their new leader. The X-Men defeat the Family.
Baz does her best to help Daniel but his mood swings continue as a complaint is made against him as a youth panics when he spots a baby in the car he has stolen.
