My name is Chandra Suresh. I'm a geneticist.
I have a theory about human evolution,
And I believe you are a part of it.
What makes some walk a path of darkness,
While others choose the light?
Is it will?
Is it destiny?
Can we ever hope to understand the force
That shapes the soul?
For thousands of years,
My people have taken spirit walks,
Following destiny's path
Into the realms of the unconsciousness.
Okay.
I'm ready to begin my journey.
Hiro?
To fight evil, one must know evil.
One must journey back through time
And find that fork in the road Hiro?!
Where heroes turn one way Hiro?!
And villains turn another.
I'd like to thank all our dear friends
For coming tonight
And for helping us to celebrate.
Nathan-- the finest assistant d.A.
New york has ever known.
Peter,
Whose compassionate heart is a gift to us all.
Told you he couldn't say "nurse" out loud. All right.
But most of all,
To angela...
The love of my life.
Happy anniversary.
Cheers.
That was lovely.
Let me have a--
All right, get a room. After 41 years of marriage,
You take it where you can get it.
My king.
My queen.
Congratulations.
Thank you, daniel.
Thank you. Congratulations.
So, nathan, are the rumors true?
Excuse me?
I heard your office
Is about to launch a full-scale investigation
Into all things linderman.
Care to comment?
I'd shave my wrists.
Handcuffs chafe.
Come on. Let's get a drink. Oh.
Good one.
What do see in there, arthur?
Trouble.
Well, I'm sure I can handle the heat.
It's not you I'm worried about.
If he starts investigating, he's gonna see your hand
Behind every enterprise I've been working on
For the past 25 years.
We can't have the d.A.
Digging up skeletons.
If you fall, I fall.
Maybe you could talk to him one last time.
Convince him to back off.
When nathan digs his teeth in, he doesn't let go.
So what do we do?
Read your shakespeare.
When the son challenges the father,
Only one is left standing.
I should have one last talk with him.
I owe him that.
What happens if that doesn't take?
Well, then I'll...
Memphis, Tennessee
One year ago
And now, who's the man, yo? I'm the man.
I'm sorry, who'd you say? Who's the man?
I'm the man!
Look at this here.
Back door-- book it!
Yeah, you got it. You-- flint.
Hey! Hey, buddy!
Hey, kiss the floor!
Flint, let it go!
Hey, buddy!
I'm talking to you.
You should listen to your sister.
Run!
Flint, let's go!
Run!
Brooklyn, New York
One Year ago
My name is brian davis.
Incredible.
Can you make it go away?
Don't worry, brian.
I can fix it.
Don't worry, brian.
I can fix it.
Hello?
Make it go away, make it go away.
Are you all right?
Say something.
Forgive me.
It's okay.
Everything is gonna be okay.
No, it isn't.
One Year ago
I've done something unforgivable.
Everybody does bad things.
You think I haven't felt exactly how you're feeling right now?
Maybe if you talk about it.
Sometimes when you talk about it--
I can't.
A man had something that I wanted,
But I took it at a terrible price.
I know it seems hard to imagine,
But you're gonna get through this,
Because you're not a bad person.
You don't even know anything about me.
I know what I see--
A man who deserves a second chance.
The rope broke.
You can't tell me that's not a sign.
I don't even know your name.
Elle.
Well, look at you, elle, just showing up out of nowhere,
Like an angel.
An angel with a broken watch.
Cute meet.
I still don't understand
Why we don't just bag and tag this guy
Like the rest of them.
For years, scientists were stumped
By the mystery of whale migration.
Such a big ocean--
How do they find each other?
And then one night in the frozen pacific,
Some enterprising biologist recorded their song
In the wild.
They don't sing in captivity.
So we've got to get the whale to sing.
What mr. Gray can do is extraordinary.
The ability to transfer power from one vessel to another
Is extremely rare.
Yeah, but how do I get him to do it?
Pie.
Nine group homes in seven years.
Four of them burned to the ground.
There's a shocker.
What's the deal?
I mean, isn't that why we're here,
So you can offer me a deal?
You have a gift, meredith,
And with gift comes opportunity.
The company would like to train you to become an agent.
It won't be easy.
It'll demand a lot of hard work.
Me, an agent?
I don't think so.
Why do you hate the company so much?
I have my reasons.
And I would ask you...
To put those reasons aside
And make the sensible decision.
That...
Or spend the rest of your life in an asbestos-lined cell.
One condition...
Promise me the company won't go after my brother.
You're not in a strong negotiating position here,
So what will it be--
Agent or prisoner?
When do I start?
Arthur?
You look spectacular.
I wish you would reconsider.
He can barely fit a dozen people in that shoe box anyway.
Arthur, it's his graduation party.
Yeah, from nursing school.
Be patient with him.
When his powers manifest, peter will become a great man.
Tell him I'm sorry I couldn't get there.
Hey, there.
Just thought I'd stop by to see if-- I tried. He won't.
Nathan, while you're here...
I really wish
You'd reconsider handing off
The linderman case to another a.D.A.
Come on, dad, we've talked about this.
I'm not asking as a lawyer. I'm asking as a father.
I'm concerned about the pressure
That your prosecuting my client will put on this family.
Don't be.
Linderman's toxic
To this family, dad.
Nothing would make me happier than to bury him
In a very deep hole for a very long time.
What?
You look good in a suit, nathan.
One Year ago
What does this guy want?
Nathan!
Heidi!
Nathan! Thank god!
Is she all right?
Don't even talk to me, dad.
Nathan.
You think I don't know who did this?
It was linderman's guys
That ran me off the road.
Are you sure? That's it, dad?
That's the best you got-- am I sure?
You invite that man into our home.
He tried to kill me, dad!
Come on, stop. Heidi will never walk again!
Stop! Stop!
Just stop. Okay.
Heidi...
It's her spine. She broke her back.
Oh, god! Oh, no! I know. Mom.
She just woke up, and she's asking for you.
Come on.
I'm gonna hurt that man.
And when I do, if you're standing next to him,
You're gonna get hurt too.
You might want to choose a side, dad--
Your client or your family.
Nathan.
Any word?
I spoke with the neurologist.
Her spine is broken in three places.
It doesn't look good.
Arthur...
What nathan said about linderman...
You can't be serious. Come on, angela.
Linderman wouldn't dare go after nathan on his own.
No, he wouldn't.
What are you asking?
Am I trying to kill my son?
Nathan's an assistant d.A.
It could've been any one of 100 indicted criminals
Driving that van.
I will not have this conversation.
No, I know. You're right.
But I need to hear you say it, arthur.
Did you order linderman to kill nathan?
No.
I'm sorry.
I love you, arthur.
I love you too.
Austin, Texas
One Year ago
There's our man.
You want me to light him up?
Negative. This is strictly a training mission.
You're gonna watch and learn.
No powers, unless I give the order.
Danny pine?
Who wants to know?
Jim farrell with the v.A.
I just need a minute of your time, pal.
My partner and i
Are trying to transition some of the homeless vets out here
Into affordable housing.
We feel it's a crime
The way this country's turned its back on you guys.
Yeah, what happened to scofield?
Scofield?
The v.A. Rep that was out here last week.
Right.
Oh, yeah, he was reassigned to dallas.
Uh, farrell and i-- we're the new team now.
That's the story.
Queens, New York
One Year ago
Hi. Do you like pie?
Oh, that rhymed, didn't it?
Come on in.
I'm really--i'm really glad you came, elle.
I-i wasn't sure you would.
I have been thinking about you
And--and wondering how you've been since--
Oh, better.
Great, actually, um...
Thanks to you.
I just decided
To clean up this place, and all this clutter
Was filling my head with bad thoughts.
Yeah.
What's this?
Oh, that's just, um...
It's just a list of people like me.
Nice, single guys like you?
Maybe I should take this list.
Oh, no, no...
Um, I'm sorry, elle.
There's...
There's something you should know about me.
I have a kind of a power--
Um, an ability
That's out of the ordinary.
I don't understand.
Oh, my god.
The other people on the list-- they can do things too.
W--
Wait. There are others?
What kind of pie did you bring?
Peach.
That's my favorite kind.
Good work, meredith. You were born for this.
Yeah, so that's it? I'm an agent now?
Not quite.
Getting scum off the street, that's the easy part.
The real test is loyalty.
You're not gonna always agree
With the decisions the company makes,
But when you prove you can follow orders
No questions asked,
That's when we'll call you "agent gordon."
Put him in cell nine.
Come on.
Meredith?!
Flint?!
I thought you got away.
Yeah, well, an invisible man tackled me in the alley.
What, are they gonna make you an agent also?
What?
What do-- what do you mean "also"?
What did they tell you?
They're gonna train me, mer.
I'm gonna get to wear
One of them, uh, suits and everything.
Oh, flint.
This is gonna be great, mer.
It's gonna be you and me, working together.
Is there a problem?
No, sir. Good.
No problem at all.
This is bag and tag, baby, bag and tag!
I can't believe
You can just lift your finger and move things.
It must feel amazing.
It does.
But it can be overwhelming too...
Like a drug that you can't get enough of.
How many others are there like you?
With abilities? I don't know.
To be honest, I don't want to know.
I have a kind of problem.
I guess you could say I'm like an addict.
I have this overwhelming hunger to...
Um, I covet the powers of others.
But somehow, since the other day, since...
Since meeting you...
I feel like maybe I don't have to be so special.
Maybe I can just be gabriel again.
But you are special, gabriel.
You're special just the way you are.
"special just the way you are."
I was afraid you were about to burst into song.
I was just trying to win his trust.
Yeah, well, we're stalling out here.
We need to kick it into high gear.
I don't think he's gonna kill again.
I really think we should look
Into someone else on this list.
No, we're sticking with the plan.
Mr. Gray is a killer. We know that.
The only question is, "will we witness the act,
Or will he do it in a dark alley somewhere?"
But what if you're wrong?
What if his suicide attempt was a wake-up call?
You like this guy.
Isn't that adorable?
You think he's sweet, is that it?
What about this one-- trevor zeitlan?
I'm not gonna do it.
We need to see him kill.
I am not going to do it.
All right, if that't's how you feel.
Here, go ahead.
Go on.
New york city-- you could, I don't know,
Become a waitress?
We have orders, elle.
You don't follow orders, you're not an agent.
You're not an agent, you're on your own.
Your father has been training you for this
Since you were four years old.
Come on.
Let's introduce mr. Zeitlan to mr. Gray.
I'm sorry, arthur.
I don't know how he survived that crash.
You know how badly you screwed this up?
Now nathan's out for blood.
Look, maybe we should rethink this.
I mean, a second attempt is bound to look suspicious,
And who knows how angela's gonna react?
What do you suggest-- we abort?
No, no. Not abort, no.
Postpone. You're not thinking this through.
The plan for new york has been years in the making.
Do we postpone that, too?
No, no, not necessarily.
I don't know, daniel.
Sometimes I worry you're outliving your usefulness.
You're--you're right, arthur.
We should finish this. I know a guy in montreal.
He worked for me in vegas. He's good.
Now, I can fly him down tonight.
Angela.
Angela!
It has to be done, angela.
Arthur,
Don't.
You know I'm right. It has to be done.
He's my baby.
Say it, angela.
My baby.
Nathan has to die.
It has to be done.
Nathan has to die.
Murder
Hiro. Hiro!
Murder
Hiro, wake up.
No, don't wake him.
Why?
What's happening?
He's trapped between this world and the next.
If he wakes now, he could be stuck like this forever.
Wha--we have to do something.
Here...
Mix.
Something has disturbed his dream time.
Part of him wants to wake,
But his spirit walk is not complete.
Careful not to inhale the fumes.
It's working.
Yes.
Put your shoes on!
What? What's going on?
There's a train yard a half mile from here.
We can catch a freight straight on into houston.
What are you talking about?
What about us being agents?
Now, these--these people been nice to me.
They're tricking you because you're dumb.
You remember what daddy used to say--
"god gave you a big sister instead of a brain."
Put your shoes on.
Now.
Once we reach houston,
We'll head straight on into mexico,
Fly under the radar for a little while.
Maybe we'll work in a little cantina.
Mexico sounds good.
Flint.
Flint, you got to understand something.
You can't ever trust the company.
They will lie to you.
Th'll lock you up or worse.
You hear me, flint?
You got to promise me that you'll never, ever--
You killed her!
That's right, genius. I killed her.
Son of a bitch.
You were following me, huh?
Why do you have to screw this up?
Oh, come on, flint, an agent?
We could've given him a purpose!
Now--now he's our sworn enemy.
So am i!
That smells good.
Almost as good as my pot pies.
Daniel, I think arthur's downtown.
Yes, he is.
What's on your mind?
The question is, angela,
What isn't on yours.
Look...
It wasn't an easy decision to come,
But believe it or not,
I still have a shred of morality left in me somewhere.
I can no longer stand by
And watch him destroy you like this.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
I know he's working on a project.
I don't remember the, uh, details right now,
But I'm sure it has to be done.
I can't push a thought into your head, angela,
But I can heal the scars.
What scars?!
From all the times he's forced his thoughts,
Erased your memories.
Each time leaves its mark--
A trace of damaged tissue.
I don't believe you.
Arthur would never do that to me.
Arthur is betraying you
In the most heinous way possible.
How dare you?
He's gonna kill your son.
You're a liar.
I can heal the scars, angela,
But you have to decide.
Do you want to live in blind obedience?
Or do you want to know the truth?
Nathan.
So you never answered my question.
Why do you hate the company so much?
'cause they killed my baby girl.
It was 14 years ago.
They caught up with me
In this little village off the panhandle.
They stormed in at night.
There was a firefight.
Place went up like kindling.
And my little girl, claire, she was killed in the fire.
Claire.
That's what they told you-- she died in a fire.
What is that supposed to mean?
Go. Go on before I change my mind.
What?
Think of it as a get-out-of-jail-free card
For your little girl.
Go.
This ziti smells terrific.
Can't wait.
Hey, have you ever been to that little theater down the street?
I saw that they had
Some sort of artsy spoken-word thing there tonight.
Maybe we should stop by later.
Oh. Hmm, maybe we should.
Oh, I invited someone to join us.
I hope you don't mind.
It's open!
Yeah, um, I'm trevor.
We spoke on the phone. I'm elle.
And, um, this is gabriel.
I thought you two should meet.
Trevor has an ability, too.
An ability-- I don't understand.
Don't be mad, but I got
Trevor's number off that list you had.
I really think it's important for you
To get to know people like yourself.
I mean...
Alcoholics can't do it alone.
Trevor, why don't you show us
What you can do?
Okay.
That is so cool.
Gabriel?
Isn't that special?
Wait here. I have a great idea.
Soup is delicious.
Italian lentil-- your mother's recipe.
Something on your mind?
What's the matter, arthur? You can't see inside it?
You just seem...
Far away.
I just wonder sometimes if,
Without your power, you'd...
Know me at all anymore.
Indigestion?
So what do you think, arthur?
Do you still know me?
Can you tell anything about me just by looking in my eyes?
You're my wife, angela.
I know you like I know my own heart.
Really?
So what am I gonna do now?
Am I gonna kiss you,
Or am I gonna kill you?
I love that. Don't you love that?
That's great.
It's so special.
Let's see it again.
You think he's so special?
I bet
He can't do this.
Gabriel.
I think you need to leave,
Now.
Gabriel, don't!
Please...
How did you--
You don't have to do this.
Who are you?
Get out.
We can't do this.
Bennet, we have to make him stop!
This is incredible.
He actually exposes the brain.
Our son, arthur, our own son.
There are larger issues at stake, angela.
You can't let sentimentality
Derail everything that we've worked so hard for.
I'm sentimental because I don't want to murder our son?
We were gonna rebuild the world.
You were a great man, arthur.
You were a visionary,
But somewhere along the line, you lost your soul.
And I make no apology--
I lied.
It's not your mother's recipe.
Use the incinerator on level three.
Use my pass card to grant you access.
Should anyone ask,
He's a casualty of a field op.
Ma?
Nathan.
Anybody home?
Ma?!
Dad!
Oh, my god.
I think he's had a heart attack.
Is he...?
He's still breathing.
He's still alive.
We're wrapped here-- just one more loose end.
No, no, not that thing-- the other thing.
Okay, I'll let you know.
Don't beat yourself up. We've done invaluable work here.
Those tapes will be studied and analyzed.
We created a monster. We set him loose on the world.
I wouldn't worry too much about that.
I get the feeling
That we'll be tracking down mr. Gray again soon.
That's not the point!
He had a soul, bennet. He could've been saved.
We're not missionaries.
If they had wanted us to bring him in,
That would've been the assignment.
It wasn't.
We follow orders, elle. We're agents.
That's what we do.
Now excuse me.
Where to, my friend?
Jfk, please.
We should call peter.
Maybe we should wait.
Until what?
Until we have something to tell him.
I'm sorry. He's gone.
He suffered a massive coronary,
Brought on by anterior myocardial infarction.
There was-- there was nothing we could do.
Heart attack?
I'd like a cremation as soon as possible.
Why don't you go home and get some rest?
We can deal with the paperwork in the morning.
I can't believe it.
He's dead.
It's done.
Yes.
I understand.
She wants a cremation.
I can procure another body, of course.
I'm afraid the poison caused irreversible damage
To the peripheral nervous system.
The paralysis will likely be permanent.
I'm sorry.
He's with izzy now.
Izzy.
Thank you. Yeah.
Izzy. Yeah.
He hated that dog.
Of course.
It was the only living thing he met that ever disobeyed him.
You remember we would sit with dad out here
When we were kids,
Watch as he buried her bones.
Yeah.
Yeah, I can't believe he's gone.
Let's not idolize your father because he's dead.
He wasn't a god.
He was a man...
Deeply flawed in ways you will never know.
Present Day
He is alive!
Hiro.
You are back!
We must warn Angela Petrelli!
And Nathan
And Flint's sister, Meredith, she may be able to...
Hiro, slow down!
Something is wrong
Usutu!
No!
I understand you've been dreaming
About me.
Hiro!
To be continued...