Fight or Flight (Heroes)

"Fight or Flight"
Heroes episode
Elle shows her power by the docks.
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 5
Directed by	Lesli Glatter
Written by	Joy Blake and Melissa Blake
Production code	205
Original air date	October 22, 2007
Guest appearance(s)
Jimmy Jean-Louis as the Haitian Alan Blumenfeld as Maury Parkman Holt McCallany as Ricky Eriko as Yaeko Lisa Lackey as Janice Parkman Katie Carr as Caitlin Jeanette Brox as Camille Adair Tishler as Molly Walker Nichelle Nichols as Nana Dawson Stephen Tobolowsky as Bob Bishop Dominic Keating as Will Adetokumboh McCormack as Tuko
Episode chronology
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"Fight or Flight" is the fifth episode of the second season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. It aired on October 22, 2007. This episode marks the first appearance of Elle, played by Kristen Bell, credited as a series regular. David Anders (Takezo Kensei) is also credited as a series regular from this episode.

As Peter Petrelli settles into his new life with Caitlin, a young woman named Elle – soon revealed to possess the ability to conjure electricity – searches for him at the Cork docks. Will directs her to the Wandering Rocks Pub. Ricky gets wind of Elle's search and sends Peter to stay at Caitlin's flat, rejecting his offer to deal with Elle on his own. While at Caitlin's, Peter decides to open the box, and finds (among other items) his passport, a plane ticket from New York City to Montreal, and a photo of himself and Nathan (whom he doesn't recognize). While frustrated about the lack of useful information in the box, Peter accidentally taps into his precognitive ability and paints a picture, befuddling Caitlin in the process. The final picture shows Peter and Caitlin outside what looks like to be the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal. At the same time, Elle visits the Wandering Rocks Pub and meets Ricky, who lies about seeing Peter. Elle uses her ability to weld the doors closed and electrocutes Ricky, leaving his horrifically charred corpse behind. Later, she receives a phone call from a man she identifies as “daddy”; for killing Ricky, she is ordered to halt her assignment of finding Peter and return to the Company headquarters. Peter and Caitlin are summoned to the Pub. Caitlin is distraught by her brother's death and is not comforted when Peter confesses that Ricky's killer was there looking for him. The episode ends on his ominous statement, "I can't hide anymore. I can't hide."