Previously on Heroes.
Mom, maybe I don't have to be special.
You could be President.
Matt Parkman, meet Matt Parkman.
This is why you can't give up.
We're sitting next to each other. I hope you don't mind.
What are you doing here?
I'm Rebel.
I'm helping people. People like us.
You're so desperate to be someone else.
Shape-shifting, it's your escape hatch.
We should pool our resources.
See that agent over there? What about him?
To work with us, you'll need a new identity. Agent Taub is the perfect choice.
His life is now your life.
All right. So, what now?
I'll go back to Washington,
take ownership of my mistakes,
talk to the President. Real change, change you can believe in.
Looks like you already have.
Bring real purpose back to the White House.
Back to this country. And I promise you that
when the President agrees to meet with me,
when he agrees to shake my hand,
real change will come
and nothing will ever be the same.
Who the hell is that? Thank you all very much.
Sylar.
Why does this keep happening?
Who are you?
No, no, no, little Matty's fine.
I haven't even put him down since I got him.
- Can I talk to him? - Okay. Hold on.
Mommy wants to talk to you.
Matty? It's Mommy. Hi!
I love you, sweetheart. Is it Mommy?
And I'll see you soon.
I'll get him back as soon as I can, all right?
Look, Janice, it's really good to hear your voice.
Thank you for doing this, Matt.
Bye, Janice. Bye, Matt.
Did the agents let your wife go? Yeah.
You don't seem happy, Matt. Is everything okay?
Fine. I mean, I guess...
Look, Janice was attacked by Danko, this guy was abducted...
I guess I should be happy she's talking to me at all.
I'm gonna take him home.
Is that a good idea?
Won't the agents just come after Baby Matt again?
No, this time I have a plan.
Good. When you return Baby Matt to Mrs. Matt Parkman, all will be forgiven.
I don't think so. I think that train's already left the station.
That is too sad. Baby Matt needs a mother and a father.
Maybe you can still protect him.
Help us take down Building 26. Yes.
This isn't a game, guys. Danko and his men are killers. Just let it go.
This isn't the Matt Parkman I know.
Matt Parkman isn't afraid of anything.
I am afraid. I'm afraid that I'm gonna miss out on this guy's childhood.
I'm afraid that I'm not gonna see him take his first steps or throw his first baseball.
I want him to know that he has a father. This little guy is a game changer. Yes.
It's hard to argue with that.
Okay, Matt Parkman. You go win your family back.
We will go to Building 26 and stop them. Tell us the address.
No. Why not?
So, what are you gonna do? Freeze time? And then what?
We will stop them.
Well, eventually, you're gonna have to unfreeze time,
and when you do, some of those agents are gonna be alive, and they could hurt you.
Or worse.
I can't have that on my conscience.
Thanks for saving my life. Now go save your own.
Goodbye, Matt Parkman.
Goodbye, Baby Matt Parkman.
One of my analysts spotted Sylar on a surveillance camera near K Street.
I assured him he was mistaken.
We all know Sylar's dead.
Except for you.
You understand this is the only way this will work.
Sylar died to give you your freedom.
My freedom. How ironic.
How so?
Last night, I went to sleep as myself,
I woke up as Agent Taub. I didn't mean to change, I just did.
I'm losing myself.
Look at this.
I found an extra tooth in my mouth last night.
Where did that come from?
I'm shifting and reassembling my DNA so much,
it's not coming together the same way.
Maybe you should just stay as Agent Taub for a while.
Agent Taub is a nothing.
I don't like being a nothing.
Think of it this way.
As Agent Taub, you can come and go,
kill who you want to kill.
If you're Sylar, I have no choice but to hunt you down,
make your life a living hell.
It's up to you.
Wait.
Good.
See you at work.
I love hot cocoa. Do you mind?
You don't want to startle me.
That's funny. There was a time when I wouldn't have
given you a chance to be startled.
You don't understand. I can hurt you.
No, I understand perfectly. You have an ability.
What you don't understand is that I'm just like you,
and I'm gonna help you.
Are you Rebel?
I'm a rebel.
Why are they hunting us?
They're afraid of us. They destroy what they don't understand.
What about you, Tom? Why are they afraid of you?
Show me what you can do.
I really hate to do this.
Do what?
That looks like fun.
Fun?
Are you crazy?
Listen to me, Tom.
The agents, they're on their way here. You need to decide right now.
Do you pick them or do you pick me?
You. I pick you.
Good choice.
Jeez, would you look at that?
Guy's got some ego.
You gotta be you. Is that it?
Yeah, something like that.
You put me in a difficult position.
I got you your target and a little something extra.
He received a text from Rebel just before I arrived.
Rebel's still in D.C.
Right under your nose.
That's good news.
I could use your help to take him down.
My help?
Or Agent Taub's?
You need to play dead, Sylar.
You know, one of my eyes
stayed blue for over an hour yesterday.
In the past five years, I've lived eight different lives.
I've had wives and girlfriends. I spoke six different languages.
But at the end of the day, I still know who I am.
What's your point?
Whatever you're going through, this identity crisis,
you can survive.
How?
Find an anchor.
Something that reminds you of you.
That way, when you're feeling lost, you'll have something to hang on to.
My father gave this to me 20 years ago.
I look at this and I'm home.
May I?
Rodina. Soviet military issue.
It's running three minutes fast, gaining a half a second every hour.
Otherwise, it's a nice watch.
Understanding how things work.
Who'd you kill to get that power?
That's the only one that was ever truly mine.
Hiro!
You Special Agent Taub?
So it seems.
Unsolved murder of Virginia Gray. If you don't mind me asking,
what's the Federal Government care about some dead old broad from Queens?
Nice talking to you.
This one was my favorite.
I bought this for you.
I remember. It was Mother's Day.
You were such a sweet boy.
Why did you lie to me?
I've never lied. Not to you.
I'm your mother.
I know the truth now. My real mother was killed in front of me.
You were there. You saw it.
That terrible man.
And you were such a teeny little thing. I wanted to protect you, love you.
I didn't think the truth mattered.
It mattered to me.
All my life, I never felt like I fit in.
I went to see my real father.
He was so alone, so pathetic.
I didn't want to become him, so I took this power,
and now I can be anyone I want to be, anyone in the world.
So, tell me, Mom,
why do I feel so lost?
You are not lost. You are my son.
Maybe I didn't give birth to you, but I loved you.
I wanted you, right from the start. I saw how special you were.
But I killed you.
And there was no one left to love you anymore.
But now,
I'm back.
What are you doing?
Nothing. What do you want?
We found Rebel.
Tell Agent Taub to come join us.
Target's holed up somewhere in that building.
Okay. Kill the lights.
Power grid is down, gentlemen. No electricity means no machines.
Time to hunt down the son of a bitch.
Let's go.
Taub, you coming?
You're Rebel? You're just a kid.
I know who you are.
I sincerely doubt that.
I know you have a problem, and I think I can help.
And do tell me, what is my problem?
You've forgotten who you really are. Yeah.
You're gonna help me with that?
Yeah, I can. You're one of us.
People with powers. We're all connected. You don't have to be alone.
You're alone, Micah. Family's all gone.
All you have left are these machines and your false hopes.
No. We can help each other.
Too late. I joined the other side.
They don't know you. They can't see how special you are.
You can save us all.
Since when do you wear glasses?
Huh?
I want every floor secured.
- Rebel is running. - He's on the pier!
He's just a kid.
I said take him down! Now!
Take him down!
See him?
See something yet?
I don't see him!
This was very unlike you. Why didn't you kill him? Take his power?
My head's already spinning with the powers I have.
I thought talking to machines seemed like overkill.
We couldn't find the kid's body. Feels like a loose end.
He's not a healer. Dead is dead.
We got intel from his system. Location on dozens of specials.
I'll need you to go after the more dangerous ones.
Be the hunter, not the prey.
That's the idea. You can start tonight.
Just as soon as you change your face.
I am so proud of you, Gabriel.
This doesn't feel right. It's not who I am. Why would I save him?
You saved him because he's a lost little boy, an orphan, like you.
He doesn't have his mommy to love him anymore.
Why should that matter to me?
You understand how he's feeling, how lost he truly is.
Isn't that right, Micah?
I shouldn't have brought you here.
You can shape-shift. How do you do that?
I seem to be able to absorb people's DNA.
My mom could do the same kind of thing.
On the inside. It made her kind of crazy.
But she fought back and became a hero.
I am not your mother.
You can change into someone who can make a difference. Like...
Nathan Petrelli! You can tell the President that he's made a big mistake.
I'm giving you a chance to leave. I would take it before I change my mind.
And don't come back. If I find you again, I'll kill you.
Look at the ribbons. It's all so pretty.
He was born with a silver spoon.
He was given everything. Money. Schools.
Family.
Yes. But you have a gift. You're special.
You didn't need anybody to help you, and now, you'll be a senator. I am so proud.
Stop it. What's the matter?
You know you're better than him. You know you're better than all of them.
I'm not better.
I killed you.
It was an accident. You didn't mean to kill me.
It wasn't an accident.
Don't you understand? I wanted you to die.
The way you looked at me,
like I was some kind of monster.
I felt so small.
Then you came at me with those scissors.
How can I be special?
How can I be anything
when I killed the only woman who ever loved me?
So that's how you lost yourself, why you've brought me back.
I forgive you, Gabriel.
I'm so sorry.
And now you can be anything you want. Be a senator or...
Or maybe even
President of the United States.
You're right. I can be anything I want.
I can be President.
I won't let you down, Mom.
Look at this. See? Mommy's gonna be right back.
Do you miss her? I bet you do.
Wow, look at this. Mommy's doing pretty good, huh?
Before you were born, Mommy and Daddy weren't getting along so well.
I didn't even know that you existed.
She didn't know that I would take one look at you and fall in love.
Which is what I did. I fell in love.
Wow. Nice room.
You know, I know what you're thinking, and I can't.
I can't just put a whammy on Mommy, make her forget everything and forgive me.
No, I can't do that. 'Cause we can't use our powers on unsuspecting people.
Oh, thank God. Thank God! Hi. Hi.
Thank you for bringing him back.
Yeah. What? Come on, he's... He's really a great kid.
It's good to see you.
Yeah. You, too.
What is it?
We're being watched. I can hear them.
There's a van down the street filled with agents.
I can hold them off for now, but I got to get you two out of here.
My folks' summer house at the lake.
Good, good. You pack, I'll watch Matty.
What about you?
I mean, I could come, too. I just... I know. That's crazy. But, Janice,
I'm his father and I want to be a part of his life.
We have a lot to talk about.
Ladies and gentlemen,
our country faces the biggest challenges we've seen in a generation,
from terrorism to global economic chaos.
Our leadership is ill-prepared to meet these challenges.
We need to shake up the power structure in Washington
in order to bring real change to America, and I have a plan that will do just that.
You may ask, why aren't I presenting this new initiative to the President?
Believe me, I've tried.
My office has made numerous phone calls to the White House,
but it seems the President is just too busy to meet with me face to face,
too occupied keeping the status quo, business as usual.
It seems he likes to talk about change, but he isn't ready or willing to make it.
I know a way to bring real purpose back to the White House, back to this country.
And I promise you that when the President agrees to meet with me,
when he agrees to shake my hand, real change will come to this country,
and nothing will ever be the same.
How is he doing this?
He's a shape-shifter.
And now he's one handshake away from being the most powerful man on Earth.
Maybe the President won't meet with him.
Are you kidding me?
After that vitriol? I'm sure my staff's arranging a sit-down with him as we speak.
We need a plan.
No. I got to do this myself, Noah.
You made that mistake before, Nathan.
Trying to do it all by yourself. It doesn't work.
She's right. We can help you.
Look, I don't have to fight him.
I just have to make sure that he doesn't meet the President first.
Sylar will expect that. He'll be waiting for you.
I'll go with you.
I started this, Pete. I gotta end it.
Matt, did you find his pacifier?
Matt? Right.
Okay. Ready.
I'm so sorry, Janice. I can't go with you.
Why not? Because...
This is perfect.
This house. Our boy. You.
This is everything that I've been searching for.
And maybe I didn't even realize it, but Hiro was right.
I have to go back, I have to face them, and I have to end this,
or we can never have a life together.
You want a life together?
I don't know. Maybe.
But I know that I want a chance to get to know you again
and I'm gonna fight to make that happen.
Oh, God, they're coming.
Come here, buddy. Here you go. Come here.
Matt, they're in the back. It's okay.
We're surrounded. It's okay. It's okay.
Just stay close to me, okay? I'll protect us.
Both to the side.
Down there.
Looking for this?
Get the hell out of my body.
Poor Nathan.
You loathe yourself so much.
What the hell are you talking about?
I've taken a stroll through your life, Senator.
You've been handed so much and yet you want to destroy
the one part of yourself that makes you truly special. Your power.
You have no idea who I am.
Sure, I do.
Your mother gave me a very useful ability to know the history of any object I touch.
You have been a bad boy.
Deceiving your mother,
turning on your brother, your sweet, precious Claire.
And this is the jacket you wore when you betrayed everyone.
I don't need to defend myself to you.
You're pathetic. You're a psychopath.
People like you are the reason I went to the President in the first place.
If you think for one minute anybody's gonna believe you're me, you're wrong.
I'm not going to be you.
I'm going to be better than you.
Goodbye, Nathan.
What the hell did you do that for?
Petrelli's a US Senator. We need to handle him delicately.
And you need to become Agent Taub again.
We're moving to take the rest of them down. You should be part of that.
For every being cursed with self-awareness,
there remains the unanswerable question. "Who am I?"
We struggle to find meaningful connections to one another.
We are the caring friend.
The loving father.
The doting mother.
The protected child.
We fight and we love in the hope that somehow, together,
we can understand our significance in the universe.
But in the end, no one can share our burden.
Each of us alone must answer the question.
"Who am I?
"What does it mean to be alive?
"And in the vast infinity of time, how do I matter?"
What are you doing?
I told you I need you to be Taub.
I'm not interested in what you need anymore.
Such a waste. You just didn't know your place.
Agent Gordon, send a clean-up crew to...
Check that.
That hurt.