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- 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, alof you,

That his heart really belonged.

You 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 place,

We offer salvation.

We offer hope.

We offer redemption.

And one by one,

They will come to our side,

To our family,

And they will 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.

[rock music]

- 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, um, they wouldn't really

Send any information.

Otherwise, i would have friended you on facebook.

- oh, that's my fault.

I always check those little privacy boxes for some reason.

- i did that same thing with my ap classmate's profile

After i got a b-plus in ap physics.

Are you on apclassmates.com?

- no, i'm not in advanced placement.

I got my g.e.d.

It's not because i dropped out or anything,

I was just traveling.

- and you got into this school with a g.e.d.?

What do your parents do?

- uh, my mom breeds championship show dogs,

And my dad works for the government.

- so that's how you got in with a g.e.d.

- no, i just got really good scores.

- oh.

Well, you'll probably place

In fenton'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, um, what's your plan for graduate school?

- i don't really have one.

Guess it's kind of why i'm here.

- no, you have to go to college with a plan.

How are you gonna find our 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 u.s. 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 g.e.d. 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.

[horns honking]

[speaking japanese]

[phone rings]

- dispatch, this is unit 5-9.

We are 12 blocks out. we're on it.

- on it? - we're on it.

- look at this parking lot.

We're not going anywhere in this mess.

- oh, you're right.

- what are you doing? - i'm gonna hoof it.

- you're crazy. we're 12 blocks away.

You'll never make it.

- hesam, i grew up out here. there's always a shortcut.

[siren blaring]

[horns honking]

[indistinct radio chatter]

- hi. i'm here to save you.

- roomie.

Hey, claire.

Hey. hi.

- sorry.

[sighs] - 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, um...

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.

35 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.

[timer beeping]

Is this a joke?

- i know, it's so easy.

Are you sweating?

- no.

No, it's just a little hot in here.

[timer continues]

[gunshot]

[electrical buzzing]

[grunts loudly]

- where are you going?

- this class isn't for me.

[nurse speaks over intercom]

- there he is.

So that pregnant woman? - uh-huh?

- heard she delivered twins.

Named them both peter.

- the pregnant woman's name is kristy.

And she had twin girls. thank you.

Named them haylie and katie.

- yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey, they're still up in neonatal.

You know, you should stop by.

They'd like to thank you in person.

- i'm good.

What?

- you single-handedly saved three lives.

If it was me, i'd be floating on cloud nine right now.

- i am.

- well, you could have fooled me.

What's going on with you?

- if i would have showed up 30 seconds later,

That woman, her babies-- they'd be dead.

It's too close, man.

I've gotta be faster.

- dude, you got there faster than humanly possible.

If i was a religious man, i'd think it was a miracle.

- a miracle?

Catch you tomorrow.

- well, hang on. where are you going?

- took on a shift. - we just got off a double.

- yeah, i know, but james is sick.

I figured i'd cover for him.

- too late, jackson's already covering.

Dude, there's a life outside this place.

Now me and some of the guys are going out,

Houlihan's still open, come with us.

- i'm good, man. i'll see you tomorrow.

Have fun.

See you tomorrow.

[horns honking]

[speaking japanese]

[cat meowing]

[all speaking japanese]

- 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 to 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 anymore.

- 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.

[throws phone on table]

[tires squealing]

[attempting to start engine]

Danko.

- it appears tracy strauss just 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.

- fair enough.

- i'm thinking you're next on her list.

- that makes us both wanted men.

- so what are you doing here?

You ought to be hiding under a rock somewhere.

- just because the government stopped hunting these people

Doesn't mean i have.

I hear you and the petrellis,

You're going back into business to do just that.

- no, you heard wrong.

I'm not in that business anymore.

I'm changing careers.

- what did you do, grow a conscience?

- time to cash out.

Start over.

- guys like us...

We don't start over.

- i'm not like you.

- she's coming back for you.

You know that, right?

I guess you're on your own.

- i guess i am.

- no, thank you.

- you made the right call.

Cheerleaders are a very subversive group.

You don't wanna mix with that crowd.

- [chuckles] no, thanks.

I used to be one of them.

- oh, so you know.

- i do. um, were you?

You weren't a cheerleader, were you?

- um, no.

I--i tried out, but i didn't make the team.

They said that my cheers sounded more like taunts.

- yeah, that's not good.

- uh, 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.

Uh, been in southern california for a while,

But texas originally, odessa.

- really? - mm-hmm.

- i'm from austin. - oh, 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 d-l.

- 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.

- oh. why did you change it back?

- 'cause i wanted to be claire bennet again.

I thought people might forget.

- no, girl. google's your enemy.

- i, uh, i have to take care of something.

Nice to meet you.

- you too.

[speaking japanese]

[front door chimes ring]

- what have you done to me, mom?

Took me a half hour to get here.

I'm sorry. where are my manners?

You look lovely as usual.

- miss petrelli, we're here.

- thank you, alfred.

- what have you done to me?

Took me a half an hour to get here.

I'm sorry. where are my manners?

You look lovely.

As usual.

[clears throat]

You okay, mom?

- yeah.

I'm just, um--

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 to 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.

It 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.

Guess there's 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.

Does that make any sense?

- self-reflection.

Happens when you hit 40,

Along with all sorts of other unpleasant surprises.

- i'm being serious, mom.

Look at the person i've been, the kind of father.

The kind of brother.

The kind of son to you.

- you've been just fine under the circumstances.

- no.

I have been a jackass.

But i'm gonna change all that.

I'm gonna reconnect with everybody in my life

Who's important, and this time,

I'm gonna be a better me.

- 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 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.

- [clears throat]

What would i be without you?

[phone rings]

- i'm gonna get the phone, okay?

[phone continues ringing]

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?

- you go back into his mind and erase his memory again.

That's what you do.

- no, not anymore. i stopped.

Look, ever since that day,

I have felt like something got inside of me

And i can't get it out.

I started seeing things and i--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 problem with my car.

And annie was just, um, catching me up.

- oh, she was?

- so i'll see you at the mixer tonight.

i hear they have guitar hero 3 set up down there.

and well, i sort of excel at guitar hero 3,

So, um, consider yourself served.

It was very nice to meet you, mr. bennet.

- you too.

- so annie was catching you up.

- maybe you can, uh, take that algebra class next semester.

- but see, that is probably

The least interesting part of my day.

- how so?

- i was recognized 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 wanna 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 worked for the government, but still.

And i like telling the truth.

What if my way of reinventing myself

Is by telling the truth?

- ish. - ish.

- maybe not the whole truth. - the whole truth.

- no. just be careful, sweetheart.

- all right, lydia.

Show me who he is.

- his name is danko.

Emile danko.

- you wanted to see me, sam.

- i have a favor 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.

All of this.

- yes, well, i left out the part about vengeance.

That's where he comes in.

- but i've only killed when i've absolutely had to.

- the line's been crossed.

They crossed it, not us.

I need you to go to him, get the compass back,

And the kill the son of a bitch.

That's what joseph would have wanted.

- well, joseph's not here anymore.

[grunting]

- i'm sorry.

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.

- you know, five's my lucky number.

- mm. - 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 felt 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, 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 anymore?

- why do you want to do this for me?

- 20 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?

- mm.

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 u.s. government.

- not interested.

- not acceptable.

I want you to forget about tracy strauss.

- well... we all want things, bennet.

- and i'm gonna get what i want.

[phone rings]

[phone continues ringing]

- hey, this is peter. leave a message.

Get back to you when i can. thanks.

- 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 gonna understand what it is.

It's, uh...

Just call me.

Please.

- 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.

[creaking]

- who are you?

- you took something from us.

Now i'm gonna get it back.

- you're never gonna find it.

- oh?

I think i will.

[sword clangs]

[swords clashing]

- hey. - hi.

Uh... [nervously chuckles]

I'm sorry if i freaked you out with that whole, uh,

Murder at union wells thing.

I just--it was so scandalous and i got excited.

- no. no, no, no. don't apologize.

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.

- whoo! 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 the 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.

[feigns laughter]

- 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.

[game plays stevie wonder's superstition]

??

Oh, i got one.

Yellow.

Yes. yes! - oh, no.

??

- i must be getting better every second.

[speaking japanese]

- hiro. hiro.

Hiro! hiro, hiro.

[speaking japanese]

- hiro.

Hiro. hiro!

[speaking japanese]

- hiro.

Hiro!

[speaking japanese]

- who is he?

- his name is hiro. hiro nakamura.

And he was here at the carnival.

- when? how long ago?

- 14 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 found someone who can help us fix the past.

- that's good news, samuel.

- yes.

So...

I need you to send me back.

- how far?

- 14 years.

- hey, i didn't see you leave the party.

Guess you're still there.

And you left the windows open.

[crickets chirping]

- ah.

- [grunts]

- matty.

Matty!

Matty.

Matty, are you hiding again?

Where's matty?

[matty cries]

- hi, daddy.

I want my body back.

- you put him down. please.

- oh, poor daddy.

He looks pretty scared, huh?

Can you say "freaking out"?

- i don't-- i don't understand.

How are you even here?

- i'm part of you, matt.

Whatever you did to me, i held on,

And now i'm inside your head.

- so you're not real?

- then how could i be holding your little boy?

- just put him down.

- [kiss]

Not until you give me what i want.

You did something to me, to my mind.

That's why i'm here.

Tell me what you did. what did you put in my body?

- okay, just put him down and then we'll talk about this.

- tell me.

- matt?

- here comes mommy.

Catch.

- no!

- matt, are you okay?

- yeah.

I thought i heard him crying, that's all.

- matt, he's fast asleep.

- [exhales]

- what's going on with you?

- i'm just tired, i guess.

- come back to bed.

[high-pitched tone]

- [groans]

[tone stops]

[dialing phone number]

- hello?

- i must have dialed the wrong number.

- who were you looking for?

- sandra...

Bennet.

- yeah, she's here.

Hang on.

Sandra!

- hello?

Hello?

- sandra?

- no. no, this is tracy.

- i didn't do it.

- what have you got to lose, hiro?

- do i know you?

- the name's samuel,

And i think we're gonna be great friends.

- did your roommate express any suicidal thoughts,

Feelings of being overwhelmed,

Low self-esteem?

- no.

No, if anything, she had too much self-esteem.

She was an overachiever.

She loved herself.

- that's not the impression she left in her suicide note.

- what suicide note?

- this was on her pillow.

- no, it wasn't.

- it may have been something you overlooked.

- no, i distinctly remember being impressed

With how crisp her pillowcase was

And that there wasn't a suicide note.

This wasn't there.

[quiet chatter]

- would you get them out of here?

You said she was an overachiever?

- look, even an overachiever can't write a suicide note

After she's dead.

She wouldn't do this.

she was just beating the entire floor's butt at guitar hero.

This was not a suicide.

- what, then? murder?

Why would someone want to murder your roommate?

- i don't know. isn't that your job?

- yep, it sure is.

Thanks for your help, miss bennet.

[both speaking japanese]

- [sighs]

- so you're a time traveler?

- yes. how did you know that?

- i have a gift, hiro.

Just like you.

- oh.

- [laughs lightly]

What are you doing here?

I'm thinking it has something to do

With that young man.

Is he you?

- yes, but i cannot interfere. - why not?

- because this is where it starts,

How i become the master of time and space.

If i interfere, i will never become a hero.

I won't save the cheerleader,

And new york will explode.

It's the butterfly effect.

- hmm. that would be bad.

- [shouts in japanese]

- but i bet there's some butterflies

That you could change.

I mean, why not make this trip worthwhile?

- no, you can never change the past.

It's bad, always.

Everything is connected.

- not everything.

Sometimes, if you want to change one thing,

That's all you do.

Change one thing.

You have a rare gift, hiro,

To right the wrongs of your life.

Isn't there anything else you'd care to fix?

- the slushy incident!

That was all my fault.

I bumped into ando and made him spill his drink

All over kimiko's favorite dress.

That is the reason why she started to hate him.

- now's your chance to make them happy.

You have the power.

- no. i have a code to never change the--aah!

- there are things in this world that are wrong, hiro.

You can make them right.

If you master these skills,

You and i will have a bright future together.

- you and me? i don't understand.

- you just need to take a chance.

[both speaking japanese]

- [speaking japanese]

- danko and i, we were just talking in the hall.

The next thing i know, he's dead,

And this guy is on me.

I got lucky.

I mean, this whole water thing,

It just--it kicked in on instinct.

- what are you doing here, tracy?

I wanted you to leave danko to me.

- i couldn't just let it go.

I didn't know if i could trust you to deal with him.

This is my life.

I needed to know.

When i got here, i saw that you did what you promised.

He didn't know me...

So i figured, just live and let live.

And as i was leaving, this guy--

- the guy with the knives?

- he was fast.

Scary fast.

Definitely one of us.

One of me.

- you have no idea why he'd want to kill danko?

- i think i heard him say he was looking for something.

I don't know. maybe it was revenge.

Danko made a lot of enemies.

- this wasn't revenge.

Look at the wounds.

They were all to the stomach.

If it were me, and i was looking for revenge,

I'd go for the jugular

Or the carotid artery or the heart.

No, i think you heard right.

I think the killer was looking for something.

- that's personal.

- and i think i found it.

- what is that?

- a key.

- to what?

- that's a good question.

- come on, matty-man, you can do it.

Show me you're a big boy.

Oh! oh, look at you! - did you see that?

- all right. - good job. i got him.

I got him. good job, dude.

God, he usually takes so much longer

To warm up to strangers.

- oh, roy's not a stranger.

He's been delivering water to us

Since matty was born.

- i can't believe it's been that long.

Time flies, huh, janice? - yeah.

- yeah, it sure does.

Whoa! [laughter]

- listen, the heating unit on your cooler is busted.

I'll swing by later to fix it.

- thanks, roy.

- yeah. thanks, roy.

- no problem. - bye.

- bye.

- [sighs]

- what?

- janice?

- that's my name.

- no, your name is mrs. parkman.

Look, when i delivered water,

We were professional.

- you never delivered water.

- pizza, water, whatever. that's not the point.

The point is...

[sighs]

He was here, i wasn't, and i'm just a little pissed.

- i thought we were past that.

- yeah.

Yeah, we are. i'm sorry.

- hey, you're tired.

You haven't been sleeping properly.

- well, i've been snoring a lot less, so...

- i'm worried about you.

- it's just work.

I--i got a lead on this huge drug ring,

And all i need is the name of the supplier.

- and if you could read a few minds,

- yeah, but i told you, i'm not yodoing that anymore, right?

I kicked that for good.

- i know, and i'm proud of you.

I'm just worried that it's taking a toll.

- don't worry.

- i-i got this under control.

[radio chatter]

[knocks]

- hello, peter.

Can we talk for a minute?

- can i get you something to drink?

- yeah, thanks.

Love what you've done with the place.

- thank you.

So i have water or mustard.

- water is good.

So what have you been up to?

- i got my old job back.

Paramedic.

- hmm. - yeah.

- it must be keeping you busy.

Your mother says she hasn't seen you in weeks.

Wow, this is amazing. is this all you?

- mm-hmm.

- are you using powers?

- well, in my line of work, it helps to be, uh...

Strong, agile.

- incident, 23rd and--

- thank you, dr. suresh.

It's a pretty convenient power.

- good for you.

- i figure one of us has got to make up for all we've done.

- meaning--

- you, me, my family, the company.

Come on, we haven't exactly been model citizens, noah.

- it's a pretty heavy burden for one guy.

- you said you wanted to talk.

- yeah.

Danko's dead.

Killed because of this.

- a key?

- i did some research.

This key opens a safe deposit box

In a downtown bank.

Now the way i figure it,

The guy that killed danko is probably just waiting

For whoever shows up with this key.

I need a partner on this, somebody i can trust.

He could jump me just about anywhere,

And i'd never know what hit me,

'cause he's super fast and he has a thing for knives.

- how fast?

- thanks for letting me stay with you.

- of course. i would never leave you here.

Not after what happened.

- annie's parents came by last night.

I thought they should know about the supposed suicide letter.

- you didn't say anything, did you?

- no, but i think they have the right to know, don't you?

I mean, if it were me, you would want to know.

- it's not your business to tell the parents about the note.

Let the police handle it.

- it's the truth.

- welcome back.

- hey. uh, gretchen, this is my mom.

Mom, gretchen. - a pleasure.

- hi.

- bizarre, huh?

I heard you told the cops

That you didn't see a suicide note.

So what do you think, murder or horrific accident?

- uh, claire may have been mistaken about the note.

- may have been? did you see one or not?

- well, i didn't at first, but it was dark.

Maybe i missed it.

- suicide makes no sense.

I mean, the girl had a trajectory.

Who maps out their life for the next 50 years

And then throws themself out a window?

- i should go.

You okay?

- yeah. thanks for everything.

- you're welcome.

Remember, new life, new beginning.

Bye. nice to meet you.

- likewise.

- [sighs]

[door closes]

- so, it's murder, right?

How do we prove it?

- so you think your knife guy's gonna show?

- i don't know, but it sure makes me feel better

Having you around.

- yeah, i'll bet.

- do you mind if i make an observation?

I think you should seriously consider

How you're living your life.

- where did that come from?

- i saw your apartment, the police scanner,

All those newspaper articles.

You're saving lives, and you're keeping track.

I'll bet you know every one of their names.

- and?

- do any of them know yours?

It's not healthy to live alone, peter.

No connections to anybody. it's a dead end.

Trust me. i'm exhibit "a."

For years, i put my job ahead of my family,

And now my kids are off at school

And i'm eating cereal for dinner

And a strange man is answering my wife's phone.

My point is i'm alone.

That's no way to live.

[knock on door]

- here you are, mr. danko.

And i'll be right outside when you're finished.

- so what'd we win?

A compass. danko got killed for a compass?

[taps]

- a broken compass.

- hmm.

- yeah. we need just another minute.

- that doesn't belong to you.

- he has power.

- i got it. i got it.

- bloody hell.

- what happened?

- i don't know. he took off.

He's still breathing.

Thanks a lot, doc. - okay.

- how's he doing?

- oh, he's recovering. i hope it was worth it.

- no, not really.

I can't figure out why danko

Thought this was worth dying for.

- could i see it?

Whoa! hello.

- what did you do? - i didn't do anything.

- well, apparently, it only works for you.

Here. - no! no, no, no, no.

- peter, this is a lead.

You saw that guy. there could be others out there like him.

- look, my life finally makes sense to me.

In the last six weeks, i have saved 53 people.

I'm with you for, what? an hour,

And some innocent guy almost gets killed?

The further i stay away from you

And whatever it is that you're doing,

The happier i'm gonna be.

- he murdered danko.

He almost killed you and me for this.

- so why don't you just let him have it?

Look...

My life is simple.

Okay? i understand it.

I don't need for things to get complicated.

- so why'd you come with me?

- the ability. it'll help me do my job better.

The one where i actually save people.

- i guess this is good-bye.

I wish you all the luck in the world, peter.

- thank you, noah.

- hey!

Call your mother.

[the bravery's an honest mistake]

??

- forensic pathology: principles and practice,

spitz and fisher's medicolegal investigation of death,

knight's forensic pathology with all relevant addendum.

- where did you get those, the homicide bookstore?

- is there such a place?

- don't you think you're going a little overboard?

- don't you want to prove your roommate was defenestrated?

- of course.

And yes, i know what "defenestrated" means.

- well, don't get mad at me for using it in a sentence.

Have you ever heard of the "jump, push, fall" test?

- the what?

- it's when cops get a dummy the approximate size

And weight of the victim, and they throw it

Out the window to see how it lands.

- what page is that on?

- oh, it's not in there.

i saw it on an episode of crossing jordan.

Look, if you fall, you go straight down.

If you jump, you go a little further.

But if you're pushed...

[clatter]

Sorry.

- [murmurs]

- all we need is a dummy

Of the approximate size and weight of annie.

- you're not serious.

- maybe we could swipe a cadaver from the medical school.

What? it's a victimless crime.

- let's not get carried away.

- why not? this is murder!

- maybe, but i'm not trying to be a social pariah

Before midterms.

- mm. the ship's already sailed, claire.

So where do we get our hands on a dead body?

- hi, my name's matt.

- hey, matt. - hi, matt.

- uh, it's been six weeks since i last used,

And, um,

And i'm feeling confused.

Uh, when i-- when i used,

I was totally selfish.

I didn't think about what i did to others,

And, uh, how i may have hurt them.

[thud]

- sorry.

You mean like what you did to me?

Hi.

My name is sylar.

It's been about six weeks or so

Since i've seen my body, and i want it back.

- recently, uh, there have been these, uh,

Ghosts.

These things have been popping up from my old life

And haunting me.

- do you really think you're gonna stop using your powers?

Are you crazy? [laughs]

I mean, i bet you couldn't even make it through a day.

[laughs]

- i can't seem to get these images out of my head.

- you're weak! you're simpleminded!

I bet i could make you use your powers!

- go away!

- i could make you

Use your powers!

- i'm sorry.

- hey, buddy, are you okay?

- does this guy look okay, seriously?

I mean, look.

20 pounds overweight,

Blood pressure's through the roof.

He's like a heart attack waiting to happen!

- stop it! stop it!

- uh, let's, uh, let's--let's get things

Moving along a bit, um...

- [chuckles]

- who's next?

- all right, let me take a crack at this guy,

See if i can get him to talk.

- now you seemed a little off today at the meeting.

- no, no, no, no, no. i'm good.

- you sure?

- i'm good. i'm under control.

It's good.

Double shot mocha.

You look like you could use a little pick-me-up.

[exhales]

It's okay. no strings attached.

- not interested.

- come on, let's do this easy, all right?

Just two guys talking. come on.

- i get it. you are the good cop.

How ironic.

- [sighs]

So we need a name.

Your supplier, all right? you give us that name,

You keep a clean record.

- he's a liar, totally lying.

- why are you looking at my forehead?

Does it say "schmuck" or something?

- i wasn't staring at your forehead.

- you're not getting a name, coffee boy.

- is that all you need, matt? a name? seriously?

What the hell are you waiting for?

It's got to be floating around

In his comical little brain somewhere, right?

- i don't do that anymore. - don't do what anymore?

- why is that? because you're addicted?

- leave me alone. - who are you talking to?

- just read his mind, matt. you know you want to.

I could help you.

I could take a nice, little chunk

Out of his skull in the process.

- stop it! - what's the matter with you?

- just give me a name, okay? - take it from him!

- no! - no?

- why the hell not? - leave me alone.

- you are a loser. a total loser.

No wonder your wife is having sex with the water guy.

- shut the hell up. - i didn't say anything.

- i'm not talking to you right now.

- come on, matt.

She's cheated on you once already,

And we both know what janice needs is a real man.

Someone who's not afraid of power.

Someone who knows what to do with it.

- i'm in control here, not the power.

And not you, you son of a bitch!

[loud bang]

- keppler. the guy's name is keppler.

Lives in long beach, okay?

Just leave me alone.

- hey. - hey, man.

Have a nice day off? - yeah, it was good.

Very productive. i got a lot done.

- you okay?

- oh, yeah. that's--i'm fine.

- is that clam chowder? - it is.

- it smells good. where'd you get it?

- this place called legal sea foods.

I got one for you.

- never heard of it. - it's up in boston.

- boston?

- yeah.

- well, how'd you get it down here?

- i know a guy.

- [laughs] that's the partner i know and love.

- all available units, code three, fifth and lexington.

- never mind that.

We've still got five minutes till we're on duty.

Peter?

- noah?

Noah?

[distant siren wails]

Just hang on. just hang on, okay?

[siren grows louder]

- he took the compass.

- hi.

- hey.

- how are you?

- oh, you know, it looks worse than it feels.

- when you called, i figured i owed it to you.

- hey, you know that key inside of danko?

It turns out it led me to a, uh,

Broken, old compass.

Your friend with the knives

Just came and took it back anyway.

- you gonna go after him?

- i don't know.

I, uh, i prefer the old way of doing business--

One of me, one of you.

This new way just feels too...

Dangerous to try to stop them alone.

- maybe this guy with the knives is like me,

Just trying to get their life back,

Keeping what's his.

Maybe the idea isn't to stop them

But to figure out a way to help them.

- yeah, maybe.

- so be honest. why did you call?

- you know, i-- i can't call my wife.

My ex-wife.

And i didn't want to worry claire,

So i just, uh...

I'm--i'm-- - no, i get it.

You don't want to be alone.

- yeah, i guess not.

- so what's in the bag?

- um, i-i have no idea. what is it?

Clam chowder? - mmm, it's still warm.

Looks like you have someone looking out for you.

- you want some? there's plenty.

- you got an extra spoon?

[door unlocks]

- hey, dude. [laughs] hey.

- you don't need to jam it,

Or else you'll just bust the coil again.

Guess you don't know your own strength.

- hi, honey. - hey.

- roy fixed the hot water.

- awesome, roy.

- hi. - hi.

- everything okay at work?

- yeah, yeah. it was another banner day.

Hey, roy? - yeah?

- let me walk you out, buddy.

- oh, sure thing. see you tuesday, janice.

- thanks, roy. - bye, matty-man.

You be a good boy.

- hey, man. - yeah?

- you got a family of your own, roy?

- no, no. maybe someday.

- yeah. look, thanks for fixing the hot water and all, but--

- oh, my pleasure.

It must be tough out there for a single mom, right?

- yeah. yeah.

Look, she's not single anymore.

Tomorrow, you're gonna ask for a new route

And you're never gonna stop by this house again.

- so i'm starting a new route. guess this is good-bye.

- yeah, it is. bye, roy.

- gotcha.

[chuckles]

- jump, push, fall.

[thud]

- [gasps]

[labored breathing]

[grunts]

Huh.

I guess she did kill herself.

[exhales]

[cracking]

- you had me worried.

- sorry, getting the compass back

Was a lot harder than i thought.

I met an impasse.

- did you talk to him?

- [laughs lightly]

Didn't really get a chance.

Lydia says you found another time traveler,

Someone to replace arnold.

- i don't like that word.

You can't replace family.

- but the chinese guy?

- japanese.

They put him on a righteous path,

But he'll come back to us.

- so what's next?

- we gather the rest.