Season 2: Chapter 9: "Cautionary Tales"

HRG, Claire, West, Suresh

Heroes opens with the Bennets packing up their things to go on the run. Claire comes downstairs in her new cheer uniform and HRG tells her they have to go. The two engage in an argument over leaving and Claire says she hates HRG for the things he's done such as abducting West. HRG grabs a roll of duck tape to tie up Claire but Mrs. Bennet intervenes telling HRG to stop and for Claire to go to school and say bye to her friends then come home. HRG shows his wife the paintings including his death and the shooter. He tells his wife to trust him and he will find West. HRG calls Suresh and asks him to have Molly track down West. Suresh reveals this info to Bob and Elle and they tell him HRG is dangerous. Suresh suggests they give HRG a false location to lure him.

Bob and Suresh are in Costa Verde to apprehend Claire and "take out" HRG. Bob introduces Suresh to Elle as his new partner and she displays her ability to shoot lightning.

West flies in to talk to Claire about her father and her being a "spy". Claire tells West it's a coincidence that her dad was the one who tried to abduct him and that she didn't tell him because she was scared. West refuses to trust her and flies off, revealing that Claire has spelled out "SORRY" with rocks placed on the ground.

HRG leaves to go to Claire's school to find West and get his help, but as he walks out the door, West flies into him snatching HRG up. West flies him up into the air and asks for answers about Claire. HRG tells West that Claire lied about not having a boyfriend so he must be important. As the two land on the ground, HRG gets up and pushes West down telling him he must convince Claire leaving town is the right thing to do. Suresh calls HRG and gives him a fake location for where West is. Since HRG is with West, he convinces West to come help him.

Bob shows up at Claire's cheerleader practice and convinces her he's from the Board of Ed, then calls her by her last name, causing Claire to take off running. Suresh meets up with HRG and gets in his car. regional sales manager of Primatech paper.

HRG and Suresh arrive where Elle is and HRG indiciates he knows her. As she's walking towards Mr. Bennet with her electric charge, West flies into her full speed causing her to hit a car. Suresh aims his gun at HRG but HRG subdues him, turning a gun on Suresh instead. As he is about to shoot Suresh, West asks Mr. Bennet what he's doing and causes HRG to stop. HRG and West take Elle away as a collateral captive. HRG handcuffs Elle to a chair, hoses her down with water and puts her feet in a bucket of water so her electrical powers shock her if she tries to use them. HRG talks to Elle about how she was brought into the Company as a child. HRG tells Elle he has kept Claire away from the Company because of how they operate. Bob takes blood from Claire and she pleads with him not to harm her father, HRG.

HRG sets up an exchange to give Elle back to Bob in exchange for Claire. The two walk past each other and give a look. Once Claire is safe, West takes her and starts to fly off. Elle shoots a lightning bolt up at them and the two crash to the ground in a heap. HRG then shoots Elle in the shoulder. HRG then heads over to Bob with his gun aimed. HRG says if he shoots Bob, the Company will disappear with him. Before he can shoot, Suresh blasts HRG with a gunshot to the eye, right through his glasses as the painting pictured. HRG falls to the ground and West holds Claire back then flies her out of harm's way. Claire is teribly upset later as she informs her mother of the bad news. West stays with them to comfort Claire.

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Parkman, Molly, Angela Petrelli

Matt Parkman is back at the apartment with Molly Walker. She sees the photo of the Heroes elders and asks about it, Matt says he won't ask her to locate anyone from it again. Matt discovers he has the power of suggestion as he convinces Molly not to look at the photo and to walk back to the table to eat her cereal. Parkman continues to try to research the elder organization and Kaito's death. Parkman's boss tells him to stop working on the case because Angela Petrelli confessed. Parkman uses his power of suggestion to convince his boss to give him 24 hours to talk to Angela Petrelli further.

Parkman goes to talk to Angela Petrelli and she says she knows about his father's ability. Matt uses his power to suggest Angela answer all of his questions. She tells him about Adam Monroe who is 400 years old and seeking revenge. Parkman asks Angela to reveal the name of a woman in the elders photo but she refuses to and says Parkman is just like his father.

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Hiro, Ando, Kaito

Hiro attends the funeral for his father in Japan along with his sister and Ando. Hiro is called to deliver the eulogy but leaves the front and goes to stand alone. Ando goes to ask Hiro if he's ok and Hiro says he must go back in time to prevent the murder. Hiro teleports to one week ago on the pigeon stoop in New York. Hiro oversees the conversation between Kaito and Angela Petrelli about them being targets with Kaito suggesting Angela leave town. Hiro rushes over to talk to his father telling him he has returned from the time of Takezo Kensei in Japan. Hiro warns his father of impending death, but his father says that this must be his fate. He takes his father to the site of his funeral where they find Hiro as a young boy with a sword saying he is "Takezo Kensei". The funeral is for his mother and Hiro reveals to the boy his father will die, but to learn from him and his lessons. He tells the boy some things Takezo Kensei just can't change.

Hiro brings his father back to the loft rooftop area where his murder takes place. Hiro is able to stop time during the attack on his father, and notices as the two men are suspended in mid-air, the face of his father's attacker is Takezo Kensei (Adam). Hiro is shocked by this and can't believe Kensei has survived all this time. Hiro delivers a Eulogy at the end of the show for his father's funeral talking of how some things are in God's hands and others God have given us a choice. Hiro says his father gave him these tools to face the battles ahead. Scenes are shown of Suresh holding his gun and looking upset, and Claire being comforted by West.

At the end of the episode we see HRG on a table of some sort with an IV dripping blood into his arm. His eye that had been shot starts to regenerate, and all of a sudden HRG gasps and sits up on the table. HRG then sees he's in a small enclosed room as the show ends.

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