Previously on Heroes.
Ordinary people
discovered
Niki's alter ego
- Must really hate the guy.
... and took the
Peter set out on his mission...
I know when, and I know where
... to save the Cheerleader.
By saving you,
I don't know.
But he was taken
Put your hands on your head!
It's not what you think, guys!
And Sylar was
You don't want to hurt me.
And Claire revealed a secret
- You're lucky to be alive.
I have something I
And now Heroes continues.
CLAIRE BENNET
Are you mad at me?
You haven't said anything
Since I told you.
No, no, no, I just...
I've just been thinking.
Um... I have something
It's not fair to keep
What you can do...
I've known about you, Claire.
I knew before you knew.
You saw the tape?
- Why didn't you say anything?
But mostly,
Protect me?
felt so alone,
- And you knew?
I've done some things that I am
What kinds of things?
I just wanted you to
Jackie died because of me.
He thought she was me,
That man is taken care of.
You and mom knew all this time?
Your mother doesn't know.
Neither does your brother.
- Actually, Lyle kind of found out.
- Did anybody else?
Nobody else can know.
That man who tried to kill you,
there are others
Who want what you have and
That's why we can't tell your mother.
- Do you understand?
I'm gonna pick Lyle up from practice,
You talk to Zach.
I need you to destroy them.
The victim was a student:
And the crime scene
He took her brain?
No, but the incision in her skull said
They have a suspect in custody,
- And you think he might be Sylar?
I think this is.
Judging by the blood patterns, I'd say
and then just... disappeared.
You know what?
Look at this.
The tread pattern's totally different.
That's the fourth handful of those
I have headaches!
It's the whole Janice
She slipped out, Parkman.
- You've never cheated on her?
- You don't believe me.
law enforcement attracts a
- Oh, what personality would that be?
- And the female personality?
We keep it in the
Okay, so two new sets of footprints.
With the amount of blood he lost,
So I guess we'll ask this...
Nathan.
What are you...
You get in trouble,
Isn't that how things work?
- Get you out of here soon.
I'm just glad
Why did you destroy
Why did you try and keep
The painting showed
And when I got the phone call,
- Yeah, I thought I'd be a hero.
across the globe
extraordinary abilities.
sought revenge...
- He took my son.
ultimate retribution.
the cheerleader gets attacked.
I have to stop him.
did I save the world?
I'm just a cheerleader.
by the police...
What are you do...
finally captured...
Go to sleep.
that would change her life...
- It's not luck, Dad.
have to tell you.
ODESSA, TEXAS
since we got in the car.
I need to tell you.
it from you any longer.
Before you made those tapes with Zach.
- There are a lot of reasons.
I just wanted to protect you.
All this time, I've...
and like some sort of freak.
- I've worked very hard.
not proud of to keep you safe.
have a normal life.
didn't he?
I promise you.
- Really?
- Just Zach.
It's the only way to keep you safe.
out there like him.
will hurt you to get it.
We can't tell anybody.
- Yeah.
and I'll talk to him.
Any other tapes you've made...
Jacqueline Wilcox.
fits Sylar's M.O.
MATT PARKMAN
UNION WELLS HIGH SCHOOL
he wanted to, but somebody got in his way.
a hospice nurse from New York.
- No.
he stopped here to catch his breath,
Maybe he didn't.
These are two new sets of footprints.
you knocked down since...
thing, it's...
And it sucks, but it happens.
- No.
- Well, statistically speaking,
certain kind of male personality.
- Dogs.
- Mmm, bitches.
canine family.
You think Sylar had accomplices?
there's no way he got out of here by himself.
Peter Petrelli.
What are you doing here?
I drop everything and fix it.
- What, no lecture?
you're alive, man.
that painting?
me from coming here?
you dead, Peter.
I nearly believed it for a minute.
- Yeah, heh.