 Although " Aubrey " was written by Charno , Glen Morgan and James Wong , who had written for The X @-@ Files before , provided additional contributions to the story . The story for the episode developed around the concept of 50 @-@ year @-@ old murders and the transfer of genetic memory . This was later combined with a separate concept about a female serial killer . Terry O 'Quinn , who guest stars in the episode , would later play roles in the 1998 feature film , the ninth season episode " Trust No 1 " , become a recurring character as Peter Watts on Millennium , and appear on the short @-@ lived series Harsh Realm . Strang 's work on the episode was submitted for Emmy consideration . 
