Heroes s03e21 Episode Script

Previously on Heroes.
Now that Danko has thrown Nathan off a building and watched him fly away, it all comes down to you, Noah.
Danko doesn't trust me.
Tell me you didn't know about this.
Then make him trust you.
They lost Angela Petrelli.
I guess someone tipped her.
Or she saw them coming.
She does that, you know.
I'm walking a fine line here.
Claire, I've given you a free pass.
I just dance away to college, pretend everything is all hunky-dory? Claire! Actually, he's my biological padre.
So, what's the plan? The plan is to keep you safe.
I was exposed, so that free pass I had for you went away.
But even Danko's reach doesn't extend south of the border.
Yet.
And what about everyone else? I'll make some calls, put some things in motion.
All right, well, we also gotta eat.
There's a cantina down the way.
Can I buy you a taco? With what money? I'll think of something.
I think I'm just gonna go for a walk.
Now look, it's probably best that we stick together, okay? It's for your own safety.
I'll be careful, I promise.
All right, look, I'll meet you at the cantina, okay? Don't be I think we're clear.
My very own guardian angel.
You're a good son, Peter.
That's not why I saved you.
I want answers.
And you think I've got them? You always know more than you let on.
I'm sorry to disappoint you.
But I need to find some answers for myself right now.
What? That's why I had you bring me here.
This is where I'm supposed to be.
So, tell me exactly what happened.
We were moving in to apprehend this guy.
Agents Whitman, Price and Holiday went in, I watched the hallway.
Then I heard three gunshots.
I ran in as fast as I could and I found them like this.
And you didn't see anyone? No, sir.
Nothing.
I'm sorry, sir.
Go back to HQ.
Get cleaned up.
What are you thinking? No sign of a scuffle.
One bullet each in the back.
Who was their intended target? James Martin.
32.
High-school geometry teacher.
Amateur fly-fisherman.
Bio doesn't exactly read "trained assassin.
" What's Martin's ability? Unknown.
His DNA was in the national database.
Set off a red flag.
We're doing that now? You gonna lecture me about civil liberties? No, about sending your men in blind.
Unknown means Martin could be anything.
He could be a telepath, a teleporter, an invisible man.
Each one requires a different tactic.
Our orders say to take them all in.
You're so desperate to chalk up a win, you're cutting corners, is that it? Let's not forget you're Nathan Petrelli's boy.
Your last crusade was to catch this rebel, and you didn't catch him, did you? You need a win a hell of a lot more than I do.
As I walk along I wonder what went wrong With our love A love that was so strong I love this song.
Oh, quite a bloodbath in there, isn't it? Did you get my gifts? The taxidermied bunny and the near-dead puppeteer? You shouldn't have.
It's an overture toward collaboration, since we both want the same thing.
And what's that, again? Killing people like me.
I think we should pool our resources.
What's in it for you? Let's just say you fascinate me.
And you're in way over your head in there.
I can help you.
If you want.
I can find the guy who killed your agents.
I'm a-walkin' in the rain Tears are fallin' and I feel the pain I want eyes on every road.
Every terminal.
Air.
Bus.
Roadblocks.
This isn't a drill, people.
Three of our own died, and they will not die in vain.
Not on my watch.
Not on yours.
So remember your training.
Remember Agents Whitman, Price and Holiday and their families.
And remember, we don't sleep until this son of a bitch is caught.
Any questions? Nice speech.
We need to win.
You've had 20 years of experience with these people.
And I need a plan.
And I don't want to hear "One of us, one of them.
" Then I won't say it.
But it got the job done.
The very same tactics that you used on all of those counter-insurgency programs you ran from Havana to Kabul.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Oh, right, okay.
Well, if you did know what I was talking about, then you would understand the value of co-opting the native population.
Working the enemy.
A little focused manipulation goes a long way.
How could you work with these people? Trust them? Who said anything about trust? They're assets.
Weapons to be mobilized.
Motivate them.
Greed, revenge, love, hate, whatever it takes to make the collar.
Speaking of which I have reason to believe that Sylar is here, in D.
C.
This could be the win that we both need.
Or it could be another chapter in the big book of you letting him slip through your fingers.
No, I got another assignment for you.
Voilà.
Where'd you get that? I sold my kidney.
Actually, both of them.
Twice.
I found a pawnshop down the street.
I sold the necklace my dad gave me.
My other dad.
You didn't have to do that.
I didn't want to, but he's Mister Survival Skills.
And if he knew we were in a pinch and I didn't sell it, he'd be mad.
I expect he would.
It's a nice gesture, but I got everything under control.
This isn't exactly a simple situation here.
It seems simple to me.
Government agents are out there, hunting innocent people.
And they're gonna keep going until you tell them to stop what you started.
Would it kill you to show me just a little bit of gratitude? For what? For what? For giving you a free pass.
For risking my neck to save your life when it was over.
Pick one.
Either one.
Just common courtesy, Claire.
Why did you give me a free pass? I had my reasons.
I'll be back.
What are you gonna do with it? Turn it into more.
Gentlemen, is that tequila? The Mass is ended.
May you go forth in peace and love, and serve the Lord.
You think sanctuary's gonna stop agents from coming? I can't sleep, Peter.
To find where we should go, what we should do, I need to dream, and to dream, I need to sleep.
And I can't.
I haven't.
Not for a long time.
Take a pill.
Doesn't work.
For the dreams to come, the ones that matter, sleep has to be natural.
It has to be earned.
Earned? I always found peace here.
Your father and I were married in this church.
We walked down this aisle.
Your first communion.
Even Nana's funeral.
You're probably too young to remember, but you held my hand.
There used to be love in this family once.
Look at us now.
It's all my fault.
You've come here to be forgiven? I'm not sure even God has that in him.
You boys wanna make this a little more interesting? What do you have in mind? Listen, just come on $100 a head.
Last man standing takes it all.
Listen, I can do this.
I used to do this, scraping for shore leave money in the Philippines, all right? I'm good at it.
Fine.
Go for it.
All right.
All right, boys.
Line them up.
In a line.
You know where we're going.
Jenkins.
Sir.
I wanted to check in.
See if there was anything else I can do.
No.
Just try and get some rest.
I wanted to tell you that what you said earlier, about the guys It was inspirational.
I wish I had your strength.
Hello? Special delivery.
How the hell did you get in here? Well, you'd be amazed at what you can do with a lifted ID badge, a $4 tie and a West Baltimore accent.
But you've got much bigger problems.
I've done some homework about that killer of yours.
I don't need your help.
Well, I just found some evidence to the contrary.
There's another body.
He stashed it.
You missed it.
I found it, of course.
You're lying.
Look in the box.
And what's in the box? Your answer.
How James Martin was able to shoot your men in the back so easily.
It's because of what he can do.
He's a shape-shifter.
Where is he? Just around the northeast corner.
Excuse me.
Hey, hey, hey.
I didn't do anything.
Take him in.
Your coat's sopping wet.
I found this one in the bins, it looked like something you'd wear.
It should.
It's mine.
I made a donation last week.
It's supposed to go to someone who needs it.
You need it.
Come on.
Didn't know you were still so active.
I give them things.
Not devotion.
Not myself.
Not the same.
It's like with you and your brother.
Your father and I supported you.
But we didn't give you support.
Sure you did.
Oh, Peter.
There were times when you were growing up, you were so confused.
You were so desperate for answers, and I could've told you the truth.
I could've given you comfort.
I didn't.
You must hate me.
I'll find you a cup of tea.
It'll help you sleep.
I don't hate you.
Look, whatever's happened, you're still my mother.
I'm afraid that unconditional love isn't really love at all.
Hey, why don't we just call it a draw? You guys don't look so good.
Nonsense.
You don't have to do this, you know.
Yeah, I do.
We need the money, don't we? Besides, your dad's not the only one who can Your other dad.
He's not the only one who can do stuff, you know? You better get your old man off to bed.
No.
We need a rematch.
Huh? How about a rematch? No, man.
I beat him fair and square.
Come on, what about winning a little bit more? What did you have in mind? What about this watch? It's a pretty nice watch, huh? It's a really nice watch, but I'm like 22 shots deep.
And you're a little bit late to the party.
Well, better catch up, huh? You're not the only one who can get the drop on someone.
You've been waiting here for me? Your M.
O.
Is predictable enough.
You desperately want to find Martin so you can get that ability, don't you? I have plenty of powers.
Yeah, but this is different.
Shape-shifting.
You're salivating.
I read your profile.
How you like to take on accents, affectations.
Play characters.
It's fun.
It's sad.
You're so desperate to be someone else, you want out.
You have no idea what I want.
Shape-shifting, it's your escape hatch.
'Course, I could save you the trouble, end it all for you right now.
The part of my brain that you'll need to hit to kill me is microscopic.
I'm a pretty good shot.
It's not that simple.
I also gotta jam something in there, right? To make it stick.
Well You've clearly thought all of this through, haven't you? Except for the part where you can't catch your guy without my help.
You're all the win I need.
The white whale.
Maybe I'm the goose who lays the golden egg.
I can round them all up.
You're suggesting that I can't? You chased a shape-shifter.
You don't chase a shape-shifter.
I'm just one photo on that board.
Just one.
But I could help you find them all.
Then you can take your shot.
I asked to be extraordinary.
And I promised I'd make the world a better place.
So when I got my chance, I lived up to my end of the bargain.
For what? I'm running for my life.
A lot of people are running for their lives.
They're hurt and they're dying.
And I can't help them.
Do you even care what you put people through? When they kneel here, before you, and they ask for help, do you even listen? And I'm tired of fighting.
And I'm angry.
I'm angry at my father, Nathan.
At my mother.
At you.
We had a deal.
I think it's about time you lived up to your end.
Please, just Show up.
Right, I'll check the back.
I want the perimeter locked down.
A team, rip apart the rectory.
Excuse me.
What do you people think you're doing? Sit down, sir.
Sir, we have reason to believe the church is harboring two fugitives.
Chain the doors.
No one gets in or out, you understand? Yes, sir.
This is a waste of time.
Martin's halfway across the country by now.
No, he's not.
He hasn't left the city.
He had his chance and he didn't take it.
He showed up as Agent Jenkins, right under your nose.
Yeah, why would he do that? Martin's only human.
We all crave routine.
We just need to find his.
You got some special power for that? I do.
But I don't need it.
You can tell everything about a person from their belongings.
I thought you'd be better at this.
Why's that? Because you're a shape-shifter, too.
I've been to your apartment.
You've got no books, no art, no keepsakes, no correspondence.
Nothing to define you.
This is the part where you get under my skin.
That's in your file, too.
It must be very hollow.
Boring.
Not like Martin's closet.
I've never seen so many costumes.
There's not much call for a geometry teacher to wear an Armani suit.
Or scrubs.
Or this.
It's fractured, disjointed.
He's trying on personalities like clothes.
Has he made a choice? Not yet.
Like all of us, he's still looking.
What's the common denominator here? Lawyer.
Doctor.
Priest.
Power.
These roles give Martin something he could never find in real life.
Why? Why does anybody want power? To screw with people or to simply screw people? Here.
Tell me what you notice about all those pictures? Martin isn't in any of them.
Or these are all Martin.
Different men of power with different women of allure.
It's a cliché for a reason.
And it's Martin's routine.
But where is he? Where he goes every night.
Looking to fall in love.
Jeez.
What do you weigh, like a buck 10? That's none of your business.
I'm just saying, man, you just don't even look drunk.
I think that you're just jealous that I caught up.
Yeah, after I put your old man to sleep.
Oh, please, that's not hard.
He tends to bite off more than he can chew.
He's pretty slick, but he seems like a good guy.
He wants to be.
Free passes and swooping in and taking me off to Mexico, thinking that's all he has to do I get it.
My parents are divorced, too.
No.
It's not like that.
Maybe it is.
I just wish he would take off his armor, shining or otherwise, and just act like a normal human being.
Oh, hell.
Thank you.
We need to go.
Hey, come on.
We gotta go.
I won the money.
Right through that door.
All right, I'll get it.
You got it? Yeah, I'm checking every one.
I'm sorry, Peter.
Mom, you need to be quiet.
No, this may be our last chance together, and there are things I have to say.
You don't have to say anything, it's okay.
Shh! Listen to me.
I was just like you.
My head in the clouds, full of hope.
I was gonna be a teacher.
And then my power manifested, and the dreams came.
Visions of a bloody future.
Of deceit and death.
The apocalypse.
And when I awoke, I tried to warn everyone.
But no one would listen.
Why would they? Why should they? I was Cassandra, screaming that the sky was falling, but when they looked up there wasn't a cloud in sight.
And I did it with lies, and with manipulation and betrayal.
And it cost me everything, my friends, my husband, my boys.
Mom.
But, Peter, it's the price I chose to pay to save the world.
All clear.
Let's go.
AGENT 2: All right, you heard him.
Back out.
- We're moving outside? - Yes, sir.
Guess who's here? Where? Which one? I suppose that fits the pattern, a position of power, authority, significance.
I think you'll recognize him.
Remember what happened last time you chased him.
What's he up to? Why me? He's after power.
He thinks that's something you have.
He's trying to convert the power into love.
He's doing a pretty good job of it, too.
He's a better you than you.
Where did he go? Okay.
You should never, ever, fly in that condition.
How are you not Ah.
The whole tissue regeneration thing, I think it includes my liver tissue.
Oh, yeah? I didn't know that.
I'm so sorry, Claire.
Let me help, okay? Oh, man.
Whoa, okay.
I really messed up.
It's all right.
It's fine.
It's not fine.
You know what I did when I found out about you? I did what I always do.
I denied there was a problem.
Just like I'm doing right now.
You know, we should probably have this conversation in the morning.
The truth is, Claire, I get a pit in my stomach every time I think of you.
It was just so stupid, the way I handled it.
You know, I thought if I kept my distance, when the time was right, we would Catch up.
But look at you.
I sort of missed my chance, you're all grown up.
Hardly.
You wanna know why I gave you a free pass? Because I thought in one move, I could win you over.
Wait a minute.
Look at me right now.
I'm using you as an excuse to hide behind this mess that I You know what? I know everybody's counting on me to fix it.
And I wanna try.
I'm gonna do it for everybody.
Peter, my mom.
For you.
I'll fix it all.
I'll make it all I lost him.
Me, too.
I guess he's gone.
For good this time.
Let's go.
You killed him.
No.
He's still alive.
Oh, God.
Wait.
Can you do it without leaving Oh, no.
No.
Oh, God! No, no! Good morning.
Morning.
You really bailed me out with those kids last night, I appreciate it.
That's what family's for, right? So what's the plan? Are we going straight to Washington? No.
Look, I didn't make any calls to anybody.
I don't really have any friends on the Hill at the moment.
But last night you said that you would fix everything.
I was drunk.
I'm sorry if I got your hopes up.
There's gotta be something that you can do.
I'm wide open if you got any ideas.
Claire, I overreached, I screwed up, and now it's just way beyond my control.
Some things are bigger than one man.
You know what? Over the years I couldn't help but think about my real dad.
Who you were, what you looked like, your job.
And then I met you.
And you were more amazing than anything I could have ever imagined.
Honey, that's just a fantasy.
No.
No, it doesn't have to be.
You can do anything you want.
You can fly.
Claire.
You're supposed to be Superman.
You feeling better? I slept and I had a dream.
What about? That.
Or should I say, her? I know what we have to do now.
First, we need to go find Nathan and Claire.
We need to bring this family together.
And then we need to go visit my sister.
Sister? So where you headed, anyway? There's a quarter-past-ocho to San Diego.
What time is it? I got nothing.
What happened to your watch? I'm heading back up, you know.
Good.
Coming? You okay, sir? Those things will kill you.
So how did that feel? Zipping up that body bag? Cathartic.
Poetic.
And tactically fortunate.
It'll be a lot easier for us to operate if everybody thinks I'm dead.
If we do this, if we succeed, you'd be the only one left.
Funny how that works.