Six Months Ago (Heroes)

"Six Months Ago"
Heroes episode
Gabriel Gray (Zachary Quinto, left) and Chandra Suresh (Erick Avari, right). Gabriel demonstrates his newly acquired ability to Chandra.
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 10
Directed by	Allan Arkush
Written by	Aron Eli Coleite
Production code	110
Original air date	November 27, 2006
Guest appearance(s)
Nora Zehetner as Eden McCain James Kyson Lee as Ando Masahashi Graham Beckel as Hal Sanders Zachary Quinto as Gabriel Gray / Sylar Jack Coleman as Mr. Bennet Erick Avari as Chandra Suresh Cristine Rose as Angela Petrelli Jayma Mays as Charlie Andrews Ashley Crow as Sandra Bennet Lisa Lackey as Janice Parkman Deirdre Quinn as Tina Danielle Savre as Jackie Wilcox Rick Peters as Tom McHenry Jimmy Jean-Louis as the Haitian David Berman as Brian Davis Rena Sofer as Heidi Petrelli Sally Champlin as Lynette Josh Clark as Sheriff Davidson Michael Maury as Deputy Lloyd
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"Six Months Ago" is the tenth episode of the first season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. The entire episode is set six months before the series' premiere, displaying how all the characters initially developed their powers.

Hiro Nakamura arrives at the Burnt Toast Diner six months in the past after attempting to go back only a single day. Charlie, the waitress he is there to save, serves him.

Jackie arrives at Claire's bedroom and informs Claire that she got her the open cheerleading position. Jackie is surprised at Claire's lack of enthusiasm and threatens to give the position to someone else. A struggle ensues for the outfit, ending with Claire's hand crashing through a glass cabinet door after both girls lose their grip. Her mother helps clean the wound before taking her to the emergency room. Mr. Bennet then receives a phone call from Chandra, who tells Mr. Bennet that they must speak about Claire.

Hiro continues his attempts to explain to Charlie that he teleported from the future. As it rains outside, Hiro realizes that he teleported back too far, since it was not raining the day before he teleported, and it is, in fact, Charlie's birthday in April. He considers trying to teleport again, but is afraid of where he might end up and decides against it.

Hiro brings a newspaper to the diner and shows Charlie the results of a Japanese baseball game where the Swallows beat the Dragons. Hiro comments on how flawlessly she reads the Japanese article after only one day, but her skepticism has not waned. They begin to discuss origami. Charlie comments that a person who folds a thousand cranes will be granted one wish. Hiro then uses his powers to stop time and fill the Diner with 1000 cranes on strings, and also offers her a one-way ticket to Japan. He states that he doesn't care if she believes him, but only wishes for her to accompany him to Japan.