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"Upon This Rock" is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes and seventy-first episode overall. It is the first episode in a back-to-back series return after the 2009 holiday hiatus. The episode aired on January 4, 2010.
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Synopsis
Claire is working at the Sullivan Bros. Carnival and contemplating posters advertising "Lydia, The Painted Lady" and "Eli, The Amazing Replicating Man". Eli watches Claire as she walks by him down the midway, picking up trash. She is annoyed that he watches her with suspicion. Lydia assures Claire that he's harmless and he's only watching her because she's new. Claire admits she's not comfortable with people staring at her. Lydia has Mrs. Comey's blueberry pancakes for Samuel and suggests she take them to him to get some points.
At his trailer, Samuel is going through Noah's Primatech files when Claire knocks on the door. She notices the box, which he quickly tries to conceal behind him and then covers over with a cloth. He thanks her for the pancakes and goes outside with her to eat them. Claire comments that the box looks like the one from her father's paper company, and Samuel admits he's shared history with Noah. When she asks for more information, he says he's more interested in the future, and he has the homeland to prepare for. Claire says she'll be getting back to college for her class on Monday and Samuel says it's her loss. He puts on a suit and asks how he looks, and then explains he's going to the city to get someone essential to building the homeland, and hopes she'll join them when it's complete. As Claire goes, Eli watches her, multiples, and talks to Samuel. Samuel tells him to make sure Claire doesn't go.
Hiro teleports to Tokyo, Japan and introduces himself to a ramen vendor as a knight from the starship Enterprise. The vendor doesn't know what he means. Hiro hears a woman cry for help and sees her struggling with a purse snatcher. He grabs a cleaver from the vendor and approaches the man, claiming it's a light saber. When the man doesn't stop, Hiro cuts the purse strap ala Duncan McCloud and shouts, "There can be only one!", and the man runs away. Hiro returns the purse to the woman, calling her Dulcinea. She doesn't know what to make of that. The police arrive to arrest Hiro, who asks for his sidekick. The police take him into custody.
In the fields outside the carnival, Samuel remembers the past when he tried to use his powers and Joseph dared him to see. The ground shakes but Samuel is unable to shift a boulder. Samuel insists that he'll be able to move bigger rocks one day, and people will come to see him. Joseph comments that he wants Vanessa to see him, and says they'll never go back to her again. He jokingly says he'll buy a ticket to bring Vanessa back if Samuel can ever move the rock.
In the present Eli continues to watch Claire as she gets breakfast. She overhears Lydia discussing a man who just arrived with Amanda and Lydia telling her daughter to stay away from him until they know more about him and his family. As Amanda stalks off, Claire chuckles and Lydia asks what's so funny. Claire admits that it's the first normal conversation she has heard at the carnival, and they sound like her and Sandra when they argue. When Claire comments it must be nice for them to grow up in a place like the carnival, Lydia suggests it isn't quite so perfect. Claire then asks if Lydia can use her power to know why Samuel wants her there. Lydia admits that Samuel is bringing a lot of people in, and it seems to have become an obsession for him. He spent the morning in his trailer with Noah's files.
Claire goes to Samuel's trailer but finds Eli waiting for her. She says she was looking for Samuel, and another Eli appears behind her to say Samuel isn't there. Another Eli appears and wonders why she isn't on beautification duty, and tells her to get on it with it.
The police bring Hiro to Yamagato Industries and talk to Ando. He confirms that Hiro has been missing for six weeks. The officer informs Ando that they don't know what Hiro is saying. They bring him in and he thinks Ando is Sancho Panza, and starts talking fantasy and science fiction gibberish, and doesn't seem to know what's going on. Ando has him released into his custody and explains to the police that Hiro has a brain tumor, and it's getting worse.
At the hospital, Emma receives her mail and finds a letter telling her that her application has been rejected, although they encourage her to apply in a year. Later, she goes home and contemplates the cello that her mysterious benefactor sent her. The door light flashes and she goes to the door to discover that Samuel is at her door. He introduces himself and uses sign language to speak with her, saying he's like her. She initially thinks he's deaf, but then Samuel clarifies that he has a gift like hers, and he's the one who sent her the cello. He shows her a compass tattoo on his arm, which matches one engraved on the cello.
Ando continues to try and get Hiro to make sense. Hiro says they must go to the land of swamp dragons and rescue Dr. Watson from Castle Arkham. Kimiko comes in with the number of a neurosurgeon and insists on getting Hiro help, but Ando insists that Hiro's statements have some meaning they need to figure out. When Hiro mentions the X-Men and the Danger Room, Ando realizes he's referring to the room where he keeps his comic books and goes to get them. Hiro goes after him as Kimiko sighs in exasperation.
Samuel explains to Emma that he knows about her ability, and that he learned about it from Lydia. He insists that they're all connected and she reluctantly invites him in. Samuel explains that the cello was meant for someone special in his life, and it wasn't easy giving it away. One day, he lost her. With her permission, he picks up the cello and admits that it's now found its proper home. Emma explains that the wall cracked the last time she played it, and Samuel explains that it was her fear that caused the damage, not the cello. He asks for her help and shows her a Primatech file on a man named Ian Michaels. Samuel explains that the man can control plant life, and he divorced himself from the world when his powers manifested. Now he lives in Central Park, and Samuel wants Emma to help.
At the carnival, Claire continues to notice Eli and his clones watching her as she works. She tries to run and they give chase into the House of Mirrors. Eli goes in while his clones guard the entrance. He finds her at the center, using the mirrors to create multiple reflections of her. When he charges at one, she knocks him out and the other clones disappear as she leaves the attraction and goes to Samuel's trailer. She finds the Primatech box, photos of the nearby valley, and a map of the area. Files were inside the box; files for D.L. Hawkins, Matt Parkman, Gabriel Gray, Claire Bennet, Maya Herrera, Nathan Petrelli, and Eden McCain. She also finds a photo of young Samuel and Joseph. Claire suddenly is forced outside by Eric Doyle, using his power to control her. He asks her what she's doing and Claire tells him that Samuel is collecting people with abilities. Eric insists that they're a family and Samuel wants them together, and she thinks the worst of people. Claire explains that Samuel is using Noah's files to track people, and is up to something. Eric refuses to let her ruin it for everyone, including himself.
In Hiro's storage room, Hiro tries to explain that a sidekick must obey his master, and talks of Don Quixote and the great swamp where Curt Connors swims. Ando realizes Curt Connors is the Lizard, a villain in Marvel Comics. He lived in Florida where there are many crocodiles: swamp dragons. Ando realizes that Arkham refers to an insane asylum, and finds an asylum on Arkham Road in Florida. Hiro thanks him for his help and Ando assures him he's at his service. He admits that he is a sidekick, and Hiro says he's the bravest one he knows.
At the park, Samuel explains that Emma's ability allows her to merge her emotions with her music, drawing people to her. He asks her to concentrate on Ian and make her prayers into a song. She plays the cello and the nearby parkgoers listen, entranced. Ian steps out of the woods and approaches, and Samuel assures him that it's all right. As Ian rests his hands against a tree, Emma and Samuel smile as it blossoms in the winter.
Back at the hospital, Emma has Ian treated for infection and Samuel thanks her for his help. He says they could use a doctor and a siren, and gives her a compass so she can find the carnival. Emma says that she'll come. Once she leaves, Ian admits that he thought he was unique, and was scared. Samuel says many of them are like that, but now it's time to go home. As they leave, Samuel sees a newscast announcing the death of Senator Nathan Petrelli in a small-plane crash.
At the carnival, Claire realizes that Eric is weakening or he wouldn't let her speak. She wonders why Eric is sure that Samuel is good, and he says that he's good now. Joseph set him straight and showed him what was good about his ability. Eric explains that Samuel convinced Joseph to let him in, and Claire wonders why Samuel is obsessed with bringing people in. She tells Eric that she doesn't want to destroy his home, and he knows it. He releases his control and tells her to talk to Lydia, saying she knows what happened.
Claire goes to Lydia's trailer and asks her what Samuel is planning. Lydia hesitates and then admits that Joseph was once in charge, and the one who made the carnival a home. When Lydia can't bring herself to say what happened, Claire realizes that Samuel killed Joseph. Lydia says that Samuel has lost his way. Claire admits that she realized that the carnival is special, and the only thing wrong with it is Samuel. Lydia asks her to find someone who will stop Samuel, and Claire promises that she will. As she leaves, Eli and his clones grab her and take her away.
In the morning, Samuel returns and claims that Claire was free to go. He tells Claire it's her choice and she demands to know what happened to Joseph. Samuel asks Eli to leave and then asks if Lydia told. Claire says she didn't, and Samuel says that he lost control when he learned that Joseph told the government about them. He points out that Noah got the compass from Danko, but Claire refuses to let him redirect the conversation. Lying, Samuel claims that Joseph put them in danger and Samuel did what he had to, just like any father. Claire asks him what is going on in the valley and Samuel takes her out to where Ian is standing. Ian says he needs water and Samuel needs his ability to open up a crack and tap into an underground spring. Ian smiles, concentrates as he digs his hands into the ground, and starts generating grass in an ever-expanding radius. Samuel and Claire smile as the valley blooms with greenery. Samuel assures Ian that the beautiful manifestation is what Ian is, and then explains that it is their new home. He comments that his brother would have loved it, and never believed that Samuel could make it real. He wants a bigger family to build the future, and says it can be Claire's home as well. Claire says she has a home and wants to go back, and Samuel agrees. He reminds her that she's free, and can always come back whenever she wants. As she walks off, she checks her messages. Noah and Peter have both called, and they both want her to call.
Peter is at the cemetary with Angela as a Navy funeral service for Nathan is preparing. Noah is there in the crowd. Claire arrives alone by taxi and Noahtells her that he's glad she safe. She coldly wonders what he thinks she's safe from. Fearing his motivation, she tells him she won't give the compass back. She then leaves him to take her place with Angela as family members of the deceased.
Peter gives the eulogy. He talks of how Nathan was harder on him than his father would have been, because Nathan wanted him ready for anything. Peter assures his brother that he is ready. The honour guard ritually fold the American flag drapping Nathan's casket and then present it to Angela in gratituate for Nathan's miltary service. As the sailors fire the traditional 3 volley, rifle salute, a 4- jet fighter squadron passes overhead in Nathan's honor. Peter smiles as one jet pulls up & away, headed Heaven-ward as the rest of the squadron flies in the symbollic 'Missing Man Formation".
