My brother Joseph and I have had two families.
The first one,
well, let's just say it didn't work out too well.
But over the years, we made ourselves a new one.
And it was to this family, all of you,
that his heart really belonged.
See!
a family is something that Joseph and I needed.
It offered us protection from the outside world,
a world that never understood or appreciated
what makes us different.
There are others like us out there,
in the shadows, in the light
each grasping for meaning in a world
that won't accept them for who they really are.
They like us, are blessed, gifted with extraordinary abilities.
And they like us, struggle with finding their place in an ordinary world,
haunted by their past
from those who would harm them and keep them from their destiny
Every one of them deserves a chance to be who they really are.
But to what end? For what purpose?
Here in this piece, we offer salvation.
We offer hope.
We offer redemption.
And one by one, they will come to our side,
to our family
and they Wm find their way home.
And all who have gathered will be strong.
And all who have gathered will stand in unison.
I say it's time we found our way back home again.
Find your way home, Brother.
-You must be my new roommate. -Yeah, I guess I am. I'm Claire.
Hi, I'm Annie. it's nice to finally meet you, Claire.
You, too.
The school, they wouldn't release any information.
Otherwise I would have finded you on Facebook.
That's my fault. I always check those little privacy boxes for some reason.
I did that same thing with my AP Classmates profile
after I got a B+ in AP physics.
Are you on APClassmates.com?
No, I'm not in advanced placement. I got my GED.
It's not because I dropped out or anything. I was just travelling.
You got into this school with a GED?
What do your parents do?
My mom breeds championship show dogs
and my dad works for the government.
So that's how you got in with a GED.
No. I just got really good scores.
Well, you'll probably place in Fenten's linear algebra class, then, today.
-Today? -He only takes 35 students a semester,
and the placement test is today at 1:00.
You get in and it pretty much sets the whole dominoes into motion, you know?
So, what's your plan for graduate school?
I don't really have one.
Guess that's kind of why I'm here.
No, you have to go to college with the plan.
How are you gonna find your future without a map?
-You have a map of your future? -Yeah,
See, I call this my trajectory.
This is me in three years, graduating magna cum laude in poli-sci pre-law.
This is me in eight years, Massachusetts Attorney General.
And this is me in 12 years, being sworn in as the youngest governor in US history.
Wow, you really thought that through.
Don't you think it's time you put childish things behind you
and thought this through yourself, Claire?
I mean, don't let GED be a lifestyle choice.
I'll tell you what. If you want, I'll help you make your own trajectory.
-It can be our project. -Sounds great.
I take it you've seen the paper this morning, All four worked in Building 26. Danko's men.
These are revenge killings, and we both know it's Tracy Strauss.
I'm sure it won't be long before she makes her way up that list to me.
Or Nathan. Which is exactly why you're gonna stop dragging your feet
and pull the trigger on this operation.
It's been six weeks, Noah. I've given you time to put your personal life in order
And Nathan says you're avoiding his phone calls.
By Nathan, you mean Sylar, right?
We've been over this, Noah. it's all working exactly as planned.
As planned? What plan?
We had no other choice. Matt Parkman had to turn Sylar into Nathan,
and as I recall, you were in on it.
I made an emotional decision because I didn't want to see you lose your son,
but it was wrong.
For 50 years, the Company avoided emotions, for good reason.
I can barely look him in the eye knowing who's under that skin.
Then don't. Just do your job and get the Company up and running.
You're supposed to be the man with the plan, remember?
I'm not sure I'm that guy any more.
-Why is that? -Because I've lost my family, Angela.
If you'll excuse me, today is Claire's first day of college,
and I'm already late, which doesn't help the situation.
No, thank you.
You made the right call. Cheerleaders are a very subversive group.
You don't want to mix with that crowd.
NO, thanks. l used to be one of them.
-So you Know. -I do.
Were you? You weren't a cheerleader, were you?
NO.
I tried out, but I didn't make the team.
They said that my cheers sounded more like taunts.
Yeah, that's not good.
-I'm Gretchen Berg. Who are you? -I'm Claire Bennet.
Oh, hi, Claire Bennet.
So, where are you from?
Kind of all over the place. I've been in Southern California for a while,
but Texas, originally, Odessa.
Really? I'm from Austin.
Small world.
Wait, you're not that Claire Bennet, are you?
Which Claire Bennet would that be?
Murder-at-Union-Wells-in-Odessa Claire Bennet.
You heard about that?
A cheerleader in Texas gets her head sawed off at the homecoming game?
Yeah, I've heard about that.
You know, I kind of want to keep the whole murder at Union Wells on the DL.
No kidding. I mean, if I were you, I would change my name.
Like now. They'd probably let you do it over the phone.
No, they won't. I would know. I changed my name for a while.
Why'd you change is back?
'Cause I wanted to be Claire Bennet again. I thought people might forget.
No, girl, Google's your enemy.
-I have to go take a placement test. -Okay.
-Nice to meet you. -You, too.
Danko.
It appears Tracy Strauss has paid you a visit.
What I can't figure out is how she survived.
I put a bullet in her myself. She shattered into a thousand pieces of ice.
Ice melts
I'm gonna take a wild guess
that your being here isn't a coincidence.
I'm here to offer a solution to our mutual problem.
You and I kill Tracy Strauss
before she kills us.
Last time I made a deal with you, you tried to stab me with a syringe.
She's coming back for you. You know that, right?
Then I guess you're on your own.
I guess I am.
"Dial a Hero!"
Still no calls?
Any minute now. Somebody has to call.
Face it, Hiro. "Dial a Hero" is a bust. No one even understands it!
Of course they do.
We help people in need. Whatever the need may be.
My business model says we can't fail.
Bar graphs don't lie.
What's that?
Nothing.
Let me see.
It's just some old picture.
Hey, I remember that night.
You do?
Fourteen years ago.
The night of the slushy incident.
I spilled my drink all over your sisters new dress.
That's the moment she started hating me.
Women. What are you gonna do?
I've made no secret of my love for your sister.
I really thought she was the one.
And to this day, she still thinks I'm an idiot.
That's not true.
Idiots!
Fifty million yen! You spent fifty million yen!
Kimiko! what brings you here?
I work here. Doing YOUR job, Hiro.
Protecting the assets of the company, increasing value for our shareholders...
And you're doing it wonderfully.
No thanks to you two.
"Heroes for Hire"?! Nine million yen for a billboard?!
It's "Dial a Hero."
Patent pending.
This was your big idea, wasn't it?
Insane. Irresponsible. it's got your name written all over it.
But I didn't even --
Not another yen on this crazy scheme! I'm putting my foot down!
Bar graph!
Bar graph.
See? She hates me. And it all started at the carnival.
Why do you have that picture, anyway?
No reason
A Client!!
Dial a Hero! How can we save you today?
Roomie! Hey, Claire!
Hey! Hi!
Sorry.
I'm so excited.
You know, if you pass this test, then we're gonna be in class together.
You and I are gonna keep each other on our tippy toes.
But please don't think of this as a competition, okay?
-This is about sisterhood. -Yay. Sisterhood!
Okay! This is a placement test for Linear Algebra 170.
Thirty-five of you geniuses will be lucky enough to get in this class.
The rest, you can try next semester.
You each have 45 minutes to solve this equation.
Please show your work.
-Is this a joke? -I know. it's so easy.
-Are you sweating? -NO,
No, it's just a little hot in here.
-Where are you going? -This class isn't for me.
What have you done to me, Mom?
It took me a half hour to get here.
I'm sorry. Where are my manners?
You look lovely, as usual.
Ms Petrelli, we're here.
Thank you, Alfred.
What have you done to me?
It took me a half an hour to get here.
I'm sorry. Where are my manners? You look lovely.
As usual.
You okay, Mom?
Yeah. I'm just... I'm worried about the Company, that's all.
I'm worried that Noah might be wavering.
He's been very distracted lately.
I'll talk 10 him. Don't worry.
Do I like Sushi?
You're the one who had a craving for yellowtail.
I wanted Italian.
-it's interesting. -Life, it's all about new horizons.
-Keeps you from getting stale. -Exactly.
You know, these last couple of weeks, I've been taking stock of a lot of things.
I feel like there's a lot of...
I don't know, Mom,
there's just a lot of change going on with me.
-Really? -Yeah.
-How so? -I don't know.
It's like, when I look back on my life,
it just seems like it's not my life I'm looking back on.
I don't know. That make any sense?
Okay, Nathan, you have a big, important, stressful life
and it's bound to get confusing.
And a man your age starts to feel his own mortality.
That's just it.
I don't feel mortal
I feel invincible.
It's a midlife crisis. That's all this is.
Here's my suggestion.
You go out and you get yourself a big, expensive sports car
and a younger woman with questionable morals.
That's what your father did, and it worked for him.
What would I be without you?
Up there. Muffin Man is stuck.
Can you save him?
One moment, please. Come here.
A cat? Our first client's a cat?
You'll have to handle this one, Ando.
Freezing time cannot save a cat stuck on that platform.
Neither can red lightning. I'd burn the roof and kill the cat!
Never mind freaking out the little girl.
Good point.
Okay, we'll just have to do this one old school.
We can save your Muffin Man.
My friend here will risk life and climb to climb up and get him!
I will?!
Really?
-Yes. -Okay. Sure.
Good luck!
Kitty...
Come here...
Kitty... Good, good.
Good kitty...
Be careful. He doesn't like strangers!
Need a job done right, do it yourself.
I'm going to get the phone, okay?
-Yeah? -Detective Parkman ?
Angela Petrelli.
I told you never to call me.
We have a problem.
What kind of problem?
That thing you did six weeks ago...
You mean, when you and Bennet strong-armed me into playing God?
That thing?
I think Sylar's beginning to emerge again.
That's because he is Sylar.
No, you made Sylar go away when you turned him into my son.
I saw you do it.
Okay, then why the hell are you calling me?
Because you need to fix it. You need to patch it up.
Upgrade it. Whatever it is you do.
How, exactly?
Go back into his mind and erase his memory again.
That's what you do.
No, not any more. I stopped.
Look, ever since that day, I have felt like something got inside of me
and I can't get it out.
I've started seeing things, and I've stopped, okay? I'm done. I'm out.
There's no such thing as out, Detective, not for people like us.
Yeah, speak for yourself
I'm telling you Sylar could emerge at any minute.
Are you telling me you are not willing to fix our problem?
This is not our problem. This is your problem.
So, good luck with it.
And, honestly, I'm sure she could be a really above-average student
if she just applied herself.
Claire.
Hey, you made it.
Yeah, I'm sorry I'm late.
I was having a little trouble with my car.
And Annie was just catching me up.
She was?
So, I'll see you at the mixer tonight.
I hear they have Guitar Hero III set up down there,
and, well, I sort of excel at Guitar Hero III, so consider yourself served.
It was very nice to meet you, Mr Bennet.
You, too.
So, Annie was catching you up?
Maybe you can take that algebra class next semester.
See, Daddy, that is probably the least interesting part of my day.
-How so? -I was recognised as a survivor
of the homecoming massacre back in Odessa.
-Well, my name was. -I'm sorry.
You know, maybe changing your name back to Bennet
wasn't such a great idea after all,
but they say college is for reinventing yourself.
I don't want to pretend to be anyone but me.
I just want to be Claire Bennet, daughter of Noah Bennet.
You know, Annie asked me today what my dad did for a living,
and I actually told her the truth-ish.
I told her you work for the government, but still.
And I like telling the truth.
What if my way of reinventing myself
is by telling me truth?
-Ish. -Ish.
-Maybe not the Whole truth. NO. -The Whole truth?
Just be careful, sweetheart.
You did it! You Saved Muffin Man!
Yes, uh... We did. Here you go.
Thank you so much! Dial a Hero is the best!
I'm gonna tell everyone.
What's with him?
Hey, Hiro. He's joking around.
Mysterical.
Remember, Dial a Hero! Don't forget... Tell your friends!
Hiro, snap out of it! Hey.
All right, Lydia.
Show me who he is.
His name is Danko. Emile Danko.
You wanted to see me, Samuel?
I have a favour to ask of you, Edgar.
Can't you send someone else this time?
I'd take it as a compliment to your unique skills.
Well, what you said this morning about redemption,
I'm hoping that's possible for all of us.
Yes, well, I left out the part about vengeance.
That's where he comes in.
We've only killed when we absolutely had to.
A line has been crossed. They crossed it, not us.
I need you to go to him, get the compass back
and kill the son of a bitch. it's what Joseph would have wanted.
Well, Joseph's not here any more.
I'm sorry, Edgar.
I won't ask you again after this one. I promise.
And here I was, thinking that I'd be the one that got away.
No, you're just number five.
Well, five's my lucky number. Or it used to be.
-Is it still lucky? -I haven't decided yet.
I saw you break into a thousand pieces, and yet here you are. That is a neat trick.
It wasn't a trick.
I fell myself shatter,
melting.
And then all those pieces of me came floating back together
with one cohesive thought,
killing all of you
Okay, now, see, that's the part that I don't get,
because I don't think that you're really a killer.
That's not who you are.
No, no, that's all I am. You took the rest away from me.
I can help you get your life back.
How? Danko said that he wouldn't stop until I was killed.
What if I could make it so that Danko wasn't interested in you any more?
Why do you want to do this for me?
Twenty years of bagging and tagging and I never helped a single one of you.
Maybe we're both looking for redemption.
What do you say?
Is it a deal?
I bet you wish it was that easy.
I got your phone call.
Change your mind about Tracy Strauss?
No, I came here to change yours.
Sorry.
I'm gonna kill her, even if I have to suck her up in a wet vac to do it.
She murdered four of my men.
She's a killer.
I'm recommending that you let this thing go.
You said guys like us never start over.
I'm offering you a chance to do just that.
Consider it a permanent vacation courtesy of the US government.
Not interested
Not acceptable.
I want you to forget about Tracy Strauss.
Well, we all want things, Bennet.
And I'm going to get what I want.
Pete, it's me again. Look, I've left you...
I've left you three messages. You need to call me back.
Something's happening to me,
and I think you're the only person who's going to understand what it is.
It's... Just call me.
Please.
-Hey. -Hi.
I'm sorry if I freaked you out with that whole "Murder at Union Wells" thing.
I just... It was so scandalous, and I got excited.
No, no, no, don't apologise.
It was just weird talking about it because I was never allowed to talk about it before.
So, what, you pretended like it didn't happen?
No, I just kept trying to start my life over,
and I thought I could take what I liked about who I was
and leave all the other stuff behind
Yeah! That is how you play Guitar Hero.
Claire, hey, come on. Over here!
You and me! You have been served! Come on!
Who is she?
She's horrible. She's been hogging that thing all night.
That would be my roommate.
Come on, we're up!
I was gonna play with Gretchen.
Does Gretchen know how to play?
No, but Gretchen doesn't care.
Your opponent's supposed to raise your game, not lower it.
Well, since neither one of us know what we're doing,
we'll be on even playing fields.
This is gonna be really bad.
I got one.
Yellow!
-Yes! Yes! -Oh, no!
I must be getting better every second.
-Who the hell are you? -You know exactly who I am.
They sent you to get it back.
He made you forget.
What did you say?
It's not worth it
-Who are you? -You took something from us.
-Now I'm gonna get it back. -You're never gonna find it.
I think I will.
Hiro, Hiro, Hiro!
You're back
What do you mean?
What just happened? Where's the cat?
Something went wrong with your powers.
Instead of freezing time, time froze you.
Your nose is bleeding.
Something is very wrong.
I'm taking you to the doctor right now.
No. I don't need a doctor. There's no point.
But you have to. I insist.
I've already seen a doctor.
You did?
For the nosebleeds?The headaches?
Why didn't you tell me?
Because the news isn't good.
Well... What did he say?
I'm dying, Ando.
Maybe soon. I don't know.
I can't believe this is happening.
There must be something we can do.
You can go back. In time.
Maybe you can undo what happened to you.
I can't time-travel any more, you know that.
Then you just have to try harder.
There has to be a moment in time when all of this started
There was.
The photograph... It was that night. At the carnival.
Do you remember? There was a fortune teller.
She gave me a fortune...
"You will be a powerful hero."
Yes.
From that moment,
I devoted my life to becoming... a hero.
And if you never got that fortune...?
Then things would all be different today.
Exactly!
Which is why it can never happen!
I must never change the past.
No matter what.
We all know the dangers of that. It is my code.
To hell with the code.
I'm sorry Hiro.
Hiro?
Hiro? Hiro?
Hiro, what just happened? You froze again.
I'm not sure.
I think I was... back at the Carnival... and --
Hiro? Hiro!
How did l? What happened? Where am l?
Who is he?
His name is Hiro. Hiro Nakamura.
And he was here, at the carnival.
When? How long ago?
Fourteen years.
Thank you, Lydia.
That's all for now.
Are we really going to stop moving after all these years?
It's time. Yes.
Listen,
I know you're weak.
But I need you to try and do it one more time, for me.
I think we've found someone who can help us fix the past.
-That's good news, Samuel. -Yes.
So...
l need you to send me back
How far?
Fourteen years.
Hey, I didn't see you leave the party.
Guess you're still there.
And you left the windows open.
Matty?
Matty;
Matty.
Matty, are you hiding again?
Where's Matty?
Hi, daddy.
I want my body back.