By Couch Baron
Sylar and Luke stop at some abandoned diner, and Sylar says he was there once before with his father -- and we flash back to a memory of Sylar's dad selling him and then killing his real mother. This causes Sylar to dump Luke on the way to trying to kill his father, and the fact that Sylar doesn't even bother to kill Luke just goes to show how pointless he is.
Sandra discovers Alex in Claire's closet, and Claire tries to tell her mom that she's boning him, but that doesn't fly for some reason, so Claire confesses the truth. Sandra plays the trump card of parents everywhere by saying she's "so disappointed," but really, she's worried because she knows there are agents in a van watching the house. She helps the kids out by repossessing her son's driver's license (while telling us she was a Def Leppard fan, which is awesome) and replacing his photo with Alex's. Two agents then invade the house, but Sandra's hidden Alex too well for them to find, and she then plays the role of decoy while Claire and Alex make out underwater. In the end, everything seems chill at the Bennet house, until DOYLE THE CREEPY PUPPET MASTER shows up with a message from Rebel saying that Claire will save him. I'm thinking Claire's going to be blocking a certain number from her phone posthaste.
Danko tells his team that Peter and Matt are fair game to be killed, and Bennet plays his part by backing him up to Nathan. Rebel gives Daphne's location to Peter and Matt, and also warns them out of Mohinder's lab moments before some agents show up. They go to Building 26, and on the way in, Peter absorbs Matt's power so he can help him out with the Jedi mind control. Even though they're seen on video by Danko, Nathan, and Bennet, their powers are effective in holding them at bay. While they're there, Rebel gives them access to recordings of the actions of Building 26, but while Peter gets out safely, Matt does not. Nathan then meets with his mother and asks if she's Rebel, but she denies it, and then Peter calls and offers Nathan the recording in exchange for Daphne and Matt. Danko, however, won't make a deal with someone he considers a terrorist, and tries to double-cross Peter. Even though Bennet tries to warn Peter with his thoughts, Danko shoots him in the shoulder and knocks him off a roof, but he suddenly reappears in a flying blur, and it's hard to see but his brother is carrying him. Soon after, the three Petrellis are having a confab, and Nathan admits he screwed up but still tries to get Peter to come with him. Peter, however, fakes him out WITH A HUG, which is awesome, and re-absorbs his power and flies away. When he's gone, Angela whispers something in Nathan's ear, and he looks rather stunned. Peter's video does indeed make the news, but that's not the only story, as in the end, Danko drugs Matt, straps a bomb around him, and drops him off in downtown D.C. I'm thinking the Jeopardy music would be appropriate here, but I don't handle licensing rights.
Who has the best powers? Find out. Come back later in the week for Couch Baron's full recap.