The following entry is a synopsis of the fourth episode of Heroes, taken from Wikipedia.org. Many spoilers contained within.

Season - 1
Episode - 4

Writers - Bryan Fuller
Director - Ernest Dickerson

Original Airdate - October 16, 2006.



Matt Parkman awakens strapped to a gurney with Mr. Bennet standing over him. He tells Matt to relax, and he uses a machine that gauges when Matt is trying to use his mind-reading abilities. However, the mysterious man from the One Giant Leap is also there, and he somehow blocks Matt's telepathy. Despite this, Matt manages to pull the name "Claire" from Mr. Bennet's mind. Mr. Bennet remarks that his power is growing, and then subsequently orders the mysterious man to "go deep" and then "wipe" Matt. The man covers Matt's eyes with his hands and Matt is last heard screaming.

Hiro and Ando arrive in Las Vegas. Hiro tells Ando that he has been leaving messages on Isaac's answering machine entirely in Japanese, as Hiro doesn't know how to say that Isaac will die in five weeks and New York will be destroyed in an explosion. Ando promptly translates for him.

They pass by Niki Sanders and her son Micah, who are on their way to meet Mr. Linderman, but instead meet one of his people. After sending Micah outside, Linderman's female associate informs Niki of a job in lieu of repayment to Mr. Linderman. She is to "meet" a politician who is asking Mr. Linderman for a campaign contribution, as a form of "insurance." Niki insists she's not a whore, but the associate convinces her.

Claire Bennet's body lies on the autopsy table as the coroner does a V-incision on her chest. Recording the details, the coroner notes that she was found naked and dragged into the Red River Creek. After she removes the tree branch from Claire's head (which instantly heals), she leaves to take a phone call. Claire wakes up and manually closes the skin flaps on her upper torso. After healing, she steals a lab coat and leaves just as the coroner discovers the empty autopsy table.

A quick montage reveals Isaac going over sketches in his art book, including one of Simone and Peter under an umbrella; Peter waking up next to Simone; Hiro and Ando at the casino; and Claire sneaking into her parent's house.

Before leaving on a business trip, Nathan Petrelli is "accosted" in the street by Mohinder Suresh. Mohinder warns that Nathan's life may be in danger and asks him if he has had any unusual experiences lately, but Nathan's bodyguards holds him back. After hearing Mohinder's surname, he realizes the connection to the book Peter showed him the day before. He leaves after telling the security detail to not allow Mohinder to follow him to Las Vegas.

After spending the night together, Peter and Simone briefly discuss the previous night. Nathan arrives at Peter's apartment and confronts him. Nathan accuses Peter of sending Dr. Suresh, mistaking Mohinder for his father, Chandra Suresh, author of the book Peter showed him. Peter denies it, and the two argue, drawing Simone's attention. Nathan attempts to pay Peter off so he'll go away, saying he's become a liability. Peter refuses to accept the money. After Peter returns, Simone explains that she's confused about her feelings between Peter and Isaac, then leaves to confront Isaac.

At the Bennets' residence, Claire meets her father, who sees her mud-covered feet and realizes that she was out all night with the quarterback, Brody. He says he's disappointed but has to leave for a "business meeting." Upset about the attempted sexual assault by Brody and her subsequent "death" in the previous episode, Claire weeps.

Eden drops by Mohinder's apartment, giving him a package containing his father's ashes. Upset about the recent direction his life has taken, Mohinder angrily packs his things so he can return to Madras. At this point, Peter shows up at his door, saying that he got Mohinder's information from Nathan's campaign people. Peter suggests that he has the ability to mimic other people's powers. He explains that he was able to fly and draw the future, when he was around Nathan and Isaac, respectively.

Back at the casino, Ando has gambled away all of their money except for one dollar, which he bets on a single roulette game. As Hiro discovers this, he attempts to remove the chip, but the roulette girl stops him and states she won't allow any more bets. After concentrating hard, he freezes time. He then takes the roulette ball and drops it into the correct spot on the roulette wheel, as well as preventing a server’s drink from spilling. As time resumes, Ando wins, at which point, Hiro confesses to using his powers to rig the game. He initially refuses to help anymore, believing it to be cheating, although Ando convinces Hiro by asking if Peter Parker is cheating when he sells photos of Spider-Man.

As Niki prepares for her "job," she discusses with her friend about her blackouts. Micah reveals that he knows about her web-cam job. He suggests that he knows what she's going to be doing later that evening when he says about how her job is "safer on the Internet."

Simone goes to Isaac's to buy his latest paintings for an art showing. Isaac refuses to give her any of the paintings where he drew the future. Isaac then proclaims he knows about her and Peter. Isaac is only slightly angry that Simone kissed Peter; he knew it would happen because he drew it seven weeks ago. He asks for an advance to buy "painting supplies," (heroin), which he believes will enable him to draw the future, and to find a way to stop a nuclear explosion that will destroy New York City. Simone leaves, but Isaac is largely unfazed: he tells himself that he is going to be a hero. He then begins to get a canvas ready as well as his heroin kit.

At school, Zach confronts Claire over what happened the previous night. Claire just wants to ignore it knowing that she can't press charges against her assailant Brody, as she has no scars to prove anything. Claire has a brief discussion with one of her peers, dismissing the events of the previous night by lying about how much she had to drink.

Back at the casino, Hiro and Ando are doing much better, this time playing poker. As Ando only has a pair of queens, he cannot beat his opponent, who has three aces. After using his powers, Hiro switches cards with the opponent, allowing Ando to win with a full house. In the same casino, Niki finally meets with the politician: Nathan Petrelli.

On the subway to Isaac's, Peter and Mohinder discuss the senior Dr. Suresh and his theories. Mohinder is upset when Peter finally mentions that Isaac is "a bit of a heroin addict."

After shooting up, Isaac sees Claire running in a stadium, which he promptly paints. Peter and Mohinder are outside his apartment and are trying to get to him, but Isaac is in a drug-induced trance and unaware of their presence.

Lori Tremmel, the same girl who saw Claire and Brody leave together the same night, reveals that Brody sexually assaulted her, as they watch Brody being very physical with another girl.

After buying more respectable clothes with their money, Hiro wants to leave and continue with his "mission," while Ando wants to stay and win more money. Their argument becomes moot when hotel security throws them out. Moments later the man that Ando beat in poker arrives with some thugs. Ando brags that Hiro can take them all on, but one thug simply punches Hiro in the face and knocks him out, leaving Ando in a tight spot.

Niki seduces Nathan at the hotel bar and they move on to Nathan's hotel room, where they discuss their families while taking in the view from the window. When Nathan makes a move, Niki is unable to go through with the deal and leaves. As she looks at her reflection in the elevator door, she briefly sees a glimpse of her alternate persona. One of the mafia thugs confronts her in the elevator and threatens Micah's life if she backs out. Niki's alternate personality takes over ("Niki's not here right now..."). The alternate personality beats down the thug and threatens to kill him, telling him, "If you threaten our son again, I'll ram my heel through your head." The alternate personality then goes back to the room where she and Nathan have sex. As she removes her clothes, the mysterious symbol is seen on her back. It is made obvious that the encounter is being recorded.

While riding on the subway, Mohinder is somewhat upset over having wasted their time in going to Isaac, who didn't answer the door. The train suddenly slows to an apparent stop, as does everyone other than Peter. Peter seems to be the only thing not frozen in time, except for the ambient light, which also seems to have slowed enough to significantly dim the car.

As Isaac wakes from his drug-induced haze, he sees the pictures he painted, depicting Claire fleeing from a large shadowy figure, Hiro and Ando in a casino, and himself coming to. The portion of the picture with Claire is noticeably incomplete.

Claire decides to deal with Brody; she waits until after the football team practice and convinces him to let her drive his car home. When she lets on that she does remember what happened the previous night (she'd told all her friends that she'd been too drunk to remember), Brody says that it was Claire's fault and that she can't do anything about it. At that point, Claire intentionally accelerates the car to a high speed and crashes the car head-on into a brick wall.

While Niki and Nathan are sleeping, Mr. Bennet and the mysterious man come into their hotel room to take one of them. To whom Mr. Bennet is referring is not explicitly said, although the mysterious man does approach Nathan's side of the bed.

Peter can move around normally but can't get out of the dim subway car. While he tries to escape, he hears banging on the subway. Hiro emerges from the crowd, looking very different; he is wearing an entirely black clothing, he appears to be more fit than the other Hiro, and he carries a katana on his back that is marked with the mysterious symbol in gold on the hilt. This version of Hiro also speaks fluent English and wears no glasses. He approaches Peter, whom he recognizes, commenting that he looks different without a prominent scar that Peter carries in the future, and identifies himself as Hiro from the future. He states he traveled back in time to give Peter a message...


EPISODE IV TRIVIA -

* Hiro Nakumura and his friend, Ando Masahashi, stay in the fictional Montecito Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. This is the same name used for the fictional hotel featured in NBC's Las Vegas.
* The scene where Hiro and Ando ride down an escalator wearing matching suits is a visual homage to a similar scene in Rain Man.
* The episode was originally titled "Come Together".
* The mysterious symbol, seen through out the series, is only on Jessica's back. When Mr. Bennet and the mysterious man come into their apartment to "take one of them", the symbol is gone.
* As Hiro and Ando are confronted by security, Hiro shouts in Japanese "Chikan ja nai!", meaning "We're not the gropers!" This is an allusion to subway groping (Chikan) in Japan.

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The following entry is a synopsis of the third episode of Heroes, taken from Wikipedia.org. Many spoilers contained within.

Season - 1
Episode - 3

Writer - Joseph Loeb
Director - Greg Beeman

Original Airdate - October 9, 2006.





Narration -

At the beginning
When evolution selects its agents it does so at a cost. It makes demands in exchange for singularity and you may be asked to do something against your very nature. Suddenly the change in your life that should've been wonderful comes as a betrayal. It may seem cruel, but the goal is nothing short of self-preservation... survival.

At the end
This force, evolution, is not sentimental. Like the Earth itself, it knows only the hard facts of life's struggle with death. All you can do is hope and trust that when you've served its needs faithfully... there may still remain some glimmer... of the life you once knew.


SYNOPSIS - The show begins with Niki Sanders in a desert located on the outskirts of Las Vegas late at night. As Micah lies fast asleep in the backseat of the convertible, Niki discovers a skeleton buried in the sand. On its finger is a skull ring, which she takes. She mutters that D.L. has actually done it. Niki opens the trunk so that she can bury the bodies of the thugs and recoils at the grisly sight.

The scene cuts to the trunk of Mr. Bennet's car, where an effigy of the school's rival mascot is stored. Claire helps her father carry the likeness and tells him that if the team wins, there will be a celebratory bonfire that night, which she needs to attend. The quarterback of the football team smiles at Claire, and she returns the gesture. Mr. Bennet teases his daughter about the moment. They run into Jackie, who Claire is less than thrilled to see. Jackie informs them that she plans to run for class president, with good deeds being the focus of her platform, having claimed credit in the previous episode for a rescue Claire performed in the first episode. Claire goes inside the high school but not before saying good-bye to her father, who tells her to be careful.

In Tokyo, at the office, Ando Masahashi downloads a video of Niki Sanders' striptease webcam performance to his iPod. Suddenly, Hiro Nakamura rushes toward his cubicle. Ando asks his friend where he has been for the past two days. Hiro responds that he has teleported himself into the future. Ando scoffs, and Hiro thrusts the 9th Wonders! comic book at him. Thinking that his friend is drunk on sake, Ando declares that Hiro made the comic book himself. Hiro implores Ando to read the book. Still doubting his friend, Ando is not even moved when Hiro informs him that the death of Isaac Mendez and the nuclear explosion will both transpire in the next five weeks and that they must both stop these events. "Definitely the sake," Ando responds, giving back the comic to Hiro. Hiro flips to a scene that captures the two friends at the present moment, in which Ando says, "Definitely the sake." Ando shrugs it off, telling Hiro that there is work to be done. Hiro tells Ando that he can prove all of this. At that moment, his watch beeps, and he frantically tells Ando to come with him because a girl's life depends on them.

In New York City, Peter Petrelli stands on what appears to be another rooftop. He spreads his arms, takes a deep breath, and jumps. He fails to fly and falls...into a pit of sand at a playground. Peter, it turns out, is jumping from the top of the monkey bars. A young boy wearing a red cape and blue shirt stares amusedly at Peter.

Nathan Petrelli, at his campaign headquarters, is approached by Peter. Peter tells his brother that he tried to fly and that he read that there is a gene out there with the potential for human flight, but Nathan doesn't wish to talk about it because he has other things on his mind. Peter thrusts the book at Nathan, entitled Activating Evolution. The book claims that an unmapped human gene could contain the potential for human flight. Peter tells him that he tried to track down the author, Chandra Suresh and that he stopped teaching six months ago. Nathan, however, does not care and tells Peter that he is more concerned with the reporter who wants to know why Peter jumped off the building. He tosses the book onto a desk.

In his late father's Brooklyn apartment, Mohinder Suresh sits at the desk, trying to decrypt a mysterious code on his computer. Suddenly, the door starts to unlock. Mohinder pulls out a gun, but it turns out to be Eden, who has come by to drop off some food. Mohinder tells Eden that the algorithm of the code is gibberish. Frustrated with his father and his lack of progress, Mohinder picks up the laptop and throws it across the room. Eden discovers a small notebook hidden in a compartment of the computer. They open the book and find the address of Sylar. A key is also taped to one of the book's pages.

At an FBI headquarters in Los Angeles, Matt Parkman sits in an interrogation room. Exasperated, he professes his innocence to Audrey, the agent who arrested him in the previous episode. He hesitates before telling her that he can hear voices. Believing that Matt is crazy, Audrey asks him to read her mind and is shocked when Matt tells her what she was thinking, that "nobody believes in [her]". To Matt's surprise, Audrey invites him to work with the FBI.

Zach confronts Claire in the hallway, asking why she is not looking for the missing videotape. Claire responds that she will tell people that the film was edited by Zach. When he tells Claire that she is not like anyone else, Claire admits that she just wants to be normal and tells Zach to try it.

In Isaac Mendez's loft, Simone Deveaux takes down a painting of the scene between Claire and Zach in the hall. Isaac comes in and asks Simone what she is doing. She tells him that she is selling the paintings so that Isaac can get straightened out and go to rehab. Isaac refuses, telling her that the paintings have come true and he must stop the explosion, which he has painted on the floor. He tells Simone that while he doesn't want to lose her, she should leave if she doesn't believe him and she does so. Isaac's phone rings and he cannot understand the other party. Assuming the other person has the wrong number, he tells the caller to stop phoning him and slams down the phone in anger.

In Tokyo, as he walks with Ando on the busy street, Hiro disconnects his cell phone, defeated (he was the 'other party' that Isaac slammed the phone on). He shows Ando a scene in the comic in which a girl is about to get hit by a truck. An entourage of schoolgirls passes by, and the two men desperately try to find the girl. Hiro finally spots the correct girl from the comic and shouts at Ando to stop the suddenly oncoming truck. However, Ando's very actions seem to make it worse, and the girl's eyes widen in horror as the truck is about to hit her. Hiro freezes time at that moment and carries the girl out of harm's way just as time unfreezes. He and Ando celebrate, dancing together in the street. Hiro asks Ando if he will come with him.

Morning has come and Niki finally finishes burying the last of the thugs in the blazing hot sun. She comes back to the car, where Micah has woken up. He asks her where they are going, and Niki replies that they are paying a trip to his grandmother's house.

Niki confronts her mother-in-law Paulette about calling social services to remove Micah from her care. Paulette tells Niki that Micah needs a firm hand and support that she could provide for him. Niki defends herself by throwing D.L.'s actions in Paulette's face. Paulette insists that D.L. is a good man, but Niki shows her the skull ring—a symbol of D.L.'s crew—and says that D.L.'s men have been killed. Paulette stands by her belief that D.L. is innocent, but mentions that he has escaped from prison. Niki tells Paulette that she wants her out of Micah's life and warns her, "You have no idea what I'm capable of," before leaving.

Eden and Mohinder visit the apartment at the address found in the secret notebook with Sylar's name on it. No one answers when they knock on the door. Mohinder tries the key, but to no avail. Eden tells him that they should leave, but Mohinder instead breaks into the apartment with a screwdriver. Inside, Eden notes that Sylar has no photographs in the apartment but plenty of books on philosophy, as well as a copy of Chandra Suresh's book. Mohinder takes pictures of the apartment, including a picture of his father's book on a bureau, books on the shelves, and a book in a glass case. He stumbles upon a secret room behind the glass case. Inside is a map similar to one at Mohinder's father's apartment, but with many more connections in addition to articles and photographs linked to several of them. Eden identifies Nathan Petrelli on one of the links. Mohinder finds another room in the secret area covered by vinyl tarps. Inside, the walls are covered in scrawls, possibly indicating that Sylar's mental state is unbalanced. Writings such as, "Forgive me. I have sinned," are written in blood. Mohinder wonders aloud whom his father had gotten involved with.

Audrey and Matt step out of a dimly lit elevator and head towards a safe-room where Molly — the little girl Matt found — is being kept. In the distance, gunshots are fired and Molly screams as a man—possibly Sylar—drags her from the room. Audrey and Matt charge after him. The man leaves Molly behind. They see that the safe-room guard has been slain and pegged to the wall. Audrey continues to follow the man while Matt stops to check on Molly. "How did he find me?" she thinks. Matt tells her that it doesn't matter and that she's safe, because he's there. Audrey corners the intruder near a cluster of pipes. She raises her gun at him and tells him to put his hands where she can see them. He slowly turns around, and with a glance, Audrey flies backwards and is pinned against a wall. He seems to somehow forcibly direct her gun—still in her hand—at her own head. She fights her trigger finger in futility. Suddenly, Matt darts out of the hall and fires on the man, dropping him to the ground. Whatever grip the man had on Audrey is released, and she falls to the ground, panting. Matt turns to check on Audrey, but behind him, the man rises from the ground abnormally, allowing the bullets to simply fall out of him, and vanishes upward in a blur.

High above the Pacific, Hiro and Ando discuss their destiny. Ando inquires that if Hiro is to call him from New York, shouldn't he be home to answer the phone? Hiro tells him that they were changing the future. Ando remarks that perhaps their destiny was to not fly coach as the woman between them struggles to get comfortable. Hiro holds up the comic book where a plane depicts the woman resting her head on Ando's shoulder as she falls asleep. Then, the woman shifts herself, and lays her head on Ando to the amusement of Hiro.

Waiting in their bedroom, Matt's wife Janice studies papers that are spread across the bed. Matt walks in and apologizes for missing their therapy session and mentions that he had an incredible day. Janice becomes frustrated and gathers her papers to put them away. They argue about the work that their marriage takes and Matt being inappreciative of Janice's promotion because he was never able to get what he wanted. Janice thinks to herself "Why don't you just leave?" Matt responds aloud, "Fine, I will," and walks out of the room.

Hiro and Ando arrive in Los Angeles. Hiro insists on renting a car for the rest of the trip. Ando says that they have a connecting flight. Hiro asks the clerk about a Nissan Versa, and tells Ando that the comic book depicts them driving. Ando remarks about how long that will take. Luckily, the clerk has one Versa remaining, to which Hiro says "See, destiny." In the car, Ando questions their next destination. Hiro responds "Las Vegas" and holds up the last page of the comic book depicting them on a highway on-ramp to Las Vegas. Thinking about meeting Niki Sanders, Ando responds, "Yes, destiny," with a grin on his face.

Simone runs into Peter in the lobby of her father's apartment building. He explains to her that he had just finished briefing his replacement, that he had quit working as a nurse because nursing was not something he is meant to do. Simone gets teary and asks if they will still see each other, to which Peter responds, "It's New York, people run into each other sooner or later." Simone replies that she hopes it's sooner.

At the celebratory bonfire after winning the game, Claire stands by herself near the fire while Jackie recounts the tale of her heroism to a crowd of cheerleaders. Brody, the quarterback, approaches Claire and compliments her effigy, which is burning on the fire. The only thing he would improve is putting firecrackers in the head. Brody tells Claire that she hasn't been herself recently, and that he hasn't heard her laugh in some time. Just then, the effigy's head bursts open in a roar of crackles. Claire turns and sees that firecrackers have gone off, and begins to laugh. She turns to ask Brody if he did that just for her, and he kisses her.

Back on the desert highway on the way home, Niki tells Micah that he has never been this quiet on the way home. She asks if he would like to go to the ice cream shop. Micah makes reference to his father's innocence. Niki tells him that D.L. will be caught soon, but Micah doesn't believe that is so. Niki asks if he knows where D.L. is hiding. Micah doesn't answer. A siren interrupts them. Niki pulls the car over. A police officer steps out of the squad car and approaches Niki, telling her that Mr. Linderman wants to see her. She and Micah get out of the car and follow the officer.

Away from the bonfire, Claire and Brody have made their way to the bleachers with a few cups of beer. After a few minutes, Brody will not take Claire's "no" for an answer and tries to rape her. She screams and tries to fight him off. They roll off the bleachers and onto the ground. Their struggle continuing, Claire is thrown onto the ground, landing on a thick branch. The branch punctures the back of her skull, apparently killing her.

At Nathan's fundraiser, Peter encounters Simone. With confidence, now that he's not employed for her father, he feels comfortable telling her that he's been in love with her since the moment he saw her. She is without words. Their conversation is interrupted when Nathan takes the stage to address the crowd. He begins breaking the ice by apologizing about the poor weather and promises that if he's elected, he'll try to do something about that. Continuing, Nathan talks about his father's depression and death. Then, he tells the crowd that Peter's attempt at flight in the first episode was a suicide attempt that he barely survived. Peter, enraged, storms from the room.

A barkeep asks Matt how he is doing. Matt, pondering the question, hears the bartender think, "It's a rhetorical question, say you're fine, and order a drink." Matt does just that. The thoughts of the bar patrons continue through his head until he encounters a mysterious man staring at him. When Matt attempted to read the thoughts of the man, he experienced total silence. Matt sips his drink and gets up to leave the man's sight. Unable to maintain his balance, he collapses unconscious onto the barroom floor.

Drenched from the rain, Mohinder and Eden storm into Sylar's apartment followed by two police officers. Mohinder is trying to convey his and Eden's findings to the cops. He continues his speech until he notices that all of the belongings have been removed from the apartment.

In the parking garage, Peter attacks Nathan. Nathan's guards try to restrain him, but Nathan tells them to let Peter go. Nathan tells Peter that he had to say those things before the press made up their own notions about him. Peter will have nothing of Nathan's story, and storms out into the rain. While trying to hail a cab, Simone walks up behind him and covers him with a red umbrella. She tells him that she knows he didn't try to kill himself, and they kiss in the rain.

In his studio, Isaac looks through a sketchbook at things he's drawn. Pictures of a woman—presumably Simone—and on the next page, a couple, standing under a red umbrella, kissing in the rain. Isaac seems distressed by the second image.

On a slab in the morgue, a latex-gloved hand pulls the remains of the branch from Claire's neck and leaves the room. Color returns to her eyes and face, and Claire coughs as she comes back to life. She looks around to see her ribs exposed, her chest cut open for autopsy.


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The scene where Hiro and Ando save the girl from being hit by the truck was filmed in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California. The monument to Japanese-American astronaut Ellison Onizuka, which resembles a space shuttle, is clearly visible in the background in the show where the two are looking at the comic book. The street they are on is named Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Street.

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