Summary
Before the recap begins, a quick refresher on the characters
(with three recurring characters finally added):
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. Bennet/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
No sign of Super NBC Announcer Man this week, only Mohinder
recapping the last episode (for the most part). Poor
Super NBC Announcer Man, never getting the recognition
he deserves. And then the episode proper begins...
In New York City, Peter chases after a bearded man with
the power of invisibility. The bearded man seems to know
other people like Peter but has no interest in helping
Peter find any answers. He threatens Peter and stalks
off.
Niki gets an injection in her bum and passes out. She
is left alone in her padded cell. The poor girl.
In Los Angeles, Matt and Janice play with Matt's ability
to read thoughts. She keeps thinking things, he keeps
telling her what she is thinking.
Mr. Bennett, in his "office" in Texas, looks
over the latest results from tests being conducted on
Sylar. They are pretty intense but Mr. Bennet tells the
doctor to keep bringing Sylar back to life every time
he codes (read: his heart stops).
Also in New York City, Ando argues with a parking attendant
over his fee for one day's parking. He was two minutes
over his allotted time and has to pay almost fifty dollars.
Hiro, bless his heart, tries to turn back the clock to
save his friend a few bucks but is unsuccessful. After
Ando hands over the money, Hiro laments that his power
is gone until he finds the sword. The two argue about
sword as they walk to the car but stop suddenly when
they notice a man standing next to the vehicle.
The man has a gun. Hiro and Ando turn and run but are
confronted by another man who pulls up in a van, stops,
gets out and glares at them. Hiro's whispered "Uh-oh" just
might be an understatement.
Mohinder peers into a microscope but is interrupted
by a knock at the door. It is Nathan Petrelli, who wants
help finding his brother. Mohinder has been trying to
contact Peter for two days. Nathan asks Mohinder if there
is anything he can share vis-à-vis Peter’s
situation. Mohinder shows him the list of thirty-six
people Papa Suresh found with a genetic marker. Both
Nathan and Peter are on it. Peter's ability is to sap
up the abilities of others near him like a sponge. Nathan
wonders if there is any way to stop Peter's power. Mohinder
thinks there might be.
But Nathan does not want Mohinder finding or studying
his brother, feeding into his paranoia. Mohinder knows
that Peter is important and manages to convince Nathan
to let him tag along.
Peter follows the invisible man and finds him on top
of the building owned by Charles Deveraux. Peter finds
it a little strange that the invisible man lives in the
same building Peter used to work in. He begs for a way
to control his power, he is afraid of exploding. But
the invisible man just ignores everything Peter said
and walks out.
Claire and Zach peer at Mr. Bennet's computer but can
find nothing. Claire just does not believe that, there
has to be something on the computer. But Zach is pretty
sure anyone with the amount of secrets Mr. Bennet has
would probably not hide anything on the family computer.
Mr. Muggles begins barking and the two are quick to shut
down the computer.
Mr. Bennet forgot his cell phone. Claire and Zach are
able to come up with a cover story by saying they are
lab partners working on a project about manatees. Mr.
Bennet asks for a moment with his daughter and Claire
tells Zach to wait in her room, reminding him where it
is located. Claire is able to convince her father that
she is disgusted by Zach, despite the fact that she remembers
everything. Mr. Bennet gently suggests that she might
enjoy working with Zach. They used to be friends, after
all. Claire smiles.
After Mr. Bennet leaves, Claire joins Zach in her room.
She decides to turn to the one person she knows can give
her some real answers. She hangs a chime in her window,
explaining to Zach that she was told to do so if she
ever needed to get in contact with this person.
Matt tries to explain to Janice what happened to him
and why he wants to track down the people responsible.
Janice is just a tad bit skeptical and thinks (to her
self) that he should contact the FBI. Overhearing her
thoughts, Matt replies that the FBI thinks he is crazy.
And he has to go in front of a review board in the morning
so he heads to the bathroom to get
Hiro and Ando hide under a car and try to figure out
why they are being chased. Is it the painting? Ando wants
to surrender but Hiro will never give up. Unfortunately,
the owner of the car they are under chooses that moment
to leave the parking garage. Hiro and Ando are suddenly
very, very out in the open. The van turns a corner and
chases after them. Hiro manages to jump a fence but the
men grab Ando.
Hiro climbs back over the fence and yells at the men.
He offers himself, who is special, in trade for non-special
Ando. But the men just grab Hiro and throw him in the
van alongside Ando, who is shocked that his friend came
back for him.
Waking up in her room, Niki finds another woman sitting
on the floor with her. And her restraints are off. The
woman is a psychiatrist. Niki begs to be sedated, worried
that Jessica will reassert herself and do some damage.
The psychiatrist tries to do her psychiatry thing, suggesting
that Niki has multiple personalities. Again, Niki asks
for another shot. The psychiatrist says no and leaves,
taking the straight jacket with her.
D.L. talks on the phone with someone, discussing money.
Micah stands in the doorway, listening. When his father
hangs up, Micah asks after his lunchbox. It is in the
car and the car is in the shop. Micah is not overly concerned
because his father makes bad lunches. But D.L. is getting
a little cranky and confronts Micah, insisting that he
is doing the best he can. Micah reminds him that Niki
managed to do a better job and then leaves for school.
Under the girders, Claire waits for the Haitian. He
shows up and tells Claire how dangerous it was for her
to contact him. She is having problems continually lying
to her father and asks if the Haitian knows who her real
parents are. He knows nothing about Claire's father but
can tell Claire that her birth mother died in an explosion
fourteen years ago. At least, that is what Mr. Bennett
told the Haitian, who does not think Mr. Bennet was lying.
He tells Claire to go home and forget about her real
parents. He walks off, leaving Claire almost in tears.
Back at the house, Mrs. Bennett complains about the
groomer doing a bad on Mr. Muggles. Mr. Bennet walks
in and asks where Claire is (she is at the library doing
research). But Mrs. Bennet thinks Claire is doing fine
and Lyle is the one to worry about. He is getting rather
absent-minded of late. Mrs. Bennet leaves and Mr. Bennet
gets a call on his cell phone. Sylar is dead. He tells
the doctor to prepare the body for shipping.
The doctor removes the straps from Sylar's body. That
was a mistake because Sylar is still alive.
At a diner, Claire and Zach read up on an explosion
that took place some fourteen years earlier in Kermit,
Texas. A woman named Meredith Gordon and her baby were
killed and Zach thinks that baby was Claire (who somehow
survived). And maybe she has family somewhere in Kermit,
Texas who knows who her father is.
The review board is not very open to Matt's report about
Sylar and super-powers. One of the officers even mentally
hopes that Matt will stick by his statement and get kicked
out of the department. But Matt overhears this and recants
his report. He is suspended from active duty for six
months, pending another review, and asked to turn in
his gun and badge.
He returns home and finds Janice upstairs. Those leaky
pipes seem to have burst and water is everywhere. Matt
asks for a wrench and crawls under the sink. It is probably
time to call a plumber.
In the van, Hiro and Ando are finally able to get one
of their captor's to talk. He knows all about Hiro's
so-called ability and he works for someone with "real
power" who wants Hiro to stop. The man offers them
first-class tickets back to Tokyo. Ando is tempted but
Hiro insists it is a test. He wants to meet the man's
boss. The captor does not think the boss will like that.
At his apartment, Peter quickly packs a bag but pauses
to look at a picture of himself and his brother. Nathan
and Mohinder show up and try to convince Peter to stay.
Mohinder wants to study him. But Peter wants to leave.
Nathan threatens to have Peter incarcerated with a mental
illness. Mohinder pulls back and Peter has a talk with
his brother. He knows Nathan just wants to help him and
agrees to stay and all that jazz.
But he was lying. He shoves Nathan out of the way and
dashes out the door. Nathan and Mohinder are hot on his
heels but when they get to the hallway, Peter is gone.
And the guard Nathan had watching the door saw nothing.
He notices that a window at the end of the hallway is
open and assumes that Peter flew out. They all rush off
to alert the airports, leaving Peter and the invisible
man alone in the hallway (and invisible, obviously).
Peter and the invisible man talk things over in Peter's
apartment. Despite his lack of interest in Peter during
their earlier discussions, the man has decided that Peter
may really be a threat. He makes vague mention of other
people like Peter and then heads out to steal a cab,
reminding Peter to come along.
Matt manages to stem the flow of water under the sink
and gets the tap working. Janice, perched precariously
on the tub, claps. Matt joins her and admits that he
was suspended. He also thinks he is about to lose her
marriage. She tells him that all is not lost, at least
on the marriage front. They just have to trust one another.
He says he can do that and they kiss. Janice asks him
to read her thoughts once more. They are having a baby.
Wee.
Niki wakes up in the padded cell to find D.L. walking
through the wall. She is worried that he will get caught
but D.L. is confident. She asks about Micah and D.L.
admits he cannot take care of their son without her.
He cannot take care of everything. Niki is pretty set
on staying incarcerated for a long time and is counting
on D.L. to take care of Micah. She tells him that Micah
needs boundaries and a strong hand and orders him to
leave.
On his way to school (hopefully) Micah spots an automated
teller machine (ATM) outside a convenience store. He
walks up to it and uses his ability (remember, he can
connect with technology on a deep level) to have it dispense
cash without a PIN number. With a big ole grin on his
face, he takes out $500.
Claire lies on her bed looking through the phone book,
talking to Zach on her cell phone. Her father knocks
on the door and she quickly hangs up. Mr. Bennet comes
bearing a book on manatees from a woman in accounting
(who is married to a marine biologist). But Claire already
has that book. Mr. Bennet sits down on the bed and asks
his daughter if there is anything she wants to talk about.
She admits that it might be time for her bear collection
to "migrate" but that only gets her father
talking about how he will always be there for her.
He walks out, leaving Claire close to tears again.
Niki sits down with the psychiatrist, explaining that
she needs to be with her family and is willing to do
whatever it takes. The psychiatrist wants to talk to
Jessica which. After some argument, Niki laments and
Jessica comes out to play.
When Micah finally comes home (maybe he was walking
home from school) D.L. is furious. But he sits his son
down and tells him that Niki is not coming home for a
long time and that the two of them need to pull together.
Micah admits he can try harder, gives his father a hug,
and dumps a pile of cash out of his backpack. He has
his own secret.
The van with Hiro and Ando comes to a stop and the man
in the back gets out. Ando does not want to meet this
boss but Hiro promises never to betray his friend. The
van door opens again and Hiro is shocked to see his father
standing in front of him. He gulps loudly.
Claire sits on her bed, calling everyone in the Kermit
area with the last name of Gordon. This time, a woman
answers the phone. Claire asks if the woman is related
to Meredith Gordon. The woman seems a little shocked
and asks how Claire knows about the name Meredith Gordon.
Claire replies that she thinks she is Meredith's daughter.
The woman explains that the child died in the fire and
that Meredith only had the one child.
The screen splits as Claire explains she thinks she
is Meredith's daughter, who did not die in the fire.
Claire looks an awful lot like the woman on the other
end of the phone, who lights a cigarette with flame that
bursts from her fingers. That woman is Meredith Gordon.
That woman is Claire's mother. Kodak moment, folks.
Mr. Bennet decides to take one final look at Sylar.
But when he pulls back the sheet on the gurney he finds
the doctor's rather mutilated body staring back at him.
Suddenly, Sylar is standing next to him, very much alive.
After a moment of silence, Sylar asks how Claire is doing.
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