Season 3: Episode 2: "The Butterfly Effect"

Heroes Episode 302: The Butterfly Effect

A recap of the second episode of Heroes Season 3 "Villains". In this episode we see the "butterfly" effect of Peter's actions as he tried to change the course of history but instead set off chaos. We learn that everyone is not who or what they seem to be.

Mrs. Bennett tends to Claire after learning Sylar broke in and attacked. Claire is picking up pieces of glass and a shard sticks into her hand. Claire then realizes she can't feel any pain, and it's different than her usual ability. Normally Claire says she can feel pain while she heals, and it reminds her she's still human.

Peter & Nathan's mother, Angela Petrelli, has a dream about the future where villains are dominating the scene. She finds a ripped apart place where Matt Parkman and Hiro Nakamura have been killed. She sees Claire and Peter also being killed, then all of a sudden sees Nikki/Jessica along with Matt Parkman's father, and 2 other unidentified villains. Sylar comes up behind her and the dream ends. Angela visits Peter at his apartment in NY, where he's constructing a time line and using a world map. Peter tells his mother he knows things about the future that she can't see. Angela informs him that he's altered time and it made for a bad day for
Claire, then suggests Peter go see for himself.

Maya enters Suresh' apartment/lab to find him hanging up in the ceiling. Suresh jumps down and explains that he injected himself with instant powers. Suresh displays the ability to scale up a wall like Spiderman, and says his senses are heightened. Suresh tells Maya it's only a matter of time before he can reverse the effect and help Maya get better. Animal instinct takes over, Suresh kisses Maya, and Maya reciprocates. The two lay down kissing passionately with Maya saying "you are different".

Matt Parkman is shown wandering in the dessert "Location Unknown" and eventually collapses from exhaustion or heat. The scene shifts to "Part Two", a residential neighborhood where Sylar is walking with the "Level 5" file folder. A car descends on Sylar with two agents pointing guns at Sylar and shooting. Sylar removes the bullet from his chest then uses telekinesis to throw both officers away.

Next we see Elle & Bob at Primatech Facility watching a tape from the car of the incident. Bob chastises Elle for allowing Sylar to escape in the first place. She pleads to let him do better, but Bob says he doesn't want her in that position again.Hiro tells Ando about the various private detectives scouring their offices. Hiro says he hired them to figure out who the girl was that stole the paper, but didn't tell them about her power or the paper. A detective walks up to them and hands Hiro a folder on the girl, named Daphne Millbrook from Paris, France. Hiro and Ando teleport off in search of the girl who stole 1/2 of the formula which can save the world. The two arrive in Paris, France inside Daphne's apartment and find all sorts of stolen artifacts and treasures, including the Mona Lisa hanging on the wall.

Next scene is Governor Maulden and Tracy Strauss (Jessica/Nikki) discussing bringing Nathan Petrelli to a position in Washington, DC. The governor seems to be against Nathan, but Tracy continues to suggest they go for it with Nathan as some sort of media or publicity stunt. The Governor finally approves it and tells Tracy to go visit and "reach out to" Nathan. A reporter approaches Tracy out in the parking
garage and shows her an advertisement flier of her as a Vegas stripper. The man asks for a comment on the story he's going to run about how she left the stripper life behind. Tracy tells him if he runs the story, she'll hunt him down and destroy him.

Claire is filming herself on a camcorder at the train tracks, stating she's making attempt #7 on her life to see if she's even still human anymore. As the train starts speeding down the track, Claire stands in front of it. Suddenly, Peter Petrelli swoops in and pushes Claire out of the way. Peter asks Claire what happened and she explains the ordeal with Sylar taking her power to heal. Peter says that wasn't supposed to happen. Claire begs Peter to train her to use her power so she can fight Sylar rather than being a victim. Peter says he can't be the one because that could change everything. Peter teleports off leaving Claire alone.

Tracy Strauss (Jessica/Nikki) shows up at Nathan's hospital room to invite him to take over a vacated position. Nathan chuckles and tells her to "cut the crap", thinking it's Nikki who he had an affair with in Vegas. She insists her name is Tracy Strauss and she is an adviser for Governor Malden, telling Nathan to check it out. Tracy leaves and Linderman is in the room, telling Nathan that the woman is not Nikki Sanders. Nathan still can't believe this, and Linderman tells him she was giving him a legitimate offer, part of "God's plan". Nathan tells Linderman to leave.


Elle goes back into her father's office and starts explaining how she thinks Sylar will go after Level 5 because it's like a meat buffet for him. Elle doesn't hear a response from her father than realizes he's in his chair, murdered with the top of his head removed.

Elle goes up to Level 5 with a gun and allows HRG to be free, informing him of what's happened. As Elle leaves HRG's cell and turns the corner, HRG sees her body thrown against his cell window. HRG goes out with gun in hand and comes face to face with Sylar. HRG fires several shots into Sylar and he falls against the wall bleeding. Suddenly, Sylar shows off his new ability to heal and tells HRG he got it from Claire. Sylar flings HRG against a wall, then goes after Elle. Sylar displays his new power and turns a gun he picked up into gold, then goes to steal Elle's power. As he's sawing into her forehead all of a sudden Elle screams and a huge blast of energy/lighting is shown flinging Sylar back. When Elle awakes she is being stared at by the overweight, bald inmate who keeps claiming he is Peter. He asks if she's ok just as another inmate rushes over and says "Jesse we gotta go!" Inmates being fleeing the scene, and Elle sees HRG dragging Sylar's body across the hall.

Hiro and Ando continue searching Daphne's apartment to find the missing formula paper. Hiro reveals to Ando what he saw in the future, where Ando was a villain who killed him. Ando suggests maybe it was a robot or someone changed themself to look like him. Hiro decides to set a trap or offer a ransom to lure Daphne to them. He finds a gold medal for 1st place in a race she was in during 12th grade and settles on that.

Peter drops by to see Nathan and learns of Nathan's offer to take over a junior Senate position. Peter changes into his future self, revealing his scar on his face to Nathan. Peter explains he came back from the future to shoot Nathan and prevent a bad world from occurring. Peter says in the process he changed the course of time and now some bad things are happening he needs to set straight. Peter asks for Nathan's forgiveness before going, and Nathan asks if he's supposed to take the position. Peter tells him to be the brother he's always looked up to. Nathan phones Tracy Strauss and accepts the offer on the condition that she will be on his staff. The same reporter who

previously hounded Tracy about being a Vegas stripper comes up to her again in a parking garage, this time with a small portable video player displaying her romp with Nathan Petrelli in Vegas. Tracy becomes enraged and yanks the video player out of his hand. The man grabs her, but Tracy grabs his arm and freezes him until he breaks into pieces of ice.

Elle is at Primatech when Mrs. Petrelli shows up saying the chain of command has changed now that Bob is dead. Elle informs her that they caught Sylar. Mrs. Petrelli tells her that in the process of Elle's outburst, she shutdown the power grid allowing 12 other dangerous people to escape into the population. Mrs. Petrelli then tells Elle they won't be needing her serves at the Company anymore and suggests she find a new life.

Hiro and Ando discuss their plan for Daphne, when she shows up. Hiro offers a trade of her medal for the 1/2 of the formula. Daphne mentions her boss won't be happy and she was about to look for the other 1/2 of the formula. Hiro uses his power to teleport away as Daphne tries to take the medal from him. Finally, Daphne gives in. Hiro gives the medal to Ando to go exchange with her, saying they are both "honorable people". Daphne says "wrong" and uses her speed to charge at Ando to grab the medal away. Hiro freezes time, and Daphne puts a knife to Ando's throat. She asks Hiro if the formula is worth sacrificing his friend. Hiro lets her go, preventing Ando's death, but Ando receives a cut to his neck. As time is unfrozen, Ando begins questioning if Hiro cut him on the neck. Hiro reveals their plan is in effect as he put a tracking device on the medal/ribbon. He tells Ando he couldn't tell him the whole plan since he didn't trust him. The tracking device shows Daphne is in Berlin, Germany, so Hiro and Ando teleport out.

Suresh awakens in his apartment with Maya laying next to him asleep in bed. Suresh gets up and goes to his bathroom mirror to get some water. All of a sudden, Suresh realizes something is happening to skin on his back and he peels a piece off of himself.

Matt Parkman wakes up in the dessert and sees a turtle that he believes is talking to him. The voice says a plant nearby can give him water. Matt grabs the tree/plant and drinks a few drops from it than thanks the turtle. All of a sudden, a man comes up to Parkman and asks why he's talking to a turtle. The man reveals Parkman is in Africa now. Parkman asks for help getting back home, but the man says he must stay, because the future is "not as he painted it".

Nathan is in his hospital room playing chess against Linderman. Linderman says he made the right move taking the Senate position. A nurse enters and tells Nathan it's late and he needs sleep. She asks why he's playing against himself, and Linderman then tells Nathan only he can see him.

HRG is back home and Claire goes into the office/study. She says she's better now with him back. HRG tells her about level 5 and the various villains who got out:

Knox - can absorb people's fears and make them into super-strength for himself.

Jesse - HRG claims not to know what he can do. This is the guy who was claiming he was Peter Petrelli.

HRG tells Claire he needs to go stop these people from doing harm. Claire begs to go and help him, but he says she must stay. She asks what about if someone comes after the family. HRG says he brought in someone to help. Claire's real mother, Sarah, walks into the room and stretches out her palm which creates fire.

Peter Petrelli (future badass version with scar on face) teleports into Level 5. He seems Sylar strapped down on a gurney/bed, then sees that the other cells have been vacated. His mother walks up behind him. He tells her that the inmate Jesse was Peter and he put him there to keep him safe. Angela screams at him to go find her son and then go back wherever the hell he came from.

The scene shifts to a phone booth where Peter is shown making a phone call. He tells Nathan if he gets this message he needs to watch out for someone with a scar on his face who looks just like him. Another villain comes up and says they need to go. Peter looks at his reflection and sees that he is Jesse, the inmate. He hangs up the phone. Meanwhile several of the villains are destroying a gas station and tell "Jesse/Peter" they have to go now.

Heroes ends with Mrs. Petrelli going into Sylar's holding cell. She holds onto Sylar's hand and says she can give him what he's always wanted. She says her son has been a big disappointment. Sylar tells her she isn't his mother, and Angela says "but I am dear", possibly planting ideas into Sylar's memory.

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