Orientation (Heroes)

"Orientation"
Heroes episode
While trapped in Matt's head, Sylar taunts him.
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 1
Directed by	David Straiton (part one) Ed Bianchi (part two)
Written by	Tim Kring (part one) Adam Armus and Kay Foster (part two)
Production code	401 / 402
Original air date	September 21, 2009
Guest appearance(s)
Robert Knepper as Samuel Sullivan Ashley Crow as Sandra Bennet Madeline Zima as Gretchen Berg Jimmy Jean-Louis as the Haitian Lisa Lackey as Janice Parkman Ray Park as Edgar Dawn Olivieri as Lydia Rachel Melvin as Annie Rick Worthy as Mike Assaf Cohen as Hesam Wes Ramsey as Roy Gregory Zola as Roy Saemi Nakamura as Kimiko Nakamura Mercedes Colon as Detective Abrams Željko Ivanek as Emile Danko Jack Wallace as Arnold Mikey Kawata as Young Hiro Nakamura Jordan Dang as Young Ando Masahashi Satomi Okuno as Young Kimiko Nakamura Scott Lowell as Prof. Fenton
Episode chronology
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"Orientation" is the first episode of the fourth season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes and the 60th episode overall. The episode aired in the US on September 21, 2009. Produced and filmed as two separate episodes, the episode's title for the second hour was initially announced as "Jump, Push, Fall"; however, it aired as a single double-length episode.

Samuel Sullivan presides over his brother Joseph's funeral with the Sullivan Bros. Carnival members in attendance. Talking of redemption, he mentions other people like them, accompanied on-screen by clips of the Heroes cast, predicting they will soon join their "family" at the carnival. He finishes by dropping a compass into the grave and telling Joseph to find his way home. He then uses his terrakinetic abilities to close the grave. Later, Samuel uses his powers in conjunction with carnival member Lydia to reveal an image of Emile Danko as a tattoo on her back. Edgar, another carnival member, is sent to retrieve something from Danko. Edgar initially refuses, but is threatened using Samuel's power and relents. Samuel then uncovers a picture of Hiro Nakamura, who visited the carnival fourteen years previously. Using the powers of ailing carnival member Arnold, Samuel travels back in time to meet Hiro.

Upon starting college, Claire Bennet meets her overbearing roommate Annie, and is remembered by a girl called Gretchen as part of the events of the episode "Homecoming". Soon after arriving, Annie is suddenly found dead by Claire. Gretchen agrees that Annie's death was a murder and that they should investigate, suggesting using a dummy to see if she jumped, was pushed or fell. Claire tests this theory herself, healing with her ability, and Gretchen sees what she can do.