Summary
Before the recap begins, a quick refresher on the characters:
Niki - the woman who takes off her clothes and sees
herself in the mirror
Peter - the nurse who thinks he can fly, Nathan's brother
Isaac - the druggie who can paint the future
Hiro - the businessman who can stop time
Claire - the indestructible cheerleader
Simone - the dying man's daughter
Micah - Nikki's genius son
Nathan - a politician and Peter's brother
Mohinder - the professor whose father was killed for
his research
Matt – the police officer who hears voices
Mr. Bennett/Horned Rim Glasses - Claire's father, has
many secrets
Ando - Hiro's partner in crime
The Haitian/Mysterious Goon - mostly mute, works for
Mr. Bennett
Zach - Claire's friend
Audrey - the FBI agent working with Matt
Yes! The return of Super NBC Announcer Man with a nifty
recap of last week's episode. And now, a new episode
begins.
In New York City, Peter and that mysterious invisible
British fellow (whose name is apparently Claude) walk
down a crowded sidewalk. Claude is stealing things left
and right as the two chat. Peter needs to learn how to
handle all the powers he is absorbing or else he just
might explode. The first lesson: can Peter retain an
ability when not in the vicinity the person from whom
that power originates? The lesson starts with Claude
snatching a purse from a woman, handing it to Peter,
and running off. Peter is soon visible again.
Poor Niki, unable to convince the psychologist that
Jessica is dangerous. She is cuffed and a Taser is readily
available on the table. Plus, there is a metronome clacking
away, back and forth, black and forth. The psychologist
tells Niki to focus and they begin to talk about Niki's
childhood. Apparently, Jessica could play the piano rather
well. And then Jessica is free.
In Odessa, we see Mr. Bennett discover a living, breathing
Sylar all over again. He gets slammed against the wall,
his horn-rimmed glasses falling off his face. Sylar pulls
something out off the back of his head, takes Mr. Bennett's
wallet and then leaves, turning the lights off with a
twitch. Sylar teases Mr. Bennett, showing him his own
driver's license, complete with home address. Mr. Bennett
pounds on the glass separating him from Sylar, yelling
at the top of his lungs. With another twitch of his hand,
Sylar unlocks the door and steps out into light, leaving
Mr. Bennett locked in his own prison.
Isaac answers a knock at his door. It is Simone, who
returns his keys. She asks to see his new paintings and
pulls a tarp off a canvas before Isaac can stop her.
It is a view of the city, destroyed, from the viewpoint
of her father's building. Simone needs Isaac to find
Peter but every time Isaac tries to paint Peter, nothing
shows up. But Isaac knows Peter will be responsible for
the destruction of New York City and he will do whatever
it takes to stop him (and keep Simone safe). As Simone
walks away, Isaac asks her to keep the keys. She picks
up them up and walks out.
Claire tries to convince her mother to let her (and
Zach) skip school to go to the aquarium to see the manatees.
In reality, however, they are off to Kermit to find Claire's
birth mother. The deception has to be perfect: nobody
can know.
In Long Island, Hiro's father takes a look at the painting
Hiro was carrying. He is an angry man, notes Ando, a
man who does not like waffles and a man who wants his
only son to return to the family business. Papa Nakamura
wants Hiro to return to Japan and promises to make his
son an executive vice president. Hiro's destiny, according
to Papa Nakamura, is to replace his father as head of
the company. But Hiro knows he has another destiny. The
painting will get him Takezo Kensei's sword and the sword
will stop the destruction of New York City.
In disgust, Papa Hiro rips the canvas apart.
A pair of guards burst into the room where Niki and
the psychiatrist were having their little chat. The room
has been turned upside down. Niki is sprawled on the
floor, the table is knocked over, and the psychiatrist
is covered with nasty Taser burns. Niki begs to be taken
back to her cell and one of the guards (the one with
the broken nose) is more than happy to oblige. He hits
her over the head with his nightstick.
Claude laughs at Peter's close call with the police
but Peter knows Nathan will be upset the police know
who he is. However, Claude knows that Peter has to cut
his connections with his family in order to fully realize
his abilities. Claude hates people. But Peter likes Simone.
So, Peter and Claude head off to spy on Simone.
His eyes that crazy shade of white (mother of pearl,
perhaps), Isaac paints madly. The finished painting is
a taxi cab, seen from above. He looks at another canvas
and is disturbed by whatever it is he sees.
Speaking of canvases, Hiro and Ando look over the pieces
of the painting. Hiro's sister Kimiko asks their father
to let him have a shot at talking to the black sheep
of the family. Hiro apologizes for bringing shame to
the family but insists that the family does not need
him. But there are problems at Yamagoto and some of the
stockholders are upset that Papa Nakamura cannot control
his own son. Hiro must give up his dream of saving the
world in order to save his family.
Ando tells Hiro that returning to Japan might be a good
idea. His powers are gone and they have no way of getting
the sword. Maybe Hiro's sister was right. She is smart,
after all. Hiro smiles widely. His sister is smart, yes
she is.
Claire and Zach find the home of Meredith Gordon (Claire's
birth mother) in a trailer park. Not exactly what Claire
was hoping for. Seeing that his friend is worried, Zach
more or less abandons her, so that she will have to talk
to her birth mother. Haltingly, Claire knocks on the
door. It opens and the two embrace.
Mr. Muggles finds Sylar in Claire's room and the two
are introduced. Mrs. Bennett calls for her dog, having
only just returned home. Sylar picks up the dog and heads
downstairs. Mrs. Bennett’s arms are full with grocery
bags and she is shocked to find Sylar standing in her
kitchen. But Sylar, that sly dog, charms the pants of
Mrs. Bennett, explaining that he was delivering something
for Mr. Bennett and saw the dog out in the street. Mrs.
Bennett believes the whole spiel.
(after a commercial break)
Mrs. Bennett brings Sylar a drink and wonders who left
the door open for Mr. Muggles. Sylar manages to work
Claire into the conversation and gets himself an invitation
to dinner. It is the least Mrs. Bennett can do, after
all. She plans on calling her husband right away to let
him know they will have dinner guests.
A bruised and bloodied Mr. Bennett stares out the window
of his little cell.
Meredith and Claire stare at each other for an awkward
moment before Meredith breaks the silence. She thinks
her daughter is so beautiful and regrets missing so much
of Claire's life. But Meredith was certain nothing could
have survived the fire so she never considered the fact
that her daughter was out there somewhere. She offers
Claire a drink and begins talking about her own life.
But the lovely Kodak moment is interrupted by Claire's
phone. It is her mother, checking up on her. Meredith
seems let down knowing that Claire has not told her parents
where she really is. And then Claire announces she knows
how she survived the fire.
She picks up a large kitchen knife and slices her forearm.
It bleeds but good and then quickly heals. Claire begs
Meredith to say something. With a smile, Meredith holds
out her hand and it bursts into flame. Like mother, like
daughter.
Back at the homestead, Mrs. Bennett works on dinner
while she chats with Sylar about Claire. But the relationship
sours when Mrs. Bennett notices that Sylar is taking
quite an interest in Claire. Worried, Mrs. Bennett tries
to phone her husband again but Sylar flicks the phone
against a wall. When Mrs. Bennett tries to run, Sylar
knocks her into a glass case against a wall. He towers
over her and holds out his hand. Just then, the front
door bursts open. Mrs. Bennett rushes in, gun drawn,
and fires a round directly into Sylar's chest. The Haitian
is right behind Mr. Bennett and rushes off after Sylar.
(after a commercial break)
Mr. Bennett comforts his distraught wife. The Haitian
returns and shakes his head. Sylar must have gotten away.
The Haitian kneels down and works his magic on Mrs. Bennett.
As they walk out the door together, Meredith asks Claire
to stay for dinner. But Claire needs to be getting home.
Before she leaves, she asks about her father. Meredith
offers to explain it all next time. Zach honks the horn
and taps his watch. Meredith takes off a necklace and
gives it to Claire.
Simone lets herself into Isaac's studio and calls out.
He is nowhere to be found. But she spies the painting
of the destroyed city, only now, she is standing with
Isaac. She heads to the roof and finds Isaac there. He
thinks the roof has something to do with whatever is
happening. Simone would just like to know how the pigeon's
get up there. The painting is the future Isaac is hoping
for, a future that will be destroyed because Isaac cannot
stop it. But Simone knows that Isaac has his gift for
a reason: she believes he can make the future, not just
paint it.
The two are not alone on the roof. Claude and Peter
are watching them.
After a round of bows, Hiro announces he is returning
to the business. His first decision? Consolidate management.
His sister is shocked that he would do something so stupid.
He sarcastically asks what she would do and she rattles
off a list of smart decisions. Hiro is trying to prove
to his father that Kimiko is the one his father needs
to run the family business. She is the one with the head
for business, not Hiro. And then there is more bowing.
Niki sits dejectedly in her cell. The door opens and
the guard with the broken nose tosses her a package.
She is going home. Malski, Linderman's creepy goon who
spoke with D.L. in an earlier episode, explains that
all charges against her have been dropped due to the
confession of a man on death row. Niki is desperate to
stay locked up but that is not her call. She is going
home.
Still on the roof, an angry and dejected Peter discusses
what they just saw with Claude. Peter thinks Claude took
far too much amusement and the two start arguing. Peter
thinks Claude is a hermit, Peter thinks Claude knows
nothing. And then Claude throws Peter off the building.
He lands atop a taxi with a piece of metal impaled through
his chest. But he opens his eyes, pulls himself off the
roof of the taxi and manages to stay standing. Looking
back up the building he realizes what just happened.
(after a commercial break)
Peter sits against the taxi until Claude shows up. He
jumps to his feet and slams Claude into the side of the
building. Thirty stories is a long way to fall in order
to realize his abilities. But Peter did it. He saw Claire's
face in his mind right before he hit the ground. Peter
thinks he has ra and then he starts to lose it. So Claude
punches him.
Back in his studio, Isaac paints. This time, he paints
a half-invisible Peter lying against the side of a taxi.
He rings up Mr. Bennett with the news and learns that
Sylar is escaped. But Peter is still in the city, he
thinks, just a little invisible. To Mr. Bennett, this
means that an old friend (Claude) is not quite as dead
as he should be.
Hiro says goodbye to his father (who still does not
approve of Hiro's mission), even going as far as to give
his father a big ole hug. His sister calls him insane
before hugging him as well. Ando tries to get in on the
hugging action but all he gets is a bow. Still, he thinks
Kimiko is starting to like him.
Micah knocks on his mother's door and asks about playing
Scrabble. But the woman in the room is Jessica, not Niki.
Niki is stuck behind a mirror.
Claire and Zach finally make it home and confront her
mother. Thanks to the Haitian, Mrs. Bennett does not
remember their conversation that morning and thinks her
daughter ditched school. And for some reason she has
a nasty headache. Claire offers to finish dinner and
her mother heads upstairs to lie down. Then she spots
a piece of glass and picks it up. She catches her father's
eye and gives him a bright smile.
Meredith calls up someone on the phone and announces
that their daughter just found her. And Claire's daddy
is none other than Nathan Petrelli. That guy really sleeps
around.
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