Noah Bennet aka "Horn Rimmed Glasses" and his good buddy The Haitian payed a little visit to HRG's former mentor, Ivan in Russia. During their visit they were made privy to the location of the remaining 7 paintings in the series of 8 that deceased Heroes painter Isaac Mendez drew. Here's a look at what they found.


The only thing distinguishable above appears to be a hand holding a vile of some sort. Possibly the cure for Heroes' sickness or the Shanti virus that Suresh was told to administer to Monica Dawson.


Above: In a painting on which we see no number, a blond woman appears to be pounding her fists on a door or wall, possibly because she is locked in somewhere. Best guess from the picture is that is Niki Sanders.

Above: A Hiro Nakamura vs. Takezo Kensei showdown, similar to Darth vs. Ben Kinobi and Anakin Skywalker versus Ben Kinobi from the Star Wars movies. (Painting 6 of 8)


Above: Will this be the man who shoots and murders HRG? Possibly "Adam Monroe" who we have yet to formally meet? Or someone else? (Painting 7 of 8)


Above: The Death of HRG? Say it ain't so. (Painting 8 of 8)

So that really gives us about 5 of the 8 paintings to mull over. We already saw the painting of the death of Kaito Nakamura, #1 in the series. There's about 3 more left for us to check out, which were probably kept out of our sight for good reason..

This episode of Heroes finds us five years into the future. Hiro and Ando are visiting Isaak Mendez' apartment and find a timeline of events, newspaper clippings and photos. Hiro comes face to face with the "Future Hiro", who reveals that New
York saw the explosion because the heroes couldn't kill Sylar and stop him from exploding. Hiro tells future Hiro that the cheerleader was saved, which puts a smile on Future Hiro's face. Future Hiro tells Ando and Hiro he made the timeline to determine the precise point in time to travel back to kill Sylar and prevent the explosion. He tells Hiro he will have to get him back to this point in time using his time travel power. Just then, armed men burst into the apartment. Future Hiro and Ando manage to escape, but present/past Hiro is captured by Matt Parkman, who is now the head of Homeland Security.

Future Hiro and Ando determine they must visit Las Vegas to meet with Peter Petrelli's girlfriend in an effort to get him to help them get back to the present and save the world. The 2 meet with Jessica, who is now a stripper in a club, and Peter's girlfriend. Jessica offers a private dance, but Future Hiro says they need Peter's help. Future Hiro asks Jessica where Bennet is, and she says still roping cattle. Future Hiro mentions Sylar, who apparently took the lives of DL and Micah, causing Jessica to became angry. Jessica leaves and Peter appears near her, upset about their visit. The two then embrace.

Matt Parkman is now working for homeland security and has the Haitian working with him. Parkman attempts to interrogate Hiro to determine what he knows. Parkman also contacts the current president, Nathan Petrelli. Nathan has just finished meeting with Mohinder Suresh to discuss the extinction of the heroes, because of the problems they are causing for others, since the explosion. Mohinder discusses the notion that Nathan is just like them. HRG is now working to help keep people with special powers safe from being taken captive. He is meeting with a family and a
young boy who has special abilities. He gives him a blood test and then a special vile of solution to use as a "dummy sample" in case Homeland security or police ever try to determine if he's "one of the special people". Hiro and Ando meet with HRG, and urge him to help them get past Homeland security. Future Hiro mentions Candice and DL, and needing their help to get in. Ando tells HRG that Hiro is the reason Claire is still alive now, and this convinces HRG to help them.

Later HRG shows up at a diner in Midland, TX, where Claire is now a waitress, wearing the nametag "Sandy". Claire has a serious boyfriend and they discuss how they are getting married soon. Claire's boyfriend mentions to her the "creepy guy with glasses" is back. Claire goes over to freshen his coffee, and HRG tells her she needs to get out of this place immediately, because its not safe anymore. Claire says she just wants a normal life and is getting married, despite HRG asking her to take a bag he has for her and get out of there. Ando and Future Hiro are meeting back at an apartment, and Ando is asking about what happens to him in the future. Before Future Hiro can tell him, Matt Parkman bursts in with agents, and hits Future Hiro in the chest with a Tazer. Out of nowhere, Peter Petrelli appears and uses several powers, including the power to freeze time. Peter takes hold of Ando and Future Hiro and teleports them out of the room away from Parkman and his men.

Later, Peter is with Ando and Future Hiro, Peter tells Ando that he is supposed to be dead as a result of the bomb. Ando is shocked by this as Peter tells him he thinks that is why Future Hiro is trying to go back to save the world so badly. Niki/Jessica enters the room and sees them all there, then turns and leaves, causing Peter to go after her.

Parkman meets with HRG to discuss Hiro Nakamura escaping. Parkman mentions about keeping Claire safe as well as his own son from harm. Parkman asks HRG if he's heard from Janice recently. HRG gives him a folded up crayon drawing done by
"Matthew" who appears to be Parkman's son. Parkman thanks HRG for all he's done, but then turns on him and pushes HRG down with a gun to his throat. Parkman says he's ending their arrangement, as he attempts to read HRG's mind and find Claire.
Just then a gunshot sounds. Parkman later finds Claire at the Midland, Texas diner she is working at, shortly after Claire has told her boyfriend she wants to elope.

Suresh and Nathan are at Isaak's apartment looking at the timeline. Nathan asks what it's all about, and Suresh says Hiro has found a way to go back into a point in time and stop the explosion and all the problems it brings. Nathan tells Suresh he wants him to being using the "reversal" syringe to start extinction/putting down of heroes. Nathan asks if he can trust Suresh and Suresh says of course, just as Matt Parkman enters. Parkman informs them he has found a 2nd Hiro Nakamura, and the
younger one, who has memory gaps. Parkman also tells Nathan he has found Claire. Nathan later meets with Claire at the Petrelli Mansion. Claire is upset with her father, as he begins talking in an evil almost eery way to her. He tells her a girl named Candice allowed him to become president, and he is now just eliminating the competition. As Claire turns to leave, she is all of a sudden frozen in her tracks. Sylar appears, as he had been taking the appearance of Nathan. He begins to cut into Claire's brain, saying "I've been waiting a long time for this".

Future Hiro, Ando and Peter all go to the Homeland Security building where Hiro is being held captive. Future Hiro and Peter are able to use their powers and fighting abilites to take out guards. They realize their powers are useless with the Haitian up there to block them. Suresh enters the room where Hiro is being held with the syringe ready to put into Hiro. Hiro begins yelling for him not to do this because he needs to go back in time and save things. Suresh motions for Haitian to hold down Hiro. Just then Suresh jabs the syringe into Haitian's neck, causing him to slump over. Suresh tells Hiro he will get him to a safe spot so he can teleport back and change things. Future Hiro, Peter and Ando burst into the room, with Hiro and Ando united again. Future Hiro tells Hiro he must get him back to the correct moment in time now, but just then, 2 gunshots are heard and Future Hiro falls to the ground, dead. Parkman is there with his gun up, but before he can get any more shots off, Peter uses his power to close the bulletproof door on him.

Parkman makes a call to President Petrelli (aka Sylar) who is holding a special memorial service for the victims lost 5 years ago in the explosion. Parkman informs the President that he can't get to Hiro, because his brother, Peter is keeping the room sealed off. Parkman tells the President he needs reinforcements. Just then Nathan/Sylar ends the phone call and bursts up into into the air in a missile like flight, as the crowd gasps at this revelation. Sylar arrives at the holding cell, and is able to reach through the sealed door and pull Peter out. He uses his power to send him flying down the hallway, and informs Parkman to go in and take care of Suresh, Hiro and Ando. Nathan then walks down the hallway towards Peter and reveals he is really Sylar. Peter tells Sylar that Hiro's going to go back in time and change all this. Sylar says when Hiro returns back in time he turns on his own kind. Sylar begins to wield what appears to be Ted's radioactive powers, and Peter also starts to emit some sort of energy from his hands. The two begin to do battle in the hallway causing immenses bursts/explosions.

Suresh is trying to hold the door closed, as Ando and Hiro manage to teleport back to their present day. Hiro pulls out a 9th Wonder comic he brought back with him from the future which shows him slicing into Sylar with his sword, and Hiro says "now, the hard part".

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Recap of the 2.5.07 Episode of Heroes, Chapter 18, entitled "Parasite", by characters..

Claire is on the run traveling with the Haitian. She asks about where they are heading to but Haitian is not clear on it yet. He informs Claire she probably won't see her surrogate father, HRG, again. Haitian makes a stop at a truck stop along the way and speaks French to someone on a payphone. Haitian then informs Claire they must leave the country. At the airport, Claire manages to swipe the Haitian's ticket and passport. Claire enters through security first and throws Haitian's passport and ticket in the garbage, leaving Haitian stuck to deal with security. Claire ends up at a door in a hallway and knocks. As the door opens, Claire says she must have the wrong address, she is looking for Peter Petrelli. The woman who answers tells her its the right place. We see that the woman is Peter and Nathan's mother. Haitian is also present and speaks French to the woman. She tells Claire she's stubborn, just like her father.

Nathan is at his office and gets a visit from several FBI agents. They tell Nathan they want him to head to visit with Linderman and to wear a wire so they can finally nab him. Nathan eventually agrees to do so. Once the agents have left, Peter appears, as he has been invisible inside the office. Peter informs Nathan that he was responsible for Isaak shooting Simone. Peter tells Nathan he doesn't know what he's going to do. Nathan tells Peter he will make an anonymous call to the authorities to go check out Isaak's apartment. Just then an FBI agent re-enters the office and Peter disappears before Nathan can stop him.

HRG is with his boss who has been questioning him about the whereabouts of Claire. We also see Matt Parkman restrained in a chair. Parkman tells HRG's boss that HRG is telling the truth about not knowing about Claire. Parkman asks to be released since they had a deal, but the boss tells Parkman in time. HRG gets home and tells his wife that he has to take a trip out of town. His wife turns on some opera music and begins telling HRG that he asked her to talk to him about Claire. Since HRG's memory was wiped, he has trouble remembering the conversation. His wife gives him a note saying "Claire is with friends". As HRG is preparing to leave, his new partner arrives. HRG meets his new partner, a woman with special abilities from Primatech. She tells HRG the company has an assignment for them to handle. The woman is assigned to work with him and they head to New York. The woman appears in Isaak's apartment and takes the form of Simone. HRG says as far as everyone knows Simone has been on an extended trip out in Europe. HRG tells Isaak to keep painting. Later on, Isaak does several paintings, which reveal him with the top of his head chopped off. Also later on, HRG returns home to his wife and they begin talking about Claire again. HRG reveals more than he should about things and it ends up that his wife is not his wife, but his new partner, the woman who can take the appearance of others. HRG's boss also appears in the room staring at HRG.

Niki is confronted by DL at their home when DL brings a photo of Nathan Petrelli to her. DL asks Niki what is going on, but Niki downplays it and lies to him, saying its nothing. DL warns Niki not to do anything stupid. Niki travels to Vegas, where she has been assigned to kill Nathan. In Vegas, Hiro is at Linderman's hotel/establishment and is trying to steal the real sword he needs. Hiro is tossed out of the hotel by security who have flagged him as a card cheat from his previous visit with Ando. Hiro eventually bumps into Nathan Petrelli who has come to the hotel to wear a wire and catch Linderman for the FBI. Hiro asks Nathan for help in getting up to see Linderman. Nathan talks to security and gets Hiro up to the curator. Hiro presents the fake sword case from the museum in NY to the curator/desk worker. When the desk worker leaves for a moment, Hiro quickly pushes a ladder on wheels over to the cabinet and climbs up to retrieve the real sword. As Hiro gets to the top, the man returns with a control in his hand and alerts security, telling Hiro he won't be able to escape with so many security guards working there. Just then Ando appears dressed as a security guard and knocks out the man. Hiro is amazed to see his friend return in triumphant fashion. The two place a large cabinet in front of the door to the room, but it won't hold for long. Hiro decides to teleport them away, and ends up teleporting them into the future. They are up on top of the Deveaux rooftop/pigeon coop area, overlooking the remains of a blownup and destroyed New York City. Hiro remarks that they didn't achieve their mission.

Meanwhile Niki has infiltrated the same hotel where Nathan and Linderman are. Niki enters the room of the FBI agents who are listening to Nathan's wire. Niki's alter ego, Jessica, ends up shooting and killing the 2 FBI agents. Niki bumps into Nathan. Niki tells Nathan that he needs to knock her out before Jessica returns, so that Nathan can take the gun to kill Linderman. Hesitant at first, Nathan finally punches Niki in the face knocking her out. Nathan retrieves her gun and goes to meet with Linderman in the kitchen of his hotel's restaraunt. Linderman is there cooking, and lectures Nathan on how so many people want to be perfect but can never attain it or happiness. Nathan pulls out the gun and is about to kill Linderman, until Linderman informs Nathan he has such a bright future ahead of him, and will even end up in the white house in many years. Linderman tells Nathan shooting him will be a very bad decision for him and that Linderman knows about the fact Nathan can fly and about Nathan's daughter as well as Peter's "issues". Nathan puts the gun down.

Finally, Suresh is with Sylar at his apartment. Sylar has been posing as another hero, who he murdered just days ago. Suresh hands Sylar a special cup of Chi tea, and tells Sylar its something his father used to make. Just then Sylar grows woozy, and collapses, as Suresh has laced the tea with a sedative. Sylar awakes strapped into the chair with an IV drip. Suresh reveals that he knows that he is Sylar, and shows him a computer screen talking about the murder of the hero Sylar killed a few days ago. Suresh bangs a tuning fork next to Sylar's ear to irritate his "super hearing" power he stole from the female hero he murdered. Suresh tells Sylar he is going to finish his father's work and extracts a spinal tap sample from him, as Sylar screams in pain. Suresh eventually determines from the sample that he can maybe help cure the heroes. Sylar begins talking to Suresh about how he murdered his father and angers Suresh, who pulls a gun on him. Suresh goes to take revenge and kill off Sylar, but Sylar reveals that his powers still work, as he stops the bullet in flight and it drops to the ground. Sylar then undoes his restraints and gets up going after Suresh. Later, Peter Petrelli enters the apartment looking for Suresh. He calls out for him several times and then stops in one part of the room as blood drips down on him. He looks up to see Suresh pinned to the ceiling bleeding. Suresh mouths "Sy-lar" to Peter. Just then Sylar enters and shoves Peter up against the wall holding him by his neck. Sylar tells Peter he knows he is like him and wants to see how it works. Sylar begans to cut open Peter's head, and we see a lock of Peter's hair fall to the floor.

To be continued..

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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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Season 1: Episode 12 - "Godsend"

The return episode of Heroes certainly did not disappoint. Here's a recap, not in chronological order so much, but more by characters:

Hiro and Ando are seen at a natural history museum in New York and they finally see the great Bushido style sword in a glass case on display. Hiro and Ando comment on a strange marking they see on the sword, which Ando states means Godsend. Hiro says he must have the sword because it will give him greater control over his power, according to destiny. Hiro tries twice to freeze time so he can take the sword. At first he fails and on the second attempt, he merely slows time down. Hiro says "good enough" and opens the display case, setting off alarms. He takes the sword and in the next scene is seen posing with it in front of a dinosaur exhibit (which matches with the painting Isaak had done). As Ando finds Hiro out on the streets, they remove the sword from its case and discover its not the real sword, it's a replica by none other than "Linderman".

Matt Parkman and his partner have the SWAT team infiltrate the Texas Paper Warehouse where Mr. Bennet has his operations, and Sylar. The SWAT team turns up nothing. Matt's partner and superior are furious. Matt comes face to face with HRG and attempts to mind read, but the Haitian is seen standing in the back. Matt is unable to read any thoughts. After Matt's superior give him and his partner a good dressing down, Matt pushes HRG up against some crates and says he wont stop until he finds out what HRG is doing with Sylar. HRG replies "Good luck with that".

Mohinder Suresh is back at the apartment in New York and discussing the list he has from his father with what seems to be an FBI agent. Mohinder explains the genetics angle to which the agent responds "right" in a skeptical manner. Mohinder said he tried to find a Sarah Ellis but had no luck. The FBI agent shows Mohinder a photo of Sarah Ellis, who is in fact Eden. Mohinder said he knew of her. Mohinder is shocked to hear that Eden has turned up dead in a lake. Later on, Mohinder receives a visit from HRG, with gun in hand. Mohinder asks if HRG is there to kill him. HRG says that he wants to work with Mohinder to find the names on the list and prevent them from causing problems. Mohinder refuses to work with HRG and says he doesn't trust him right now. HRG gives him a business card in case he changes his mind.

Meanwhile, Peter is in a coma in New York hospital. His mother and brother, Nathan visit with him. Simone also drops by. Nathan tells Simone he wanted to protect Peter from ever going to Texas so this wouldn't happen. Nathan explains his overall skepticism about all of the events Peter is claiming will happen, and the paintings. Simone then takes Nathan to visit with Isaak. They arrive at Isaaks apartment to see paintings around. Isaac then appears to Simone's surprise. Isaak tells her he was at a clinic in Texas and cleaned himself up. He says he can now paint without being high. Nathan is interested in one particular painting which shows the "exploding man". Just then Hiro and Ando show up at Isaak's apartment. Hiro says he found the sword but it is a replica by Linderman. Nathan then hears the name Linderman and sees Hiro, who he met out in the dessert. Hiro calls Nathan "flying man". They discuss the exploding man and how they have to stop him. Simone finally starts believing Isaak can paint the future and that Hiro can time-travel. Simone tells Hiro she can get him into Linderman's place since she deals him art and valuables.

Meanwhile in Texas Claire has not had her memory erased but is pretending to HRG that she doesn't remember the night Jackie was murdered by Sylar. Claire is later seen talking with the Haitian at a remote spot in a dessert area. Haitian says his "gift" will not allow him to give Zach his memory back. Claire expresses how alone she feels without any friends or Peter to talk to. Haitian says if Claire goes to Peter, he is being watched and HRG will know. Claire asks if Haitian knows her real parents. Haitian says the real parents who came to visit her actually work for HRG. Claire says she's been living a lie. She later convinces Zach to come back to the dessert area with her so she can show him the secret he forgot about. Claire climbs to the top of the same tower Zach videotaped her from before, and falls to the ground. Claire stands up and re-collects herself as her scars and bruises magically go away. Zach is amazed by this and the two begin to reconnect.

Niki/Jessica is in a prison setting. She has already broken a prison guard's nose, most likely in a violent rage as Jessica. She talks with her attorney who tells her she needs to start cooperating more. As they talk, Jessica and Niki emerge as once and the lawyer is convinced Niki must see a psych. Niki pleads with him to no avail. A man visits with DL, named Mousekey, most likely someone working for Linderman. DL gives him the suitcase full of money and asks for assurance that Linderman will stop bothering him and Micah and Niki. Mouseky says this is unlikely because they took something from Linderman and he will let him know when the debt must be collected upon. DL pounds his fist on the wall angrily.

Later, Micah and DL visit with Niki and speak to her behind glass through a phone. DL reaches his hand through the glass and holds Niki's hand. Micah says he wants his mother back. Niki senses his sadness and asks the guard to let her hug her son. The guard refuses several times. Niki becomes upset and Jessica comes out in her. As Jessica stands up, the guard tells her to back away and begins to wave his nightstick in the air. Niki/Jessica grabs the nightstick and snaps it in half. Then guards rush up on her and restrain her all together. Later, we see Niki in a straightjacket in a padded cell receiving an injection. As the lights in her cell dim, she is scared, saying "please help me". Jessica emerges and says "who needs help when you got me?"

Ted Sprague is seen "somewhere in the Nevada Dessert" in an abandoned shed. He is practicing the control of his radioactive emissions, with an excited look upon his face. He manages to emit radioactive bursts from each hand.

Finally, Nathan is having a dream/vision/nightmare in his coma. He sees the New York city scene again where he wakes on the ground and begins to see abandoned cars and the various heroes and characters such as Simone, Hiro, Claire, Mohinder, etc. He sees a new face to the side. An older man with a beard who appears to be laughing at him. Nathan comes out of his office building striding up to Peter. Nathan says he won't leave Peter or let anything bad happen.Just then Peter begins erupting in radioactive style energy in a burst. The faces and bodies of various people appear to evaporate/melt away as Peter explodes. Just then Peter awakes from his coma screaming. Peter leaves the hospital, and Nathan and his mother have no sign of him.

Peter is walking on the streets of New York talking on his cell phone saying he needs a quick flight to Nevada. Just then Peter notices the man he had seen in his latest vision. The man with the beard is stealing a wallet from a table. Amazingly nobody sees it happen but Peter. As the man walks off, Peter begins to follow and yells for him to stop. The man turns angrily and begins fighting with Peter against a lamp post. He asks Peter how he can see him because nobody can. A scene is shown with objects moving frantically next to a curb-side stand, with people confused as to whats happening. Peter has met an invisible man, who begins to choke him against a lamppost.

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