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Claire arrives home in roughly the same time it takes Bob to follow her in his car, and asks Mama Bennet why roly-poly men from Alias are tailing her. Stupidly, Claire doesn't lock the door and Bob saunters in. Mama Bennet exclaims "Why, that's the regional manager for Primatech!" but shuts up when Bob brandishes his gun.

On the other side of town, Bennet and Mohinder pull up to the set-up spot. Bennet recognizes Elle as she walks up to them, wearing She plays the coquette, greeting him in a Lolita-like voice. She charges up her electricity but her reflexes are too slow for Emotard, who swoops in and slams her against the car. Mama said knock you out. Bennet, remembering the Isaac painting, quickly turns the gun on Mohinder, who finally realizes he forgot to remove his Breath-right nose strips and is mortified. Mohinder, on his knees, silently pleads with Bennet for his life, and Bennet ultimately just kicks Mohinder in the gut. Bennet, you know you've got to duct-tape him if you want to live.

Deleted scenes from Crash.

Rushing home, Bennet discovers his wife duct-taped to a chair. Either she is wearing a lot of lipgloss or they bought their tape from the 99 Cent Store, because the piece stuck to her mouth comes off much too easily. Mama Bennet is le pissed, but I'm pleased that Bob didn't just kill her. It shows some restraint. She's reunited with Emotard, who is carrying an unconscious Elle over his shoulder.

"Did you pack Mr. Muggles' bath tub?" Bennet asks Sandra. Heh, I heard "bubble bath" the first time. Elle is soaked to the bone, duct-taped to a chair, with her feet in the water-filled tub. As she comes to, she angrily asks Bennet,"Do you think is my first day?" but manages only in giving herself the electric shock of a lifetime. It's a little hard to watch Veronica Mars suffer, but Bennet snarks, "Stings like a bitch, doesn't it?" The daughter swap has created an interesting dynamic between the pairs of Bennet/Elle and Bob/Claire, and the storyline is compelling.

This Brookstone spa massage chair is NOT what I expected.

Bennet begins appealing to Elle, explaining that he knows all about her abilities, having watched her father lead the charge after bringing her into The Company. He plants a seed of distrust in Elle's head when he confides that she wasn't built to take that much electricity, that the experiments conducted on her changed her, that she used to be all about unicorns and cupcakes. Insinuating that Bob used The Haitian to mind-wipe her of traumatic memories, Bennet tells her he wants to arrange a trade. Elle is a bit worried her father won't agree, but Bennet reassures her that she'd be surprised to see what daddies do for their daughters.

Bob gets a call from Bennet regarding the daughter swap. Claire listens in as they agree to meet in two hours at the beach for a sunset showdown and a ride on the boardwalk carousel. Bob and Claire have a father-daughter moment as well as they agree that Bennet isn't big on listening much, and Bob takes the moment to try to recruit her for The Company. Claire remembers the painting she saw on Bennet's laptop, and offers up her blood to save her father. Bob extracts some of the regenerative blood, which will be used approximately five minutes from now.

Perv.

Bennet tries to urge Emotard to go home, but Emotard is determined to save Claire with him. I must be getting soft, because even this Precious Moments segment moves me as Emotard and Bennet bond over the girl they both love. Mama Bennet observes and puts on a brave front as Bennet says goodbye to her. At the beach, Bennet and Emotard shoot the shit about what kind of car Emotard drives and how Bennet drove a Citroen as a teen. Elle rolls her eyes just as The Company Van pulls up. Mohinder steps out (Bennet, you really should duct-tape and hide anyone you think may kill you) with Bob and a cuffed Claire.

The exchange goes pretty smoothly, with Elle and Claire sizing each other up as they cross paths. All my guy friends swear up and down there's some subtle lesbian tension in the exchange, but I think it's more of the competitive girl streak coming out. Bennet embraces Claire, and just as she remembers the painting, he shoves her into Emotard's arms. Emotard takes off but doesn't get very far as Elle quickly turns on her heel and shoots a lightning bolt at the pair. They slam into the ground but appear unharmed, Claire being Emotard's cushion.

I'm not an ambi-turner.

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