J Edgar Hoover Building, 17th May 2003, 9.30am

Agent John Doggett is sitting behind his desk leafing through the paperwork that has appeared over the weekend he looks up as his partner Agent Dana Scully comes in

"Hi, how was the week at Quantico" he asks, she smiles back

"The usual, I was teaching a bunch of trainees how to dissect a body, usual run of the mill stuff, anything interesting happen while I was away" she replies, he shakes his head

"No, all the ghoulies and ghosties must be taking a holiday" he laughs, the phone starts to ring, Scully picks it up "guess they've gone back to work"

"...yes Sir we are on our way up" says Scully into the phone

"Well vacations over" she says as she puts the phone down" AD Skinner want to see us.

AD Skinner's Office

"Come in" says Skinner, the door opens and Doggett and Scully walk in", Sit down" he gestures at the chairs

"What can we do for you Sir?" asks Doggett, Skinner hands over a file,

"The San Francisco field office handed this to us yesterday, they think it's out of their league" he starts, Doggett hands Scully a series of photos of the victims who have a large portion of the back of their neck missing

"Ouch that's one hell of a hickey," remarks Scully, Skinner nods

"They're calling him the Witch Finder as all his victims practised Wicca; he's attacked five women and killed four of them. He was disturbed by a group of people from a near by nightclub last time so the victim Holly Martin survived but she's in a coma which the doctors can't find a cause for" he replies Scully's interest is piqued by this

"There's always a reason for a coma" she retorts "trauma, oxygen deprivation the list goes on"

"Maybe you can explain it while you're there," says Skinner "you'll need to contact the local PD and work with them, a Lieutenant Cortez", Doggett and Scully get up to leave "good luck out there".

On the way back to the office, they meet Agent Monica Reyes

"Hi what's up" she asks

"We're going to San Francisco to catch a witch hunter," replies Doggett

"Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair," Reyes says grinning

"Oh ha ha very funny" he retorts, the air conditioning is causing Scully's nose to run, she begins to sniff

"Sorry to break this up but have you got a tissue Monica" she asks, Reyes searches her pockets, pulls out a small packet and gives them to Scully

"Keep 'em I've got plenty more"