It is so nice
to have everyone under the same roof again.
Noah, I hope this new job will keep you home for a while.
Absolutely.
(Lyle) What does a consultant do
exactly?
(Noah) Well, it's complicated. [cell phone buzzes]
Mostly I meet with various business
and government people...
and consult.
Honey, do you have to do that at the table?
Sorry.
(Sandra) So I have yet to hear
word one about your trip.
Claire?
Nothing much to tell.
You visited five
of the best colleges on the East Coast
and you have nothing to tell?
Which ones did you like, Noah?
Brown.
I liked Brown.
Claire?
Come back here.
I think all this Ivy League talk
might be a little intimidating.
Maybe community college would be a better fit for now.
I'll go talk to her.
[door slams]
What the hell was that?
I can't lie to her anymore.
Your new job!
Our father/daughter college tour.
We can't risk her knowing anything right now.
The last time she knew, she almost got herself killed.
Your mom and Lyle are safer this way.
Dad, you've been telling me that since I was 15.
They're not just watching you, Claire.
They're watching me.
You brought a plane down out of the sky,
federal agents are dead,
and a lot of people want to see you pay.
If either one of us strays from the script,
I won't be able to stop them.
There won't be any paper trail. No trial.
One day, you'll just be gone
and nobody can find you.
And now's the part where you tell me
how everything you do, you do to protect me.
No.
Now's the part when I tell you
exactly what you're going to do next:
Start classes at Costa Verde Community.
You're already enrolled.
History, English Lit,
Spanish.
And come Monday morning,
you better be parked in that front row
with a sharp number two pencil
or there is going to be hell to pay.
[cell phone buzzes]
Wires are up.
Accounts are frozen.
We have traffic cam feeds
from all 50 states.
Patriot Act gives us a lot of leeway here.
What's our status on the Bennet girl?
Eyes only.
We look, but we don't touch.
Senator Petrelli
Has granted Ms. Bennet a probation for now.
Should the terms of that arrangement be compromised,
I will certainly bring it to his attention.
Assuming he finishes his latte and decides to show up for work.
Double espresso.
And Claire Bennet is still off-limits.
Now I know a lot of you lost friends
on this crash.
You want payback. I understand that.
Not all of these individuals
out there are dangerous.
Some of them are just plain scared.
Now that they know they're being pursued,
they're gonna be even that much harder to catch.
Which is why I put in a request
To the White House this morning to double our funding.
We need to show progress.
These are our targets.
Know them, hunt them,
track them, and bring them home alive.
[Born To Be Wild on car radio]
This is so cool.
Road trip.
My mom never took me anywhere.
Ooh, we should stop at some skanky diner somewhere
and get some pie
and some milkshakes.
We're not stopping.
Sure?
It's a long way till we get to your dad.
Where is he?
I told you, "just keep heading west."
[tires screech]
Yeah, you told me to keep heading west.
Now I want to know exactly where he is.
Okay, uh, he told me
that if he ever had to disappear,
I could find him in Minnesota.
He's got a cabin in the woods
about 28 Miles west of--
You're lying.
It's amazing how you can do that.
Tell me where he is.
Okay, okay.
He has an ex-wife who's a flight attendant.
She lives in Des Moines.
They had a kid that was born with some sort of...
bone dis--
Stop.
I can tell when people are lying
because I saw open their skulls
and rip their abilities out
from their brains.
Wow.
So you're like a serial killer.
I'm not a serial killer.
But you've got a pattern.
You go after specific victims.
You collect mementos.
Okay, technically, I'm a serial killer.
Now that we've established that,
Give me one good reason
why I shouldn't tear open your head right here.
Because you'll never find your dad.
It's not a road trip. Do you understand?
# get your motor running #
# head out on the highway #
[beeping]
Sir!
[typing]
# hey, get out of my way #
Are you Alex?
# all things must pass #
You're a girl.
Yeah, I am.
No, it's just we don't normally get a lot of girls in here.
You know?
Listen, I'm just here to deliver a message.
You're in danger.
You need to get out of here immediately.
Victor.
What? - Oh, come on.
A hot blonde in a comic book store?
Please. Victor sent you, right?
This is payback for the whole birthday thing, right?
Wait, let me guess.
Is this all gonna end with you giving me
like a lap dance or something?
No!
You have to listen to me, all right?
This is not a joke.
There are people out there who are after you.
They will come in here and take you away.
Yeah! In here?
Oh, come on.
You gotta do a better job convincing me.
[sighs]
Your life
is in danger.
[door chimes tinkle]
Move. Now.
[door closes]
[chime]
You wanna tell me what the hell is going on?
(Claire) There's a man in here.
He's looking for you,
And he's very, very dangerous.
Do you have your car here?
Yeah, yeah, but it's out back.
Alex working today?
[whispering] Come on.
Alex Woolsley.
I'm from the County Clerk's Office.
Afraid we have a situation
with some outstanding parking violations.
Um, would you rather just go talk outside?
[cell phone rings]
Sorry.
Uh, this isn't a really good time. Is it important?
Look, Dad, I just--
I was thinking about what happened this morning...
(Mr. Bennett) Uh...
Uh, sweetheart, I'm gonna have to call you back.
Go!
We're gonna need a team down here.
Come on. Come on. Come on.
[engine starts] Come on.
[speaking Japanese]
Hello.
Hi. - My name is Ando.
I'm sorry. I'm Annapura.
Annapura.
Your name is familiar.
Are you a guest of the groom?
No, not exactly.
Are you okay?
Just a little sad. That's all.
On your wedding day?
But this is supposed
to be the happiest day of your life, isn't it?
Yes, that's what they say.
Then you must call off the wedding.
This is incredible.
I've been feeling so lost and confused.
I've asked the heavens for a sign
telling me whether I should marry or not.
A sign.
Uh, yes, a sign.
Um...
[speaking Japanese]
You are the sign!
You're the one I've been waiting for.
Sign. No, no, no, no.
It's not him. It's me.
I'm the sign.
That's it.
The wedding is off.
Do we have any response from the White House?
(Nathan) Nothing yet.
So these are the bad guys.
Abby Collins. Homeland Security.
Nathan Petrelli. Nice to meet you.
The White House has transferred
Oversight of your operations to DHS.
I'm here to kick the tires
and find out what it is we bought.
Just what we need.
Another bureaucrat.
Can I give you a tour?
I don't know how fully briefed you are
on what's happened here for the last few days.
I made it clear that Eagle Rock Prison is
woefully inadequate for our needs.
The reason I've asked for such a large funding increase
is to reinforce the facility
so I can deal with these prisoners.
Right, because they're all magic.
You don't believe any of this, do you?
Who put you on this assignment exactly?
(Abby) People close to the President
are concerned about his exposure on this.
Time travelers, mind readers.
We are dealing with a threat the likes of which
this country has never seen before.
We need better containment.
I can barely handle the one detainee I...
Are you telling me that you're keeping a prisoner here?
Without warrant or Miranda rights?
I'm gonna need to speak with the President directly.
Yeah, well, that's not gonna happen.
I'm your new boss,
and I want to see your prisoner now.
This is what I'm talking about.
Place like this,
worse food, the better.
Luke.
You really got to stop trying to be my friend,
or I'm gonna have to kill you.
[laughs]
Do you like birds?
What?
Well, now, I'm just wondering if it's genetic.
I mean, your dad, he's way into birding.
I went with him sometimes.
He'd come get me up about 4:00 A.M.
And we'd be out walking a trail by dawn.
We'd see Goldfinch and Cormorants, Woodcocks.
He'd always be pulling this old, rusty wagon
behind him, carrying all his bird books.
Red wagon?
Yeah, it had these--it had these big, big rubber wheels.
He used to pull me in that wagon.
I remember laying in a red wagon...
all wrapped up in blankets.
It was still dark
and the silhouettes of the tree branches...
I remember thinking they looked like...
snake fingers.
He sold you for money, you know.
Told me once he had a little boy
a long time ago, but he needed cash,
so he sold him.
What kind of man sells his own son?
Why would he even tell you something like that?
Maybe I reminded him of you.
Oh, my God.
I know. It looks harsh.
We tried insulated gloves,
but she shattered right through them.
The constant heat is to ensure... - Abby.
This is Tracy Strauss.
You know her.
She used to lobby for a defense contractor.
Abby, they won't let me out of here.
You have to do something.
What is this insanity?
This woman is extremely dangerous.
Abby, he's lying. You know me.
This woman is Tracy Strauss,
And you have her shackled to a chair.
That's why we need better funding.
Funding?
I am shutting this operation down today,
and then I'm going to the A.G.'s Office
and I'm filing human rights violations
against you, Senator.
This is torture. You're through.
Abby.
Abby!
I can't believe it.
They're just locking people up?
Believe it. It's happening.
Somebody sent me to warn you.
You must be on a list
or something.
A list? Why is he after me?
Do you have a power?
Like a special ability or something?
I can breathe underwater.
You mean like--
like a fish. - Yeah.
I was on the swim team in high school.
One day, I noticed I just didn't have
to come up for air anymore.
Never told anyone.
I didn't know there were others.
You think I'd be proud of it or something, but...
instead, I just...
feel like a...
Like a freak?
[laughs]
Look, don't go home.
Don't use your credit cards or your cell phone.
If he can find you at work, he can find you anywhere.
What am I gonna do?
I don't know. We'll figure something out.
What?
That car that drove past.
Second time it went by.
Is this car registered under your name?
Get out.
Car's still warm.
Believe me now?
Let's go.
The house specialties--
[speaking Hindi]
So this is your place?
With Shyla.
Yes.
We open two years ago.
Against my grandfather's wishes.
Your grandfather?
He believes in tradition.
Thinks women should be at home
raising the children.
That's why he arranged my marriage to Deepak.
But you don't love Deepak.
He is a powerful and dangerous man.
Above the law.
My grandfather was too frightened to deny
his request to marry.
You must be hungry, my hero.
Let me bring you more.
[speaking Hindi]
[man shouting in Hindi]
Deepak. The groom.
[speaking Hindi]
(Ando) Excuse me.
Is everything okay in here?
Who the hell is this?
Ando. He is my friend.
(Deepak) I see.
So you canceled the wedding because of him?
No, no, sorry, you're mistaken.
I am just a guest. Sir!
[screaming]
Calm down, sir. - No!
Put the pot-- [crash and screaming]
Ando!
Deepak hit him with this.
Ando collapsed.
And then?
Deepak carried him off.
Ando.
We found his car.
He abandoned it about a half a mile away.
Yeah, for a local kid, he's pretty good at this.
If you're telling me it doesn't smell right,
I noticed.
Did you know your daughter's car
Is parked a half block south of your location?
Yeah, I saw that.
She mentioned she had some errands to run.
It's a small town.
We'll talk.
[blowing bubbles]
[sighs]
At least tell me how long this is gonna last.
Are we driving for another hour?
Another week?
Hey, check out ZZ Topp.
Oh!
Ah, God!
Stop it.
What? I'm just messing with him.
Not here.
We don't need the attention.
Our powers are not
for amusement, Luke, you understand that?
I mean, I don't know.
I've never really talked to anyone about it before.
My mom thinks I'm enough of a freak as is.
So what, you only use your powers for a reason?
Usually.
Sometimes I disappoint myself.
Always have an objective.
Know your end game before you lift a hand.
What else?
Keep a clear head.
Emotions make you sloppy.
The most important thing
is that you understand your motivation.
Always know what it is that you want.
What is it that you want?
For me, um...
it's mostly been about acquiring abilities,
but lately...
lately, all I want to find is my father.
I want to meet the man who made me.
Look him in the eyes.
What are you hoping to see in there?
Where I came from, I guess.
Why I turned out the way I did.
I'm just thinking he'll have some answers.
That's all.
[sighs]
This is the address. It's a two-day drive.
You shouldn't have done that.
Now there's nothing to keep me from killing you, is there?
Well, I guess I'm just hoping that you won't.
[door bell rings]
Emergency exit-- walk,
Don't run. - What?
Move.
There's only two.
We can take 'em.
(Sylar) They're the scouts.
Gotcha.
Right on the sweet spot.
Everyone on the floor, now!
[commotion]
Please don't let him hurt me anymore.
Don't let him hurt me anymore, please.
Please, just don't let him hurt me anymore.
I want to go back to my mom.
Please, I just want to go back.
Stand back.
[screaming]
[gunfire]
That was frickin' awesome!
Hey, Sylar!
Sylar! - Thanks for the address.
What?
Sylar, wait! Stop!
Sylar!
[tires screech]
[gunshots]
I'm going! Grab the kid!
Deepak will let Ando go
if I honor my commitment to marry him.
And if you don't?
I must prepare for the wedding.
[minister recites wedding sermon in Hindi]
(Hiro) Stop!
This wedding cannot go on.
Annapura cannot get married
to this man.
She's being forced into this
against her will.
You are making a mistake.
You have kidnapped my friend.
I want him back.
He's being held hostage.
[wedding guests gasp]
It is not I who broke our agreement.
She does not want to marry you.
[speaking Hindi]
All my life, I've tried to please you, grandfather.
But if I marry Deepak,
I will be giving up everything
That matters most to me.
Perhaps a traditional marriage is not my destiny.
[speaking Hindi]
We had a deal.
The woman and the bakery belong to me.
You leave her alone.
Give me back my friend.
That's it. The wedding is off.
You're too much trouble. I don't want to marry you.
And you can have your lousy friend back.
This is it.
The moment in the drawing.
This is me being the hero.
[exclaims]
[car alarm chirps]
(Mr. Bennet) So how was your day?
Dad.
Wanna tell me what the hell you're doing here?
I was just applying for a job
at the coffee house.
Stop it, Claire.
What? They posted a "help wanted" online.
I know you're lying.
Well, I did learn from the master.
You think you're invincible, but you're not.
Just because you can't be injured
Doesn't mean you can't be caught.
Do you have any idea what happens
If they think I can't control you anymore?
That's the thing, Dad.
You can't.
[engine starts]
[sighs]
Reports are in from the diner.
They brought down the kid, Luke Campbell.
Sylar?
DHS is trying to take us down,
and all we have is a 17-year-old boy.
From the Office of the Secretary.
You are hereby notified
to cease and desist this operation
in its entirety.
Abby, don't do this.
Give me five minutes.
Let me change your mind.
Just suspend your disbelief for a second
and imagine that these people exist,
people who possess powers.
It still wouldn't justify torture.
[breathes heavily]
[groans]
I'm talking about people who can slice your head open
with their finger...
Make you think what they want you to think,
get inside your head.
This is your argument.
That these people are so dangerous
that they have no constitutional rights?
[screams]
There's no justification for treating people this way.
And American citizens, no less.
You can't pull the plug on a war
when you haven't even been to the front lines.
[alarm blaring, people shouting]
'Scuse me.
Tracy.
Aaah!
[grunts]
Fire!
Ah!
I'm really sorry you had to witness that today.
I know how upsetting that must have been.
It's definitely something I won't soon forget.
I wouldn't be doing any of this
unless I believed in the bottom of my heart
these people are just too dangerous to be among us.
Don't worry.
You'll have all the funding you need.
Don't fill up.
Your dad's bringing home takeout
from that new Indian place.
Sounds good.
I didn't mean to pry this morning.
Sounds like your trip was a little-- I don't know what.
Disappointing?
Did you guys have any fun at all?
Take in a Broadway show?
Dad was a little busy...
abducting innocent people.
He's not been honest with you, mom.
He's not a consultant.
He's working for a secret program
imprisoning people with powers.
The Company?
No.
No, the Company's gone.
This is something else.
Honey, are you sure?
I mean, maybe-- - I was there.
I saw it.
They were loading prisoners onto a transport plane.
They had them all hooded.
They were drugged.
It was horrible.
Oh, my God.
It's starting all over again.
No, this is worse.
They're taking everyone.
Not just dangerous people.
Anyone with an ability.
Matt Parkman.
Dr. Suresh.
Peter.
I'm sorry.
I just can't lie to you anymore.
Indian food?
Go on upstairs, Honey.
(Mr. Bennet) What's going on?
Noah, I can't take it anymore.
I just can't.
What are you talking about?
I know what you're doing.
Hunting people down.
You don't know what I've been doing.
Don't lie to me, Noah.
You have no idea...
I really wanted to believe...
how big this thing is. That you could change.
That you could be someone different
from who you really are.
Do you have any idea how difficult this is?
Maybe I don't have a choice!
(Sandra) There is always a choice!
(Mr. Bennet) The government is putting together a list
of people they are rounding up,
and they have made it very clear to me
that if I am not on board, that Claire will be on that list.
(Sandra) Don't make this about Claire!
Tracy, I don't know how you did it,
but you better get used to the heat
because you are never getting out of here again.
We both know what you did.
What are you talking about?
Broken chain, unlocked door.
You wanted me to escape.
You know what?
Next time, I will.
[reverse gear alert beeping]
[grunting and crashes]
Hey!
Something's wrong.
[typing]
Team leader,
this is central, please respond.
[banging and screaming]
Team leader, this is central.
Please respond.
Team leader, this is central. Do you copy?
Repeat, do you copy?
This is central command. Go to channel b.
Please respond. Do you copy?
Team leader, this is central.
Please respond.
[speaking Japanese]
I finally figured out why your names are so familiar.
A fax came in addressed to Hiro and Ando.
See?
It's from someone named Rebel.
Who?
Just an address in Los Angeles.
And the words, "save Matt Parkman."
It's a message from destiny.
So you straightened it all out with Mom,
and now you're off to a new assignment?
No.
No, your mother wants me
to move out of the house for a while.
She's right.
We keep too many secrets in this family.
So I'm gonna try to be a better person.
Better husband, better father.
And not tell lies.
And if we all work really hard
to be honest with each other,
then maybe we can...
heal these wounds.
But I'll be around.
We'll get through this.
I love you, Claire bear.
I'll see ya.
Thanks for coming back for me.
I didn't come back for you.
I came back for this. You just happened to be there.
Mm-hmm.
Tracked me twice in less than a week.
I knew if I kept driving, it was only a matter of time
before they caught up to me again.
I needed to understand how they work.
Still, you could have just left me.
[turns radio on]
[rock music plays]
[laughs]
Mark Leggett.
Excuse me?
The analyst who died in the hall today.
That was his name.
Mark Leggett.
Thought you'd want to know.
He left a wife and two kids.
You let her out, didn't you?
You murdered an innocent man.
There are times in war
when someone has to fall on a grenade.
He didn't fall. You threw him.
I saved your ass.
This entire project was about to be flushed,
and I helped us both out, Petrelli.
It needed to be done.
I'm sorry that a man had to die.
Why don't you go apologize to his blood stain?
It's still warm.
Staying here at the hotel?
Just for a little while.
I'm actually looking for an apartment
in town if you know of anything.
Mm-mm.
Welcome to Costa Verde.
Well, it looks like our friend here
had about three too many.
Don't worry. We'll get him home safe.