EPISODE 23
As Linderman's guards fight their way into his office, Niki helps an injured DL to his feet and they phase through the wall. She is forced to leave him in the halls to go hunt for Micah on her own as he is too weak.
In another part of the building, Molly recognises Matt as the officer who once saved her. The standoff ends and guns are lowered.
Mohinder and Bennet hide Thompson's body and talk about Molly. Bennet says she's dangerous as she can track heroes so they will never be safe. Mohinder says he will never let them hurt her.
Outside of Claremont's store, Hiro receives a reluctant blessing from his father to go after Ando. Meanwhile, Sylar paints a picture of himself facing off against Peter in Kirby Plaza.
Angela tells Nathan that a helicopter is meeting them on the roof to take them to safety. She tells him Linderman is dead and it's a terrible tragedy but the plan must go ahead to destroy New York.
In another room, Bennet gets a call from Claire who tells him that Sylar has killed Ted. Bennet tells Peter that Sylar will have absorbed Ted's power and he's the only one who can stop him now. He makes Peter promise to keep Claire safe.
Claire feels betrayed by Peter when he pulls into a garage for a secret meeting with Nathan. Peter assures Claire that Nathan won't let them down, but when Peter hears his brother's thoughts, he realizes that Claire was right and Nathan has betrayed them.
Claire runs off, but Angela Petrelli is there to stop her. Peter turns invisible and flees the garage. But his newly acquired nuclear powers threaten to flare out of control again and he quickly passes out on the street above.
When Peter wakes up, he finds himself on the Deveaux rooftop, watching his first day as nurse to Charles. He watches his slightly younger self meet Simone for the first time and his mum conferring with Charles, who believes she is betting on the wrong brother. She assures him that Peter is an insecure weakling and the world will turn to Nathan for leadership after the explosion. When everyone is gone, Charles looks over and says, "I know you're there, Peter." He tells him he had to hear the truth before he could save the world.
Matt chats to Molly about her ability to locate anyone in the world. She says she can find anyone apart from one person. As when she thinks about him he can see her. They ask her to try and find Sylar's location and she pinpoints Isaac's loft.
Ando arrives at Isaac's loft, but he's no match for Sylar, who telekinetically pins him to the wall. And since Ando has no powers, Sylar decides to decapitate him instead. He laughs at the comic predicting that Hiro will eventually stab him.
Hiro comes to the rescue in the nick of time, grabs Ando, and teleports away. They materialize in their old offices at Yamagato Industries where Hiro says goodbye to his friend and teleports back to New York City.
Niki opens a door and finds Jessica waiting for her. Jessica shows Niki Micah's dead body, and then she starts beating her. But Niki sees the real Jessica in a reflection of broken glass, warning that it's not really her... it's Candice!
Niki finally finds a way to use Jessica's superstrength and knock Candice out cold. The illusion of Micah's body fades and Niki reunites with her frightened son, who is very much alive.
Mohinder tells Molly they have to leave as Sylar is on his way. Molly warns him he's not on his way he's already here, at Kirby Plaza. Mohinder discovers DL in the hall and goes to help, but with the guards rushing on, time is running out. Niki and Micah emerge, and Micah manages to start the stalled elevators. They all manage to get away just as the guards arrive.
Peter arrives at Kirby Plaza for the final confrontation with Sylar. Matt fires at him, but Sylar flings the bullets back at Matt, shooting the policeman in the stomach.
Sylar hits Peter with a parking meter until Niki gets in a few punches.
Peter's hands start to glow just as Hiro materialises and rushes toward Sylar, running him through with a sword. As Sylar crumples into a pool of his own blood, he flings Hiro away and Hiro vanishes.
Peter struggles against the imminent explosion. Claire grabs Bennet's gun and goes to shoot Peter but she can't do it. Suddenly Nathan flies down and says there is another option. Peter saved the cheerleader so they could save the world.
Nathan grabs Peter, and whooshes into the night sky where Peter explodes in a glowing ball of orange and red to end Volume One.
Volume Two, "Generations," begins. Hiro lands on a grassy plain in 17th century Japan, outside the city of Kyoto. Japanese warriors approach and prepare to fire arrows at him when a lone warrior on horseback emerges from the top of a hill. Swords are drawn. The Godsend symbol is barred. Hiro is caught in the middle. An eclipse passes over them. To be continued...
