Suresh, Ando, and Hiro broke out of the mental institution in Heroes Season 4 Episode 15.
Gretchen wants to discuss what’s happening with Claire, who’s not really interested in chatting. So perhaps that empty seat could be put to better use by Sylar instead.
Hiro collapses and sees Adam Monroe, who’s dead. Is Hiro dead, too? That’s for the judge to decide. Judge Kaito Nakamura (also dead). Hiro has been accused of breaking the hero’s code, altering the timeline for personal gain. The penalty is death.
When Claire arrives at her review session, she is also greeted by her good buddy Sylar.
Hiro pleads not guilty. Ando will be his lawyer.
Claire’s kinda upset at Sylar because he killed her father or… something. Based on the tattoo on his arm, she’s supposed to help him. If she doesn’t, she may want to consider fearing for Gretchen’s life. His theory is that they have a lot in common. So if they have all this in common, how is she a college coed while he’s a serial killer? Her theory: he’s a pyschopath. With that said, they will have to make out some so that he can read her mind.
Having kidnapped her, Samuel’s trying to figure out why Vanessa doesn’t seem to want to be with him. His hope is that spending time with her and remembering the good times will ease her mind about all the bad.
The first people on the stand: Hiro’s sister and young Ando. They tell of how Hiro prevented her dress from being ruined by a slushy. Ando objects that Hiro did anything wrong. He just helped two people fall in love. Nobody got hurt, so it’s okay.
Sylar points out Claire’s inability to say the one thing she really wants to Gretchen. If she keeps this up, she’ll end up all alone, too.
Done listening to all this, Claire stabs him in the eye, and Sylar’s big mouth just told her exactly where to find her friend.
Next on the stand is Sylar. His agreement with Hiro was to save the waitress in exchange for the cheerleader and anybody else he wanted to kill. So how many hundreds of people have died since then? Hiro believes that Charlie was a good person worth saving, and he stands by it. The final witness will be Charlie. Oh wait. She’s lost in time. How did that happen? Hiro made a deal with a double-crossing villain.
Somehow, Samuel seems to be winning over Vanessa. Not letting the fact that she’s basically his prisoner stop her, she decides to kiss him. He remembers her dream home, and he offers it to her. This could be their life. It’s a fantasy come true. Not her fantasy, though. His.
After being rescued by Claire, Gretchen’s just glad this is all over. Only it isn’t. While they’re hiding from him, though, they have a heart to heart, which leads to the discovery that Sylar’s answer is to get rid of all of his powers. Well, now the shape shifting Sylar knows what he needs to do. He never actually took Gretchen anywhere.
When this is over, Claire goes to find Gretchen and decides that hand holding is okay.
Seeing as there are no other witnesses sitting around, and despite the fact that it always backfires on Law & Order, Ando calls Hiro to the stand. His whole life he has wanted to be a hero, and he wants to use his powers only for good. Then he recites the opening to Quantum Leap. If breaking the code for family, friendship, and love makes him guilty, then guilty be he.
The verdict: guilty.
Hiro has decided to change his plea to guilty. He wants to do the right thing and go out a hero. He’s offered the chance to fight for his honor against Adam.
Victory Hiro. Then he gets a visit from his mother, who tells him destiny is more powerful than science. She’s come to heal him.
Sylar goes looking for Parkman.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Heroes Season 4 Episode 17 The Art of Deception, which airs Monday at 9/8c on NBC.