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
Jessica – Niki’s evil alter-ego who is currently
in control of the body
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
Sylar – evil genius who absorbs abilities and kills
lots of folks
The Haitian/Mysterious Goon - mostly mute, works for
Mr. Bennett
Zach - Claire's friend, not seen in a while
Audrey - the FBI agent who worked with Matt, not seen
in a while
Thompson - Mr. Bennet's boss at the Company
Candice - the shape shifting gal working with Thompson
Angela "Mama" Petrelli - mother of Peter and
Nathan
Three cheers for Super NBC Announcer Man, recapping
the last few episodes. Such drama! Such danger!
In New York City, Hiro and Ando rejoice at having somehow
made it back to the proper timeline. Of course, the hard
part has only begun. Hiro, of course, is excited at the
opportunity to change the future. But the comic book
Hiro brought back from the future is incomplete, the
word bubbles are empty. They plan on going to see Isaac
so the artist can fill in the missing pieces.
At Nathan's home, Heidi and the kids return from some
trip. Peter and Claire are also present, although Claire
seems apprehensive at the though of meeting Nathan's
real family. Mama Petrelli is helping Claire pack for
Paris but leaves to give Peter a chance to say goodbye.
Instead, Peter asks her not to leave, figuring that they
have some sort of destiny. But Claire is certain Nathan's
way will keep her safe (despite the fact that, as Peter
points out, she cannot get hurt). Peter explains that
he is afraid of exploding -- like a nuclear bomb -- and
Claire instantly makes the connection between going nuclear
and good ole fiery Ted.
Speak of the devil ... In St. Louis, Missouri, the Terrific
Trio (Parkman, Ted and Mr. Bennett) are looking for some
wheels. Ted uses his ability to heat up a frozen car
while Mr. Bennett convinces Matt not to call his wife.
All they have to do is get to New York City and destroy
the "Walker System," a newfangled tracking
system that can find them wherever they are. Ted finally
gets the car started and the three get on the road.
Sylar, in Isaac's Manhattan studio, has just finished
a new painting of the future that features Ted. He realizes
that Ted is the exploding man and wonders if he is destined
to take Ted's power and explore in New York City. Isaac's
dead body is still sprawled on the floor.
Mohinder gets a call from Sylar, who is worrying about
killing a lot of people. He is disturbed by the thought
of so much death, unlike the others he has killed; the
thought of killing so many innocent people terrifies
him. Mohinder dials 911 while telling Sylar to turn himself
in. Sylar overhears Mohinder's attempt to summon help
and hangs up.
In Las Vegas, D.L. and Jessica discuss Micah's abduction
by Linderman. D.L. blames Jessica and storms out to find
his son. Niki, from her mirror prison, begs Jessica to
stop D.L., warning her that he will be killed if he goes
alone. Jessica leaves.
Micah, meanwhile, is busy playing video games in New
York City, under the watchful eye of Candice. She worries
that her talents are being wasted but Linderman reassures
her over the phone. She uses her shape shifting ability
to turn into Jessica (or Niki, one of the two) and talks
with Micah. Unfortunately, Micah does not like the way
Mr. Linderman smells and does not want to do the job.
Candice-as-Jessica tries to convince him it is the right
thing to do but Micah, the bright boy he is, does not
seem to buy it.
Mohinder and Thompson meet to discuss the possibility
of working together. Mohinder insists that Thompson turn
over whatever information his organization has so Mohinder
can try to stop Sylar. Thompson brings Mohinder to meet
Molly Walker, a little girl who survived an attack by
Sylar that left her parents dead. Her nucleotides are
decomposing, for some reason, and Thompson believes Mohinder
can do something to help her. Molly's disease has only
been seen in one other case: Mohinder's sister in 1974.
Papa Suresh developed a cure too late to save Shanti
and Thompson's people cannot unlock the secrets of the
cure. Mohinder is Molly's only chance.
Sylar, still at Isaac's studio, makes a call to some
unknown person and begs for a chance to meet and talk
things over. Outside the studio, Hiro and Ando look over
the unfinished comic before walking inside and finding
Isaac's body. Things are happening just the way Hiro
saw. Sylar is in the bathroom sprucing up, so Hiro and
Ando hide behind a large canvass. Ando gulps, allowing
Sylar to use his super hearing to locate them.
(After a commercial)
Sylar orders Hiro and Ando to come out from behind the
painting. He uses his telekinesis to rip the canvas from
its stand but Hiro and Ando are gone.
Hiro and Ando appear in a convenience store. They see
Sylar walk by and Ando suggests they follow him. Hiro,
however, is not sure what to do; the comic book indicates
he is supposed to kill Sylar after the election, which
has yet to take place. Ultimately, the two decide to
trail Sylar.
At the Corinthian Hotel in Las Vegas, D.L. and Jessica
walk through a wall and find themselves in Linderman's
private museum. They stumble upon one of Isaac's paintings
that depicts Micah apparently stuck inside a burning
building. They also find a variety of pictures and documents
relating to Niki -- her medical records, her fourth grade
report card -- leading D.L. to deduce that their entire
lives have been part of a complex experiment by Linderman.
If they can find Linderman, they can find Micah.
Mohinder draws some blood from Molly, explaining that
he wants to stop the man who hurt her family. She calls
him the boogeyman and says nobody can stop him. Her ability
allows her to think about someone and find them wherever
they are in the world, although it is not working at
the moment due to her illness. Mohinder realizes that
Molly can lead them right to Sylar.
Claire tells Nathan and Peter all about Ted. After letting
slip that Nathan can fly -- which Claire thinks is cool
-- Peter wants Nathan to call the FBI and have them track
down Ted. He promises to make a few calls. He tells Claire
he admires her bravery and then calls Linderman, explaining
that they have a problem.
Sylar shows up at his mother's ratty apartment with
Hiro and Ando hot on his heels. They are a bit shocked
to discover that Sylar has a mother -- or perhaps they
are just surprised he has not killed her yet. She pulls
her son into the apartment and shuts the door.
(After a commercial)
Sylar has brought his mother a snow globe from Texas
for her collection. She only needs one from Oregon to
complete her collection of snow globes from the continent.
Sylar notices that her clock is broken -- it was his
father's -- and sits down to fix it. Mama Sylar is proud
of her son for traveling the world. But he is sick of
traveling and suggests that he stay in Queens with his
mother. It might be the only way to stop the future...
Mama Sylar wants to make her son a tuna sandwich. Sylar
does not want a tuna sandwich. The two get into an argument
over the fact that Mama Sylar thinks her son can do whatever
he sets his mind to.
At Nathan's campaign headquarters, Claire spots Thompson
talking with Nathan and realizes that Nathan might not
be the trustworthy birth father she thought he was. Peter
is unable to consider the possibility that his brother
is working with the enemy and tries to convince Claire
that everything is okay. But she runs of. Nathan, meanwhile,
cannot understand why Thompson wants to blow up half
of New York City.
Candice-as-Jessica takes a shower, leaving Micah to
his own devices. He turns up the volume on the television,
uses his ability to unlock the door, and runs off into
the hallway. It seems to stretch on forever, in every
direction. Each door he opens leads him right back to
the room he is trying desperately to escape from and
he finds Candice inside. She explains that she can make
him see whatever she wants, making it rather hard to
escape. She does not want to hurt him, so as long as
he behaves, things will be okay.
While Mama Sylar does the dishes, Sylar ponders his
future. He asks his mother if it would be wrong of him
to hurt a lot of people if it would help him become "special." She
replies that he could never hurt anyone. While Hiro and
Ando watch from a window, Sylar grabs the sink hose and
sprays it towards the ceiling. He uses one of his many
and varied abilities to turn the water into snow, creating
a virtual snow globe swirling around himself and his
mother. But the power gets the best of him and his mother's
snow lobe collection begins to spin around the room.
One smashes into her face and she runs off.
Mohinder has become frustrated over Molly's condition.
He explains to Molly that his father found a cure that
they cannot find. She finds a picture of Shanti and shows
it to Mohinder, who has never seen her before. He promises
Molly that he will find the cure. She hands him a drawing
of a star that she says will protect him from Sylar.
Hiro and Ando watch as Sylar tries to get his mother
to come out of her room. She has locked herself inside,
frightened, and nothing Sylar says will get her to come
out. Ando pushes Hiro to take this opportunity to kill
Sylar but Hiro will not go against the Bushido code which
states everyone deserves a second chance. And Sylar is
begging for forgiveness. Ando insists that Future Hiro
would not hesitate to kill Sylar but Hiro does not want
to turn into the cold, dark man version of himself. So,
Ando explains that in the future, he is killed by Sylar,
and Hiro
Finally leaving her room, Mama Sylar calls her son damned
and tells him to get out of the house. She grabs a pair
of scissors and brandishes them at Sylar, screaming that
he is not her son. The two struggle and the scissors
are thrust through Mama Sylar's heart. As she begins
to fall, Hiro freezes time and walks inside. He pulls
his sword and prepares to cut off Sylar's head. But Sylar
restarts time and grabs the sword. At first, he begs
Hiro to kill him but then freezes the blade and threatens
to kill Hiro. Ando bursts in and Hiro's teleports them
away, leaving Sylar and his mother's body.
Mohinder has found the cure for Molly's illness. It
was inside himself all along, hidden inside his body's
own antibodies. He was born too late to save Shanti but
he can cure Molly.
Hiro and Ando reappear in Isaac's studio. The sword
is broken and Hiro has no idea how to stop Sylar.
At Nathan's house, Claire is all packed and ready to
go. She almost slipped out without saying goodbye to
Peter. He hands her a pistol and tells her that should
things get really bad she is the only person who can
get close enough to shoot him in the back of the head.
Obviously, Claire is not keen on killing her uncle and
when Peter shows her a painting he made of the future,
she points out that it is Ted exploding, not Peter. He
recognizes the plaza shown in the painting and the two
head off to try to find Ted.
Mama Petrelli drops by to talk things over with her
son. She got a call from Linderman. She has been part
of Linderman's plans for a long time. She tells him that
his only weakness is faith. Apparently, she thinks it
is destiny for him to bring the world together after
millions are killed in New York City. Doing so is supposed
to help him get elected President. He accepts his fate.
Sylar uses his mother's blood to paint the image of
a nuclear explosion on the floor. He talks to himself,
explaining that he knows he can be special. In fact,
he can be the President.
Claire sits and waits while Peter looks for Ted. There
is no sign of him. And Claire is having a bit of a breakdown
over the fact that she has made a mess of things with
her ability. Meeting Peter helped put things into perspective
(and vice versa: Peter feels the same way about Claire).
As they share a Kodak moment, Claire spots her father,
Matt and Ted walking towards them. She runs into her
father's arms while Matt and Peter nod to one another.
Suddenly, Peter's hands start glowing and he yells to
Claire. Mr. Bennett realizes that Peter is absorbing
Ted's ability. And he cannot stop it...
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