As the gulf between them widens, Mulder sets out to mend things between him and his partner. Mulder discovers Scully is bulimic. You cannot move forward in this life without first casting out the demons of the past. As the executor of Scully's estate, Mulder makes a surprising discovery that heals an old wound. There are some problems still.
Someone feels like a burden.
Sleep can be torture to the waiting mind. Perhaps Mulder's fear of fire and Scully's discomfort with the unknown go back much further than we've been told. Scully finds out what happened to Mulder in the hospital in Pusher. Scully's date with a friend of Mulder's from Oxford brings her and Mulder together. Mulder tries to heal the rift.