But her careful, methodical detective work gets her to the location of the first kidnapping, and a flash of intuition gives her the location of the child's shallow grave. It is very gratifying to watch Scully be the one who solves this case.

This is one of the most satisfying things about the story in my opinion. I don't like episodes or fics that belittle Scully's own unique approach to the truth. It is good to read stories that show her getting results.

On the whole, I have to say that I didn't like this story as much as you did. The writing was lovely, but it didn't seem like the right style to tell a really plotty casefile story. The style seems to get a lot plainer in part two, as the story starts rolling, so in a sense I feel like the story was a bit schizophrenic. I don't know, maybe I wasn't in the right mood. It was still an interesting and worthwhile story, though.