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
Here we go: the last new episode before a six-week hiatus.
Shucks. And here is Super NBC Announcer Man, recapping
the goings-on of the last few episodes.
In Isaac's studio, the gun he shot Simone with lies
smoking on the ground. He begs Peter to do something.
But Simone is dead. Very, very dead. And now Isaac is
very, very mad. He fires off a round at Peter but misses,
and Peter runs out.
In Las Vegas, Hiro is stopped at the top of an escalator,
having been flagged and already given a warning. He is
tossed out on his butt by security but vows not to be
stopped. Ole Hiro really wants to get at Linderman.
Mr. Bennet survived the bullet wound to his side. His
memory, however, is not intact. The last thing he remembers
his taking his wife back from the hospital. According
to Thompson (Mr. Bennet's boss, apparently), the Haitian
has gone rogue -- and he wiped the memories of Mrs. Bennet
and Lyle. Although he wants to go after his missing daughter,
Thompson tells Mr. Bennet it is out of his hands. Thompson
leaves Mr. Bennet's room and, outside, asks Parkman what
he thinks. Parkman says Mr. Bennet is telling the truth.
As Thompson and a woman leave him (presumably) tied to
a chair, Parkman yells out that they had a deal.
He is not very reassured by Thompson.
Somewhere along Route 290, the Haitian and Claire chat.
She does not know where they are going and only wants
to go back home to her family. The Haitian tells her
that even she cannot recover from what the Company would
do to her. And she has to honor the sacrifices made so
that she might survive. As the Haitian speaks in French
on a pay phone, Claire waits. They are leaving the country
that night.
In Manhattan, Agents Quesada and Alonzo, from the FBI,
come to talk with Nathan about illegal campaign contributions
from the Linderman group. They check the office for bugs
and the three start talking shop. Nathan is working for
the FBI to bring down Linderman. They want him to wear
a wire when he goes to meet with Linderman that evening.
Otherwise, Linderman walks. The FBI leave and Nathan
is alone.
But Peter was in the room all along. Nathan has been
working with the FBI since his wife's accident. Peter
tells him that Simone is dead, killed by Isaac. Nathan's
first question is about the police. He wants to make
an anonymous call to the police while Peter keeps out
of it. But Peter just cannot
There is a knock on the door. Peter disappears. And
he never reappears.
Mr. Bennet returns to the hotel where his family is
staying. Lyle is watching television. Mrs. Bennet is
heading out to get food. Claire is apparently at a cheerleading
retreat. Mr. Bennet tells his wife he has to leave. But
she stops him, turns on the radio, and explains that
yesterday he told her everything about his job and Claire.
She hands him a note in his own handwriting: "Claire
is with friends. Don't go after her." There is a
knock at the door. The Bennets know they have to play
dumb.
The woman who was with Thompson and Parkman is at the
door. Apparently, Mr. Bennet's painter friend has a dead
body on his hands (poor Simone) and Mr. Bennet is going
to go clean it up. And it is not a request. Mr. Bennet
has a new assignment. He heads inside to gather his things
and the woman walks in after him. She talks with Mrs.
Bennet, telling her she likes her hair.
Sylar-as-Zane looks over Mohinder's list. Most of the
folks are either missing or dead. Mohinder wants to check
Sylar-as-Zane's DNA against his father's formula. Sylar-as-Zane
offers to help while Mohinder takes a break. He offers
to call someone named Isaac, in New York. If the formula
is worked out, Mohinder might find hundreds, if not thousands
of folks with abilities. After Mohinder gives him some
coffee, Sylar-as-Zane asks who they are going to call
next. Mohinder's response? No one. As Sylar-as-Zane starts
to feel the effects of whatever drug was in the coffee,
Mohinder drops a bombshell: He knows that he has Sylar.
Back in Vegas, Hiro meets up with Nathan. He is very
excited. Inside the casino, Hiro explains that he sent
Ando back to Japan. Nathan knows the value of working
alone. Hiro wants Nathan to help him get the sword from
Linderman. The same goons who threw Hiro out earlier
are flabbergasted to learn that he is making an important
delivery from Nathan to Linderman.
Claire's new name is Vivian Lewis, from Canada. She
wants to see Peter again but the Haitian says no. Peter
is not in the position to be responsible for her or himself.
But she gives him the slip by stealing his boarding pass
and identification as they prepare to board the plane.
With the Haitian stuck behind the security check, Claire
is free to go after Peter.
The NYPD show up at Isaac's studio with a few questions.
They have a picture of Simone. Isaac says they broke
up. The cops want to take a look around. And then Simone
walks in the door, all alive and such. The cops leave
and Mr. Bennet shows up. It turns out Simone is actually
Candice, that woman who showed up at Mr. Bennet's door
earlier. She has a special ability, too, and can take
on the appearance of others. The real Simone is still
lying dead on the floor. Mr. Bennet will have the place
cleaned up but Isaac is otherwise on his own.
Jessica and Micah play video games in Las Vegas. She
offers to let him be late for school but the little tyke
really wants his learning. After he is gone, Jessica
talks with Niki in a mirror. D.L. abruptly walks in with
a photograph of Nathan Petrelli. It was on his pillow.
Jessica explains it away as Linderman offering her a
job at the casino. It looks like Niki has been keeping
busy...
When Sylar wakes up, he cannot feel his fingers. His
brain is paralyzed. Mohinder found out that the real
Zane was killed three days ago. Mohinder tortures Sylar
with a toning ring, which is incredibly painful to Sylar's
powerful ears. Mohinder pulls a gun and explains that
the only thing that can be done to a parasite is kill
it. Sylar tries to mess with Mohinder's mind by telling
him secrets from Papa Suresh. Mohinder does not pull
the trigger. Instead, he is going to get the answers
from Sylar, answers his father wanted.
Sylar is the key to unlocking the secrets of these strange
abilities. So, Mohinder decides to take a sample of Sylar's
spinal fluid, which is a very painful procedure.
Hiro finally has access to Linderman's collection of
things. He brings Isaac's painting to the curator and,
when the curator leaves to get a receipt, Hiro finds
the sword. But as he is climbing one of those rolling
ladders to grab the sword, the curator returns. All 700+
members of the security team are now on their way to
take down Hiro. But the security guard who shows up first
is Ando, who knocks out the curator. The two block the
door before more security can get in.
Nathan talks to the FBI agents via the wire he is wearing,
to tell them he is going to his room before meeting with
Linderman. The agents are in a hotel room, waiting on
pizza. And then the door to the hotel room busts open.
It is Jessica, with a gun. The agents kick over their
guns and then, after admitting how much she loves working
with professionals, kills them both.
Mohinder is sure he can start a new list now, with the
help of Sylar's spinal fluid. Sylar tries to pull the
victim card but then cries out for the list. He wants
it. He needs it. He sees himself as a natural part of
evolution and, of course, evolution kills. Mohinder points
the gun at Sylar again and this time he pulls the trigger.
But the bullet stops before it impacts Sylar's head.
Sylar frees himself, commenting on the fact that Mohinder
is just like his father, and then goes after the list.
Isaac looks through his paintings and sketches and then
starts tearing his studio apart. He finds some drugs,
shoots up, and starts to paint. Oh, how he paints. When
he finishes, he has some nice paintings. Nasty looking,
too.
Now in his room, Nathan talks into his wire again. And
then he sees Niki in the mirror. And it is Niki, this
time, but she does not know how long Jessica will be
kept at bay. Nathan, of course, has no idea what she
is talking about and after she tells him that a) the
FBI agents are dead and b) Linderman knows he turned,
Nathan really is not sure if Niki is warning him or threatening
him.
Mr. Bennet returns home and learns from his wife that
the hotel will allow Mr. Muggles to stay with them in
the hotel. He turns on the faucet and the two talk. The
Company needs to be stopped for good in order for Claire
to stay safe. Mr. Bennet never knew he could talk to
his wife about all this. But the only thing Mrs. Bennet
cares about is finding Claire. Her phone rings, she answers,
and indicates to her husband she will only be a moment.
Then Thompson and some goons show up.
It was not Mrs. Bennet at all. It was shape-shifting
Candice.
Hiro finally gets his hands on the sword. The doors,
however, are not holding. Ando tells Hiro to go, to teleport,
now that he has the sword. Instead, Hiro places his hands
on Ando and they both teleport. They find themselves
in the future, standing in the ruins of New York City.
Claire knocks on a door, hoping to find Peter. But it
is Mrs. Petrelli, not Peter, and she is working with
the Haitian! What a shock. And then Claire gets another
one: this is her grandmother. Mrs. Petrelli has been
trying to keep her safe.
Niki explains that Linderman will offer Nathan a deal.
If he does not take it, his only other option is to get
his family and run. Nathan thinks he has another option:
he could kill Linderman. Niki tells him to knock her
out so that Jessica will know she is not in control anymore.
Although Nathan is confused, he takes Niki's gun and
knocks her out. He then meets up with one of Linderman's
people and is brought to a kitchen. That is where he
will talk with Linderman. It turns out Linderman likes
cooking. And he has just prepared a pot pie.
As Linderman rambles on about cooking and happiness,
Nathan stands awkwardly. Linderman explains that the
only to be truly happy is to live in the present. In
order to have a life of meaning, one has to wallow in
the past and obsess about the future. Nathan, in Linderman's
view, has been obsessing. Nathan pulls the gun (which
means he cannot have any pot pie) and points it at Linderman.
If he pulls the trigger, however, he will be dead within
in moments.
Linderman knows all about Nathan's ability, and Peter's,
and Claire's. He then offers Nathan the White House and
gives him a choice. Nathan lowers the gun.
Peter shows up at Mohinder's place and finds it trashed.
He eventually finds Mohinder, stuck up against the ceiling,
bleeding rather badly. Mohinder only gets out one word:
Sylar. Speak of the devil, eh? Sylar pops up and grabs
Peter, who is just like him, and begins to cut into his
head. Peter screams. And a lock of his hair falls to
the floor.
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