Season 1: Episode 14 - "Distractions"

Peter is still with his new friend/mentor, Claude, who has the power of invisibility. Claude says he will teach Peter to use his powers without being around the people who bring them out in him. Claude gives Peter a test, while walking down busy New York streets, Claude grabs a purse from a young woman and hands it to Peter. Claude takes off and tells Peter to try to use his power without him around. As Claude leaves, Peter re-appears and the woman looks at Peter in disgust. After Peter gets away he confronts Claude angrily saying he could have been arrested. Claude explains that Peter needs to learn to see the world properly and get rid of all the family connections clouding his brain. Peter says he cant cut off those he loves, Claude explains the world is full of people with shady intentions, and says he will prove it by taking Peter to see the one he cares most about now and what she (Simone) is doing while he is not with her.

Hiro and Ando were in the presence of Hiro's father, an important businessman back in Hiro's country. It's learned that Hiro's father owns the company Hiro is with. His father is outraged at the painting showing Hiro and the Sword and T-Rex. Hiro explains to his father that his destiny is not at his father's company because he has a greater purpose. To find the sword and control his powers, in order to stop an explosion from destroying New York and/or the world. Hiro's father is dismayed at this news and says maybe Hiro needs a higher position than the low level one he works at the company. Hiro's dad says he will make him a top executive in line to take his CEO spot once he leaves. Hiro's sister is also present and part of Hiro's dad's business. She explains to Hiro alone that their father is too proud to explain to Hiro that people are looking down upon his company because Hiro's dad can't control his own son as an employee. Hiro's sister walks away. Ando tells Hiro maybe he should listen and go help because his family and the company need him. Ando says "your sister is a smart one', and Hiro gets an idea. He goes over and gets in an argument in front of his dad with his sister. Hiro proposes some crazy ideas on how to turn the company around by laying off many employees. Hiro's sister suggests more intelligent ways to help the business prosper. Hiro smiles and tells his father that the sister deserves that spot in the company not him. Hiro says he must fulfill his destiny.

Isaac is at his apartment when Simone visits. Simone says she can't find Peter and asks Isaac if he can help via paintings he has done recently. Isaac says he has been trying but doesnt see Peter or anything in the paintings. Simone says to let her know if he finds anything. Simone also returns the key she had to Isaac's apartment saying she doesnt need them. Later Simone returns to see a painting Isaac did which shows them together up on the rooftop in each other's arms. Simone goes up to the rooftop, where she and Isaac re-connect, mimicking the painting. Simone tells Isaac he can do something with his talent for painting the future and do something to stop it. Isaac agrees as they share a hug in each other's arms.

Claude and Peter are invisible and on the roof observing Isaac with Simone. Peter is visibly angered and frustrated. Claude says he is sorry but Peter had to see it, Peter says he is not sorry and wanted him to feel angry. Claude then tells Peter it's time for another test to use his powers and to clear his mind. Claude throws Peter off the rooftop. Peter falls the full 30 stories onto the hood of a car. Luckily, Peter manages to regenerate somehow based on Claire's powers he encountered. Peter then sees Claude laughing saying "well I didnt expect you to pass the test this way". Peter grabs Claude angrily saying he could have killed him if he didn't regenerate. Claude said it forced Peter to clear his head of everything. Peter then said he realized he had a image of Claire enter his mind right before it happened. Peter said thats what it must be, if he remembers how the person with a power made him feel, he gets that ability. Just then Peter starts to go into self-destruct mode as he begins remembering all his strange encounters with others like him. He starts glowing saying "its happening" and Claude punches Peter, knocking him down, and preventing Peter from exploding. Towards the end of the show, we see Isaac back in his apartment on the phone explaining he has not been able to locate Peter yet. Isaac explains he keeps drawing pictures with nobody on them and asks what that means. HRG is seen talking on the other end of the phone and says it means an "old friend is not as dead as they thought".

Niki meanwhile is still in prison, but is meeting with the shrink from before. The shrink has a metronome on the table and tells Niki to focus on it so that she can get to Jessica to help her find a happy medium between the 2 personalities. Niki warns her that if Jessica comes out the chains aren't enough to stop her. The psychiatrist explains the chains on Niki are enough to keep an elephant locked down and shows Niki a Tazer gun on the table. Niki eventually turns angry in talking to the shrink and becomes Jessica, breaking out of her chains. The shrink goes to grab the stun gun, but Niki/Jessica grabs her arm. Next scene shown is guards coming after Niki and the shrink laying on the ground in the meeting room, with stun gun wounds all over her. The guard knocks out Niki and brings her back to her cell. Later, two guards come to Niki's cell with an attorney of some sort, most likely from Linderman's team. The man explains she has been freed of all charges and can leave now. The man tosses her some clothes to wear and tells her to change. Niki says no she needs to stay here where she is safe. The man says its not up to her. Niki asks about Linderman and the man says not to worry about that now. Later at home, Micah comes in to Niki's room and asks to play Scrabble with her. The mysterious symbol that has been seen on many heroes' backs and the sword Hiro is after, is seen on Niki's left shoulder. Niki is near her closet mirror door. She closes the door and the mirror image is different, it is of Niki trapped in the mirror. Niki bangs on the mirror saying to let her out and Jessica tells her "you wanted to be locked up so here you go". Jessica turns in an evil manner and exits with Niki still trapped in the mirror.

Meanwhile Claire and Zach ditch school in hopes of Claire meeting up with her real mom. They lie to Claire's guardian mother and tell her they need to go to an aquarium to see Manatees. Eventually Claire's mom gives in but tells them to be back for supper. Claire and Zach travel out and Claire finally meets her real mom, Sarah. Claire explains about why she thinks she survived the explosion. Claire takes a kitchen knife and slices it across her wrist, drawing blood, then allows the wound to heal right in front of her mom's eyes. Claire's mom says they are such a special family, then holds her hand out and a flame rises up. Claire is surprised by this in a pleasant way. Claire also asks if she can meet her real father. Claire's mother explains it is complicated, but she will work on it for next time.

HRG is meanwhile in the cell with Sylar, who is confronting him now. Sylar uses his powers of telekinesis and throws HRG across the room into the glass window. HRG slams to the ground and falls with his glasses falling off. Sylar takes his wallet. Sylar exits the cell and makes the door shut behind him, locking HRG in. HRG is then trapped as Sylar holds up HRG's driver's license to the window, implying he is going to visit HRG's home and Claire. HRG screams in frustration and anger as Sylar leaves.

Sylar shows up at Claire's home dressed as an employee of HRG's paper company. Mrs. Bennett comes home to find Sylar, who startles her as he is holding the dog. He explains he was sent to deliver an order home by HRG. Mrs. Bennett believes him and offers him to stay for supper. Sylar asks alot of questions about Claire, causing Mrs Bennett to get suspicious. She says she needs to call Mr. Bennett to make sure. Just then Sylar moves a finger, causing the phone to fly from her hand and crash to pieces. She is horrified and goes to run, but Sylar uses his power and throws her into a glass bookcase knocking her down. Sylar walks towards her and prepares to kill her. Just then the door busts open in the hallway. HRG is there with gun in hand, with Haitian. HRG blasts several shots into Sylar sending him back against the refrigerator. Sylar takes off, not to be seen again. Mrs. Bennett starts asking alot of questions, but HRG tells her not to worry and that the man with him will help her forget. HRG takes Mrs. Bennett's hands as Haitian puts his hand over her head.

Later Claire returns home and Mrs .Bennett confronts her saying her school called saying Claire skipped. Mrs. Bennett says she is upset. Claire asks her mom why she forgot what she told her earlier about the visit to the aquarium to see Manatees. Mrs. Bennett says she would've remembered something like that, but then holds her head. Claire says she will set the table and tells her mom to go rest a bit before dinner. Claire is puzzled as is Zach.

Finally, Claire's real mother is seen on the phone and contacts Claire's real father. She explains that their daughter just found her and that she needs to see him. The man on the other end of the phone is shown, and it is revealed to be none other than Nathan Petrelli, with a look of shock and surprise on his face.

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