(Mohinder Suresh) THE SUN RISES ON A NEW DAWN. YET FEW OF US REALISE THE DEBT WE OWE TO THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. TO THOSE WHO DWELL AMONG US, ANONYMOUS, SEEMINGLY ORDINARY, WHOM DESTINY BROUGHT TOGETHER TO REPAIR, TO HEAL, TO SAVE US FROM OURSELVES. IF EVOLUTION CAN DO THIS FOR EVEN THE SMALLEST OF CREATURES, THEN WHY NOT THESE HUMAN BEINGS? AND THEY'RE STILL OUT THERE, AMONG US, IN THE SHADOWS, IN THE LIGHT. WE PASS THEM ON THE STREET WITHOUT A GLANCE, NEVER SUSPECTING, NEVER KNOWING. TELEPORTATION, TISSUE GENERATION ` THESE ARE NO LONGER SIMPLY THEORIES. I HAVE SEEN THEM WITH MY OWN EYES. AND WHEN DESTINY DOES ANOINT THEM, HOW DO THEY HIDE FROM IT? HOW LONG CAN THEY DWELL IN THE SHADOWS BEFORE EITHER FATE OR THEIR OWN FLAWED HUMANITY DRAWS THEM OUT INTO THE LIGHT AGAIN? AND HOW WILL THEY KNOW WHAT AWAITS THEM WHEN IT FINALLY DOES? AND NOT ONLY ARE THESE SPECIAL INDIVIDUALS AMONG US, THEY BEAR A CURSE. A VIRUS WHICH STRIPS THEM OF THEIR POWERS AND LEADS TO THEIR EVENTUAL DEATH. IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, I HAVE DISCOVERED WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A PLAGUE. A PLAGUE WHICH TARGETS ONLY THESE UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS. IT'S A DISEASE WHICH THREATENS TO ERADICATE THEM ALL. AND IN DOING SO, DEPRIVES OUR SPECIES OF ITS EVOLUTIONARY ADVANCEMENT. BUT WITH PROPER FUNDING AND RESEARCH, WE CAN STOP THE ADVANCEMENT OF THIS DISEASE. I URGE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO TAKE UP THIS CAUSE, SPREAD THE WORD, AND FIGHT THOSE WHO WOULD KEEP THE WORLD FROM THE TRUTH. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. (scattered applause) INSPIRATIONAL LECTURE, DR SURESH. I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD TROUBLE YOU FOR AN AUTOGRAPH. YOUR FATHER WOULD'VE BEEN SO PROUD. SO WOULD YOUR SISTER. - WHO THE HELL ARE YOU, AND WHY ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME? - THIS ISN'T NECESSARY. I'M NOBODY. WHAT, YOU THINK I DIDN'T RECOGNISE YOU? - YOU'VE BEEN AT THREE OF MY LECTURES. - YEAH. THE COMPANY SENT YOU TO BAG AND TAG ME? IS THAT IT? A YEAR AGO, I WOULD'VE RUN, BUT NOT ANY MORE! WELL, THAT'S GOOD, BECAUSE IF YOU HAD, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO OFFER YOU A JOB. I'VE BEEN DOWN THAT ROAD BEFORE. IT DOESN'T END WELL. WHERE WILL YOU GO, DR SURESH? NO ONE EVEN BELIEVES THEY EXIST. I FOUND YOUR FATHER'S BOOK IN THE PARAPSYCHOLOGY SECTION IN-BETWEEN HYPNOSIS AND ALIEN ABDUCTIONS. THEY DON'T TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY. THEY ALL THINK YOU'RE NUTS. BUT NOT ME. SO IF YOU'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN SAVING THE WORLD, THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS LET ME BUY YOU A DRINK. (panting) (speaking Spanish) UGH! (panting) (speaking Spanish) ALL THE ELECTIVES I WANTED FILLED UP LAST SEMESTER. COME ON. IT'S YOUR FIRST DAY. YOU SHOULD BE EXCITED. I AM. WELL, IT'S EASY FOR YOU TO SAY. YOU'RE NOT WADING INTO THE SHARK-INFESTED WATERS OF 11TH GRADE. (sighs) I DON'T HAVE ONE FRIEND. I AM SHARK BAIT. - OH, YOU'RE GONNA DO FINE. - (sighs) IF YOU SAY SO. - JUST REMEMBER WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT. - I KNOW. I'M CLAIRE BUTLER. - I WON'T SLIP UP. - IT'S NOT JUST THE NAME. IT'S EVERYTHING. TRUST ME. THE COMPANY IS STILL OUT THERE. AND THEY WILL FIND US UNLESS WE'RE FLAWLESS WITH OUR PLAN. FROM NOW ON... YOU HAVE TO BE ENTIRELY UN-EXTRAORDINARY. RIGHT. DON'T STAND OUT IN ANY WAY. EXACTLY. DON'T RAISE YOUR HAND IN CLASS. AND DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT TRYING OUT FOR CHEERLEADING. OH, COME ON, DAD. THAT'S ALL BEHIND ME. JUST BLEND IN. BE ORDINARY, RIGHT? YOU GOT IT. YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT WANT TO START BY YOU NOT DRIVING ME TO SCHOOL. IT KIND OF DRAWS ATTENTION TO ME. OUCH. AND, YOU KNOW,... DON'T YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE EASIER ON ALL OF US IF... I HAD MY OWN CAR? YOUR MOTHER AND I WERE GOING TO SURPRISE YOU ON YOUR BIRTHDAY NEXT MONTH. BUT... OH MY GOSH. THE ROGUE? - THANK YOU, DADDY! - OH! IT'S YOURS. - YOU'RE THE BEST DAD IN THE WORLD. - (school bell rings) - I KNOW. I KNOW. (school bell rings) (tyres screech) SORRY. - OHF! - (Parkman) I'M ASKING ONE MORE TIME. COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP. LOOK, I KNOW THIS SUCKS, NYPD SHOWING UP AT YOUR DOOR LIKE THIS. I GET IT. BUT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE SOMEBODY HOSTAGE. I JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GETS OUT OF THERE SAFELY, OK? (crashing, banging, woman screaming) ARGH! (woman shouting) - BOTH OF YOU, HANDS UP. - NO, I'M THE HOSTAGE! SHOOT HER. - NO, I'M THE HOSTAGE! - SHOOT HER. SHOOT HIM! - I'M THE HOSTAGE. - I'M THE HOSTAGE! SHOOT HER! - I'M THE HOSTAGE! NO, SHOOT HIM! - SHOOT HIM. - SHOOT HER. - SHOOT HER! SHOOT HER! - (man's thoughts) DUDE, IT'S HER. SHOOT HER. - SHOOT HER. SHOOT HER! SHOOT HER! - ARGH! (bell rings) - HOW DID YOU KNOW? - (man) OK, GUYS. GOOD JOB. LET'S CLEAN THIS PLACE UP. ALL GUNS TO THE ARMORY. HOW DID YOU KNOW WHICH ONE TO SHOOT? I DON'T KNOW. TONE OF VOICE. EYE CONTACT. THE HOSTAGE LOOKED ME IN THE EYE. THE OTHER WAS LOOKING FOR AN EXIT. WELL, MOST PEOPLE NOTICE A GUN UNDER THE BAD GUY'S SHIRT. RIGHT. YEAH, THAT TOO. OF COURSE. YOU KNOW, GUYS WHO GET SHOT LIKE YOU DID, THEY JUST TAKE THAT WORKER'S COMP - AND CALL IT A DAY. - I'VE BEEN, UH, I'VE WANTED TO BE A COP MY WHOLE LIFE. FOUR BULLETS TO THE CHEST AREN'T GONNA CHANGE THAT. WELL, WE WERE GONNA DRAG THIS OUT, MAKE YOU SWEAT. BUT I FIGURED, WHAT'S THE POINT? TAKE THAT OFF. I FIGURED THAT YOU'D RATHER HAVE A REAL ONE. - WELL, YOU GONNA TAKE IT? - YEAH. YEAH. THANK YOU. WOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH. (male teacher) TURN ON YOUR BUNSEN BURNERS, PEOPLE, AND BE CAREFUL. (man) YOU GOT A DEATH WISH? YOU TALKING ABOUT THAT? I WAS JUST SEEING HOW HOT IT WAS. PRETTY SURE IT'S HOT. IT'S CALLED A "FLAME." - YEAH. I WAS JUST KIDDING AROUND. - LIKE YOU WERE THIS MORNING WHEN YOU STEPPED IN FRONT OF MY CAR? THAT'S OK. MADE MY MORNING INTERESTING. I'M WEST. CLAIRE. - YOU'RE NEW, RIGHT? - YEAH. SO WHAT ARE YOU? - MEANING WHAT, EXACTLY? - WELL, LET ME BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU. ARE YOU A ROBOT OR AN ALIEN? COS EVERYONE IN THE WORLD IS ONE OR THE OTHER. ROBOTS DO WHAT THEY'RE TOLD. STICK WITH THE HERD. ALIENS, ON THE OTHER HAND, DO THEIR OWN THING. WELL, I DON'T KNOW. - DO I HAVE TO CHOOSE? - MOST PEOPLE DO. SO WHAT ARE YOU? (man) OK, EVERYONE. IN THE STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL, IT IS THE FITTEST WHO WIN OUT AT THE EXPENSE OF THEIR RIVALS. NOW WHO SAID THIS? COME ON, PEOPLE. JOURNEY OF THE BEAGLE. EVOLUTION. ANYONE? CHARLES DARWIN. IT'S CHARLES DARWIN. EASY ONE. (all speaking Spanish) YOU ARE LATE. - (chuckles) NO, I BELIEVE I'M RIGHT ON TIME. - I BELIEVE THAT YOUR WATCH IS SLOW. - GUESS WHAT? - WHAT? MAX GROSSMAN TRIED TO KISS ME TODAY. - WHAT? - MR PARKMAN? - YEAH. - CAN I SPEAK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE? SURE. CAN YOU GIVE US A SECOND? SURE. - IS EVERYTHING OK? - YEAH, I'M JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED, THAT'S ALL. MOLLY'S BEEN FALLING ASLEEP IN CLASS THE LAST WEEK OR SO. AND WHEN I ASKED HER ABOUT IT, SHE SAID SHE'S BEEN HAVING SOME NIGHTMARES. SHE'S GOT KIND OF A BIG IMAGINATION. AND I REALISE THAT THERE'S REALLY NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THEM, SO I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE HER FEEL AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. - SHE'S STRUGGLING, MR PARKMAN. - WHY? BECAUSE SHE'S HAVING A FEW NIGHTMARES? BECAUSE OF THESE. SHE STARTED DRAWING THEM A WEEK OR SO AGO. EVERY DAY, THEY GET A LITTLE WORSE. - OH MY GOD. - AND I HAVE TO ASK YOU, WHAT IS THIS? IT'S IN EVERY SINGLE PICTURE. EXCUSE ME. (speaking Japanese) - WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, MA? - IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON, NATHAN, HE'S DEAD. YOU DON'T KNOW THAT. LEAVE HIS STUFF ALONE. HE'S GONNA WANT IT WHEN HE GETS BACK. (struggling) - (glass breaking) - YOU'RE DRUNK. THANK GOD YOUR FATHER ISN'T HERE TO SEE YOU. OR YOU, FOR THAT MATTER. YOU KILLED YOUR BROTHER. DROVE HEIDI AWAY. DROVE YOUR KIDS AWAY. IF YOU'D FOLLOWED OUR PLAN -- IF YOU'D DONE WHAT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO DO, HE WOULD BE ALIVE NOW. TO THINK I ALMOST LISTENED TO YOU. YOU'RE EVIL, MA. GET OUT. (slams door shut) THE COMPANY WAS FORMED 30 YEARS AGO WITH A GROUP OF LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS, ORDINARY MEN AND WOMEN WHO WERE GIFTED WITH EXTRAORDINARY POWERS. THEY WANTED TO HELP THEIR OWN. TO FIND THEM AND TO PROTECT THEM. WE FIND PEOPLE, AND WE MAKE SURE THEY DON'T BECOME DANGEROUS. NOW SOMETIMES THAT CAN MEAN MAKING SURE THEY UNDERSTAND ENTIRELY WHAT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF. AND TEACHING THEM TO USE THEIR ABILITIES FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND. AND SOMETIMES IT CAN MEAN ELIMINATING THEM. WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TO JUDGE WHO LIVES AND WHO DIES? IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, YOU YOURSELF TRIED TO PUT A BULLET IN THE BRAIN OF A MAN NAMED SYLAR. - HE WAS A MONSTER. - YES. AND YOU WERE WILLING TO KILL HIM FOR THE GREATER GOOD. YOU ACTED ON A MORAL IMPERATIVE TO PROTECT YOUR SPECIES. IT DOESN'T MATTER ONE WAY OR THE OTHER ABOUT SYLAR. - HE'S NO LONGER A THREAT. HE'S DEAD. - AND NOW YOU HAVE MOLLY. YOU AND MATT PARKMAN ARE PROTECTING HER. NOW WE'RE NOT INTERFERING WITH THAT ARRANGEMENT. FAR FROM IT. WE'RE OFFERING TO HELP YOU. WE HAVE RESOURCES TO OFFER YOU, DR SURESH. THE PLAGUE. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE DISEASE WHICH KILLED YOUR SISTER, SHANTI. - THE VIRUS. - YES. WE HAVE THE FUNDS YOU NEED FOR YOUR RESEARCH. NOW, CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THAT VIRUS MUTATED AND CROSSED OVER INTO THE GENERAL POPULATION? LOOK, THE TYPE OF RESEARCH YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. TRUST ME. THAT WON'T BE A PROBLEM. LET'S JUST SAY WE HAVE OUR OWN PRIVATE FORT KNOX. SO CAN WE COUNT YOU IN? (door opens) (grunting) (Molly's voice) HELP! HELP! HELP ME! HELP ME! DON'T HURT ME. DON'T HURT ME. NO! (voices, noises) (Molly) NO! NO! (deep voice) I CAN SEE YOU. - (screams) ARGH! - IT'S OK. IT'S OK. IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT WAS JUST A DREAM. - IT WAS JUST A DREAM. - OH, MY GOSH, HE CAN SEE ME. DID YOU SEE HIM? HUH? SEE WHAT HE LOOK LIKE? OK, YOU TELL ME WHERE HE IS, AND I WILL TAKE CARE OF HIM. NO. HE'S TOO DANGEROUS. IF I TELL YOU WHERE HE IS, - HE'LL KILL YOU TOO. - NO. NO, NO, NO. NOBODY'S GOING TO KILL ANYONE. I PROMISE. - I PROMISE. I'M RIGHT HERE. - DON'T GO, PLEASE. (cheerleader chants) CLAIRE! (laughter) NICE MOVE, BALLERINA. HOW'S THAT FLOOR TASTE? ARE YOU OK? DON'T LISTEN TO THEM. I'M GONNA GO FIND THE BIRDIE THING. - THANK YOU. - NO PROBLEM,... - ROBOT. - SO I'M A ROBOT NOW, HUH? FAR AS I CAN TELL. OK. BIRDIE, PLEASE. - YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ME. - YOU HAD THE ANSWER TODAY IN CLASS, BUT YOU DIDN'T SAY IT. YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE SMART. YOU JUST HAVE ME ALL FIGURED OUT, HUH? KNOW A ROBOT WHEN I SEE ONE. HMM. COME ON, MARTHA. IT'S JUST A BACK FLIP OFF THE TOWER. AND YOU KNOW THE GIRLS WILL CATCH YOU. (giggling) JUST LEAVE HER ALONE, OK? OK, ONE -- DON'T KNOW YOU. AND TWO -- AS CAPTAIN OF THE CHEERLEADING SQUAD, IT'S TOTALLY WITHIN MY RIGHTS TO RECRUIT TALENT WHERE I SEE IT. I THINK MARTHA HERE HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A CHEERLEADER. (giggling) SO YOU CAN DO A BACK TUCK OFF THE TOWER? WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL? IF IT'S SO EASY, WHY DON'T YOU TRY IT? IN FACT, IF YOU CAN DO A BACK TUCK OFF THE TOWER, MARTHA HERE IS OFF THE HOOK. ALL RIGHT. I'LL DO IT. - (drops racket) - THIS SHOULD BE GOOD. WE'RE WAITING. YOU'RE RIGHT. CAN'T DO IT. (scoffs) THERE'S A SHOCKER. (school bell rings) (speaking Japanese) (urinating) YOU ARE ENGLISH? OH, AND THERE'S A SURPRISE. YOU KNOW, THERE'S VERY FEW LOCALS HERE WITH WHOM I CAN SPEAK PLAIN. THANK GOD FOR YOU, YOUNG MAN. EH, SORRY. SORRY. SO, I CAME OVER ON ONE OF THE FEW TRADE VESSELS YOUR EMPEROR LET PASS. THE BOAT LEFT FULL OF TEA, I KEPT ON TO FIND MY FORTUNE. YOU SHOULD SEE WHAT I GOT PAID TO FEND OFF THOSE BANDITS. KENSEI TAKEZO DOES NOT FIGHT FOR MONEY. HE FIGHTS FOR HONOUR. REALLY? WELL, AS LONG AS IT'S HONOUR I CAN SPEND. IT'S NOT A BAD LOT. I MEAN, I FIND A STOUT BRUTE, PUT HIM ON A HORSE, PUT HIM IN A FIELD, AND TELL HIM TO SHOUT ON ABOUT HOW HE'S FEARSOME OLD KENSEI. THEN I REPAIR TO THE BRANCH OF A TREE AND START TO PICK OFF THE BLACKGUARDS ONE BY ONE. - THAT'S FIGHTING DIRTY! - THAT'S FIGHTING SMART, SIR. WHAT? I GIVE HIM A FAIR WAGE. IF HE LIVES. NO. THIS CAN'T BE. NO. I COME FROM THE FUTURE. MANY YEARS FROM NOW. YOUR NOBLE DEEDS BECOME PART OF OUR HISTORY. - THE FUTURE? - YES. - THAT'S A GOOD ONE. - NO, IT IS TRUE. I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU. AS A BOY I READ THE BOOK THE TRIALS OF TAKEZO KENSEI. HOW YOU KILLED THE BLACK BEAR OF SAKASHITA, YOUR LOVE OF THE SWORDSMITH'S DAUGHTER, AND YOU DEFEAT THE TERRIBLE WHITE BEARDED WARLORD AND SAVE THE VILLAGE OF OTSU. - OTSU? - YOU SMELL SMOKE? (speaking Japanese) WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE? (speaking Japanese) LET ME SEE IT. - I DO NOT TAKE DEATH THREATS IDLY. - SOMEONE'S PLAYING A TRICK. - ARE THEY? CHARLES DEVEAUX. LINDERMAN. YOUR HUSBAND. ALL OF THEM. DEAD. NOW THERE ARE NINE. SO YOU THINK ONE OF US SENT THESE? YES. FOR THE PAIN WE CAUSE. THE PEOPLE WE HAVE KILLED. THERE IS NO END TO OUR SUFFERING. I SOUGHT REDEMPTION BY HELPING HIRO FULFILL HIS DESTINY TO SAVE THE WORLD. HOW DID YOU HELP YOUR SON? ANGELA. I AM LEAVING FOR JAPAN TONIGHT. I SUGGEST YOU DISAPPEAR AS WELL. (radio playing slow Spanish music) NO. (woman crying) (phone ringing) WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME? I NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO THIS ANY MORE. DO WHAT? NOT BE WHO I REALLY AM. AND I KNOW THAT I CAN'T BE WHO THEY WANT ME TO BE. AND I JUST FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA BURST. LOOK, I KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS. WE ALL ARE. BUT TRUST ME, I AM NOT THE GUY... TO GIVE 'EM TO YOU. I'M SORRY. (crickets chirping) (door opens) (door closes) ALL OF THEM, I NEVER EXPECTED IT WOULD BE YOU. (speaking Japanese) HEY! KAITO! (thud!) KAITO! (thunder clap) WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO? KILL THE POOR BASTARD? - SORRY. - DRAG HIM SOMEPLACE WHERE HE'LL STAY DRY. AND MAKE SURE HE'S BREATHING, FOR THE LOVE OF PETE. RIGHT YOU ARE, BOSS. WE'RE LOOKING FOR 9-1-0-9. THE NUMBERS ARE ON THE SIDE HERE. SUPPOSED TO BE THE THIRD ROW BACK. HEY, BOSS! OVER THERE! HEY, I FIGURED I'D KEEP A CASE FOR MESELF. WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH A DOZEN iPODS? - YOU CAN BARELY USE A COMPUTER. - AH, WHAT DO YOU KNOW? WHAT THE HELL? - MAYBE WE GOT THE WRONG NUMBER. - NO, THE NUMBER'S RIGHT. SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG. WHAT'S THAT? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE? WHERE ARE THE iPODS? YOU HEARD THE MAN. HOW'D YOUS GET IN HERE? MAYBE THIS WILL JOG YOUR MEMORY. - WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT? - WHO THE HELL ARE YOU? I SAID, "WHO ARE YOU?" WHAT'S YOUR NAME? I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW. Captioning by CaptionMax www.captionmax.com Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air.