Missed that particular episode but I've seen enough Coast to Coast threads devolve into confirmation bias marathons to be cautious here. That said, I'm not dismissing it outright - pattern recognition across independent witnesses is actually one of the more useful data points we have.
The hand markings thing comes up more than people realise. There's a decent chunk of accounts in the MUFON database describing similar geometric scarring or pigmentation changes, particularly around the dorsal surface. Worth cross-referencing before assuming the caller heard your account somewhere and is mirroring it back.
A few questions worth asking yourself:
When did you first notice the markings? Proximity to any missing time episodes?, Have you had them documented medically? A dermatologist's ". No idea what this is". Carries more weight than you'd think, Do they fluoresce under UV? Sounds daft, I know, but several documented cases show unusual reactions under a standard 365nm blacklight
I've spent years researching shadow people specifically, so direct abduction accounts aren't really my lane - but the intersection between these phenomena gets interesting. Some researchers like David Jacobs would argue the physiological markers are the most evidentially significant part of contact accounts.
Anyone else in this thread actually seen that episode? A direct timestamp or clip would sharpen this conversation considerably rather than working from memory.