 Dana Scully 's ( Gillian Anderson ) autopsy of the skeleton finds that the victim died in 1975 , suggesting that Roche 's killing spree started much earlier than the FBI had previously thought . The agents search Roche 's old car , where they discover sixteen cut @-@ out hearts . Mulder and Scully subsequently visit Roche in prison , hoping to learn the identities of the remaining two victims . Roche , however , tries to play mind games with Mulder . That night Mulder dreams of the night of Samantha 's abduction , seemingly showing that his sister was abducted by Roche rather than aliens . 
