1.12 Godsend

Peter is comatose in hospital; keeping vigil are his mother and Nathan. When Simone shows up, Nathan, still skeptical of this whole ‘end of the world’ thing, asks Simone to take him to see the artist.

Niki is in jail. She must have switched to Jessica because at least one of the officers has a broken nose and is fearful of her.

Claire has convinced Mr Bennet that she remembers nothing. She turns to Zach one again, but he has lost any memory or connection to her.

Sylar is being heavily sedated and mind-probed for answers – to the brink of death.

Convinced that he knows where Sylar is, Matt sanctions a raid on Primatech paper, but nothing can be found, and with The Haitian doing the blocking, Matt still can’t read Mr Bennet. Matt and Audrey get severly reprimanded for following that hunch. Unperturbed, Matt tells Bennet that he knows and will not give up.

Hiro and Ando are at the Museum of Natural History in New York, looking for and finding the sword. It has the same symbol- a kind of crossed ‘s’ – that is seen on Jessica’s tattoo. Ando says the symbol means, ‘Great Talent – Godsend’. Hiro believes they must steal the sword to restore and focus his dwindling powers. Hiro is able to slow time, not stop it, and steals the sword, but when he pulls it out, finds that it is only a short piece of wood marked, ‘Replica courtesy of the Linderman Group’.

D.L. has been cleared of all charges by Jessica’s confession. When he returns the stolen money to Linderman, he believes he is completely free, but Linderman’s messenger tells him he still owes a favor.

Mohinder has finally convinced someone from the ‘bureau’ that his list has meaning. He finds out that Eden is dead.

Niki and Jessica go back and forth but still can’t convince their lawyer that she has multiple personality disorder, despite finding out that she may face the death penalty.

When Simone and Nathan get to Isaac’s place, Isaac is there, off drugs. He tells Simone he still loves her. Nathan sees the paintings and can’t help starting to see that there is something true here. And as if that weren’t enough, Hiro and Ando show up, telling that the sword is with Linderman. Nathan finally realizes he must join forces to stop the impending disaster.

Claire secretly meets the Haitian and asks him for something she can believe in. He cannot help but tells her to respect her powers.

Alone in a shack in the Nevada desert, Ted Sprague is carefully working on controlling his abilities to spontaneously combust.

So she never forgets who she is, and also perhaps to renew her secret-based friendship, Claire once again has Zach videotape her fall from a great height.

D.L. and Micah visit Niki in jail. D.L. regrets letting her go in, but she says she had to do it – for them. She says that Jessica is back and is real. When her request to hug Micah is denied, Jessica comes out and shows superhuman strength by snapping a billy club before before restrained.

Bennet pays Mohinder a visit, to ask that they work together, but Mohinder doesn’t trust him and turns him away, despite being shown Bennet’s large gun.

Matt returns home and tells Janice that he can read minds.

Peter dreams a more detailed recollection of his self-explosion in New York, and wakes up screaming. When Nathan returns to the hospital, Peter’s mother tells him that Peter walked out, saying he had to go.

As Peter books a flight to Nevada, he sees the bearded man from his bomb vision. When he confronts him, the man is extremely angry and aggressive that Peter can see him. He begins to choke Peter, but of course, no one can see either of them.

D.L. assures Micah that Niki will be okay. In her padded cell, Niki turns into Jessica once again…

Comments

Claire really has lost the father she trusted and the best friend (Zach) she had only recently become close to, all because of the mind-blanking done by Bennet.

I love the way all the really funny moments are played completely straight.

Just how much did Nissan pay the producers to have Hiro mention that ‘blue Nissan Versa’ all the time?

Simone tells Hiro she can get him in to Linderman’s so he can steal the real sword.

Nits

How would Matt and Audrey get authorization to raid Primatech based only on Matt hearing one word thought between Bennet and the Haitian?

Aren’t Niki and D.L. taking a huge risk by discussing the money? There is a good chance the conversations between inmates and visitors could be taped. And on that subject, security cameras are often installed in these visiting areas. It’s another big risk for D.L. to reach through the glass to touch Niki.

To prove he can read thoughts, Matt asks Janice to pick a number between 1 and 1 million. Why doesn’t he just read her random thoughts – like he did all those other times – and recite them back to her?

Nathan asks his mother is she just let Peter walk out. She says no. What about the doctors and nurses? Did they just let Peter walk out too? Is it that easy?

Memorable Moments

• Hiro unsheathing the Linderman wood stump that should have been a sword

• The Meeting of Heroes at Isaac’s place

• D.L. reaching through glass to touch Niki’s hand

• Simone handing Hiro a rolled up sword-like painting, while she is telling him how they can get the real sword

Quotable Quotes

Museum Narrator: If we could go back in time, there’s no telling what wonders we’d find.
Hiro: I wish.

Ando: Stealing isn’t exactly part of Bushido code, you know.
Hiro: It’s one antique. If I don’t have my powers…this whole museum will explode anyway. It’s a good deal for them.

"Flying Man!"
- Hiro’s greeting to Nathan

Hiro: You’re Flying Man! Wheeeeesh! (makes hand gesture of flying)
Nathan: Would you keep it down?
Hiro: Wheesh. (lowers his hand and makes the same gesture)

"I’m just like Mr Isaac draw me, except my face not so round."
- Hiro to Simone