Testimonials

A moment later, Bennet returns to Claire's shock and amazement. Later, in the kitchen, he explains to Mama Bennet, Lyle, and Claire that he survived because of Claire's magical blood. Lyle lost too many brain cells in the last Haitian mind-sweep and doesn't get it, and Bennet explains it's an impossible situation and that it wasn't his decision to play dead. He tells Claire that her plans to expose the company are unacceptable. Claire still believes if they destroy them, they get their lives back (um no, you don't, the government gets you and perhaps the circus, too). Bennet says he made a deal to keep everyone alive - he has to go back with The Company, and everyone else can live a normal life. He tells Claire she was right, it was all his fault. He chokes up as he says he never meant to hurt anyone. And leaves without so much as a hug or a quick hand squeeze, to my disappointment. No one runs after him, probably because they didn't believe zombies were real. "It's done," he tells Bob, who is waiting outside.

Scarsdale, New York, Company

Bob reprimands Elle for provoking Claire. "I couldn't help it, she was so weepy! Who knew she would turn whistleblower?" Bob berates his daughter further, saying Claire isn't even in Elle's league. That's a backhanded compliment if I ever heard one. Elle defends herself by pointing out her gunshot wound, but Bob decides to bench her anyway, citing that she's performed well below what she's capable of. Ouch. No more field assignments. He's starting to make Joan Crawford look decent. Elle starts tearing up, offering an apology in a feeble voice. Bob looks like a sad panda and says he regrets raising her at all.

"But Daddy, I even color-coordinated!"

Bennet, the model prisoner, is playing handball while sitting on his cot. Looks like he got his glasses fixed! They must have an on-site Lenscrafters. Elle watches forlornly and demands he tell her about her ability and what her father did to her. "I'm stuck in this hellhole, my family thinks I'm dead, there's not a lot of incentive to share," snarks Bennet. Elle threatens to make him tell her with a little ball of electricity. "You could try," retorts Bennet awesomely, causing it to sputter out from lack of confidence. Elle pleads. Bennet confides that her father wanted to see how much wattage she could discharge, from powering flashlights to entire city blocks. Seriously, the UN could use the girl in Darfur and other third-world countries who need electricity. Elle, join the Peace Corps and get the hell away from The Company. After testing she'd pass out from the strain, and would want to call it a day. But Bob would say "my daughter is tougher than that." The girl was only seven. At this point, I keep thinking that they should be playing the song "Breakable" by Ingrid Michaelson to amp up the emotional factor. Oh wait, that's ABC. Bennet says that the hardest thing for a parent to see is their child experiencing pain, but not so for Bob. Ouch again.

The trick is: kick someone's ass the first day, or become somebody's bitch. Then everything will be alright.

Bob interrupts this parallel universe bonding moment and Elle leaves abruptly. He informs Bennet that they have a problem, Claire's going public with her powers to TMZ.com. "She's becoming difficult, you know, it's that time of the month again," he intones. Bob wants to know if she has any hard evidence that could leave this company exposed. Besides boxes of cocaine and paper with obscene watermarks? Oh yes. By his silence and smirk, Bennet reveals she does, and Bob threatens to take measures to keep Claire quiet. Offer her a car, one that's not a Nissan Rogue.

Elle peeps into her daddy's office of antiques, where she runs to her well-labeled, totally not coded file. It's empty. She logs into the world's most secure administrator system, which coincidentally has the world's stupidest log-in screen, where you can see what the password is as you type it. "Midas" and not M1D4S with more random numbers. I can't help it, I like some realism when the rest of the show gets absurdly implausible! I've a sneaking suspicion The Company also has dial-up internet and AOL. Oh, Cisco, I hear your stock falling. She looks at a bunch of blank screens, then hones in on Suresh's lab/loft, where she spots Sylar's face. "Oh daddy, you're going to be so proud of me," she grins.

Signs that Daddy doesn't love you: He photoshopped this fish in.

New Orleans

"I swear, we just went to Narnia."

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