The sun came up and the fog around the inlet at Calico Cove burned off quickly. The Black-Haired Man assembled his gun near the edge of the water, hidden behind the thick camouflage of green foliage. He looked through his scope, taking aim at the middle of the peaceful inlet. In a few minutes it will all be mine, he thought. Cobra won't know what hit him. Spender will finally get what's due him, and Scully will be out of the way for good. Maybe he could even get a shot on Mulder. He's supposed to be around here somewhere, he thought. And then I will have that CD in my hands. And all the power.

Mulder followed Scully's sedan from a distance, praying that she knew what she was doing. It only took a few minutes to get to the Cove. When Scully and Spender got out of the car, Mulder hid himself out of sight near the dock to hear what they were saying.

"Calico Inlet is fifteen minutes out. South end."

"What do I do when I get there?" Scully asked.

"I don't know. Just wait. Be careful."

As Scully got in the boat and started the engine, Mulder high-tailed it back to his car and drove unseen to the south end of the inlet.

Cobra could hear Scully's boat approaching in the distance. He took out the CD from his jacket pocket. Too bad this disc is empty, he thought to himself. Even though she's a pretty girl, I can't let anyone have this knowledge. He put the CD back in his pocket and reached for his gun that he had placed at the bottom of the boat. Spender and his so-called right-hand man must die today, he thought. And sorry Scully, but you got too close, you already know too much.

Mulder was positioned at the south end of the inlet. He saw Scully approach the middle of the inlet in her boat. Mulder took out his gun and prepared to protect her in any way that he could. Little did Mulder know that the Black-Haired Man was a few yards away, tracking his scope right on Scully.

Cobra appeared in his boat a few seconds later. The whole inlet went quiet as the two boat motors were turned off and the waves on the water subsided. Mulder saw Cobra stand in his boat to greet Scully. He handed her the CD. And then all hell broke lose.

The Black-Haired Man fired a shot at Cobra but missed. Cobra instinctively pulled out his gun and started shooting off rounds in the Black-Haired Man's direction.

"Scully get down!" Mulder shouted.

The Black-Haired Man fired off another shot, this time hitting Cobra square in the chest, killing him instantly. As he fell into the water, Scully tried to pull Cobra up into her boat, but another shot rang out. The Black-Haired Man had taken aim at her this time. Scully ducked back inside her boat.

Mulder was frantically trying to figure out where the shots were coming from. He ran through the trees and finally spotted the Black-Haired Man, who had already squeezed the trigger again. "NO!" Mulder screamed. He looked back to the lake and saw the blood pour out from Scully's shoulder. He watched in horror as she fell out of the boat and disappeared under the water. Mulder headed straight for the Black-Haired Man, gun aimed, and was just about to pull his trigger when yet another shot was heard. The Black-Haired Man fell face down to the ground, right in front of Mulder, dead. Mulder looked up and saw Spender holding a smoking gun in one hand and a burning cigarette in the other. Mulder froze and stood in disbelief. Spender stared Mulder down. Time felt like it ceased. All was too quiet now.

"Scully..." Mulder chanted, suddenly being broken out of his trance. Mulder left Spender and ran to the lake as fast as he could, dove into the water and swam hysterically to her boat.

"SCULLY!" Mulder yelled in a panic. She was nowhere to be seen. "SCULLY!" he screamed louder. Nothing. Mulder took a huge gulp of air and went below the surface. The water was murky and he couldn't see anything. He came back up. "SCULLY! Scully, oh my God, Scully...SCULLY!" Nothing.