Volume One: Ascent
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- Volume 1 Covers
- 1: Frankie Civella Sings
- 2: Masks
- 3: In Good Company
- 4: Scorched
- 5: Deconstructing Daniel Linderman
Chapter One: "Frankie Civella Sings" |
Chapter Two: "Masks" |
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Chapter Three: "In Good Company" | Chapter Four: "Scorched" |
Chapter Five: "Deconstructing Daniel Linderman" |
Chapter One: "Frankie Civella Sings"
August 12th to October 9th, 2008
When MacKenzie Myers approaches the detectives at the Crown Heights Police Station about some incriminating evidence that has recently come into her position, she has no idea that doing the right thing will mean putting her family and friends in the sights of Daniel Linderman's biggest surviving rival… | ||
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08/12 | The Civella Recording | MacKenzie Myers approaches Detective Judah Demsky of the New York Police Department with a key piece of evidence related to a burglary orchestrated by suspected mobster Frankie Civella. |
08/18 | Consequences Over Coffee | MacKenzie narrowly survives an assassination attempt thanks to Ygraine and Jessica. |
08/22 | The Curious Case of Larry Santos and Paul Lezama | Judah turns in his fingerprint analysis of the crime scene at Erica's, identifying the shooters as Larry Santos and Paul Lezama: two ex-convicts from out of state. He and Commissioner Lau discuss what should be done about MacKenzie Myers and, to a lesser extent, Ygraine FitzRoy. |
08/25 | Avon Calling | Kaydence Lee impersonates a Mary Kay saleswoman in order to update MacKenzie about the Civella case and her protection. |
08/28 | Here Be Dragons | Detective Demsky pays Mr. Jacob Brent a visit at his office to discuss the impending arrest and trail of Italian mobster Frankie Civella. |
09/03 | All of this... Misunderstanding | Jessica is hired by Civella crime family heiress Gigi Civella to kidnap MacKenzie Myers. |
09/12 | Followup | Trask questions the owner of the cafe where the shooting occured, only to run into Miss Myers. |
The following article ran in the October 8th edition of the New York Times: Police arrested suspected mobster Franco Civella Wednesday night on suspicion of involvement in the attempted murder of MacKenzie Myers, 29, of Brooklyn, who was hospitalized after being shot during a failed assassination attempt by known criminals at Erica's Coffee Shop in Queens. Civella, known to be at the head of one of New York City's largest remaining crime syndicates, was arrested after an investigation team had managed to gather meaningful evidence linking him directly with involvement to the attempted murder of Myers in August. Although authorities have not released a motive for Civella's actions, it has been speculated by the media for some weeks that Myers was in possession of incriminating information against the suspect at the time of the shooting. Police Commissioner Karen Lau declined to comment. | ||
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Chapter Two: "Masks"
August 13th to September 19th, 2008
Strong and Free. The motto of PARIAH, who seek to preserve basic civil rights and liberties for the Evolved, even if doing so pits them against the law. The people who put their lives on the line to stand up for others who cannot themselves be strong, even if it means following a new acquaintance and his old ally into the lair of the Company, there to break out those no longer free… | ||
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08/31 | Symbols | PARIAH ventures into the bowels of what was once New York City's subway system, where they stumble upon none other than Peter Petrelli. |
09/01 | Hazing 101 | Several of PARIAH's members encounter one another in Central Park; one of them is not as he seems. |
Interrogation | Trask returns to PARIAH headquarters, and is promptly taken prisoner under the suspicion of being a mole. | |
Storm Warning | Peter saves the day, acquires a new power, and has a debate on a rooftop. | |
09/02 | Trust Issues | Helena finally catches up with Cameron to tell him about their discovery and her encounter with Peter. After a brief discussion, Cameron agrees to release Trask from the boiler room. |
We Don't Know Them | Helena informs Claire that "Sergei" has turned himself in. She also tells her that she's met up with the ex-cheerleader's uncle. | |
09/03 | I Need Help | Tamara pays Peter a confusing, but apparently illuminating, visit. |
The Terrible Crime of Cameron-Crushing | Trask informs Claire, Helena and Daniel that his status as a mole is on a need-to-know basis. He also tells the girls that he's been instructed to follow them and check up on their goings-on by Cameron himself. | |
The More Things Change... | Peter confronts Sergei about the whereabouts of Cameron, and passes along information. | |
09/04 | A Change in the Air | Peter approaches PARIAH with a proposition. |
I Never Forget | Following his meeting with PARIAH, Peter finds Cat outside the Deveaux Building. | |
09/05 | A New Hope | Helena meets with Peter to show him around the tenement and Peter pulls a Pan. |
A Request for Infiltration | Peter meets with Hana Gitelman and requests her aid in a planned attack on an Evolved holding facility. | |
09/06 | Faith | Not all masks can be worn forever. Peter confesses to Cat that he was the bomb that decimated New York City. |
Permit Yourself Happiness | The folks of PARIAH could use a little more happiness in their lives. | |
09/07 | How To Leave A Petrelli Speechless | Helena manages to leave Peter speechless no less than three times during a conversation about recent events and — of all things — Peter's past. |
09/08 | Arrival and Artwork | Reporter Danielle Hamilton visits her old friend Cat for a viewing of Peter's latest piece of artwork. |
Not the Best Time | Eve and Cameron have a heart-to-heart about their relationship… or lack thereof. | |
A Meeting Crashed | Peter calls a meeting of PARIAH, which is interrupted near its end by an unexpected visitor. | |
09/09 | Impossibilities | Mohinder meets Peter and Trask at Belvedere Castle to deliver some bad news. |
Muffins Make It Better | Helena learns from Peter that Sylar is alive and helps advise him. | |
09/10 | Even Spidey is Gray | Peter once again meets up with Cat and Danielle. |
Welcome to Level Five | Eve has a dream in which she finds Helena, Daniel and adam brutally murdered inside the Primatech Research building. | |
What Would Daniel Do? | Helena asks Daniel what he would do if he was in charge of PARIAH's agenda. | |
War Torn | Peter and Claire have a confrontation in the condemned tenement's boiler room. | |
Push and Pull | Helena works out late into the night, and Peter decides to find something to fight for. | |
09/11 | Family | Peter and Helena discuss matters of family over breakfast. |
Wish to Forget, Remember to Learn | Helena approaches Claire about a conversation she had with Peter. | |
09/12 | Not Much of a Gift | Ready to paint a gift for a friend, Peter encounters a member of PARIAH, and catches an unfortunate glimpse into the future. |
Legwork | Trask does some background checking on Helena and Daniel based on Cameron's orders. He has brunch with one of their coworkers, and Ygraine gets a little verbose. | |
Breathe | Daniel talks to Peter about the bomb, and PARIAH prepares for a mission. | |
09/13 | Art Crawl! | Members of PARIAH go out to promote their cause through urban art forms. Unfortunately, there are some critics. |
Right Where I Belong | Recovering from over-exerting his powers, Peter and Helena discuss the future. | |
Calm Before the Storm | PARIAH prepares for its biggest operation yet, and Helena receives a terrible warning of the future. | |
The Strong One | Peter comforts Helena when she finally breaks down after finding out about her foretold demise. | |
09/15 | They Have Sylar | Peter and Cat discuss the proper way of dealing with Sylar. |
Just Another Day on the Job | Cat is introduced to the members of PARIAH. | |
I'll Do What's Necessary | Discussion of an upcoming mission, prophetic artwork, and plants in the blasted zone. | |
09/16 | Out of a Hat | Cameron, Eve, and Peter discuss the upcoming mission, and also the involvement of Cat in PARIAH. |
Shifting Focus | Peter belatedly informs Hana that they want some other information… very, very soon. | |
About the Big Bad Boogeyman | Mohinder stops by the tenement looking for Peter, but ends up engaged in conversation with Helena instead. | |
Plans Within Plans | Another meeting on the rooftop. Helena reveals Mohinder's intentions to Cameron and Peter suggests taking out the Walker Tracking System. | |
I Could | Helena and Peter share what might be one of their last quiet moments together. | |
09/17 | Slipknot | Peter and Helena go in search of Hiro, and instead find a whole lot of trouble in the forms of Mohinder and Matt. |
09/18 | The Red Zone | At ground zero in Midtown, Peter pushes himself to the breaking point. |
Make or Break | Peter finally caves in and confesses to Helena his darkest secret. | |
Friends in Digital Places | Wireless gets back to Peter on that information he asked for. | |
09/19 | Into the Dragon's Mouth: Part I | PARIAH appears at Primatech Research, intent on accomplishing their goals. |
Into the Dragon's Mouth: Part II | Helena, Alexander and Eve head to Cell Block A to free the detainees imprisoned there. | |
Into the Dragon's Mouth: Part III | Claire, Peter and Trask are confronted by Matt Parkman and his unit. | |
Into the Dragon's Mouth: Part IV | PARIAH reunites at the scene of the rather unfortunate discovery. Peter surprises no one by taking matters into his own hands. Matt Parkman surprises everyone by taking Claire Bennet into Homeland Security custody. And Claire surprises her friends by agreeing to it. Everything is relative. | |
Into the Dragon's Mouth Part: V | Peter and Sylar clash in the Bronx. | |
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Chapter Three: "In Good Company"
September 2nd to 19th, 2008
New York City may be half-ruined, and Homeland Security ostensibly running the show, but the Company still has its own agenda and operations. Business as usual, really. These are the agents and prisoners who come under the organization's wing and never entirely leave it again… or do they? | ||
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09/02 | Philosophy and Popsicles | adam and Bryan briefly pontificate their philosophies while the former is in his cell and the latter eats a popsicle. |
09/03 | Pick Your Poison | Elle pops by Bryan's office to simply drop off something, but the atmosphere quickly becomes more … charged than that. |
09/04 | Bitchitude | "Kyle" and "Kim" meet "Jessica". A missing man is asked about, with lies and cover-ups going on all around. |
Let's Play a Game | Bryan buys Elle a drink — and makes a little proposition. | |
It's a Technical Question | Bryan stops by Claudine's office, and the two discuss the unknown specifications regarding the newly discovered Trask. | |
09/06 | Morning, Sunshine | adam is roused by an unwelcome female figure. Breakfast is a gift, not a privilege. |
09/07 | Someday | adam and Elle have a short discussion about vacation possibilities. |
09/09 | A Cause for Revenge | Claudine comes to bag-and-tag Jessica. adam and Jessica prove to be bloodily like-minded. Bryan observes. |
09/10 | Fairies, Dwarves and Ice Queen | After devising plots with adam, Miss Sanders is paid an eventful cell visit by Elle. |
09/13 | Jagged Little Pill | Elle drops into Claude's cell to make sure he takes his medicine. |
Not the Doctor | Bryan heads to Level Five to speak with Niki Sanders, accompanied by a very apathetic doctor. | |
09/14 | Come Out - Part One | In her not-so-subtle way, Elle tries to coax Jessica out of hiding. |
Come Out - Part Two | Unfortunately — for both of them — Elle succeeds in luring out the monster. | |
09/15 | Peroxide | Putting adam, Elle, Jessica, and Odessa all in a room makes for lots of barbed conversation. |
09/16 | Special Assignment | Bob gives Bryan a special assignment: bring in a serial killer. |
09/17 | Just Trust Me | After some encouragement, Elle wins cooperation from both sides of Niki. |
A Different School of Thought | Bryan and Elle go after Huruma, an elusive serial killer that the Company has been tracking for several years. | |
09/18 | Murder Is My Métier | Bryan and Bob interview Huruma, who doesn't really feel the need to be all that cooperative. |
The X-Files This Isn't | The Jessica Problem is discussed. Elle sets up an appointment to start working with Niki on her powers. | |
09/19 | Into the Dragon's Mouth: Part II | Huruma, adam and Jessica escape from the Primatech Research facility with help from PARIAH and Sylar, taking Elle hostage. |
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Chapter Four: "Scorched"
September 4th to September 7th, 2008
A corpse arrives at the office of coroner Zachery Miller, causing him a whole world of interdepartmental trouble. | ||
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09/04 | A Recent Death | Jacob Brent pays Zachery Miller a visit at the local morgue in Harlem to see about a corpse. |
09/05 | Interdepartmental Cooperation | The NYPD and Homeland Security engage in a little of that interdepartmental cooperation they're all hearing so much about when Agent Matt Parkman, Detective Kaydence Lee Damaris, Detective Judah Demsky and Officer Trask all converge on Zachery's morgue. |
09/07 | A Likely Story | Jacob and Zachery meet up to discuss options concerning one dead woman, a questioning, and the promise of pretty green bills. |
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Chapter Five: "Deconstructing Daniel Linderman"
September 10th to September 28th, 2008
Aspiring reporter Courtney Danielle Hamilton starts snooping around the Linderman Building in search of the story that will either make or break her career. What she finds instead is more than she ever could have hoped for. | ||
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09/10 | The Devil's Smile | Searching for a scoop, Danielle scopes out the Linderman Building, only to attract the attention of two of Linderman's "top" agents and score a date with one of them. |
On Call | Kain takes Danielle, disguised as a tourist, out to the Orchid Lounge for a night out on the town. | |
They All Go Together | Danielle tells Cat about her date with Kain. | |
09/11 | Deception | After discovering that 'Gwen' is really a reporter-in-disguise, Kain and Mischa arrange to give her a scare and discourage her from sticking her nose where it doesn't belong. |
09/12 | Action and Reaction | Cat and Peter help Danielle recover from the effects of her 'discouragement'. |
It Wasn't for Nothing | Danielle still has her recorder. Makes the injuries all worthwhile. | |
09/15 | Worst Case for Dani | Cat, Peter, and Danielle discuss the aftermath of her injuries. |
09/16 | Looks Like Tomorrow Morning | A recording is listened to, the contents are discussed, and the latest chart is read. |
09/17 | Baton Passed | Danielle and Cat are visited by Kaydence, who takes the recording Danielle made. |
09/21 | Three Days Later | Reflections upon Danielle's return home. |
09/22 | Special Delivery | Zachery receives a special delivery from Daniel Linderman: a corpse, courtesy of Kain Zarek. |
09/23 | Ah Have a Plan | Tape recorder in tow, Detective Damaris approaches Kain about his and Mischa's little mess. |
09/24 | Back to the Stage | Cat and Danielle discuss their next move. |
Dodging the Bullet | Meanwhile, Kain informs Mischa of just how much trouble they aren't in. | |
09/25 | Call by Morning | Detective Damaris comes byDani's apartment to warn her about the dangers of tangling with the Linderman Group. |
09/26 | Of Death Threats and Demons | Danielle and Ygraine discuss their woes at the Wench. |
The Cat and Dani Plans | Cat and Danielle both have plans. Just not a shared plan. | |
It's Your Call | The guest wakes, food is made for her, and plans are finally shared. | |
09/28 | Dealing with the Devil | Danielle and Linderman reach an understanding. |
Things of Value | Linderman calls Kain into his office to discuss the consequences of his actions. | |
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