Homecoming (Heroes)

"Homecoming"
Heroes episode
Claire watches as Sylar attacks Jackie, believing her to be the cheerleader with special powers.
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 9
Directed by	Greg Beeman
Written by	Adam Armus & Kay Foster
Production code	109
Original air date	November 20, 2006
Guest appearance(s)
Nora Zehetner as Eden McCain James Kyson Lee as Ando Masahashi Jack Coleman as Mr. Bennet Ashley Crow as Sandra Bennet Zachary Quinto as Sylar Erick Avari as Chandra Suresh Jayma Mays as Charlie Andrews Thomas Dekker as Zach Sakina Jaffrey as Ms. Suresh Shishir Kurup as Nirand Matt Lanter as Brody Mitchum Clay Wilcox as Sharpshooter Jimmy Jean-Louis as the Haitian Danielle Savre as Jackie Wilcox Sally Champlin as Lynette Josh Clark as Sheriff Davidson Javin Reid as Sanjog Iyer
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"Homecoming" is the ninth episode of the first season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes.

The episode begins with Claire and her friend Zach walking into the high school amphitheater with lunch as Claire's former cheerleader friends wait anxiously for the results of the Homecoming Court vote. Claire downplays the entire ritual, but Zach encourages her to check the posting and see if she had won. To Claire's surprise, she has been voted Homecoming Queen, with her main rival, Jackie, merely a member of the court. Astonished, Claire and the rest of the cheerleaders turn around to see much of the student body proclaiming congratulations and support for Claire. She later discovers that Zach had been campaigning for her, working to win the "unpopular vote" by letting everyone know that Claire is not like the popular Jackie. Jackie, however, spoils the moment in an attempt to deflate Claire's victory by poking fun at Zach. Claire, beginning to see the importance of Zach's friendship to her, promptly punches Jackie in the face.

D.L. and Micah have stopped at a local diner as they flee from Las Vegas. Micah compares them to Batman and Robin, though D.L. jokes that he refuses to wear tights. A police car pulls into the lot as D.L. leaves the car to get a paper, and he becomes nervous, lowering his cap and turning to return to the vehicle when he sees that Micah is gone. Elsewhere, Jessica is testing a long-range Army sniper rifle at a firing range. She stresses the need for range on the gun. The seller replies that the rifle was known to pierce body armour at 400 yards (365 meters). As they walk back to the car, Jessica tells him that she is trying to kill "a man" (D.L) who had stolen "her" son. The seller says that she must really hate him. A glance in the car mirror shows a nervous Niki, but Jessica only smiles, stating that it's time to go hunting.