Parasite (Heroes)

"Parasite"
Heroes episode
Hiro and Ando view a devastating future.
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 18
Directed by	Kevin Bray
Written by	Christopher Zatta
Production code	118
Original air date	March 4, 2007
Guest appearance(s)
Eric Roberts as Thompson James Kyson Lee as Ando Masahashi Zachary Quinto as Sylar Ashley Crow as Sandra Bennet Cristine Rose as Angela Petrelli Missy Peregrym as Candice Wilmer Jimmy Jean-Louis as the Haitian Ian Gomez as Art dealer Eugene Byrd as Campaign manager Matt North as Linderman's guard David Barrera as Agent Quesada Markus Flanagan as Agent Alonzo Malcolm McDowell as Daniel Linderman Dutch Johnson as Linderman's guard Louis Iacoviello as Det. Jeff Tracy
Episode chronology
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List of Heroes episodes

"Parasite" is the eighteenth episode of the first season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. It was unique in that, in some markets, the introductory phrase "Previously on Heroes" was written in Japanese and spoken by Hiro, unlike the English that had always preceded it. It was originally announced as "Like Any Parasite" until NBC shortened its name to "Parasite" on February 24, 2007. Like the previous episode, this episode debuted on Global in most Canadian markets a day ahead of NBC. This was the last episode to be aired until April 2007, when the series picked up once again to finish the season.

After Simone Deveaux dies, Isaac Mendez blames Peter Petrelli for her death and tries to shoot Peter, but he turns invisible and flies out the window. Distraught, Peter goes to Nathan for help. Nathan says he will leave an anonymous phone call to the police, directing them to Isaac's home. He advises Peter to get help from Mohinder, but Peter disappears again.

Thompson questions Mr. Bennet, who states that the last thing he remembers is driving his wife, Sandra, home from the hospital. He does not know the whereabouts of Claire or the Haitian. Later, outside the room, Thompson and Candice Wilmer observe Bennet, along with Matt Parkman, who is being held against his will. Parkman says that Mr. Bennet is telling the truth.

A few hours later, Mr. Bennet and Candice arrive at Isaac's apartment. Candice disguises herself as Simone and hides Simone's corpse to fool the police. She then uses this appearance to taunt Isaac, and he begs Mr. Bennet to stay. But Bennet refuses, claiming that they concocted an alibi, saying Simone will be in Europe indefinitely. After they leave, a devastated Isaac goes back to using heroin and paints several images which depict himself with his head cut open and his brain removed, the same as Sylar's victims.