Season 3: Episode 3: "One of Us, One of Them"

Heroes Season 3 - Episode 303
"One of Us, One of Them"

In this third episode of Season 3, we see Claire begin her quest to fight evil, we see the new villains in action, Peter coming to grips with his new self, HRG being paired with an unlikely partner, and Tracy Strauss searching for answers about Nikki Sanders.

Heroes opens with Mrs. Petrelli visiting Sylar in his cell as he's strapped down. She tells him she will give him what all boys want from their mothers. Mrs. Petrelli tells Sylar he's special and needs to be strong for what's to come. In comes Bridget, a woman at the Company with a power to see anyone's history. Mrs. Petrelli says she is going to "feed" Sylar. Mrs. Petrelli leaves the cell and next thing heard is the woman screaming out.

Nathan is shown at his new office in DC, when the "future Peter" shows up. Nathan asks where his brother is and plays the message he received. Nathan as "Jesse" is shown in Pughkeepsie, NY with three other villains. The 4 enter a bank and unleash their various powers to rob it. One villain with magnetic powers opens a safe, another uses blue flames to force the civilians down. During the robbery, Peter aka "Jesse" almost gets into a fight with another villain as he intervenes on a female's behalf.

HRG visits Mrs. Petrelli at Level 5, and says he is not re-enlisting. HRG asks for The Haitian to be his partner for this assignment of rounding up the escaped villains. Mrs. Petrelli says he's not available, then introduces HRG to his "new partner". HRG looks into a cell and Sylar turns to look him in the eyes, grinning.

Claire's biological mother, Meredith, is at the Bennet household and sits down to breakfast with the family. Claire informs her mother she's not going to school because she's sick of pretending she's normal there. Claire's adoptive mother tells Claire to get ready for school now.

HRG is ready to shoot Sylar, but Mrs. Petrelli convinces him that he can keep Sylar in line and guide him. HRG says Sylar almost killed Claire and he's a psychopath. Angela says he's been misunderstood, and both of them have a lot in common, killing.

Hiro and Ando show up in Berlin, Germany. Daphne shows up as well and asks why they're following her everywhere. Hiro says he wants the formula back that his father gave him. Daphne says it was already delivered and she's there to get part 2. Daphne tries to "run off" using her powers, then realizes they aren't working. Hiro tries to use his power as well and it doesn't work. Just then, the Haitian walks in with a bag. Hiro hides with Ando and says he recognizes that man from the future.

Claire talks to her real mother in the driveway and says she wants to learn how to fight the bad guys. Meredith decides that Claire can play "hookey" today, and they go off for a drive.

Nathan goes to visit Tracy Strauss when she doesn't show up for her duties. She confronts him about the fact that he called her Nikki Sanders and then a reporter showed her footage of Nikki and Nathan having sex at the Las Vegas Hotel. Nathan says none of this makes sense to him and he still thinks she's Nikki. Tracy says she needs to go to New Orleans to find Nikki Sanders.

The villain who feeds upon people's fear to power up his strength, shows off his power. Cops show up outside the bank, and he says he's feeding off all the afraid civilians inside the bank. One of the other villains, with the magnetic power, says he's going to leave with his cut. The other man punches him hard in the stomach, with his fist going right through. The magnetic villain keels over and dies. The super-strength villain says he's waiting for the guy with Horn Rimmed Glasses to show up so he can get revenge.

Parkman is still in Africa with his new friend on a spirit walk. The man says he knew Parkman's name from his badge. They come upon a series of paintings the man drew on rocks and the ground all about Matt Parkman, starting when he was a boy. The man says the paintings helped him learn all about Parkman.

Mrs. Petrelli goes to talk to Sylar, revealing that she is his mother, and they are going to fix his issues. HRG walks in and turns on the TV saying he found the escapees. They watch the news footage of the bank robbery and Mrs. Petrelli says Peter is inside the body of Jesse. HRG asks if he has Jesse's ability, and Mrs. P says if he does, he doesn't know it.

Hiro and Ando follow Haitian into a dark movie theater. Daphne is seated behind them and begins to chat up Ando. Hiro says not to listen to her because she's trying to divide them. Daphne reiterates that she finds stuff for a guy and he pays her. Haitian exits the theater and Hiro/Ando follow.

Parkman examines the various paintings scattered amongst rocks and the dessert. Parkman says the paintings show his life so far, then he finds a painting of him with a blonde girl and baby. The man says the future has changed and begins to draw over the picture.

Peter aka "Jesse" and the super-strong villain, Knox, discuss being free and not wanting to return to Level 5 again. Jesse makes a slip up when talking to the man, saying something about his location/family. Knox realizes it doesn't make sense and tosses Petter across the room, asking who he really is.

Sylar and HRG show up at the bank scene standoff with all sorts of police outside. HRG mentions to Sylar that Angela Petrelli is playing the two of them. Sylar says he wants to see how it all turns out. Sylar asks how they proceed and HRG tells him he'll handle everything so just keep quiet and stand back. Sylar launches into action, berating a head officer for the way they are set up. Sylar then tells him to grab them some decaf coffee.

Knox and another villain subdue Peter/Jesse and demand he tell them who he is. Peter says someone put him into Jesse's body. He says he came along to stop them from hurting people. The villains continue to beat him up.

Haitian looks over the formula with an unknown woman, saying Mrs. Petrelli wants to keep her half of the formula closer to home. Hiro and Ando sneak in, spot the formula and devise a plan to get it.

HRG puts on a bulletproof vest to go into the bank. Sylar tells him to let him help instead of trying to prove he's better than him. HRG says he is better. After giving Sylar his gun, he tells Sylar to go debrief the hostages and to stay away from the "buffet" in the bank.

Tracy Strauss arrives to a house with a casket in New Orleans. She sees various pictures around the casket of a woman looking like her and Micah. She opens the casket to see the body of a woman that looks just like Nikki. All of a sudden, Micah enters and asks if its his mom. Micah realizes she's not his real mother, but later says she looks just like her. Micah asks Tracy if she has a power like his mom's super-strength. Micah reveals his power to talk to machines, and looks up her info in a laptop. Micah finds out that Tracy and his mother were born in the same hospital on the same day, with Dr. Zimmerman handling their births.

In the theater, Hiro goes up to Haitian insisting that the briefcase he has with the formula in it is his. All of a sudden as the two are arguing, Ando whacks Haitian over the back of his head with a briefcase. Haitian tumbles down a few stairs, and Hiro yells at Ando for not following their plan. Hiro retrieves the case, but not for long, because Daphne runs through at full force and steals the case. Hiro tries to freeze time, but the Haitian is back on his feet, blocking Hiro's power.

HRG goes into the bank and Knox forces him down. Knox is prepared to extract revenge, but Peter aka "Jesse" finds out his power. As he screams out nobody gets hurt, he emits a powerful blast that knocks one villain back. He does it a second time to knock Knox down, but all of a sudden time stops. In walks future Peter who pushes Peter out of Jesse's body. Future and Present Peter meet in a quick confrontation. Peter asks what he did to him, and why he shot his brother. Future Peter says he'll show him and teleports them off. Time unfreezes and Jesse is now Jesse. He walks over to HRG who thanks him thinking it's Peter. Jesse tells him Peter isn't there anymore and grabs HRG.

Meredith brings Claire to an abandoned spot to teach her to fight. Meredith tells here they start with "survival" and she touches the sides of their room causing them to become engulfed. Meredith tells Claire there's some things she can't fight. Meredith begins to use a form of "torture" inside the chamber they're in. She starts to drain the air out of the container they're in, causing Clare to start suffocating. She repeatedly asks Claire why she wants to fight bad guys. Claire finally gives in and says she wants to "hurt him for what he did", meaning Sylar. Lesson 1 ends, and Meredith stops suffocating Claire.

Knox and Jesse are dealing with HRG, and Sylar walks up behind them. Sylar uses his power to stop Knox from punching HRG, and stops Jesse from emitting sound. The third villain gets up and prepares to shoot blue flames at Sylar. HRG grabs his gun and blasts the guy to prevent it. Sylar says he knows HRG told him to stay put so he wouldn't do it.

Back in the bank, HRG is preparing to take away the prisoners. As he escorts one man out, Sylar is left with Knox and Jesse. Sylar closes all the doors using telekinesis, and HRG looks in through the glass door. Sylar puts Jesse up against the wall and HRG pleads with him to fight his urge. Sylar says he doesn't think he can, and begins to buzzsaw into Jesse's head. Meanwhile, Knox gets away, and we see blood spray across where HRG is at the door.

Meredith apologizes to Claire for tricking her, but says she did it for her own good. Meredith tells Claire she needs to save herself before she needs to save the world. Meredith says there's nothing wrong with Claire just being a 17 year old girl. The two hug, but Claire eyes a Primatech box in the distance. Claire later leaves on a cheerleader retreat with a friend.

Parkman sees the recreated painting his new friend drew, and it reveals Parkman holding a female limply in his arms, with tears coming down his face. He asks if he can stop this future, and the man tells Parkman to come with him. The man puts a headset on Parkman to allow him to meditate about his future.

Reseda, California is shown where Tracy Strauss visits Dr. Zimmerman. He seems to recognize her, and she asks if he knows her. Zimmerman says he created her.

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The episode ends with a montage of various scenes involving the characters of Heroes. Nathan is reading the bible's Genesis. Micah is shown looking at a picture of he and his mother, Niki and then at her casket. Claire is shown driving in the rain, and on the passenger seat is the Primatech box of info. The episode ends showing Hiro and Ando in a cell at Level 5. HRG and Sylar escort Jesse in, in handcuffs, still alive. Mrs. Petrelli walks up to Sylar and hands him clothes to wear in his cell. Sylar quips "I guess you were right about me". At the very end, HRG is shown standing next to The Haitian. Haitian asks if he's been replaced. HRG tells him only for a short time, until he finds Sylar's weakness, and then he'll kill him.