Season 1: Episode 21 - "The Hard Part"

Parkman, Ted and Bennet are all on the run together, heading for New York to take out the tracking system. Parkman goes to a payphone to call his wife, but Bennet stops him saying they need to watch their backs and not make mistakes. Parkman agrees to go along with it. Since they are in a cold wintry spot with Used Cars, Ted uses his powers to melt away the snow off the hood and jumpstart the engine. The 3 then take off for NY.

Peter is trying to convince Claire that she can't go away to Paris like her grandmother (his mother) said to. Claire said she is sick of running and just wants a normal life, but Peter tells her she is part of this and that someone is going to blow up the city. Peter does some sketches like Issac and comes up with pictures of buildings up in flames and Ted Sprague's face. Claire tells Peter that is the guy who blew up her home. Claire and Peter inform Nathan about this. Later at his campaign headquarters/office, Peter and Claire go to talk to Nathan. Claire sees Thompson, her surrogate dad's boss, in Nathan's office talking to him. In the office, Nathan is asking Thompson about Ted the nuclear bomb and why he wasn't told about this. Claire informs Peter that Thompson is the man she's been running from. Claire runs out of the office. Later on, Peter sees Claire about to leave for Paris. He tells her she is part of saving the world. Peter hands Claire a gun and asks her to shoot him in the back of the head if he ends up being the bomb. Nathan also meets with his mother later on, who tells Nathan she knows what his destiny is, and that it is to unite the world after this great tragedy that happens. She asks Nathan if she can count on him for this and then says "that's my boy".

Micah is being held captive by Candice in a hotel, where he is playing video games. Candice has disguised herself as Jessica/Niki to fool Micah into doing what Linderman asks him to. Micah says he doesn't like Linderman or the way he smells. Niki/Candice becomes angry and yells at Micah to do what he's told. Later, Micah apologizes to her for talking back. Candice/Niki tells Micah she is going to take a shower. Micah then turns up the TV, and goes over to the electronically locked door. Micah uses his powers to bypass the lock and leave the room to escape. Micah then tries a door and it ends up being the same as the hotel room he just left. He tries two more rooms, both the same. Micah then sees Candice and asks where his mom is. Candice said she can make him see whatever she wants to. Candice says she doesnt want to hurt Micah, but if he doesn't do as Linderman asks him to, she will make him see things that will mess him up for life.

Meanwhile, Jessica and DL have gone to Vegas and phased through the wall into the office/suite of Mr. Linderman. They find all sorts of paintings and records. They see a painting which shows Micah admist flames. Micah and Jessica find various records tracking their lives. DL says that their whole lives they have been sick experiments. The 2 find a calendar which notes the Petrelli election circled. They decided to head to New York to get their son back from Linderman.

Sylar is painting in Isaak's apartment and sees a picture of the exploding man. Sylar also paints a picture of himself looking at Ted Sprague, who has radioactive energy coming from his hands. Sylar realizes that he must be the bomb, after killing Ted. Sylar tries to seek help and places a call to Mohinder to tell him that he believes he is going to mass murder part of New York by exploding. Mohinder encourages Sylar to turn himself in. As they are talking, Mohinder tries to call 911, but Sylar overhears and tells Mohinder it was a mistake for him to even try to call for help.

Hiro and Ando have decided that they must stop Sylar, but Hiro is unsure how to. They look at the comic book from the future that Isaak drew which has certain frames with just bubbles and no words coming from the characters. They decide to go ask Isaak what he meant by the drawings. Ando and Hiro travel to Isaak's apartment and find him laying dead on the ground with his head cut open. Hiro tells Ando things are happening just like he saw them. Meanwhile, Sylar is in Isaak's bathroom cleaning himself up and shaving. Ando and Hiro hide behind one of Isaak's paintings. Sylar comes out into the room and then his superhearing ability hears the heartbeat of Hiro. He walks over to the painting and says "I can hear you". As Sylar uses telekinesis to make the painting move away. Hiro and Ando have vanished. The 2 then appear at a convenience store/deli. They see Sylar walk past and begin to follow him. Hiro and Ando discuss how Hiro doesnt kill Sylar until the day after the election in the comic book. Ando explains in the future that there was no Ando, because Sylar kills him, so they decide to try to kill Sylar earlier.

Sylar meets with his mother in Queens, New York. Sylar gives his mom a snowglobe and she thanks him saying she just needs Oregon to have the entire continent. Sylar notices a broken clock on the wall, which belonged to his father. He begins to try to fix it. Sylar's mother continues to nag away at Sylar about getting a job as an investment banker and doing something more meaningful then just fixing watches. Sylar becomes angry with his mom, because he doesn't want to be so special. His mom tells him he can do anything he wants and she wants him to do more. Sylar shows his mom a power, and begins using the kitchen spray hose to shoot water into the air and create snow from it. His mother starts to spin under the snow as Sylar remarks how much she loves snowglobes. Just then Sylars power begins to become demonic as his mothers snowglobes in the room start flying around her. One smashes across her face, cutting her. His mother locks herself in her room, and Sylar begs her to come back out. Sylar tells her that he thinks he is going to cause alot of destruction in New York and doesn't want to.

Sylar's mother finally comes back out but sternly tells him she is leaving the apartment, and wants him gone by the time she returns. Sylar grabs her and begs her not to do this. He tells her "its me Gabriel your son" but she tells him he's not her son. She yells for Sylar to stay away, but he continues grabbing her. She picks up a pair of scissors and tells him to back off. As the two struggle, Sylar ends up accidentally stabbing his own mother. Sylar backs away in horror. Before his mom can hit the floor, Hiro has frozen time. He enters the apartment with Sylar frozen and Sylar's mother about to hit the ground. Hiro draws his sword out and places it near Sylars neck. Hiro is hesitant to kill Sylar. Just then, time begins again, and Sylar's mother hits the ground. Sylar grabs Hiro's sword and asks Hiro who he is, because he recognizes Hiro's heartbeat from Isaak's apartment. Hiro says he is here to stop Sylar. Sylar yells for him to do it and kill him then. Sylar begins to use his freeze power and Hiro's sword begins to freeze up. Sylar tells Hiro he's too weak to kill him and now he will kill him(Hiro) instead. Just then Ando runs in with a gun pointed at Sylar, yelling to Hiro. Hiro grabs Ando with 1 hand and teleports the 2 out of there. They reappear and Hiro says he failed Ando but there are 2 more days left to kill Sylar. Hiro says that Sylar has broken the sword. The two look at the sword broken in half and come to a revelation about what must be done. Meanwhile Sylar at his mother's apartment is painting an explosion on her floor using his own mother's blood. Sylar exclaims what his mom told him "I can be anything I want, I can be president".

Thompson, Bennet's former boss meets with Suresh and asks if he's ready to come work for them. Suresh said it will be the other way around, because Suresh has the list and more information that Thompson's agency needs. Thompson says he has no real choice and brings Suresh into their laboratory to meet Molly. Molly's parents were murdered at the hands of Sylar but she escaped thanks to Thompson's people. Thompson mentions that Molly has a very special ability but that she can't use it at the moment because she has become very sick. Mohinder yells at Thompson for trying to trick him into helping out because of this girl. Thompson tells Suresh that this girl is the only one able to stop Sylar. Suresh begins to befriend the girl and work on a cure to help her cells heal. Suresh tells her he never met his sister who died from the same condition and that he couldn't save her in time. Suresh vows to save Molly, and also learns that she is capable of just thinking about someone and she can locate them, wherever they are. She give Suresh a piece of paper with a star on it and tells him it will protect him from "the Boogeyman" aka Sylar. Suresh finally gives Molly the cure to help her heal back.

Peter and Claire are in downtown New York City looking for Ted. Claire is seeing all the people and couples around and becomes sad. Peter asks her whats wrong and she says she's not normal, and that because of her, her family is all messed up now. She said when she met Peter she finally felt that maybe she was part of something. Peter tells her he felt the same way. Just then, Claire sees 3 men walking across the way. One is HRG, her surrogate dad. Claire says "Dad" and runs over to him. Peter walks over to the 3 men, as Claire and HRG are hugging. Parkman walks over towards Peter, but just then Peter's hands begin to glow with radiation because he is nearby Ted. Peter is unable to stop his hands from glowing and Ted asks "whats he doing?". HRG says Peter is absorbing Ted's power and he has to contain it. Peter's hands continue to glow with radiation as the show ends.

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