I think I found someone to fill Joseph's shoes. How do I look? Like everybody else. I've never met you before. You pulled me from the 424 bus after it crashed at Lexington and 53rd. What made you become a paramedic? I wanted to save lives instead of watching them pass. You're exactly who I hoped you'd be. Hi, I need a file. Who are you listening to? I'm talking to myself. (SOFT MUSIC) Seriously, what are you? A vampire? An alien? Some kind of freakish government experiment? I saw this girl on YouTube. She was born with this gene that doesn't let her feel any pain. I didn't tell her, she just found out. Gretchen is not the enemy. She's just a girl. And she's the only friend that I've made. This is my mess, and I'm going to clean it up. I'm tired of keeping this secret to myself. Do you want to be my roommate? To closure. To closure. (SIREN BLIPS) Have a little too much to drink? On the ground! Hands behind your head. Down! Now! Mind your backs. Watch your back, Lydia. Mrs. Comey's unparalleled blueberry waffles. This is my favourite part of the day. (APPLAUSE) It's full of possibility. Before the inevitable monkey wrenches come looking for us. But more than anything... it's about being with all of you. I know grace is a supper thing, but every morning I thank heaven and earth for our family. Sadly, Joseph's death has left us an empty seat, a broken circle, but I feel like we're on the way to mend it. There are lost lambs out there. They're like us, but they're hiding. Alone. Pretending to be that which they are not. It's sad, pathetic. These people, they desperately need what we have. Understanding, unconditional love, family, trust- who are we to deny anyone that? Today's an important day for us-our family. And for one of them too. Because by day's end, we will have a full table again. Eat. OK, I got to ask, what's with the ear-to-ear, Smiley? This... this is cool. Drinking chocolate milk? No. Me. In college. In a dining hall with my new college roommate. No snipers shooting at me, no serial killers hunting me- it's a refreshing change of pace. Yeah, tedium can be such a thrill. I have been chasing normal life forever, and I've finally caught it. I mean, don't get me wrong, the chocolate milk is awesome. But right here, right now... is full of possibilities. I can be anyone. Claire Bennet. You can't escape your destiny. I am Becky Taylor. Psi Alpha rush chair. Your mom, Sandra's sorority. Your mom was in a sorority? She totally was. Hi, Becky. Hi. So national has you on a list of legacies. But we haven't heard from you about rush. Oh, I'm not really sure I'm a sorority girl. Neither was I at first. So listen, open rush starts today at the house. Why don't you come by and meet the girls? No strings. Yeah. Why not? She's going to have to pass. Well, great. I'll see you there. Thanks. Isn't this what we've been talking about? Possibilities? I mean, I think my mom is still friends with her sorority sisters. Sororities are just a social crutch for people who can't make their own friends. She said "no strings attached." What's the harm? The harm is they get you alone and replace you with Stepford-Claire. Well, OK, how about I don't go alone? Yeah! No. No, no way. Please? Pretty please? I'll be your best friend. I'll throw in a chocolate milk. Ah... What would Stepford-Gretchen wear to one of these things? Captain Lubbock? I'm Dr Gibson. Madeline. Where's Dr Verheiden? Retired. You're new? I've been interning with Dr Verheiden at AU for three years. Specializing in psychopathy, malignant narcissism disorder- And how many actual real-life criminal psych consults have you done? Including this one? So, who is he? We have no idea. And neither does he. Found him last night covered in dirt, blood. Bullet holes in his jacket. The guy doesn't know his name, what day it is, nothing. Amnesia can be very complicated. Let me simplify it for you, Madeline. Take out your rubber stamp and mark this guy "insane". They don't give us stamps. I'm going to need to talk to him. Hi. My name's Dr Gibson. I'm here to help you. Can you tell me your name? (heavy breathing, sniffs) I... There's been a lot of that. Starts and stops. Mostly stops. What are you thinking? Could be an aphasia. Could be a what? Any trauma to the head could result in brain damage. He was like this when we found him. Can you tell me what happened to you? It was...I was...in... (SNIFFING) the forest. lost. (PANTING, SNIFFLING) And then I was- Take your time. Walking... And now I'm here... in this room. In this tiny room, and I- I... (SOBBING) Captain, can you do me a favour and unlock these cuffs? No. I don't make a habit of locking myself in with unrestrained lunatics. Then can you leave me your keys on the way out? Let's clean you up. Get you some clothes. Maybe something to drink. I'm going to help you as best I can. Help you figure out who you are. Put the pieces together. Promise. Emma. I wanted to talk to you about yesterday. Are you still seeing things- the colours? I was thinking more about it. I have another theory- conversion disorder. They used to call it- I think this whole filing girl act is finally getting to you. Only the ones who happen to be my daughter. I think this whole focusing on work thing is getting to me. I've been told by more than one person that I've closed myself off from human connection. Here, mom. Mom. Careful, it's hot. So this is me trying to connect again. Starting with you, my family. I have to bother to show up at least. You did call Nathan, right? Yeah, a couple times, Mom. So I'm thinking if- You didn't just talk to the aide? That Elizabeth woman is a phone message black hole. Can we just focus on me for a second, Mom? Yes, you hide in here. You're filing things. It's the waste of a brilliant mind. Be serious. So I thought being a paramedic, saving the most people possible- that would fill that hole, but I... Mom? Yes. Yes, you're right. Nathan will be fine. Let's just, um... Go on with what you were saying. Start over. I'm not starting over. I thought you said it was important. I ran into Chief Kaufman. And he said that you could restart your residency if you want. He always thought you'd make a wonderful doctor. It's been six years. It's time to stop blaming yourself for Christopher's death. You have to stop grieving and take your life back, Emma. I'm not grieving, I'm... Emma. I've got to go. Got to get to work. I think I'll stay for a while. OK. Maybe Nathan's just running late. It's good seeing you. Hey! Hey. Yes? You work too much. You know that. I do. Bye. And since 1924 it has been our charge to populate this house- We're late. ..with girls of the utmost quality and integrity. This is of course where you all come in. We can't wait to get to know each and every one of you, which brings us to my absolute favourite part of rush... G-T-K-P-P-S-D. Get-to-know-perspective-pledges speed dating. Yay! OK. So all the girls on my right to the chairs on the right. And all the girls on my left to the left. Should we make a break for it? No, this is what normal girls do, right? Really? Scariest thing that ever happened to me? Does this count? My mom raises professional show dogs. Show dog. No boyfriend to speak of. My dad works in paper. Government paper. I mean, it's more like a series of... No boyfriends. Uh... Hobbies? Um... You used to be a cheerleader, right? How'd you know? Gretchen told me. Really? So you and Gretchen both lived in Texas? Last round, ladies! Make it count! So Claire, I feel like I know you already. Let me guess, Gretchen? She's really cool. She's very...edgy. Yeah. (CAR HORNS HONKING AGGRESSIVELY) (LOUD HONKING) (SILENCE) (LOUD SIRENS) (SILENCE) (LOUD DRILLING) (SILENCE) (LOUD DRILLING) (HONKING, DRILLING) (SILENCE) I mean, you almost... are you all right? Hey, wait up a second. Hey, wait. Wait, wait. Are you OK? You almost got hit by a- (SILENCE) I mean that was- you almost got hit. You're welcome. Oh, come on! (METALLIC RUMBLING) Hand me that, will you? Who is it? The new family member? Why are you so interested? You used my body to find them. I am understandably vested. Is it Petrelli? Nakamura? The Strauss woman? The college co-ed? Claire Bennet. Is it her? You don't know, do you? I do not. But I felt something. In my bones, in the earth. But the dust hasn't settled yet. It's a gamble. Making promises and proclamations to all of us based on a feeling. I understand the risks. But the rewards of growing our family are worth it. We've got lots of cousins out there. Plenty of candidates. Many seeds planted. But who will break ground first? I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Hey, have you seen my white sweater? It's frilly and- looks kind of exactly like that. (EMBARRASSED CHUCKLE) Yeah, um... can I borrow this? Uh...no-yeah. Go ahead. Are you sure, cos that "go ahead" sounded a little bit annoyed, and I can just take it off. No, don't be silly. It looks good on you. Cool. Thanks. Um, so I'm just going to use the restroom and then we got to go. (THUD) Yeah, we're heading back that way now. Ready? Um... Is everything OK? Yeah. Why don't you go on without me and I'll catch up? No, I can just wait. No, don't worry about it. I mean, it's a mixer, right? Feel like we should be mixing with people we don't know. I know you already. You know? Right. Oh. Mix master me. OK. I'll see you. It's amazing. What is this? Tea. You never had tea before? I've never had anything. It all feels... it feels so new. Like I'm feeling everything for the first time. Hot. And this... is cold. It's like I know these things, These words, these feelings. But they're- I can't put them together. They're not- in my head they're there. And then they're not. They're gone. And it's... Scary? It's very scary. But also... Somehow beautiful. All of it is overwhelmingly beautiful. "Jamais vu." It's the opposite of deja vu, it's quite common in cases of seizures and disassociate amnesia. That's good news. How is that good news? I think something traumatic happened to you and you've blocked it out. It means that the "you" in you is still in there. Somewhere. I'd like to try a memory exercise. I want you to close your eyes and tell me the first thing that you see. (CLEARS THROAT) Um... Nothing, it's just black. Just relax and be yourself. (TICKING, GROWING LOUDER) Um...the ticking is distracting. What do you mean? That clock and your watch are- they're off. Somehow the different ticks, different timing. One is faster, much faster. This watch has been running fast for years. I keep meaning to fix it. But wha- You heard that? (SOFT QUIET TICKING) Um...uh... So, this ticking thing... It's good. It's your subconscious. It's probably a clue to your past. Let's-let's try again. Can I see you in the hall, doc? I'll just be a sec. OK? AFIS just kicked back a fingerprint match. We got an ID. CHILDREN SING: # I can believe in myself # # Suddenly I'm up on top of the world # # It should've been somebody else # # Believe it or not I'm walking on air # # I never thought I could feel so free # # Flying away on a wing and a prayer # # Who could it be? # # Believe it or not, it's just me # # Just like the light of a new day # # It hit me from out of the blue # # Breaking me out of the spell I was in # # Making all of my wishes come true # Colours. You saw them too? You can't- You're deaf. So you read lips? All right, I must've gotten your ability on the street. Ability? This is new to you? OK, um... There are people like us who have abilities. They can fly, and teleport, and read minds. Sometimes I misunderstand. So can you...? That's crazy. Is it? (PLAYS A NOTE) (PIANO NOTES RING OUT) (PLAYS DIFFERENT NOTES) Wow. Pretty amazing, huh? Why me? Why now? That I don't know. Maybe we could get lunch tomorrow. Figure it out. Get you out of the file room. I'm fine with the file room. No, I didn't mean- It's fine. (FRUSTRATED SIGH) (PARTY MUSIC PLAYING) Claire! Hey! Hey! I'm so glad you came back. I was worried you'd get cold feet. No, my feet are actually very toasty in here. It was nice to meet the girls. It's good to expand my social Venn diagram... into more circles. Then why stop now, right? Kara! Claire Bennet, Kara Hayback. Yeah, I think we met at the G-P-P- Oh, yeah. Did you know that you're both ex-cheerleaders? You too? I had spirit, yes I did. What made you quit? It sounds stupid, but I kind of hated the cheerleading part of cheerleading. That does not sound stupid at all. I liked the bus rides and the bake sales, and I rocked a mean poster, but football's kind of... Pointless and boring. Exactly. Is that why you got out of the business? No, I just- Watch out! (DOOR OPENS) Hands on the table, palms down. Where's Dr Gibson? I sent her home. What, no. She... She was here-she said that she'd came in here to- She was here to tell us who you are. But now we know that, Gabriel. You're a watchmaker from Queens who murdered your own mother. Did you say watchmaker? I also said "murder" and "mother." Now hands on the table. I didn't do anything wrong. I would- I wouldn't kill my mother. I would never- (CHAIRS THUDDING) What are you doing? I'm going to use this interrogation room for interrogation. I'm going to get a confession from you about how you killed your mother. No, I didn't kill anybody. And then they're going to throw you down a hole forever. (GLASS SHATTERING) (ALARM RINGING) (DISTANT YELLING) (CAR BEEPS) What are you doing? You said you'd help me. You promised. You promised. You said you'd help me. You promised. I didn't do it. I didn't say you did. But you were thinking it, weren't you? Gretchen, you were the only one there. Why would I do something like that? Maybe because I was making new friends, maybe because you wanted to expose my freakiness to everyone. Do you actually realize how ridiculous that sounds? I saw what you've been looking at on your computer, the stuff about me. What were you doing snooping on my computer? I wasn't snooping. A book fell, the computer turned on, and I saw it. A book jumped off my shelf and begged you to invade my privacy? Yes, it did! (SIGHS) So I Googled you. So what's the big deal? I saw the stuff about Annie too. Can you honestly tell me you had nothing to do with it? Wow. That stuff that happened to you really messed you up. You're a crazy kind of paranoid. Paranoid? No, no, no, paranoid is- this is a pattern. The Annie thing, the accident tonight, the computer... The speed dating? I mean, talk about me much? I get nervous talking about myself. You're just more interesting. All I wanted was a normal life. And I trusted you! I didn't kill Annie. And I'm not stalking you. OK, maybe I'm a little bit stalking you. But it's not what you think. It's just... I have a crush. I'm crushing on you. Say something. (KNOCKING) Claire Bennet. Gretchen Berg. Please accept this bid to join the Psi Alpha Chi sisterhood. It's getting a little late for Hail Mary passes. Says you. Nothing. Nothing. Hello, Rebecca. I'm missing "bid night," Uncle Samuel. I'm sure they can carry on without you one night. I wanted to check on your work with Claire Bennet. Well, we're sisters now. So there's that. You're doing everything you can to isolate her? Push other people away, push her in our direction? Honestly? I feel like all I do is push. What made you quit? Sounds stupid, but I kind of hated the cheerleading part of cheerleading. That does not sound stupid at all. I like the bus rides and the bake sales, and I rocked a mean poster, but football's kind of... Pointless and boring. Exactly. Is that why you got out of the business? No, I just... Watch out! (SCREAMING) Hey, I didn't see you leave the party. I guess you're still there. (KEYS JINGLE TO THE GROUND) And you left the windows open. I don't suppose she's on her way here to us now? No. It isn't her, not yet. But I think your dust has finally settled. Get back to campus, Rebecca. Looks like we're pulling up stakes. (PLEASURED SIGH) I'm not a killer. Well, you're a kidnapper and a carjacker, and you beat up an entire city precinct somehow. He was going to throw me in a hole. Hurt me-I-nobody believes me except for you. I don't even know you, Gabriel. No! No, no, that isn't my name. I close my eyes, but it doesn't feel like me. It's not me. Well, it sounds an awful lot like you. A watchmaker? Yeah, I know. Your watch, I heard the ticking, but it can't be. I know I'm not a killer. You know that. You're right. (TYRES SCREECHING) What are you doing? If you're not a killer, then by definition you won't kill me. Take my car wherever you need to. No, I need you. I need your help. You don't even know me! I don't even know myself. Turn yourself in. Let the police figure out what happened to your mother. Let me figure out what happened to you. OK, OK. (POLICE SIREN BLARES) I want to see your hands. Now! Do what he says. He's turning himself in. Put the guns down, please. Please put the guns down. (TICKING) (ELECTRIC STATIC) (GUNFIRE) Ahh! (HEAVY BREATHING) What the hell was that? I don't know. (DOGS BARKING) Go. Run! Run! (CELLO MUSIC PLAYS SOFTLY) So much for human connection. Peter Petrelli? Hiro. Hiro! (DRAMATIC CELLO MUSIC) (DOGS BARKING) (CARNIVAL MUSIC PLAYING) It's OK, brother. You're safe here. Where exactly is here? Home. Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air.