Hiros

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Heroes episode
“Hiros”
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 5
Writer(s)	Michael Green
Director	Paul Shapiro
Production no.	105
Original airdate	October 23, 2006
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"Hiros" is the fifth episode of the NBC supernatural drama series Heroes.

[edit] Synopsis

With time apparently stopped, Peter encounters Hiro on a New York subway train. Hiro claims to be from the future and instructs Peter to seek out Isaac, indicating that Isaac's paintings hold the key to preventing the destruction of the city. He also gives Peter one final message: "Save the cheerleader, save the world." After this encounter, Peter is unable to convince the skeptical Mohinder to return to Isaac's apartment. Mohinder has instead decided to return to India to lay both his father's remains and his research to rest.

Meanwhile, Matt wakes up on his own couch, with no apparent memory of his abduction. He proceeds to use his mind-reading powers to attempt a reconciliation with his wife. After he romances her by fulfilling her wishes as soon as she thinks of them, they make love. Later, Matt goes to a nearby convenience store to buy her some ice cream, but uses his powers to talk down a would-be robber. He picks up the robber's discarded gun, frightening the other customers, despite him saying that he's a cop. Their franctic thoughts bombard him until he blacks.

In Las Vegas, Nathan Petrelli is being abducted by Mr. Bennet and his associate, but he escapes by flying into the sky. Nathan meets up with Hiro at a diner, the latter having been abandoned by Ando after a disagreement. Hiro, who witnesses Nathan's landing, attempts to befriend him. Nathan gives Hiro a car ride back to Vegas. Hiro returns to the rental car but cannot continue on his trip because he doesn't know how to drive.

Hospitalized after her intentional car crash, Claire confides to her father that she and other girls were attacked by Brody, and confesses that she intentionally drove the car into a wall to injure Brody. Mr. Bennet then visits Brody's room with his associate, whom he instructs to remove Brody's memory. Later, as Claire is being discharged from the hospital, she visits Brody and apologizes; however, Brody has no memories of Claire, the accident, or even his own name.

In New York, Peter examines the paintings at Isaac's studio and realizes that the paintings are telling a story, with a final incomplete picture depicting a shadowy figure. Peter asks Isaac to finish the portrait; however, Isaac is unable to do so without heroin. Peter then completes Isaac's painting with the vision he sees. The finished painting shows a cheerleader lying in a pool of blood. A reunited Hiro and Ando are finally able to reach Issac's studio by phone, where Peter has a message for them.

Niki is still confused about losing another block of time, particularly since it appears she spent that time in bed with Nathan, an event that was taped by Mr. Linderman for use as possible future leverage against the would-be congressman. On her way out of the hotel, she encounters Nathan and reveals to him the blackmail scheme. Nathan, however, uses this to his advantage, reasoning that Linderman really wants Nathan to win if he was willing to set up such elaborate entrapment. Niki returns home to find the police on her doorstep, searching for her fugitive husband, D.L. Hawkins. Instead, Ando shows up but finds that the real Niki is not as forthcoming as her Internet fantasy version. D.L. appears in the closing scenes of the episode, having stealthily entered Nikki's home.

[edit] Trivia

• When parting ways from Nathan, Hiro tells him "up, up and away." This is a phrase that was popularized by Superman whenever he would take flight.

• When Hiro addresses Nathan, he calls him "Petrelli nii-san" which is Japanese for "big brother Petrelli"

Heroes
Characters	Claire Bennet | Mr. Bennet | Simone Deveaux | D.L. Hawkins | Isaac Mendez | Hiro Nakamura | Matt Parkman | Nathan Petrelli | Peter Petrelli | Micah Sanders | Niki Sanders | Mohinder Suresh | Sylar
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