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Genesis (also knwon by the working title, "In His Own Image") is the pilot episode of the TV series Heroes. This episode was written by Tim Kring and directed by David Semel. It first aired on September 25, 2006.
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Plot
Opening Narration
"In recent days, a seemingly random group of individuals has emerged with what can only be described as 'special' abilities. Although unaware of it now, these individuals will not only save the world, but change it forever. This transformation from ordinary to extraordinary will not occur overnight. Every story has a beginning. Volume One of their epic tale begins here…"
New York City
Peter Petrelli, a nurse living and working in New York City wakes from a dream of falling. He is in the home of Charles Deveaux, a terminally ill man in his care. He leaves his patient to visit his brother, congressional candidate, Nathan Petrelli, whom he tells about his amazing dreams. Nathan disregards his brothers ramblings about his belief that he can fly. They are interrupted by news that their mother, Angela Petrelli, has been arrested for shoplifting.
Peter and Nathan visit their mother at the police station. Angela has recently been widowed and has been behaving oddly in recent months. Nathan is more concerned with how these events will affect his campaign while Peter is more understanding.
When Nathan leaves, Peter explains that he has an almost metaphysical connection his brother. He recalls an incident in which he knew his brother was injured before he was told. his mother isn't convinced.
Nathan manages to get his mother's shoplifting charges expunged from the record and suggests she take up another hobby. Peter understands his mother merely wants attention and company. Nathan attempts to offer Peter a job on his campaign but Peter isn't interested. He goes out and catches a cab.
Mohinder Suresh - Madras, India
Mohinder Suresh, a professor at the University of Madras, speaks to his class about evolution. He receives news of his father's death in New York and believes his father may have been murdered because of his genetics research. He visits his father's local apartment but finds an intruder whose phone rings and reveals him. He runs away.
Isaac Mendez
Isaac Mendez, a New York artist begins destroying his paintings. His girlfriend, Simone Deveaux arrives and manages to calm him. He admits that he is addicted to heroin again and he made the paintings while high.
Simone thinks the paintings are great but they upset Isaac. One of the paintings he made three weeks ago is identical to an image in the morning paper in every detail. Isaac thinks something is wrong with him and that there's "only one way left"
Simone believes he intends to quit cold turkey and insists he get help and not try it alone. Isaac becomes upset and yells at her telling her to leave. His paintings show images of a cheerleader saving a man from a fire.
Brooklyn, New York
Mohinder arrives in Brooklyn, New York where he takes on his father's old job driving a taxi and moves into his apartment. The place is a mess and Mohinder begins to organize it.
Mohinder picks up Peter Petrelli in his cab and the two begin to talk. Peter asks him about the feeling of being "special". Mohinder doesn't quite grasp Peter's meaning but mentions some points on genetics and evolutions.
The whole city looks toward the sky at a solar eclipse.
In the cab, Peter receives a call from Simone telling him to hurry to her father's place.
After dropping off Peter, Mohinder picks up another passenger. The man seems quite ordinary but soon begins to asks personal questions. His questions refer to Mohinder's job in India suggesting he knows a lot about him. Mohinder becomes nervous and scared and abandons the cab and passenger. The man gets out, revealing he is the same man who invaded Mohinder's father's apartment in India.
Peter & Simone
Simone helps Peter gather drugs from her father's place and they rush over to Isaac's apartment where he is passed out on the floor from a heroin overdose. Simone calls for an ambulance and Peter begins to take note of Isaac's painting. He finds an image of himself flying off a building and another mural on the floor showing New York being destroyed by a nuclear explosion. Issac mutters "We have to stop it."
Later, Peter waits for Nathan atop a building. When he arrives Peter talks about having a destiny and his need to be somebody. He steps off the building's edge. He begins to fall and Nathan flies up to catch him. They struggle and Nathan loses his grasp on Peter and he falls.
Niki & Micah Sanders
In Las Vegas, Nevada, Niki Sanders completes her webcam performance as her son prepares for school. They hurriedly leave the house when someone tries to break in. Niki takes her son, who is gifted, to a private school where she is told he cannot stay because she failed to pay the tuition. The money she gave them was considered to be a donation. As she leaves, she sees a reflection of herself and screams at it, telling it to leave her alone.
Niki drops off her son at a friend's house. She explains that men, sent by Mr. Linderman invaded her house to collect on the money she borrowed from him. She also tries to explain about the strange reflection of herself but her friend doesn't understand. She promises to pick up Micah later.
Niki returns home believing the men have gone. The house has been ransacked but a device Micah made to view the solar eclipse is still intact. She looks through it with pride.
Moments later, Linderman's thugs return and grab her. They insist that she perform her webcam routine for them but she is unwilling to continue. The scene ends.
Some time later, Niki wakes up to find the room utterly destroyed with the bodies of Linderman's thugs laying about, torn apart. She is covered in blood. She looks in the mirror and her reflection gives her the sign to be quiet.
Claire Bennet
In Odessa, Texas, Claire Bennet, with the help for classmate Zach, videotape her sixth suicide attempt. She jumps from a height of over eighty feet and falls to the ground. She gets up mostly unharmed. Her shoulder is dislocated but she simply snaps it back into place. She also snaps a broken rib back into position.
Though Zach thinks Claire's invulnerability is incredibly cool, she is upset at the new development and believes she is a freak. She makes him promise not to tell anyone and confiscates the tape of the event. She promises to talk to him in school in exchange for his help.
On their way home, Zach and Claire come across a train fire. She hands him the tape and tells him to start filming. She crosses the barrier and runs into a burning train car where she rescues a trapped man. The flames touch her arm burning her uniform, and a fireman helps put it out, shocked to find she is unharmed. She runs off before anyone can question her.
Claire returns home and reveals to her mother that she "walked through fire without getting burned". Her mother believes Claire is using a metaphor and compliments her for being really profound.
Later, while washing dishes, Claire drops her ring into the garbage disposal and reaches in to recover it while the machine is still running. Her hand is mangled in the process. Her mother approaches and Claire hides her hand behind her as it heals.
Claire tells her mother that she would like to find out who her real parents are. Her father returns home and is revealed to be the man from Mohinder's cab.
Hiro Nakamura
Hiro Nakamura, stops a clock proving he can manipulate time and space. He is excited about his new ability and happily tells his friend and coworker, Ando Masahashi about his gift. Ando isn't easily convinced. He is watching a recording of Niki's webcam.
After work, Hiro continues to explain his abilities to Ando. Hiro believes he'll also be able to teleport by bending space time. Hir refers to an issue of the Uncanny X-Men as his source for his theories about his abilities. They enter a bar to get a drink and Ando decides to test Hiro's claims, suggesting he teleport himself into the ladies room. Hiro agrees and Ando goes to get another drink.
Hiro successfully teleports into the bathroom and is shortly thrown out of the bar. Hiro is overjoyed at the prospect of being different and special Ando wonders aloud why he would want to be different and stand out? Hiro gives up on him.
Later, Hiro is on the subway when he sees an ad for New York. He concentrates and suddenly finds himself in New York Times Square. He is excited and proclaims "Hello New York!"
Guest Stars
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