Hysterical Blindness (Heroes)

"Hysterical Blindness"
Heroes episode
Gretchen Berg (Madeline Zima) reveals her true feelings for Claire.
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 4
Directed by	SJ Clarkson
Written by	Joe Pokaski
Production code	405
Original air date	October 12, 2009
Guest appearance(s)
Robert Knepper as Samuel Sullivan Louise Fletcher as Dr. Coolidge Madeline Zima as Gretchen Berg Ray Park as Edgar Dawn Olivieri as Lydia Deanne Bray as Emma Coolidge Christine Adams as Madeline Gibson Tessa Thompson as Becky Taylor Rachel Melvin as Annie Ernie Hudson as Captain Lubbock Jack Wallace as Arnold
Episode chronology
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"Hysterical Blindness" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes and sixty-third episode overall. The episode aired on October 12, 2009.

Sylar crawls from his shallow grave and is picked up by the Baltimore Police after being found wandering. Police psychologist Dr. Madelyn Gibson diagnoses him with amnesia and possible aphasia. She begins working with him on his memory but the police soon identify him as murder suspect Gabriel Gray.

Samuel declares to the family that a new member will be joining that day. Lydia cautions him against making promises he may not be able to keep, but Samuel trusts that the feeling in his bones will prove to be correct.

Claire and Gretchen are invited by Psi Alpha Chi rush chair Becky Taylor to rush the sorority. They make a good impression and are invited back for the mixer that evening. Just before they leave for the dance, Claire discovers information about her, her past, Annie's death and the concept of murder-suicide on Gretchen's computer. At the party, Claire and another girl are almost impaled on a falling flagstaff; only Gretchen appears near enough to have dropped it.

Peter tries to reconnect with Angela but is unsuccessful. On his way to work he saves Emma, disoriented by her newly manifesting abilities, from being hit by a bus and inadvertently mimics her ability. He finds her later at the hospital and explains about her ability and the two play a piano duet. He asks her to lunch the next day but she is put off when he jokes about getting her out of the file room.

After the mixer Gretchen returns to her dorm room and assures Claire that she did not drop the flagstaff. Claire confronts her about the information on her computer and Gretchen kisses her, confessing that she has a crush on Claire. Moments later, the sorority sisters arrive and offer them each a bid to join the sorority.