 Mulder bursts into the Smoking Man's home and holds him at gunpoint, demanding to know why Scully was taken instead of him.The Smoking Man claims he likes the both of them, which is why she was returned; he reveals that he told Skinner it was Mulder who shot the man in the parking lot, although he didn't believe this to be true, incidentally revealing himself as unaware of who did, namely X.He tells Mulder that he'll never know the truth if he kills him, and Mulder decides not to.