 In Norway , Mulder and Scully get Henry Trondheim ( John Savage ) , a naval trawler captain , to take them to the Ardent 's last known location . After crashing into the bow of the Ardent , Mulder , Scully , and Trondheim find signs of advanced corrosion , even though the Ardent is only a few years old . Below decks , the party finds the mummified remains of several crew members . They also find the wizened commanding officer of the Ardent , Captain Barclay , who claims that " time got lost " after his ship encountered a " glowing light " in the ocean . Trondheim 's boat is stolen and his first mate is murdered . 
