It's always the show you love the most that you become most critical of, and in this case Heroes was a show many people fell in love with after Season 1's great drama, action, sci-fi and mystery. Season 2 was not quite as good, but now looking back seems much better than what we've been served up recently. It's starting to seem like a big revolving door of bringing us back around to the same storylines, and that may not be the fairest treatment for fans of this series.

The way in which Volume 4 - Fugitives ended was almost surreal, as if somehow Matt Parkman was able to use subliminal mind control to make us all forget how silly the way that Nathan died yet still lives on happened. It basically boiled down to the brothers Petrelli going into a 2-on-1 deathmatch with bad guy Sylar. Their only abilities were to fly, giving Sylar a serious advantage. So they flew in, the doors shut while Sylar was electrocuting them, suspending them, throwing objects at them, buzzsawing them, and who knows what else. It was almost like Darth Vader against two limited Jedi's. Claire got to see more of the handicap fight then we did as she peeked through the door crack. Why they stopped the girl who can re-heal from going into the battle with them is beyond me. So the battle goes on, and eventually the noise stops and the dust settles. Claire goes into the hotel suite to find just Peter, who's bruised up and can no longer fly. He says Nathan and Sylar took the fight out the window. Peter's hurt and can no longer fly, but we learn he gained Sylar's abilities. Which as a fan eagerly pointed out to me, include the whole re-healing thing. Guess Peter didn't want others knowing what he was capable of?

Just moments after Claire and Peter leave the suite, Sylar hurls Nathan back into the suite to finish the fight. Kinda strange, but Sylar wins it by using telekinesis and then slitting Nathan's throat. At first I was thinking somehow Peter morphed into Nathan to absorb the damage and trick Sylar, but that would be impossible with another Peter running around. So Nathan really was killed, sort of. First Sylar had to be stopped. As he changed himself into the president's aid, Samuels, he got into the president's limo. However, it wasn't the president in the back seat, it was Peter using his cool new power to turn into anyone. He jabbed Sylar with a tranquilizer. Next up, the big plan to make Nathan still alive somehow..

Angela told Matt Parkman he was supposed to save Nathan, and boy was she right! What a twist, Parkman was able to go into an unconscious Sylar's head and convince him "You're Nathan Petrelli...Sylar's dead". Somehow he was also mentally sending us the telegram "You all will continue watching no matter how ridiculous this all seems". To make the plan more "plausible" HRG was like "Hey, I've got a spare shapeshifter sitting in cryogenics just for this moment!' Parkman skeptically went along with it, but once again Angela is lying to Peter, HRG is lying to Claire about her real father. The three of them along with Suresh, Ando, Claire, Peter and Hiro, all gathered around the funeral pire/bonfire to watch a fake Sylar body go up in flames. They all smiled and laughed (except Matt Parkman) as HRG dubbed them "The Company" - the next generation. One good thing that came of this all may be that they took away the flying power which was way overused in the past few volumes. Sure, quick travel around the globe is cool, but we need more than that as Heroes fans.

Volume 5 is dubbed "Redemption" and that seems a perfect title, as the writers and creator, Tim Kring, will really need to redeem themselves after treating fans to an entertaining yet watered down Volume 4. Speaking of watered down, it seems we know at least one of the new season's villains, another Strauss sister who can turn into and use water. Peter just might have full use of more than 1 power for a season. Also, Sylar will struggle to figure out he's trapped in Nathan's body, as he continues to toy with clocks. And in case we haven't seen it before, Claire will get mad at HRG who will say he did it to protect her, as Angela will tell Peter the same.

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Heroes Season 3 - Episode 25: "An Invisible Thread"

Heroes opens with Suresh narrating about how each of the many people on the planet are unique and different. Scenes are shown again of Nathan being shot with tranquilizers by Danko before Sylar can cut into his skull. Hiro gets a nosebleed while trying to teleport he and Ando. Claire, HRG and Angela are traveling in a SUV down the road, when Angela awakes from a bad dream. She tells them Nathan's in trouble. HRG realizes they went through a fake roadblock a few miles back and stops the car. He tells Angela and Claire to head off 2 miles in the opposite direction, and gives Claire a phone saying he'll find them. Angela and Claire head off, and HRG drives down the road where he's stopped at a police barricade. A van pulls up behind his vehicle and armed soldiers get out to surround the car.

Danko is shown talking with Sylar who just got out of the bathrrom. Danko tells him he needs to become Agent Taub like he was told. Sylar says he's done listening to Danko. Danko shoves a metal knife in the back of Sylar's head and he collapses to the floor. Danko radios to get a cleanup crew but then cancels the orders as he sees Sylar moving again on the floor. Sylar gets up, pulls the knife out of his head and says "that hurt" as he looks at Danko. Danko draws his gun fast, but Sylar uses telekinesis to fling it across the room, then flings Danko up against a glass case, suspending him there. Sylar reveals that due to his new shapeshifting power he moved the "off switch" in the back of his head. Danko tells him to get it over with because his men are on their way. Sylar moves Nathan's body into the bathroom and says he'll kill him later after he absorbs all of his memories. Sylar says he has a date with destiny tomorrow, as Nathan, so he can shake the president's hand. Danko tells him he better kill him now because there's no way he'll allow that to happen. Sylar tells him there's no need to kill him, because he has another plan. He transforms into Danko as they hear men arriving to the office. Danko (Sylar) draws his gun goes out and fires a shot, shooting down one of their own agents. He goes back into the office and transforms into Agent Taub, lets Danko down, and draws his gun on him yelling for the other man that he got him.

Angela and Claire arrive at the Capitol Building despite being hunted by agents. Angela leaves Claire behind saying she needs to find Matt Parkman because in her dream he saves Nathan's life. Claire heads off to find Nathan.

Sylar gets dressed in a suit so he can become Nathan. He tells Nathan to wake up so he can get his memories. Nathan stays passed out so Sylar says to hell with it since he can get memories from Nathan's personal belongings. A secretary knocks and enters telling Nathan that his daughter is there to see him. Sylar changes to Nathan and says "send her in". Claire enters the office asking if Nathan found Sylar, but he says he got away. Claire gets suspicious asking how she knows she's not talking to Sylar right now. Sylar as Nathan touches her necklace and gets the memories of Mexico, to tell Claire she knows him better than anyone else. Claire smiles and apologizes as she's been reeled in. Nathan says he's heading to the Stanton Hotel. Claire asks to go along in case anything goes wrong, and to help stop Sylar. Sylar opens the bathroom door to grab a suit coat jacket, and Claire notices the body lying on the floor. Sylar closes the door and tells her its a good idea to come along, because if anything goes wrong he needs her by his side.

Danko is escorted by armed guards out of a van to Building 26. Ando and Hiro witness it. Hiro tells Ando he's feeling better now and just had a headache. Ando suggests Hiro is getting sick from using his powers. Ando says they'll use his power instead. Hiro says they need to stop time at least once more. Ando says maybe Hiro's head will explode if they're not careful. Hiro gets worried but says its a chance he will have to risk. Danko is led down the hallways in Building 26, as other agents see him and are shocked by it. Danko is shoved into a holding cell, and his cellmate happens to be HRG.

Nathan wakes up back at the office, and slowly gets up. Peter enters the office to find Nathan stumbling around. Nathan says they have to stop Sylar.

HRG talks with Danko about getting involved with Sylar. Danko tells HRG that Sylar moved the kill spot on the back of his head. Danko asked HRG how he dealt with all this, the inability to contain and capture all of these people. HRG says it's all about living in the gray area, which he learned in middle management and having an adopted daughter. HRG says Claire has helped him through it. HRG and Danko decide to work together, but before they can shake hands, time freezes. Ando and Hiro open the door and smile, then go to Building 26's main office to see agents stopped. Ando pulls he and Hiro's pictures off the bulletin board, then notices Hiro's ear is bleeding, but Hiro says he's just fine.

Hiro and Ando find the room where various heroes are restrained with nose apparatuses in them to prevent their powers from being used. They discover Mohinder Suresh and remove his nose piece, then replace him with an agent. Hiro unfreezes time, and HRG and Danko shake. They notice the open door and HRG realizes it was Hiro. Meanwhile, Ando tells Suresh about Hiro's recent problems. Suresh warns Hiro not to freeze time again because it's causing him these problems.

Nathan and Claire arrive to speak with the president. A colleague named Liam Samuels comes up and shakes hands with Nathan. Nathan signs with his left hand on a security check in, and Claire questions it.

HRG and Danko beging planning their attack to capture Sylar. Danko reveals some extra powerful tranquilizers that will put an elephant down. As HRG has his back to Danko, Danko prepares to inject one of the needles into HRG's neck. Just then time freezes, and Hiro injects a needle into Danko. HRG turns to see it, and also Hiro's nosebleed. HRG says to call 911, because he has to head off to the Stanton to stop Sylar.

HRG phones Claire who's in a hotel suite with the fake Nathan (Sylar). Nathan looks over at her and she finally answers the call. HRG asks Claire if she's ok and if she found Nathan. Claire says yes, and HRG asks how she knows it's him. Just then two Claires are shown on screen with Sylar as one, using his puppetry power to quiet Claire from speaking. Sylar turns into himself and tells HRG "because it's me". HRG is shocked as he stops in his tracks realizing it's Sylar.

Sylar is using his powers to make Claire serve him wine. Claire says Nathan is on the way to save her and then she'll kill him. Sylar says he's going to kill Nathan, then her mom and brother. Sylar begins discussing how he met his real dad. Sylar starts talking about how much they have in common, saying they were both adopted and can't die. Claire says he'll die, but Sylar says it'll take her hundreds of years. He begins to come on to Claire, saying she could be his first lady. Just then, Nathan and Peter arrive at the building and are stopped by security. The guard tells them Mr. Samuels said Nathan's already there. Nathan tells Samuels that Sylar's one of them, and shows Samuels he can levitate. The guards draw their guns on him, but Samuels tells them to stop. Nathan and Peter tell Samuels they're the only ones who can stop Sylar. Nathan suggests Peter needs to get close enough to Sylar to touch him and get his powers. Nathan and Peter head towards the hotel suite.

Peter and Nathan form their plan to take Sylar at different angles. They arrive at the hotel suite's doors but before they can open them, they open and Claire is thrown out of the room. She gets up and yells at Peter and Nathan to go. They head into the room where Sylar has his electricity power charged up. Nathan and Peter flie towards him with Sylar shooting lightning. The door shuts and Claire can only look through the crack in the door. She finally hears the fighting stop and opens the doors, but nobody's in there. Suddenly Peter gets up and is bleeding. Claire asks where Nathan and Sylar went. Peter tells her the window and that he can't fly after them. Claire helps Peter out of the room. After they've left, Nathan is flung back into the room through the window. Sylar returns and slits his throat. Nathan gasps for life and falls back into a chair as Sylar chuckles at him. Sylar exclaims Claire's going to be so mad at him, then leaves after transforming himself into Nathan again. The real Nathan appears to die in the chair.

Matt Parkman arrives to Washington, DC, where Angela Petrelli finds him getting off a bus. Angela tells Matt about her dream and how Matt needs to save Nathan. Matt says he can't because he needs to go stop the agents. Angela says they won't be able to do that without Nathan, so Matt finally agrees to go with her.

Peter and Claire are rushing to leave the hotel, but as they get to the elevator area, HRG rushes out and aims a gun at Claire. He asks Peter to tell him that's not Sylar. Peter tells HRG he just fought Sylar. Peter also says he gained Sylar's powers. Just then, 3 security guards show up, guns drawn at Claire, Peter and HRG. HRG tries to tell them the president's in danger but they still keep their guns aimed. Claire finally walks forward and puts her head to the one guard's gun and says to listen to her now or she'll tell him after he shoots her.

Matt and Angela infiltrate the hotel where Matt uses his power to convince a guard he's from the secret service. The guard lets them pass. Matt comes to the hotel room where Nathan's lying dead in a chair. He tries to prevent Angela from seeing it, but she goes in anyways and begins screaming out. Angela hugs Nathan's dead body. She says she doesn't understand because in her dream she was supposed to save him.

Nathan arrives in a kitchen area to meet with the president. Liam Samuels comes up and says he can't give him anymore time to stop Sylar, the president's waiting. Nathan says it's ok he doesn't have anymore time to give. Sylar disguises himself as Samuels and heads out to where the calvacade is leaving with the president in a limo. Samuels (Sylar) gets in, and tells the president it's good to see he's alright. He puts out his hand to shake, and the president shakes firmly, then suddenly Sylar begins morphing through the various people he's changed into, eventually becoming himself again. The president sticks a tranquilizer into Sylar's neck. The president transforms into Peter and reveals he took Sylar's shapeshifter abilities.

Matt, HRG and Angela have Sylar in the hotel suite. Angela and HRG try to convince Matt to use his powers to make Sylar appear as Nathan Petrelli to convince the president of their plan. Angela pleads with Matt to help them. HRG says they'll use a shapeshifter's body from Building 26 to look like Sylar's dead body. Matt finally agrees to it and tries to get inside Sylar's head. He starts telling him he's no longer Sylar, and that Sylar's dead, he's now Nathan Petrelli. Matt starts planting memories of Nathan into Sylar's head to make him believe he's Nathan. Suddenly, Sylar wakes up and is convulsing. He rolls onto his side and transforms into Nathan, then looks at Angela and says "mom?"

Suresh narrates about how we're all connected by an invisible thread, yet still individuals. The new Nathan, Angela and HRG set a fake Nathan's body to fire (shapeshifter). Hiro, Ando, Suresh, Claire, Peter, and Matt Parkman all watch the fake shapeshifter Sylar's body go up in flames. Nathan tells HRG the president agreed to everything, funding, research and deniability. Nathan said he told the president he found just the men to head up his Company. Ando notices Hiro having another headache, and Hiro tells them it's time to go home. HRG tells Claire "he's really dead" and Matt Parkman gives HRG a look of disgust. Volume four ends.

Volume Five - "Redemption" starts. It's six weeks later. Kent Harper a former Building 26 agent arrives home to find water is leaking all over the place in his kitchen. The water runs in a huge puddle towards the living room then begins to materialize into the form of a woman who looks like Tracy Strauss. She tells the agent "You're #4" and then kills him. Nathan aka Sylar is shown reading a newspaper about the latest murder. Angela enters the office saying she hasn't heard from him in weeks and was starting to worry. Nathan tells her he hasn't felt like himself lately. Angela tells him the world is his oyster now. Angela tells him to come along so they won't be late for lunch. Nathan walks over and looks at a clock and is fascinated by it. He says the clock is running a minute and a half fast, adjusts it and puts the case back on. Nathan prepares to leave, asking Angela if she wants Italian or Chinese. To be continued...

Season 3: Episode 24: "I Am Sylar"

The episode opens with Nathan, HRG, Angela, Claire and Peter eating at the cafe discussing how they'll regroup to set things straight. Claire notices Nathan is live on television, giving a press conference about the state of affairs with the hunting of "dangerous individuals". Nathan questions who it is, and HRG answers "Sylar".

We travel back 18 hours earlier to when Sylar wakes up and looks like the agent he was disguising himself as. Sylar questions "why does this keep happening?" and shakes himself back to his usual appearance. He reaches in his mouth and pulls a bloody tooth out, then asks "who are you?" as he looks in a mirror.

Matt Parkman has his baby and is on the phone to his ex-wife, the baby's mother. Matt promises to bring the baby back as soon as he can. Matt tells his ex-wife it's really good to hear her voice, and she ackwardly thanks him for his help before hanging up. Matt regroups with Hiro and Ando about what to do next. Hiro and Ando ask Matt to help them take down Building 26. Matt tells them to give it up and says he's afraid he won't see his son's first actions. Hiro asks Matt for the address for Building 26, but Matt says no because he doesn't them getting killed as it will be on his conscience. Hiro and Ando say their goodbyes as Matt leaves with the baby. Ando tells Hiro that Matt was right, they have no real plan. Hiro says a true hero never concedes defeat.

Sylar meets with Danko in the park. Danko says one of his agents claimed to have seen Sylar via surveillance cam. Sylar tells Danko he's losing himself and wakes up as Agent Taub. Sylar says the agent's a nothing and he doesn't like being a nothing. Danko reminds Sylar that as the agent he can come and go, kill as he pleases, but as Sylar he will be hunted down. Sylar transforms himself into the agent before Danko leaves. Sylar then cuts the words "I Am Sylar" into his arm as a reminder of just who he is exactly, but the cuts start to heal up due to his ability to heal from injury.

A man named Tom Miller is shown in Richmond, Virginia. He receives a text message from Rebel telling him to get out now. Just then, Sylar is shown walking down the hallway and next appears seated in Tom's place behind him. Tom warns Sylar not to startle him because he can hurt him. Sylar then reassures him that he knows he has an ability and is there to help. Tom shows him what he can do by placing a small figurine state on a table, then pinching his fingers together. As he concentrates the statue begins to shake then evaporates into little particles. Sylar tells Tom he needs to choose whether he wants to deal with the agents or him. Tom tells Sylar he chooses him. Sylar begins buzzsawing into the man's head and he screams. Just then Danko and several agents show up and rush down the hall. As they burst into the room they find Tom Miller dead on the floor with half his skull removed. On the wall written in blood is "I Am Sylar". Agent Taube remarks to Danko "that guy has some ego".

Back at homebase, Danko meets with Sylar in his office. Sylar gives Danko a cell phone which shows that Rebel just contacted Tom Miller. Danko asks Sylar for his help in taking Rebel down. Sylar is still upset about the fact he's having identity problems. Danko tells him that he's survived with all sorts of identities during his career, and suggests Sylar find an anchor to hang onto when he's lost. Danko shows Sylar a timepiece his father gave him 20 years ago. Sylar looks it over and identifies the timepiece and its inconsistency. He tells Danko it's the only power he ever truly owned himself.

Hiro and Ando attempt to break into Isaac Mendez' loft in the dark, by bypassing some motion detector lasers. During their talk, Ando calls himself the "Crimson Arc" his superhero alias. Hiro calls it "dangerous yet ladylike", and again they argue over the fact that Ando has a power. Ando tells Hiro he doesn't see him as an equal. Ando suggets maybe he should be a powerful hero on his own. Just then agents dressed all in black burst into the loft with their rifles and start firing. Hiro grabs Ando and they dive to the floor. The agents and their bullets all stop due to Hiro freezing time. He tells Ando he'll have to be bait, but just then Ando stands up and they realize he's not frozen with time. Ando says now he doesn't have to be bait.

A police officer brings some boxes of murder case information/evidence to Agent Taube (aka Sylar). The evidence inside the boxes is of Sylar's murdered mother, Virginia Gray. Sylar begins to examine the evidence piece by piece and remembers killing his mother vividly. He grabs a snowglobe and hurls it across the room, smashing it. Sylar's mother picks up the Eiffel tower which was in the snowglobe and says it was her favorite. Sylar begins to talk with his mother and confronts her about lying to him. Sylar tells her he knows the truth now about how he came about. His murdered mother said she wanted to protect him after what happened with his father. Sylar discusses his new power to be anyone he wants to be, and asks his mother why he feels so lost. His mother tells Sylar she loves him and wanted him from the start, because she knew how special he was. His mother's ghost tells him that now she's back. Just then a knock comes at the door, and Sylar's mother morphs back into Sylar. Sylar finds Danko at his door. Danko tells him they located Rebel and need Sylar's help, as agent Taube.

Ando discusses his excitement about being in Hiro's special world now. Hiro says it must be when Ando touched him he was able to participate in time stopping, just like Baby Matt Parkman was able to before. Ando begins to comment how he feels like Batman in Superman's special fortress. Ando also calls Hiro a fascist saying he never really accepted Ando as a superhero. Hiro puts his arm around Ando and walks him right into the line of a tranquilizer bullet, then unfreezes time. The tranquilizers fly full force into Ando's chest and he screams out. Hiro stops time again and finds one of the armed agent soldiers similar to his size.

Danko, Agent Taube and several other agents descend on a run down apartment area. They kill the power to the entire area, meaning there's no machines for Rebel to manipulate. Micah is shown inside one of the apartments, and begins to pack up his laptop and other items quickly. The agents begin to head towards the building, weapons drawn. One agent turns back and asks Agent Taube if he's coming, but finds Taube is already gone. As Micah turns to leave inside his apartment room, Sylar is standing there in his path. Sylar jokes that Rebel is just a kid. Micah says he knows who Sylar is and Sylar says that's doubtful. Micah says the people Sylar works with now don't know him and how special he really is. Micah tells Sylar he can save them all. Just then they hear the agents coming towards the room.

On the Baltimore/Washington Parkway, a van is escorting Ando back to Building 26. Hiro freezes time and pulls the medication tube out of Ando's nose. Ando's upset at how Hiro used him like this, but Hiro tells him just to play possum. As Hiro resumes time and Ando plays unconscious, one of the other soldiers asks Hiro when he started wearing glasses. The van is shown full of pink/reddish electricity as it swerves side to side. Ando tells Hiro they were about to tazer him. Hiro says it's time for Plan B. He grabs a GPS device and says they will go where the men were heading using the device.

Back at the apartments where Rebel was hiding out, Danko and his men begin chasing Micah down a pier. Soon a second Micah is revealed ducking behind some large cargo containers watching the men aim their rifle sights on the other Micah. Danko gives the order to one of his men to take him down, and the man fires a tranquilizer into Micah #2, who falls into the water. Danko and his men see no sign of him in the water, as the real Micah takes off running. Sylar shows up later on and Danko says it's not like him to let one of the heroes get away without taking his powers. Sylar says he didn't want to be able to talk to machines, and convinces Danko that Rebel must be dead. Danko tells him they have intel on several more dangerous individuals and Sylar will need to start hunting them down.

Back at Sylar's place Micah oversees Sylar turning into his own mother and back again. Sylar's having a conversation about why he chose to save Micah, then realizes he's being watched. Micah asks Sylar how he is able to shapeshift and says his mother had a similar issue which drove her crazy. Sylar tells Micah he's not his mother. Micah tells Sylar he can use the power to become someone who makes a difference, like Nathan Petrelli. Micah suggests that Sylar tell the president that he made a big mistake. Sylar angrily tells Micah he should leave now and that if he returns, he'll kill him.

Sylar peruses Nathan Petrelli's office and continues changing into his mother who he murdered. Sylar remarks that Nathan was given everything, money, education, family. Sylar's mom tells him that he can be special on his own without anyone's help. She tells Sylar it was an accident that he killed her, but he tells her it wasn't. He tells her she was the only one who loved him, and his mother says that's how he lost himself and why he brought her back into his life. His mother tells him that she forgives him for what he did. Sylar's mother tells him he can be anything he wants, Senator, or President of the United States. Sylar realizes she's right and morphs himself into Nathan Petrelli, saying he won't let his mother down.

Matt Parkman arrives with the baby at Janice's home, but Janice is out. Matt begins telling the baby how he and the baby's mother got along really well before. Just then Janice comes in and rushes over to hug the baby. Matt and Janice hug, saying it was good to see each other. Matt begins to sense that they're being watched and Janice says they can go to her parent's lakehouse. Matt says he wants to come too, to be part of the baby's life. Janice tells him they have a lot to discuss.

A press conference is held by Nathan Petrelli (Sylar in shapeshifting form). He begins talking about shaking up the power structure in Washington. Nathan says he's tried to contact the president but the president hasn't been interested in talking to him. Nathan says he's ready and willing to meet with the president, and once they shake hands, real change will start to come to the country. Angela, Peter, HRG, Claire and Nathan are shown watching this at the Cafe in Coyote Sands.

HRG tells them all how Sylar's a shapeshifter and is about to become the most powerful man in the nation. Nathan says he needs to set things right and get to the president before him. The rest of the group offer to help but Nathan wants to do it on his own. HRG says Sylar will expect him to come, and be waiting for him. Peter tells Nathan he'll go with him. Nathan says he started it and he'll end it. He gets up and leaves the cafe, but Peter follows after him.

Ando and Hiro arrive at Building 26. Ando tells Hiro no more using him as bait, and Hiro agrees. Hiro says he will be partners with him, and they prepare to teleport with Ando touching Hiro's shoulder. Suddenly, Hiro is in pain and has a bad nosebleed. He tells Ando his head hurts really bad.

Back at Janice's apartment, Matt finds his old badge from the police force. Janice says she's ready to leave. Matt tells her he can't go yet, he has to go and end things with the other side. Matt says he wants a chance at a life together with Janice and the baby. They start to embrace, but Matt senses the soldiers are coming. The soldiers burst into the home, but Matt assures Janice he'll protect her and the baby from them.

The real Nathan rushes to his office and begins looking for something in drawers. Sylar shows up behind him holding a gun up. Nathan tells him "get the hell out of my body". Sylar, as fake Nathan, begins psychoanalyzing telling real Nathan that he hates himself so much. Sylar reverts back to his normal self, telling Nathan he's taken a stroll through his life. Sylar informs Nathan he's had an ability to analyze objects and see someone's history. He tells Nathan he can see he's been a bad boy, deceiving his various family members. Nathan calls Sylar a psychopath and says he's the reason Nathan went to the president to begin with, to hunt down dangerous individuals. Nathan says nobody will believe Sylar's him, but Sylar says he won't be Nathan, he'll be better than him. He bids Nathan farewell and gets ready to buzzsaw into his skull, but just then a rifle shot goes off and Nathan drops to the floor. Danko is shown in the office, and tells Sylar they need to handle a US Senator more delicately. He tells Sylar to become agent Taub again so they can move out and start taking down all the others.

Just then as the show is ending, various scenes are shown. Mohinder Suresh is stil lin Coyote Sands at nighttime in the dark looking at the information left by his father, trying to piece things together. Agents descend on him and shoot him up with tranquilizers. HRG, Claire and Angela are shown in a car speeding down the highway, but they arrive at a police checkpoint. A van is behind them, and soldiers jump out surrounding the car as they're stopped. Hiro is shown still bleeding from his nose, as he and Ando are near a corner of Building 26. Matt Parkman uses his mental powers to manipulate the soliders in Janice's home, making them walk right past he, Janice and the baby.

Sylar comes out of the bathroom in Nathan Petrelli's office as himself. Nathan Petrelli is shown on the floor with tranquilizers in him. Danko tells him he asked Sylar to become Taub again. Sylar says he's not listening to him anymore. Just then, Danko sticks a knife into the back of Sylar's head and Sylar collapses to the ground. Danko begins to radio for someone to bring a cleanup crew to Nathan's office. Just then he notices Sylar start moving and tells the agent to hold off on the orders. Sylar slowly gets back up and pulls the knife out of the back of his head. He looks at the knife, then Danko and says "that hurt". To be continued...

Chapter 10 of Heroes Seaons 3 called "1961" flashes back almost 50 years ago into the pasts of Angela Petrelli and her sister Alice who were part of government experiments and studies on "people with extraordinary abilities". It also involves Dr. Suresh (Mohinder's father) as well as founding members of "The Company" such as Charles Deveraux, Bobby Bishop and Mr. Linderman.

The setting is Coyote Sands, where currently Peter, Nathan, Claire and HRG are digging up grave sites. HRG finds some sort of bracelet in the grave he digs up. Claire tries to talk Peter into forgiving Nathan, while Peter isn't having it. He goes to comfort Angela and ask why she brought them there. Angela says she brought them to find her sister.

The scene flashes back to February 1961, where a bus arrives at Coyote Sands Relocation Center. Dr. Chandra Suresh is checking in the various "guests" including a young Angela (Shaw) and her sister Alice Shaw. Suresh claims he came a long way from Bombay, India to help them. Angela notices there are armed guards and Suresh says it is for their own safety. Charles Deveraux, Bobby Bishop and Daniel Linderman stop by to officially welcome Angela and Alice to the camp. Alice is upset to be away from their parents and home. Angela tells them it'll be fun then finds in Alice's suitcase toys and books including "Alice in Wonderland". Angela and Alice make a pact to always be there for each other. As the scene shifts back to present day, Angela tells Peter they need to be a family again. Just then, a hand is shown moving aside a curtain so someone can look out the window at them.

Angela recalls that in 61 the government found out about those with abilities and said they could help them, by curing them. She says things went horribly wrong, and many people died. Angela says recently she's had dreams of her sister, still alive. Peter is mad she didn't tell them about the sister before but Angela says it was to protect them. She also reveals that the Company formed out of this, a pact to never let something this bad happen again. Claire asks HRG if he was part of trying to help with this, and he says yes, but Claire says he blew it. Angela says they had to commit certain necessary evils to keep things safe. Peter, still angry says the Company tore the family apart. Peter flies off and Nathan goes after him.

Deveraux, Bishop and Linderman find Angela outside one night. They talk about her having a nightmare regarding the Coyote Sands area, which Angela won't tell them about. Linderman notices a scar on her leg and touches her leg, showing his power to heal. Charles Deveraux tells her to stop being scared and start believing. Angela tells them not to trust Dr. Suresh. Alice comes out of their cabin asking what's going on, so Angela goes to get her to sleep. Alice confesses she overheard what Angela said. As they're laying in their beds, Alice also confesses her ability to control weather and makes a small snow storm start outside the window.

Angela and Claire have some alone time, with Angela saying she's envious of Claire's courage and confidence, which she wishes she had. Claire asks why she couldn't tell Peter or Nathan about all this before. Angela says she feels she did something so awful, that she's so ashamed of she couldn't possibly talk about it. Just then, heavy winds start up outside causing dust and limited visibility outside. Angela says she saw this in her dream. Claire ushers her back inside as the storm intensifies.

Nathan and Peter meet at a cafe down the road, where Nathan asks for forgiveness. Peter reminds him of how their father offered two playoff tickets and two World Series tickets to them. Peter says he feels Nathan conned him into going to the playoff games instead of the series. Nathan suggests they need to try to forgive each other, and Peter says he's trying hard. Just then an Emergency news statement comes on a TV saying that there's a major storm.

HRG is out and about in the heavy winds at Coyote Sand yelling for Claire. Just then something hits him and knocks him down. He's dragged into a building and Mohinder is there, accusing him of trying to hunt him down. HRG says he's not with the project now. Suresh says he found a folder that his father was here at Coyote Sands. HRG tells him of the grave sites and hundreds dead.

Back to 1961, Dr. Suresh meets with Angela separately in a building to gauge her abilities to tell him the symbols on cards he holds up. Angela gets them 100%, then says she had a dream about all this earlier. Angela says the dreams are confusing, and confesses having a horrible dream that Dr. Suresh is going to kill everyone there. Angela says things are going to get out of control even though he's a good man. Suresh says they need this project so these people can become contributing members of society. He tells her her dreams are confusing and prepares to inject her with a needle.

In present day, Claire tries to argue that this is just a storm, while Angela knows its her sister. She leaves to find her with Claire telling her its too dangerous. Claire leaves the building as the storm suddenly subsides. There's no sign of Angela as Peter and Nathan fly in to hear the news.

Suresh is upset at the fact his father may have murdered all the people at Coyote Sands. HRG tries to convince him that he may have had good intentions and just because he worked with the enemy doesn't mean he was one of them. Claire, Nathan and Peter arrive. They all split up to look for Angela.

Suresh goes off with Peter, with Suresh still discussing how depressing it is to learn what his father was up to. Peter tells him to stop being so hard on himself. Suresh says he's weak, corruptible and selfish. Peter says his mother wants to start a new Company for their own protection. Suresh says he needs to learn redemption is possible, even for Nathan.

Claire, HRG and Nathan go off separately. HRG informs Nathan of Sylar's new shapeshifting ability to be anyone, anytime. Claire finds an Alice in Wonderland book cover and asks her two dads when the last time they remember going to a movie or reading her a story. Claire says she tried to become an agent but it was a bad move, because she was only trying to impress them. Claire regrets trying to grow up too fast.

Things flashback to 1961 again, with Deveraux telling Angela they need to escape. Charles tells her that Alice can't go along because she'll only slow them down. He tells Angela to lie to her sister about them leaving tonight. Angela goes and tells Alice she's going to sneak out for a bit with the boys tonight. Angela then lies saying she had a dream that Alice will be safe there and not to be scared. Angela leaves to sneak off.

In present day, Angela finds a dwelling full of all sorts of books and objects including the original Alice in Wonderland book her sister brought to Coyote Sands. Just then, a person begins coming down the stairs and comes face to face with Angela. Angela realizes its her sister Alice and begins to tear up.

Alice doesn't speak to Angela just yet, but instead begins to play an older song on the record player. Things flash back to Coyote Sands cafe on the night things went horribly wrong. Angela is meeting with Bishop, Deveraux and Linderman. Deveraux asks Angela to dance since she missed her prom. Angela is surprised Charles knew this without her telling him. People in the cafe begin staring that an African American is dancing with a Caucasian girl. The cook tells them they don't allow "colors dancing like this" in the cafe. Deveraux looks at him and then loudly tells everyone looking at them to forget this ever happened. Everyone goes back to what they were doing, and Deveraux's ability has now been shown. Just then, a warning comes on a TV about the weather getting worse. Angela says they must get back to Alice.

In present day, Alice tells her sister that yes she's alive still. Angela asks how this is possible. Alice tells her she found this building packed with food, then as that ran out she stole all the things she needed. Angela asks why she stayed and Alice says it's because Angela told her she'd be safe if she stayed there. Alice says she felt the world would be safe from her. She then recalls that Dr. Suresh tried to inject her with a needle, but she became scared and started a storm which shot them back with lightning. Alice ran outside with Suresh chasing her. He grabbed her by the arm and after a struggle slapped her. Alice's father rushed over and used his hand to blast Suresh back with some sort of force. Just then, he was shot by armed guards and shots began ringing out amongst people's screams. Alice hid under a building to witness it all.

Angela tells her sister in present day she no longer has to stay there anymore. Angela reveals that she still steals socks for her as a reminder to protect the ones she loves. Alice tells Angela it's not her fault, but Angela confesses she lied to protect her. Alice becomes enraged and unleashes a storm. She blasts Angela away, as Peter and Suresh rush in to try to help. Suresh gets blasted back as Peter tries to help out. Angela tries to calm Alice down, asking her not to punish everyone else for her mistakes. She tells Alice she's got a family now. Alice eventually stops the storm. Angela tells her to say goodbye to this place and come home with her, but Alice says no and rushes outside. Angela goes out after her but she's vanished.

It's now night time and Peter is asking Suresh to come back with them. Suresh says he's not ready to go and is still soul searching after learning of what his father was involved in. Peter hands him a canister of old film saying it may shed some light on his father's participation. They shake hands and Peter leaves Suresh at Coyote Sands.

Back in 1961, Angela, Deveraux, Bishop and Linderman meet at the local cafe. Angela reveals she had a dream they will form a company to protect themselves and others. Deveraux asks what they'll do, and Angela says whatever they have to, even necessary evils.

After the story's been told, HRG, Nathan, Peter, Angela and Claire are all having dinner at the same cafe. Peter proclaims that they're not a Company, but a family, which has a capacity for forgiveness. Peter suggests they're better together as a unit and need to work to make themselves a secret. HRG adds in they need to try to get their lives put back together too. Nathan suggests for the next part of the plan he'll head back to DC to try to talk to the president. Just then, Claire notices on the cafe's TV that Nathan is speaking at a press conference. HRG says its Sylar, as the episode concludes. To be Continued...

Episode 22: "Turn and Face the Strange"

The episode opens with HRG unzipping the body bag to check on Sylar's dead body. Danko walks in and HRG asks how he pulled off the kill. Danko says he used to a metal spike to do the trick. HRG comments how last time they used a shard of glass in the back of Sylar's head but the Primatech fire melted it. Danko quips that maybe HRG didn't really want to catch Sylar. Just then, a woman comes in telling Bennet his wife's there to visit. HRG's surprised and Danko says to send her up.

Hiro and Ando are trying to bring the baby to find Matt Parkman Sr. Ando says there's no leads at any of the Parkman numbers he's called. Just then the SUV Hiro's driving loses power as the baby goes into a crying fit.

Suresh tells Matt Parkman he's heading to India and suggests Matt come along. Matt says no thanks as he loads a gun. Suresh tries to talk him out of going after the agents. Matt claims Emile Danko was responsible for Daphne's murder, so now it's time for him to hurt. Matt gives Suresh a hug saying he's been a good friend, then bids farewell.

HRG meets with Sandra out in the hallway. Sandra begins to cause a scene saying Claire is missing and she hasn't even heard from him about it. HRG assures her that Claire's safe and says he saw Sylar's body but not sure it's really his. Just then, Danko interrupts to meet Sandra. He says he's seen her picture and Sandra quips that he probably saw it from the surveillance cameras. HRG suggests that Sandra stay in Costa Verde. Sandra tells HRG she's staying at the Regency hotel and not leaving til HRG finds Claire.

Danko is in the men's room when another version of him comes in, which is Sylar using his shapeshifter power. Sylar jokes about how fun it was being Danko, and Danko tells him what he's doing is dangerous. Danko said he's not going to be part of Sylar killing Bennet. Sylar says he won't kill him, he'll destroy him.

Angela Petrelli contacts HRG about her dream involving Coyote Sands. HRG said anyone who he ever asked about it said he should never ask again. Angela tells HRG that she and Peter are headed to Coyote Sands and she wants him to come meet them, so that everyone can know the truth finally. HRG says he has loose ends to tie up, and that a body was brought in which they say is Sylar's. He says there's one way to prove it. Angela screams for Bennet to leave it alone, but HRG goes into the room to find the body missing. A woman in there says they took all the bodies to the crematorium for BBQ day.

Suresh goes to his old apartment. When he opens the door he finds it abandoned, with all his items taken away. A man comes in who is the landlord. Suresh asks where all his papers and father's work went. The man says homeland security took it and asked for a call if Suresh or Parkman showed up there. Suresh says he'll implicate the landlord if he calls them. The man suggests Suresh get out of there and tells him there's some papers his father left in storage.

Hiro and Ando try to hitch a ride with the baby. Ando tells them it never works, and just then a big tractor trailer stops to pick them up. The driver is Japanese but speaks to them in English saying his name's Sam Douglas from Lubbock, Texas. Hiro says they're trying to get to the East coast to find the baby's father. The driver says he knows a mechanic in a nearby town who can fix their car up. The baby starts crying maniacally and the truck halts to a stop. Ando and Hiro realize the baby has to be happy to make things work.

Matt Parkman is parked outside of Building 26 as Emile Danko walks outside. Matt begins using his thought control to make Danko sense something is wrong. He instructs him to go check on the person closest to him to make sure they're ok. Danko hails a cab and Parkman follows them.

HRG shows up at the crematorium to stop the men with the body supposed to be Sylar's. The agents ask what's going on as Bennet finds the bodybag with Sylar's body in it. He tells the agents to draw their weapons and keep their laser sights on Sylar's head as he pulls the metal spike out of the back of the man's head. They wait for a few moments and HRG realizes it's not really Sylar. He tells the men to send the metal spike in for DNA testing and says not to cremate the body. The agent says he has a signed order, and HRG asks the dead body, "Who are you?"

Parkman follows Danko to a residence. Danko hugs a woman who answers the door, calling her Alena and asks her if everything is ok. The woman and Danko go inside. Matt grabs his pistol from the glove box.

HRG meets with Sandra again as she shows up at his place. She tells him she spoke to Claire about a half hour ago. Sandra gives HRG divorce papers. HRG is upset and tells her not to throw away 22 years of marriage. HRG tells her they owe it to Claire and Lyle to try to pull things together. Sandra calls HRG a liar and betrayer who doesn't care about the family. Sandra says she doesn't love, trust or respect him anymore, then leaves. As Sandra's walking down the street into an alley, all of a sudden it's revealed that the woman was really Sylar using his shapeshifter powers to deceive HRG.

Hiro, Ando and the truck driver are stopped with the baby seated outside the truck. The driver says he needs to get going with his cargo, so he wishes them good luck and leaves. Hiro and Ando try all they can to entertain the baby and make it stop crying. Finally it stops crying as Ando makes a funny face. Hiro shoves Ando in the back, where Ando has to keep making the face to keep the baby happy.

Danko meets with Alena. She calls him "Jakob". He tells her he has to get going back to Chicago tonight due to a mix up at the warehouse. Parkman hides around the corner, as a car comes to pick up Danko. As Danko leaves in the car, Matt enters the woman's home with his gun drawn. He prepares to shoot her but can't bring himself to do it and stops. Just then she turns around and asks how he got in her home. Matt apologizes saying "sorry this was a bad idea". Alena asked if the escort service sent him over. Matt is surprised by this and asks if the man who was just there was a client also. She says his name is "Jakob Prodasa". Matt plants the thought in her head that he works with Jakob and he asked him to come over to meet. Alena insists that Parkman stays.

HRG is still shaken up over being divorced. He looks over the divorce papers, then uses his computer to compare the signature on it with Sandra's real signature. He notices it doesn't match up. HRG calls in for the DNA test results on Sylar's body and the man on the other end tells him the results came back as James Martin's DNA. HRG pulls up Martin's picture, thanking the agent for his help. HRG realizes Sylar is a shapeshifter now.

Matt questions the woman about her relationship with Jakob. She says they've known each other for a while. She also says Danko told her about his wife and two kids. Alena says Jakob loves her, and will come back to be in her life. Matt tells the woman Jakob doesn't deserve her. Matt tells her that whatever Jakob (Danko) has told her is probably a lie. The woman becomes frightened so Matt says he'll show her all about Danko.

Hiro finally gets through a call to Suresh. Hiro asks Suresh where Matt Parkman is now. Suresh says he's still in DC, but that Matt is on a dangerous course. Hiro says they need to save him. Suresh says he's tried but it didn't work. He gives Hiro the last known address for Parkman before the pull away. As they leave, around the other side of a stand of maps and information, Claire and Nathan just happen to be looking for Coyote Sands. Claire points it out and asks why they have to meet Angela there. Nathan says when her grandmother has a dream, they need to pay attention.

Suresh finds the papers his father left behind regarding "Project Icarus" which was worked on at Coyote Sands. Suresh opens a file folder to see that his father was there in Coyote Sands.

Sandra Bennet arrives home at night. As she puts her keys and purse down someone comes up behind her with a gun, sticking it against the back of her head. She becomes scared and tells them there's money in her purse. The voice which is HRG',s, says he's not there for her money. Sandra realizes who it is. HRG says if she says another word she dies. Sandra asks him what he's doing and HRG angrily begins accusing her of being Sylar in disguise. Sandra starts yelling out bits of info that only she and HRG would know. HRG accuses her of being Sylar still, until their son Lyle calls asking where the pills for Mr. Muggles are. Sandra tells HRG the exact location and to get the brown ones not the green. HRG relays the message then realizes it really is Sandra. He tries to explain to her how Sylar is a shapeshifter and fooled him. Sandra tells him to leave regardless of the fact she believes him. HRG leaves and Sandra locks the door behind him.

Alena shows up at Danko's apartment in DC. He's surprised by her visit as she starts asking if he really lives there. Danko asks how she got there, and Matt Parkman reveals himself with a gun in hand. He tells them both to get in the apartment. Danko asks Matt if this is what he's been reduced to. Danko tries to convince Alena that Matt makes people believe lies. Matt says he's used to working around basket cases like Danko from his years as a cop. Matt tells Alena that Danko kills people for a living. Alena asks Jakob (Danko) if this is true. Matt begins using his power to make Danko confess to not really being Jakob and to how he let Daphne die when he had a choice. Matt realizes Danko really cares about Alena and points the gun at her. Danko tells him to go ahead if he thinks it will make a difference in things. Matt apologizes to Alena as he begins to break down in tears saying in Danko's world there's no room for mercy. Matt drops the gun, and Danko quickly grabs his gun. He aims at Matt. Parkman tells him to go ahead and finish it. Alena pleads for Danko not to do it, but the shot fires. The bullet freezes midway between the gun and Parkman. Hiro enters the scene and says "Close one", then finds a desk chair with wheels. He sits Matt down in it and wheels him out of the room. As time starts again, the bullet hits into the fireplace/mantel. Danko rushes out of the room with no sign of Parkman, then returns to the room. Alena calls him a monster telling him to stay away from her.

HRG waltzes into the Building 26 offices all smiles. He goes into Danko's office and Danko asks him "what is it Bennet?" HRG says "guess again", then tells Danko how he went to Bennet's apartment and told the doorman he forgot his key. He hands a file folder to Danko which is Bennet's old Primatech file. Sylar says Bennet's been holding out on him. Danko says he isn't surprised, thinking HRG is really Sylar. Danko begins looking over the file folder, and HRG pulls a gun right on him. It's the real HRG, and he lets Danko know that he is aware of how they killed James Martin. Danko asks what he wants and HRG says Sylar on a platter. Danko reveals that Sylar's been disguised as one of the team leader agents, and they're currently on a mission. He says they'll be back in an hour, so HRG says they'll both wait for them to return to homebase.

Matt tells Hiro he didn't have to rescue him. Hiro begins to tell Matt they're not like the government agents because they don't always need to get retribution. Matt seems despressed but just then they turn the corner and Ando is sitting in the field with the baby in his arms. Matt asks them what's with the kid, and they reveal it's Matt's son. Matt picks him up and is overjoyed. Hiro tells him this is the reason Matt can't give up on things, telling Matt his son also has a power.

As Agent Donner enters a room with some other agents, HRG and Danko arrive to the scene. HRG tells Donner he wanted to congratulate him on all the recent victories they've had. Donner thanks HRG and as he turns away from him, HRG sticks a gun at the back of his head. He tells the other men that this man is Sylar as a shapeshifter. HRG orders them to get their sights locked on the back of the man's head. HRG tells Danko to confirm it, but Danko says he has no idea what Bennet's talking about. Just then one of the other agents senses HRG is going to shoot so he strikes his arm. HRG's gun goes off shooting Donner in the back. HRG tells everyone now he'll prove it's Sylar because the man will heal. The agent continues to lay in a pool of his own blood, not moving. Danko kneels down to check his pulse and confirms the man is dead. Danko says Sylar was never in the building and accuses HRG of killing an innocent agent. HRG grabs Danko and points his gun at him forcing the agents to put their weapons down. HRG backs way then shoves Danko and takes off running to the outside, into the streets pushing down people in his way frantically. Danko orders the men to go after him.

Danko is shown again in the room where Agent Donner was shot. He says he didn't have a lot of options and had to direct him somewhere. Just then, the agent is shown on the ground and he gets up out of the pool of blood. It's Sylar and he spits out the bullet. Sylar says he could have told HRG that Sylar was posing as Agent Foster. Danko said then Foster would be dead. Danko is surprised at how much blood came out of Sylar, and Sylar says he squeezed out some extra for show.

HRG phones Sandra telling her he misses her and the family. He says he can't leave her this number because all his numbers are burned. HRG promises to call again when things are safer.

Suresh begins packing up for Coyote Sands. Ando and Hiro continue to travel with Matt Parkman. Danko phones Alena, saying he understands she must feel angry and betrayed, but that Jakob Prodasa is the man he wants to be. Alena is shown leaving her home as Danko continues leaving her a message. He says he's begging for a chance to prove himself, just as Alena puts her luggage into a taxi and leaves.

Angela and Peter show up at Coyote Sands, an old desserted town. Just then, Nathan and Claire arrive from the sky. Peter is upset that Angela called Nathan to meet them. Angela says he's family and needs to be there. Claire rushes over to calm Peter down. Angela tells them that in order to understand the future they'll need to understand the past. She opens the back door of the van and grabs shovels, telling them to find out they have to dig.

The episode ends with Suresh narrating about the myth of Icarus, a boy who was warned not to fly too close to the sun by his father. The boy didn't listen and ended up burning off his wax wings when he flew too close to the sun. The Petrellis are shown digging in the dirt at nighttime in Coyote Sands. Nathan suddenly stops digging as he finds a human skull. Angela nearly passes out. Peter asks if she knew the person and Angela responds she knew "all of them". Nathan asks how many there are and she tells them to keep digging. Just then a car pulls up. Claire rushes over to see it and HRG gets out. The scene pans to a wide view of several graves with skeletal remains being revealed. To be continued....

The headhunter Emile Danko is at home shaving when all of a sudden his security alarm with voice starts alerting him the front door is open. Danko picks up his gun and cautiously goes out into the halls and main rooms, then finds Doyle is hung up from the ceiling, restrained, with a big red bow on. Doyle's unconscious but wakes up briefly. On him is a card that reads "My Gift to You".

In New York City, HRG catches a cab with Angela Petrelli in back. She says they can't be seen together anymore after this meeting. Angela talks about saving her sons, and tells HRG he needs to make Danko trust him. Angela suggests that HRG catch Rebel and turn Rebel over to Danko to gain his trust. HRG says she need may need Rebel, but Angela says she's resourceful and can survive without Rebel. She tells HRG he has 15 minutes to catch the next train to DC. Angela says she's heading out of twon before something bad happens.

Back at Building 26, Danko brings Suresh into a room full of individuals who are drugged up so they can't use their powers. Suresh finds Daphne in there and Danko says she's not doing well. Suresh demands to speak to Nathan because Daphne needs medical treatment. Danko smiles and tells Suresh Nathan flew away. Suddenly, a guard injects Suresh with something to knock him out. Danko says to hook him up and to make up a bed for Mrs. Strauss. Tracy is shown in her cell struggling with her chains.

Danko brings HRG into the room full of incapacitated heroes, and shows him Doyle, saying it's his gift to him. HRG says they've now tracked 2 messages from Rebel to Tracy Strauss. HRG suggests he may give him Rebel as a gift back. HRG suggests they let Rebel try to rescue Tracy Strauss. Danko is hesitant about letting a killer like Tracy loose, but HRG says if the plan fails he'll put a bullet in her himself. Danko agrees with it.

Hiro and Ando are with baby Matt Parkman in Los Angeles. Hiro tries to communicate with the baby thinking it's the adult Matt Parkman in a baby's body. Ando suggests maybe it's Matt Parkman's baby and says they were given this address. The baby turns on the big screen TV which shows Matt Parkman with explosives strapped to his chest in Washington DC. Hiro tells him no more TV and unplugs the set. Soon the TV is back on, but the plug is still unplugged, and they realize the baby has a power.

Angela Petrelli has a nightmarish vision in the back of the cab, that the driver is shot and some men take him out, to get to her. As she wakes suddenly she tells the driver not to stop, but they're in traffic. Suddenly the driver gets shot and a man pulls him out of the driver seat then smashes him onto the hood of the car. As they open the back door, Angela's gone. She finds a man using an umbrella in the rain and gets near him to make it look like she's part of a couple. Back at Building 26, Danko hears they lost Angela and suggests someone tipped her off. HRG says she's smart, but they'll track her cell phone to find her. Suddenly, the lights and power go out at Building 26. HRG suggests it's Rebel doing it to save Tracy.

With the power out, Tracy freezes her restraints and then breaks loose. She rushes down a hallway and gets into the room with the various incapacitated heroes, freeing Suresh and Parkman. Parkman goes over and grabs Daphne. Tracy says she'll only slow them down, and Parkman says then that's the way it will be. As Tracy takes off without them, she gets to a locked door and say she needs it open. Suddenly guards are on the other side of it. Parkman and Suresh arrive there as the door bursts open. Parkman uses mind control and makes the lead guard yell "All Clear", then has the guards rush by he, Suresh and Tracy so they can escape. Danko tells HRG this won't happen again and if Strauss leads him to Rebel to kill them both, saying it was self defense.

Tracy gets to a store to buy new clothes for herself. She asks a sales clerk to get her some different sizes as she's in the dressing room. When a knock comes at the door, she opens it and it's HRG. HRG tells her he can shoot her faster than she can use her ice power. He then questions her about who Rebel is, with Tracy saying she has no idea. HRG tells her to lead him to Rebel and he'll let her go. He says she won't have her old life back but will be on the outside. HRG says if she runs or kills him, there won't be another conversation, she'll be dead.

Matt and Suresh bring Daphne to a hospital. Suresh argues with Matt he has to be ready to move out of there. Parkman tells the lead doctor that Daphne (who he calls Janice), accidentally shot herself during a hunting trip. The doctor says they have to report it to the police as they rush Daphne to the ER. Matt uses his mental powers to make the doctor say it was clearly an accident and Matt should stick close as they try to operate on Daphne. Suresh shakes his head at Matt.

Ando and Hiro prepare to take the baby. The baby starts using its power to make various toys and electronics gadgets go off. Ando continues to tease Hiro that he must be afraid of the baby for some reason. Ando brings up Hiro's parents including his deceased mother. Hiro tells Ando about his time travelling back to see his mother die. A female shows up at the home and opens the closet where Ando and Hiro hide with the baby. She realizes they aren't from the babysitting service.

As Tracy's walking on the DC streets an ATM message starts speaking to her, saying Tracy Strauss can get free banking. She walks over to the machine which spits out some cash for her and a receipt that tells her to go to Locker 413 at Union Station for ID and a boarding pass. As Tracy hails a cab and gets in it pulls away. A young boy is shown who also calls for a cab and as he turns his head, it's Micah Sanders, who now has a more masculine voice.

Angela meets with an old female acquaintance from her past at a restaurant. The woman says she was detained earlier by agents who were asking about people she knew. Angela tells the woman she needs her help, but apparently there is an issue between them from the past. The woman brings up Angela having problems ever since Arthur died, and Angela says she's dug her sons a big hole and wants to get them out. The woman eventually gives Angela everything she has in her pocketbook for money.

Parkman's ex-wife and his baby's current mother talks with Ando and Hiro. She tells them her husband is a terrorist and that she knows her baby has an ability. They say the government is rounding up people with abilities such as Ando, and they made Matt look dangerous to prove their point. Just then a knock comes at the door. Ando and Hiro hide with the baby while Janice talks to the agents. They have a warrant to bring her and her baby in for questioning. She tells them she'll take them to where the baby is at the babysitter's. Suddenly the agents grab her and send more agents in to search the home. Ando and Hiro try to get away but become trapped in a room. As the door opens, Ando blasts a charge of energey from his palms sending agents back. Another agent prepares to shoot while Hiro has baby Parkman in his arms. Suddenly, time stops except for Hiro and the baby. Hiro realizes the baby touched him and made his power work. Only problem is, Hiro can't use teleportation. Hiro ends up grabbing a wheelbarrow to get Ando out of their with the baby.

Daphne wakes up in a hospital room surrounded by tons of balloons and gifts wishing her to Get Well. She notices one envelope has "Get Well Gwen". Matt's in the room and wakes up from a nap. Daphne realizes he convinced staff mentally that she was Gwen Stefani. Daphne gets out of bed and begins telling Matt he can't believe they have to be together based on a dream he had. Matt says it was a spirit walk. Daphne gets dressed and says she has to go, and that it was nice meeting Matt. She kisses her hand and presses it on Matt's cheek, then rushes off.

At the DC train station, Tracy Strauss finds the locker Rebel told her to go to. Inside is a boarding pass. Suddenly, Micah is next to her and says he's sitting next to her. He lets her know that he is "Rebel". Tracy is shocked at this and then tells him that she lead the agents to him. Micah's disappointed but planned on them coming after him. He uses an electronics device to set off an alarm saying there's a gas leak at the train station. He and Tracy slip through a side door to another area.

Angela Petrelli is walking down the streets when suddenly she spots several agents in suits walking in her direction. She turns to go the other way, but there's more agents coming at her. Angela heads into an upscale hotel building and rushes towards an elevator. Agents draw their guns and chase after her but she manages to get into the elevator and shut the door. As she starts to ascend in the elevator, a van pulls up outside the hotel and even more armed troops get out to storm into the lobby. Some agents get into the elevator wiring and stop the elevator then start to bring it back to the lobby. Suddenly, Angela hears a loud thud on top of the elevator. As the agents wait outside the elevator for the door to open, they see Peter Petrelli holding Angela when the door opens. Suddenly after a quick smile, Peter holds Angela and flies straight up into the shaft.

Micah and Tracy head out through the parking garage. Micah gets on Tracy's case saying he read her bio and she doesn't seem like the person who got into politics to protect civil liberties. Tracy tells him she's nothing like his mother, and Micah agrees saying his mother was the everyday American, a true hero. Suddenly they hear car tires screeching to a halt. They duck behind a car realizing agents are after them. Tracy suggests to Micah to make the sprinkler system go off, so he does. The sprinklers begin pouring out water as the agents move in. Tracy tells Micah to find a way out, even though he begs her to come along. She tells him to keep doing what he's doing as Rebel, then urges him to stay ahead of the ice. Micah takes off running as Tracy walks out towards the agents. With agents surrounding her she suddenly unleashes her freezing ability, freezing the immediate vicinity including the agents, their guns and the floor and ceiling. Micah escapes out a back door and down a hallway. With everyone frozen including Tracy, Danko comes walking onto the scene. He walks right up to Tracy, holds a gun to her and fires at her chest. She breaks apart into pieces, shattering down. HRG comes up saying he couldn't find Rebel anywhere. Danko leaves as HRG shakes his head about Tracy. Part of Tracy's frozen face shows her eyes with one seeming to wink.

Hiro wheels Ando to a spot outside with the baby, with time still frozen. He spots a woman holding a baby with a bottle and takes the bottle to give baby Parkman. He begins to tell the baby he will be safe and to be brave when time starts again. Hiro stands up and releases the stop on time. Ando suddenly springs up yelling for Hiro to run. Hiro tells him the baby used "touch and go" to start his power up. Ando asks if they teleported but Hiro says not all powers worked. Hiro tells Ando now they need to go save big Matt Parkman.

Daphne is shown sitting up on a sign on a building overlooking city lights at night. Matt Parkman shows up on the rooftop and she is amazed how he got there so fast. He tells her he knows she loves Paris, so he flew. Matt reveals he has the ability to fly. Daphne says she got there so fast by running on water. Matt has Daphne step on his shoes so he can fly up and show her the view of Paris while they have a romantic talk. Daphne tells Matt to let her go at one point. She says she knows they're still in the hospital room and he's inside her head trying to give her a storybook ending. He says he just wanted to make her happy. Daphne tells Matt he deserves the real thing, then asks him to fly her to the moon as a final wish. In the hospital room, Daphne's heartrate monitor flatlines. Matt is seated by her side along with Suresh who puts a hand on Matt's back.

Heroes closes with Peter and Angela up in the crown of the Statue of Liberty. Peter asks Angela what she wants to do now. To be continued...

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As Heroes Volume 3 "Villains" concluded we had all sorts of new twists and turns in the storyline going on. Here's some quick refresher notes to prepare everyone for "Fugitives" which begins this coming Monday.

Hiro is Powerless - Arthur Petrelli took away Hiro's powers back in time and tried to leave him stranded. Luckily, good buddy Ando was able to inject himself with that magical power serum and gained a power. His power? The ability to supercharge any other heroe's powers simply by touching them. We saw it on display as he helped Daphne move so fast she traveled back in time to save Hiro. So now there's quite the role reversal as trusty sidekick Ando is the main hero, while Hiro is just another guy with good sword skills.

Peter is Powerful - We've had several seasons now with Peter in limited power mode. Now he's fully charged after he re-injected himself with the power-giving serum. The question is will he be limited yet again? For example will he be one of the first ones taken in by those hunting the heroes? Let's hope not, he deserves to have some fun with the full use of his powers.

Nathan is a Bad Guy - Nathan wants to do what he believes is for the best, following in daddy's footsteps. Unfortunately he's become rather diabolical and when we last saw the Senator he was asking for the President's help in capturing the people with special abilities, aka "the heroes". That makes them the fugitives this go round, with Nathan as the main headhunter.

Primatech & Pinehearst Gone - In the final episode of Villains both buildings were burned to a crisp, destroying all sorts of research and files on various individuals, as well as that serum capable of giving heroes powers. HRG no longer has a homebase to operate from, and there doesn't seem to be a place to keep the baddest of the bad "heroes" captive.

Matt & Daphne In Love - The power couple of the show isn't Nathan and Tracy Strauss but instead Matt Parkman and his beloved Daphne. How long before Daphne tires of Matt's ability to read her mind? Then again, she can run off whenever they fight.

Mohinder & Tracy in ? - Hot blonde Tracy Strauss picked up hitchhiker Mohinder in a sleek sports car after the big Pinehearst blowup. Mohinder gets all the girls. Will these two hatch some sort of diabolical plan, or will Mohinder focus his attention on former love interest Maya?

Elle is Dead - Her boytoy Sylar cut open her skull and made sure to fully devour her electric powers. No more pretty Elle to grace the screen along with fellow bombshells Claire and Tracy.

Sylar is Dead, Again - Or is he? Most likely not because we all know Claire and Peter had something impaled into the back of their head, yet each was able to recover from the injury. Sylar has Claire's ability now too, just as Peter does. And spoiler alert, the commercial for the new episodes showed Sylar back in action...

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Episode 309: "It's Coming"

Heroes opens with scenes from the characters' pasts during an eclipse, with Suresh, Claire, Hiro, Peter, Nikki/Jessica/Tracy all amongst those witnessing it. Things shift to present day Africa where Arthur Petrelli has killed the precog by beheading him, and now has his hands on Hiro's head to wipe out Hiro's memory of the future. He tells Hiro he should never have sent a boy to do a man's job. Ando tries to jump and punch Arthur, but Arthur suspends him in mid-air, then flings him out of the way. Arthur finishes his work, then notices a painting of an eclipse on a nearby rock. As Arthur studies the painting, Ando tackles Hiro to the ground and tells him to teleport them away. Hiro acts puzzled, but Arthur walks up to them, puts his hands on them and teleports them to a Chicken & Waffle bowling alley restaraunt. Hiro asks Ando why he looks and acts so old. Hiro looks into a mirror nearby and notices his older looking face. He tells Ando he believes he's 10 years old.

Back at Pinehearst, Sylar is watching men repair the window he threw Peter out of. Arthur Petrelli teleports in and says it's still hard to believe Peter survived the fall without powers. He tells Sylar he wants to show him how to gain all the powers he wants to without killing. Arthur tells Sylar all he needs to do is access the part of his heart containing empathy. Sylar asks how he knows he can do that, and Arthur tells him he knows Sylar saved Peter from the deadly fall. Arthur brings Sylar to a dark, empty looking room and shuts the door. At the end of the room is Elle in chains. She looks up and sees Sylar there and blasts him with electricity.

Peter is at his apartment, where he prepares to take off so the villains can't find him. Despite Peter's protests, Claire says she's going along so she can protect him. Just then, the door begins to get pounded in. Claire tells Peter to take off out the window, down the fire escape, while she holds them off. Knox and Flint enter, and Claire says they'll never find Peter. Flint prepares to blast Claire, and Knox tries to sense her fear. Claire tells them she's the "defensive player of the year", then bolts across the room and jumps out the window. Claire plummets to the pavement below in the alley, and pulls the fire escape ladder down to help Peter get down. The two find a sewer hole cover, remove it and continue fleeing down in the sewer.

Arthur Petrelli goes to check on Suresh's work in the lab with a test patient. Suresh reports thing aren't working, as it seems impossible to give someone abilities without an adverse reaction. Arthur notices on a computer monitor that Suresh has images and calculations from an eclipse. Suresh says it appears that many of those who gained abilities did so during the last annular eclipse, but he's still hypothesizing. Suresh also reveals that the formula needs some sort of catalyst to make the proteins bond with the enzymes successfully, without an adverse reaction. Suresh remarks that the catalyst would be living inside a human host. Petrelli sees a lightbulb go off and remarks that his old colleague, Kaito Nakamura, hid the catalyst somewhere, but not well enough. The test patient is shown strapped down, grossly mutated, deformed, and in agony.

Back in the darkened room where Elle is chained, she confronts Sylar. She screams at him for killing her father, and Sylar tells her to gain revenge and give him all she's got. Elle shoots a blast of lightning at Sylar, which throws him up against the back wall.

Matt and Daphne arrive at Primatech, which they remark looks like a ghost town. Matt sees the precog Usutu and follows the direction he went to a room. In the room, Matt finds Angela Petrelli. He tries to get into her thoughts but struggles with it as the mindwaves snap him back, then tells Daphne he needs to help her. Daphne rushes off to get a nurse to help, but really speeds her way back to Arthur Petrelli who is looking over Claire's picture/file folder. Daphne informs Mr. Petrelli what Parkman is up to. Daphne asks if he did that to his wife and Arthur says she'll be fine. Daphne asks that he leave Matt out of this, but Arthur reminds her she can go back to her previous arrangement if she wants.

Claire and Peter continue to flee from Knox & Flint. Peter tells Claire she becomes his killer in the future and he doesn't want that happening. He urges Claire to leave now and stop accompanying him. Claire refuses saying it's his fault for ever saving her and being her friend. Down in the dark sewer they hear footsteps coming down the ladder. Claire tells Peter to run. Flint and Knox arrive down the steps. Claire says to get Peter they have to go through her, but they tell her it's her they came for. Knox grabs Claire, restraining her and they take off as Peter overhears it all.

Hiro continues to act like a young child, shooting spitballs at a girl at another table in the bowling alley. Ando tries to tell him of his abilities as a superhero. Hiro is amazed at hearing this. Ando tells him to try his ability. Hiro is able to momentarily slow down people in the bowling alley and a spitball slowly approaches him as he moves aside Matrix-style. Ando tells him to try again and this time Hiro freezes time and everyone around. Hiro sets up all sorts of practical jokes involving the people in the bowling alley, including Ando, then unfreezes time to watch them unfold.

Daphne loses Parkman as he goes inside Angela Petrelli's mind in what appears to be a coma.

Sylar continues to receive the full effect of Elle's anger over him killing her father. Sylar says that she tried to save him at one point, and that he never wanted to kill any of them. Sylar reveals he feels pain over this, but continues to let Elle blast him with lightning to get all her anger out. Finally, Elle blasts Sylar with all she's got and he's full of electricity. Both fall to the floor, and Elle begs Sylar to just kill her.

Nathan and Tracy arrive at Pinehearst so Nathan can confront his father. Tracy asks if he's sure he wants to do this, and Nathan says he needs to. They enter and Nathan's amazed to see his father standing there. Arthur asks for a hug but Nathan confronts him asking if he realizes what he did to the family. Tracy leaves the room. Arthur says he should have told Nathan his role in all of this sooner, the assassination, his Senate seat, all part of his destiny. Nathan remarked that Linderman fed him the same lies. Arthur urged his son to join him in "saving the world" saying he has the formula to do so.

Sylar uses his power to unlock Elle's cuffs and chains. She continues to ask that he kill her and Sylar says he wants to be a good person. Elle tells Sylar she just wanted to capture Sylar so they could use him like a lab rat. She tells Sylar he's a monster, but Sylar remarks they were both made that way. Sylar says he forgives Elle then says she needs to forgive herself. As she does, she remarks the pain is gone. Both Elle and Sylar notice something is different, and then Sylar realizes he has electricity in his hand, symbolizing he acquired Elle's power.

As Knox and Flint try to take off with Claire, Peter steps in and gets their attention. Peter notices an open gas valve hanging above. He baits Flint, saying he doesn't need his powers to take him out. Flint gets angry and shoots plasma/flames at Peter. The open valve shoots flames back at Knox and Flint and Claire & Peter take off running.

Elle and Sylar reconnect as Sylar remarks they're all at war with themselves, just need to find the winning side. Elle shows Sylar some of the secrets of using her power to direct lightning shots. Elle thanks Sylar for saving her and two share a passionate moment, as Arthur Petrelli watches on a TV monitor.

Hiro continues to toy around with his re-discovered ability and begins to teleport. Ando asks him to teleport them to Odessa, TX or Primatech where he might remember more of what he forgot. Hiro teleports them to Sam's Comic shop in Japan and exclaims "I did it!" as Ando shakes his head.

Nathan tells Tracy that Arthur wants to give half the planet super powers in order to save the world. Tracy tells Nathan to get himself together and they should tell the Justice department. Nathan tells Tracy he needs to fly back to Primatech and see what else his mother knows. He tells Tracy to go to Washington and cover for him, then propels himself up into the air, flying away.

Instead of listening to Nathan, Tracy goes back and meets with Arthur. She tells him he needs better PR, and that Nathan could be the face of his cause, since everyone thinks Arthur's dead. Tracy says since Nathan's on the fence she can get him on their side, if Arthur scratches her back.

Parkman continues on his journey to rescue Angela from her coma state. As he sits next to her, he enters her mind and sees her chained in a chair down an abandoned hallway. Angela tells Parkman he shouldn't have come because "he's too strong to stop" and there's no escape. Parkman finds double doors that are open, but just then Daphne is there. Daphne says she's there to help and goes up for a hug. As they hug, Daphne draws a knife out and stabs Parkman in the gut. Matt continues in his nightmare state saying "Daphne No". Meanwhile in Angela's room, Daphne yells for Parkman to wake up.

Daphne grabs Matt's hand and he brings her into his mindstate where Angela is. In what becomes a warped dream state, Daphne sees another version of herself holding a bloody knife, and Matt bleeding. She tells Matt it was all a trick. Arthur Petrelli appears, trying to convince Matt women can't be trusted. Daphne tells Matt she was scared of Arthur and didn't want to return to what she used to be. Finally, the two embrace as Daphne reveals she cares about Parkman. Angela remarks to Arthur that they used to be that way, and with enough of her suggestive power she convinces Arthur to free her binds. Matt and Daphne awaken back in the room. Daphne tells Matt he brought her into his mind and that all she said was true. The two hug in real life, and Angela is awake. Parkman and Daphne rush out to get a doctor.

Just then, Claire and Peter show up down the hallway as Parkman and Daphne are coming out. Peter and Parkman spot each other. Peter yells that Daphne can't be trusted. Parkman pushes Peter up against the wall saying he murdered his own brother then teleported Parkman miles away. Peter tells him it wasn't really him who shot Nathan. Parkman gets inside Peter's head to read his thoughts with Peter saying he has to trust him. Claire gets in between them to stop a fight and asks where Angela is. Parkman tells her she's awake.

Suresh records the results of his trials with the test subject, who has become deformed and in serious suffering. Suresh remarks that the patient's heart rate rose to 164 beats a minute and stayed there for 2 hours. Suresh tells the patient he's sorry. The test subject begs Suresh to just kill him. Suresh contemplates his request then takes out a syringe and injects the patient again in the neck.

Ando begs Hiro to leave the comic store, while Hiro is shocked to see Captain America died in the comic book. All of a sudden, Hiro spots a 9th Wonder comic book on the rack. Ando tells him it will prove what is going to happen in the future. Ando flips it open and it shows them at the Bowling alley. He tells Hiro it's real, despite Hiro thinking it's a trick. They flip to the back of the comic book and the last page shows an eclipse with the words "It's coming" printed below.

Peter rushes in with Claire to check on Angela. Parkman and Daphne go in with them. Angela tells Peter she's fine and that his father's alive. Peter says he knows, just as Nathan shows up and remarks how he spoke with him today. Angela talks about how Arthur is trying to assemble the formula, and it requires not 2 parts, but 3. The third is hidden away in a human host, a catalyst, that only Kaito Nakamura knew of. Claire remembers that Sylar told her she was special when he acquired her powers. It dawns on Claire that she is the catalyst.

The show ends with Suresh narrating about the upcoming eclipse, with the "good guys" and "bad guys" each assembled at their different locations. At Pinehearst are Knox, Flint, Elle, Sylar & Arthur Petrelli. At Primatech are Angela Petrelli, Matt Parkman, Daphne, Nathan & Peter Petrelli and Claire. Suresh is narrating how an eclipse starts with light, ends with light, with darkness in between. The villains are gathered around Mr. Petrelli who is using his powers to draw on a sketchpad. He reveals a sketch of an eclipse and tells everyone "It's coming".

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Season 3: Episode 6: "Dying of the Light"

Heroes Episode 306 "Dying of the Light"

Heroes opens with Suresh narrating and images shown of Mr. Petrelli laying in his hospital bed, then Peter laying subdued within the Company and finally Angella Petrelli laying down. Matt Parkman is shown pushing a cart with the turtle he found in Africa through an airport. Nathan and Tracy are traveling to see Suresh. Sylar is shown waking up, and Suresh is shown looking over at Maya who he put up in a web in his lab.

We return to the scene of the Skunk Bar, where Knox has challenged Hiro to kill his friend Ando, to prove he's a bad guy. Hiro freezes time and teleports to a costume shop where he takes a retracting fake sword and some packets of fake blood. Hiro then teleports back in time to when he and Ando were in the bar with Adam Monroe. Hiro teleports in front of Ando and tells him to use the fake blood packets under his shirt, since he'll have to fake stab him in a few hours. Hiro returns to the present moment, where he turns and stabs Ando with the fake sword. Ando fakes death, and Knox tells Hiro he's in. Daphne gives Hiro a folder and assignment, to track down the precog in Africa. Ando and Hiro teleport off after Daphne leaves.

Claire dashes down the stairs to leave her house as her adoptive mother stops her. She asks Claire where she's going and Claire says to save her mom from the villain Doyle. Mrs. Bennet tells Claire "one of us one of them" and that since she's got no powers, she'll go along. Claire leaves, frustrated. The scene shifts to Doyle's Marionette Theater, where Doyle is continuing to hold Meredith Gordon captive. Doyle vows that he will make her love him once again, but Meredith tells him she never did and he disgusts her. Meredith tells him to let her go or he dies. Doyle tells her he's in control and she can't make a move, since he does it for her. He makes Meredith pick up her wine glass, break it, and then holds the glass against her neck. Meredith begs him not to kill her, and he eventually releases the hold saying she will love him.

At the Pinehearst Company in Fort Lee, NJ, Adam Monroe meets with Knox. Adam asks Knox about his power, and Knox tells him. Knox tosses Adam into the room where Dallas Petrelli is on a breathing device. Adam stands up and walks over to Petrelli, then Mr. Petrelli uses some sort of mind technique to get into his head. Adam begs him not to and tries to run, but Knox turns him back. Eventually, Mr. Petrelli grabs Adam around the arm and drains him of his power and lifeforce, turning him to a skeleton and then to ashes. Mr. Petrelli sits up and tears the breathing tube from his throat, and says "It feels good to breathe again".

At JFK Airport in NY, Daphne is looking at the file folder containing Matt Parkman and Hiro Nakamura's info. She shakes her head and tosses them in a garbage can, but Linderman appears, telling her that's a mistake. Daphne says that she watched Hiro become a killer and doesn't want part of this any longer. Linderman reminds her of some arrangements that had been made for her based on their deal, and Daphne agrees to cooperate. Linderman disappears as Matt Parkman is arriving down an escalator, turtle cage in hand. Parkman's dad is shown nearby hanging up a telephone, then walking off in disgust. Parkman spots Daphne and thanks the turtle. Daphne asks Parkman how he knew her name, then asks him to go sit and talk with her.

Nathan Petrelli and Tracy Strauss arrive at Suresh's lab/apartment. Suresh thinks its Niki, until Nathan fills him in that it's actually her sister and she too has abilities. Tracy shows Suresh her ability to freeze objects and says a Doctor named Zimmerman did this to her and Nathan. Suresh is surprised, saying this is what he's been researching all along and tells Tracy he feels they can be of great help to each other. Suresh gives an injection to both Tracy and Nathan, saying it's the solution to all their problems. All of a sudden, Tracy says something's wrong and collapses on a chair to the floor. Nathan starts seeing things blurry and falls onto the floor, then sees one of the victims Suresh put up in a web. Nathan passes out with Suresh standing nearby.

Daphne gives Parkman a business card and tries to recruit him to work at Pinehurts. Parkman tells Daphne all about his dream vision of the future where they were married and had a baby. Daphne tells Parkman he's getting kind of stalkerish, and is about to run off when Parkman says they named their baby after her grandmother, Daniella. Daphne rushes back over and is amazed Parkman knew this. She tells him to wait for her to come back to the airport in a bit.

Daphne shows up to visit Sylar in his cell and says she's there to break him out so he can meet the man she works for. Sylar refuses to go saying he's no longer a killer. He uses telekinesis to hold Daphne there. She tells him she's on his side and that the Company's trying to change him. She says the man she works for likes Sylar how he is. Daphne quickly puts a business card for Pinehearst in Sylar's hand and then rushes out to run off with another inmate.

Sylar goes in and unstraps Peter from the bed he's on and wakes him. Angrily Peter says that Sylar gave him his killer-type hunger and he wants it gone. Peter informs Sylar that in the future Sylar was different and found a way to supress his ability. Sylar says that gives him hope to find a way to. Sylar tells Peter he needs his help because their mother is in trouble.

Hiro and Ando teleport into Africa in search of the precog who Parkman met with. Hiro warns Ando to be careful since this man can see the future. Ando waits out front of the hut, and Hiro enters the precog's hut. Hiro sees all sorts of the paintings and then spots one of a man hitting him over the head with a shovel. Hiro sees that the paint is still drying and as he turns, he gets hit over the head with a shovel, knocking him out.

Claire and Sandra Bennet arrive at Doyle's place. Claire goes in with one of HRG's stun gun devices, and Sandra chases after her. Inside, Doyle is dancing with Meredith on a stage. Doyle hears a news coming from the front lobby area, and closes Meredith's mouth, then goes out. Out in the lobby he finds Sandra Bennet who says she's looking to book a birthday party for her son. Doyle says he doesn't do parties, but Sandra shows him cash and he tells her to fill out a form. Sandra distracts Doyle a bit saying she'll fill the form out right there, then notices Claire rush down a hall. Sandra says she'll leave to go fill the form out, but Doyle stops her in her tracks, makes her turn around and asks who she is. Claire rushes in and sees Meredith still frozen in position on stage. She tries to get her to escape, but Meredith won't move. Doyle walks in with Sandra and freezes Claire in place just as Claire pulls out a stun gun. Doyle says they have just one shot and makes Claire fire it into a puppet, then drops the gun from her hand.

Ando wakes Hiro up from being knocked out. Ando suggests Hiro warp back in time to just one minute before he was hit. Hiro at first says he vowed to never go back in time again. Hiro finally agrees to do it. He warps back in time and hides behind a rock, to watch the precog inside the hut, hitting another version of himself. Unfortunately, a painting on a rock shows the precog hitting Hiro behind the rock with a shovel. Hiro realizes it, turns and is knocked out yet again. Hiro wakes up again and goes to tell Ando he's done trying time travel on the precog. Hiro suggests they do things the old fashioned way and hide, to wait for the precog to show up.

Daphne speeds into Suresh's place where she recruits him to come help at Pinehearst. She hears a noise from the nearby room and goes in to see Tracy and Nathan on tables and other people in webs on the wall. Suresh tries to grab her, but Daphne rushes off, leaving a card with Suresh to contact Pinehearst.

Doyle has Claire, Sandra and Meredith seated around a table for a game of "spin the gun roulette". The gun spins and points to Claire. Doyle makes her pick it up and tells her to choose who to shoot. He realizes that Sandra is Claire's mom, but isn't sure what relation Meredith is to her. Doyle finally makes Claire point the gun at Meredith and then makes Claire pull the trigger. There's no bullet and the gun clicks as Claire screams. Doyle puts the gun down and tells Sandra it's her time to spin. He makes Sandra spin the gun and it lands on Claire. Doyle forces Sandra to pick up the gun and aim at Claire. Claire tells her mom it's ok to shoot her, as she cries. Sandra pulls the trigger several times and the gun goes off, firing a shot into Claire. Claire falls back and Doyle believes she's dead. Doyle stands up saying, that was fun. As he's turned towards Meredith and Sandra, Claire hits him over the back of the head, knocking him out, then says "show's over".


The scene shifts to Angela Petrelli in a hospital bed, recovering from the vision she had where her believed-to-be-dead husband was alive and taking out the Heroes violently. Sylar and Peter are there. Peter notices Sylar is concerned, and Sylar says she's his mother too. Sylar suggests that Peter go inside her head to find out what's wrong. Peter is knocked back and then draws the helix symbol from Pinehearst. Sylar shows him the card that Daphne gave him earlier.

HRG shows up and shoots Doyle in the neck with something to keep him subdued.. Sandra tells Claire she was amazing, and HRG is impressed that Claire subdued Doyle herself. HRG tells Claire he's impressed, but Claire shoots him a look and walks off. Meredith tells HRG that Claire's a young woman now. HRG says there's a lot more bad guys out there like Doyle they need to watch out for. HRG asks Meredith for her help.

Peter prepares to leave for Pinehearst. Sylar says he's concerned over their mother too, and this angers Peter. Sylar tries to stop him, saying he's consumed by the ability he took in the future. Peter and Sylar get into a fight, with Sylar saying he refuses to let him leave. Peter shows Sylar he's the stronger one now after taking powers. Peter uses lightning to blast Sylar against a wall, then repeatedly punches Sylar with Knox and Niki's strength powers. Peter puts Sylar in his place in the holding cell, hooked up to a machine to keep him subdued.

Back at Suresh' lab, Suresh prepares to do something to Tracy and Nathan. Tracy tries to talk Suresh out of what he's doing, saying she understands how he feels. She puts out her hand and Suresh takes hold of her hand. Then, Tracy uses her power and freezes Suresh's arm. Suresh falls back, and Tracy uses her power to break herself out of the restraints. She frees Nathan and they prepare to escape. Just then, a table flies across the room over their heads. Suresh is back up and tells them they're not done yet.

Parkman is about to leave the airport, and just then Daphne rushes in. Daphne tells Matt he wouldn't fit in at Pinehearst and he needs to stay away from them. Matt tells Daphne that in the future Pinehearst will kill her. He informs her that he met a man in Africa. Matt asks Daphne what Pinehearst has over her and say's he'll protect her. Daphne tells him she can't and runs off, saying goodbye to Parkman.

Hiro and Ando prepare once again to face the precog in Africa, this time at night. Ando spots a shovel leaning against a rock. Hiro enters the hut with the shovel in hand. The precog is at a fire, and Hiro prepares to bash him over the head. The precog tells Hiro that he passed his test, and stopped relying so much on his powers, but instead used his head. The precog shows Hiro a painting with the helix symbol and four villains around it. The precog asks Hiro to take him to them, and then he can follow his own path.

Peter teleports to Pinehearst and walks into the building invisible. Inside Dallas Petrelli is enjoying a drink as Knox, Daphne, Parkman's dad and another of the escaped villains are there. All of a sudden, Peter busts in. The villains prepare to battle him, and Mr. Petrelli says its ok, because it's his son. Peter asks how it's possible he's alive, then asks if he's behind what happened to his mother. Dallas tells Peter to give him a hug, and in doing son, Mr. Petrelli drains Peter of all of his powers. Mr. Petrelli reveals that now he has all of Peter's powers.

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