Noah points a gun at Molly, because as well a know, he has come to find the tracking system to save Claire, despite what he may say to the contrary about helping everyone. Meanwhile, Mohinder points a gun at Noah. This stalemate of sorts is only broken up when Parkman shows up and sees Molly. Or she sees him. Whatever the case, that seems to solve it for now.
Across town, Hiro continues to talk to his father, Kaito, and then Hiro leaves and teleports to Isaac Mendez’ loft in order to rescue Ando. However, Sylar made it there first, and is painting the fight between himself and Peter. Recognizing Hiro, Sylar challenges him to move faster than he can, and is surprised when Hiro teleports across the room and rescues Ando, quickly disappearing before Sylar can get them. It’s a safe bet that this piques Sylar’s interest.
Hiro leaves Ando at their office in Japan, telling Ando that he has acted as a true hero, since he has no superpower, and that shows his bravery. Hiro even gives Ando his Kensei sword, so that Ando knows Hiro will return.
Back in New York, Linderman is now dead – or seems to be, since you never know who will pop up again – DL and Niki continue on their search for Micah. During their search, Niki actually sees the reflection of the real Jessica in a mirror, and discovers that the person with Micah in the room is actually Candice, who can alter her appearance to appear as someone else. After rescuing Micah, Niki sees only herself in the mirror, but is not sure if this means she is complete again.
Nathan has accepted his role as congressman (and future president), and Peter is trying to recruit him to help fight Sylar. With the newfound power from killing Ted, Sylar is more dangerous than ever. During their conversation, however, Peter realizes that Nathan is not about to stop Sylar from exploding, and now Peter realizes that Claire may have been right to distrust Nathan.
When Matt learns about Molly’s ability, she adds that there is someone out there that she cannot keep tabs on – someone who is even worse than Sylar. Moreover, it is even worse, because when she is able to see them, they can see her right back. This entire group meets up with an injured DL, Niki and Micah and heads to the final confrontation.
In the plaza, we see a true battle royale, where Hiro impales Sylar with a blade before being thrown into a building (he then teleports himself to avoid injury). Niki throws swings a parking meter at Sylar. Peter simply punches Sylar repeatedly, and as he loses control over Ted’s power, Peter realizes that he is the one who will explode, not Sylar. Then Claire grabs Noah’s gun and gets ready to kill Peter, but naturally she cannot. At the last moment, Nathan swoops in and flies him high into the sky, where we see only a flash. Disaster averted, but at what cost?
The final scene is a flashback, where Hiro lands in a grassy meadow as forces descend upon him. The date is 1671, and he notices the man wearing the emblem of his hero, Takezo Kensei. Just then, the sky is darkened by an eclipse.
