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
The next chapter begins now.
Two weeks after the events in "Fallout," Peter
lies unconscious in a hospital bed in Manhattan. His
mother and Nathan are at his side. He is dreaming.
It seems Jessica has been manifesting herself in jail.
Four or five guards, one with an obviously broken nose,
show up at her cell to take her to meet her lawyer. Niki
did the right thing turning herself in. But those poor
guards…
Claire watches a news report about her school reopening
after the tragic death of Jackie. Her father tells her
not to worry about reporters asking her questions but
Claire is more worried about her fellow students. Thankfully,
she has forgotten everything that happened (or has she)
and thanks her father for finding her that night. She
smiles as she prepares to leave for school but the smile
fades as she walks away from her father.
Mr. Bennett stands in front of the window overlooking
Sylar's cell. Sylar is in sorry shape, collapsed on the
floor. He has been given enough drugs to kill an elephant.
Mr. Bennett wants Sylar dead for what he did to Eden
but he has not be given the order to do so.
Matt and Audrey (the FBI agent) roll up in the midst
of a rather spectacular raid on a building. Lots of heavily
armed people. The building turns out to be Mr. Bennett’s
paper company where, according to Matt, Sylar is being
held. But apparently Sylar is not there. Matt tries to
read Mr. Bennett's thoughts but Mysterious Goon is mysteriously
in the background and Matt gets nothing.
At the Museum of Natural History in New York City, Hiro
watches a video about a dinosaur. But he is preoccupied
with finding the sword depicted in Isaac's paintings.
His powers have gotten weaker since Charlie died and
he thinks the sword will restore his power. He spies
a suit of armor in a display case. He thinks he has found
his
Despite being in a nasty coma Peter is still dreaming.
He keeps flashing back to his vision of the future.,
Simone shows up with flowers and learns that Peter has
persistent idiopathic fever, which Mrs. Petrelli says
means the doctors have no idea what is wrong with him.
However, his heart is weak and Mrs. Petrelli thinks he
is going to die. Nathan thinks otherwise.
Nathan tells Simone that Peter told him he thought he
was absorbing too many powers just before he collapsed.
They argue about the painting Simone showed him and Nathan
has finally had enough and asks Simone to take him to
the artist.
D.L. is doing his best to take care of Micah but makes
the mistake of putting the peanut butter in the fridge.
He then notices that his son has bruises on his face
and learns that the other kids are calling Niki a psycho
killer. He tells Micah that they are going to make it.
And then someone knocks at the door. It is a man named
Malski and he is looking for something. He tells D.L.
that most of the charges have been dropped thanks to
Niki confessing. D.L. hands Malski a briefcase but is
stunned to learn that Linderman is not letting him off
the hook.
Hiro's father used to tell him stories about an ancient
warrior who has a nifty display at the museum. He had
a powerful sword that made him a hero. Ando notices that
the symbol on the sword is a combination of characters: "Great
talent" and "Godsend." Just like Hiro's
power.
The FBI has finally sent someone to investigate the
list Mohinder sent them. Thankfully, Mohinder was in
India when some of the killings took place so he is not
a suspect. The list contains the names of people with
a specific genetic marker. One of the names on the list,
Sarah Ellis, turns out to be Eden. And Mohinder learns
that she is dead. She was pulled out of a lake. The last
thing Eden said to Mohinder was that she wanted to confess
something to him. He is shaken by her death.
Matt and Audrey watch as another agent talks with Mr.
Bennett. Matt has been watching the building every day
for the last two weeks and that really does not make
the bureau look good. Audrey is going to be benched and,
more importantly, she no longer believes Matt has an
ability. She tells him to go home. Instead, he confronts
Mr. Bennett. He promises to figure out what is going
on.
At school, Claire tries to talk to Zach but he blows
her off (although he does offer his condolences for Jackie's
death). He asks what happened to her at homecoming and
she tells him that she cannot remember. He admits that
he is having problems with his memory as well. She asks
if they could be friends and he responds by telling her
that they would not play well with others.
According to her lawyer, the district attorney is planning
on seeking the death penalty. All Niki wants to do is
her time. And then Jessica is there, talking to Niki.
But from what the lawyer sees, Niki is just talking to
herself. He thinks she is trying to prove insanity. Jessica
wants to see a shrink. Niki insists she is not crazy.
But the lawyer walks out, leaving a distraught Niki sitting
alone.
At the museum, Hiro and Ando are eyed by a guard. Hiro
asks where the gift store is, in broken English, and
the guard points the way. They stop in front of the suit
of armor and discuss the ethics of stealing it. Hiro
tries to use his power to stop time and fails. Ando posits
that in order to steal the sword, one must first have
the sword. But Hiro tries again. However, instead of
stopping time, he succeeds only in slowing it down. Good
enough.
He opens the case, which sets off an alarm, takes the
sword and runs off. He passes a guard slowly calling
for backup and stops in front of a dinosaur display to
brandish the sword. Time starts up again and Ando rushes
out of the museum to meet up with Hiro outside. But when
Hiro pulls out the sword, it is only a wooden fake. Linderman
has the real deal. A dejected Hiro decides to take the
fake back.
Simone takes Nathan to Isaac's studio. Isaac surprises
both of them by showing up in the studio (sans shirt,
for some reason) and kisses Simone on the cheek. Nathan
beats a hasty retreat and leaves the two alone. Simone
thinks Isaac looks healthy and for good reason. He is
clean and can paint without them. He tells Simone he
still loves her. Nathan picks that moment to interject,
asking about a painting of a man apparently exploding.
Isaac insists he only painted what he saw but Nathan
just cannot accept that his brother is somehow connected
with this or that the world can actually be connected
like this. Suddenly, Hiro and Ando burst into the studio.
Hiro tells Isaac that they could not get the sword because
it was a fake and the original is owned by Linderman.
Nathan is shocked to hear the name Linderman used. And
Hiro is shocked to see the "flying man" standing
in the studio.
Claire meets with Mysterious Goon underneath the rusting
refinery where she tried to kill herself on videotape
with Zach. She wants to talk to Peter but Mysterious
Goon tells her that she is not supposed to remember Peter.
Mysterious Goon tells her that the people supposedly.
She begs Mysterious Goon to give Zach back his memories
because she does not want to be alone. He tells her that
she is not alone and that he cannot give Zach back his
memories. His "gift" does not work that way.
But what they can do, it is not a freak show, it is God
and it deserves respect.
Hiro tells Nathan about his vision of the explosion
in New York City. Nathan notices that is English is getting
better. Hiro gives the credit to a girl he met in Texas.
Although Nathan does not seem to want to get deeply involved
in whatever is happening or going to happen, he does
think he can be of some help with regard to the exploding
man in the painting.
Somewhere in the Nevada desert is an old, abandoned
house. Inside is a man who can do something amazing.
He can create bursts of energy (fire, perhaps) with his
hands.
Back in Texas, Claire brings Zach to the refinery to
recreate their initial meeting. The first time, she wanted
the tape for her parents. This time, knowing what she
knows about her biological parents, she wants the tape
for herself. After telling Zach not to freak out, Claire
runs off and climbs to the top of the rusting riders.
Zach yells out that the camera is ready but is shocked
to see and hear Claire fall to the ground with a sickening
thud.
As she tucks a bone back into her chest, she speaks
to the camera. A nasty cut on her forehead heals as she
talks.
At the prison, Niki talks with D.L. on the phone. She
is being sent to the psych ward for evaluation. Jessica
tried to break out. D.L. is kicking himself for letting
her turn herself in but Niki tells him he did the right
thing. D.L. hands the phone to Micah, who wants his mother
to come home. Niki tries to explain that one day Micah
will understand what is going on. And D.L. will take
care of him. She wants him to be strong for her but Micah
says that is not fair.
Things get a little hairy when Niki starts getting out
of control. Or is it Jessica? She really wants to see
Micah and the guards take action. She snaps a nightstick
in half and seems rather shocked at herself. The guards
take her down.
Mohinder returns to his apartment and finds Mr. Bennett
waiting for him. He wants to talk to Mohinder about Eden,
who used her ability wisely, and the people who do not
use their abilities wisely. Mohinder realizes that Mr.
Bennett needs his help. The list that Papa Suresh created
is important. Things can and do go very, very wrong when
these abilities start to manifest themselves. But Mohinder
will have nothing to do with Mr. Bennett, who leaves
his business card in case Mohinder changes his mind.
At home, Matt talks with his wife. She had taken out
a suitcase that morning but never got around to packing
it. She knows they are having marital problems and she
is willing to admit that most of those problems are her
fault. He wants them to come clean with one another and
tries to explain about his ability. Surprisingly, she
does not laugh right off the bat. But she does have a
problem believing him. So he decides to prove it. He
asks her to pick a number between one and a million.
Now she starts laughing. But she picks a number.
At the hospital, Peter is still dreaming. He sees the
abandoned street in New York City, he sees Simone running
towards Isaac, and he sees everything again. But he also
sees a man laughing, a man with a power. A power that
Peter took and could not control. After exploding in
the dream, and taking most of the city with him, Peter
wakes up screaming bloody murder. When Nathan returns,
he finds the bed empty and his mother in the room alone.
Peter woke up and ran off, leaving his very angry mother
behind.
Simone has finally accepted the fact that Isaac can
paint the future after realizing that Hiro's life and
times are actually included in Isaac's comic book.
Peter is on his cell phone trying to book a plane ticket
to the desert. While on hold, he spots the laughing man
from his dream stealing money from a wallet. He chases
after the man and is attacked. The laughing man is invisible
and very upset to learn that someone can see him. As
the laughing man tries to choke the life out of Peter
-- who is now also invisible -- they cause a nasty commotion
on the sidewalk.
As Mohinder begins his closing monologue, we see find
Niki in a padded room wearing a straight jacket.
Mr. Bennett stares at Sylar.
Claire and Zach are starting their friendship over again.
Hiro is ready to go get his sword.
D.L. tells Micah that Niki is going to be okay.
Niki asks God to help her. Jessica thinks she is all
the help Niki needs.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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