“We all imagine ourselves the agents of our destiny, capable of determining our own fate. But have we truly any choice in when we rise… or when we fall… or does a force larger than ourselves bid us our direction? Is it evolution that takes us by our hand… does science point our way… or is it God who intervenes… keeping us safe?”

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AS PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD FIND THEIR LIVES DISRUPTED BY THEIR NEW, EXTRAORDINARY ABILITIES, AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE SEVERAL BIZARRE, GRUESOME MURDERS — GREG GRUNBERG (”ALIAS”) JOINS THE CAST AS MATT PARKMAN, A POLICEMAN WHO CAN HEAR OTHER PEOPLE’S THOUGHTS; CLEA DUVALL (”CARNIVALE”) AND NORA ZEHETNER (”EVERWOOD”) GUEST STAR. — Outside a bizarre, gruesome crime scene, Los Angeles beat cop Matt Parkman (Greg Grunberg) is the only one who can hear the cries of a missing little girl. Claire (Hayden Panettiere) almost reveals her secret ability to the entire school after learning that her injury attempt tape has disappeared. Thinking shes going crazy, Niki (Ali Larter) loses another block of time after waking to find some brutally murdered thugs in her garage, only to be confronted by Social Services about son Micah (Noah Gray-Cabey). While office drone Hiro (Masi Oka) investigates New York, Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) confronts Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) following his plunge off a building. Sendhil Ramamurthy, Santiago Cabrera and Tawny Cypress also star.

TIMELINE: October 2 (37 days) / November 8 (Hiro out of time)

FIRST APPEARANCES: Audrey Hanson, Eden McCain, Matt Parkman

TWISTS AND REVELATIONS:

• Both Peter and Nathan flew, but Peter can only fly when he’s around Nathan.
• Angela Petrelli reveals that Peter’s father committed suicide.
• When Hiro teleported to New York, he actually travelled forward in time.
• While in the future, Hiro learns that New York goes nuclear.
• We also learn that in this future, Nathan has won the election.

“For all his bluster, it is the sad province of Man that he cannot choose his triumph. He can only choose how he will stand when the call of destiny comes… hoping that he’ll have the courage to answer.”