It is 10:00 a.m. on November 5th, 2007. All efforts to find Sylar so far have been a disaster. Feeling that Sylar is his responsibility, Gabriel has barely kept in touch with Clark and Chloe. Most of his days have been spent arriving just after his "brother's" murders have occurred, due to his inability to completely master their mental connection. Currently, he is taking a stroll through the park with Tess, just like they've been doing the past few mornings, trying to get his mind off his failures.

"So today's the day. I'm going to make the announcement that Lex is dead. Hopefully that'll throw a wrench into whatever it is that Sylar's planning."

"That's…great, Tess."

"Gabriel…I've got Lex's best geneticists trying to compile a list of metahumans in the city. None of them are on Westfield's level, but I'm confident they can do it together. We'll catch him.'

"Will you, Ms. Mercer? Will you catch the man who murdered my son?"

Lionel Luthor was now standing before their eyes. He had seemingly come out of nowhere."

"Mr. Luthor, what are you doing here?"

"I wanted to talk to you. I've heard rumors of what today's press conference is all about. Is this how I have to find out my son is dead? By hearing it at a press conference?"

"Please let me explain what happened."

"I'd love to hear it. Come with me. I'll have my limo take us to my office."

The ride was awkward to say the least. Thankfully it only lasted a few minutes. When they got to the building, Gabriel noticed that it was completely empty. No one seemed to be working. When asked, Lionel said he wanted to be alone after realizing what had happened. Once they walked into Lionel's office, they were greeted with a bizarre sight. Lionel's dead body was lying on the floor. Gabriel's heart stopped when he saw that his head was cut open.

"Tess, run!"

She only managed a few steps before "Lionel" forced her back into the room and onto a couch with TK. "Lionel's" form then shifted to reveal it's true state, that of Sylar.

"You guys like the new ability? Picked it up from a guy named James Martin at a club last night."

"You psychopath!"

Gabriel launched himself at Sylar, trying to tackle him to the ground. After a brief skirmish, Sylar froze Gabriel's hands and legs to the wall.

"There. Maybe that'll cool you off. I'm sorry, that was corny."

"Why'd you have to kill Lionel?"

"Well, Scarlet, I quickly realized that if I'm going to take Lex's place like I plan, his father might be a difficult person to fool, so I handled the situation. Besides, it's what Lex always wanted to do anyways. I'm simply carrying out his wishes."

"Lex loved his father."

"If you really believe that, then you never knew him at all."

"You know you can't go on being Lex forever. Eventually, you'll slip up."

"That's where you're wrong. You see, thanks to my psychometry power I got from Bridget Bailey I'll know every detail about Lex that I need to. Psychometry is-"

"Knowing the history of an object by touching it."

"Yes. Thanks brother."

Gabriel didn't look comfortable with Sylar calling him that.

"And I also have an eidetic memory, so I'll never forget anything I learn from Lex's belongings."

Tess cursed under her breath. It seemed that Sylar had thought of everything.

"What about Lionel? You can't be both of them. How will you explain his death?"

"Oh, that's the best part. You killed him. You got in an argument over Lex's disappearance. Lionel wanted to fire you for incompetence, and you freaked out. Cut his head open with that knife right beside you."

With a slight movement of his fingers, Sylar forced her to hold the knife, and then he placed it on the desk right behind him.

"Then, moments after your savage murder has been committed, Lex walks in. You feel so incredibly guilty about what you did, you run over to this desk, grab Lionel's gun, and shoot yourself in the head."

"No one would believe that."

"Why not? What does anyone really know about you? After the years you spent on your own, living on the streets, you're bound to have issues."

"Oh my God."

"I wouldn't say God, but pretty soon I won't be too far off. I'll use this press conference to announce the death of my father and right-hand woman and to jump start my real plan."

"And what would that be?"

"I'm going to blow the lid off the metahuman secret. I'll tell everyone about our existence."

"Why would you do that?"

"Because, at the same time, I'll also say that Luthorcorp has developed a cure for our condition. They may not believe me at first, but once I start moving some things with my mind, I'm sure everyone will be all ears."

"What's the point in advertising a cure that I'm sure you won't actually develop?"

"What better way to find new abilities? Luthorcorp will set up posts at every major city in this country and others. I'll have the name, address and ability of every metahuman who applies for one of our cures. Within a few years I'll be a god among men, even stronger than that freak I fought at your apartment the other night. Oh, I almost forgot to mention my political career. I reached too big last time. This time I'll start off small, run for mayor first, then senate. I should be president by 2016."

"You know, you're forgetting about one thing."

"And just what could that be?"

"Him."

Gabriel, using TK, broke out of the ice pinning him against the wall and launched the shards at Sylar. Sylar quickly lifted his hand and the radiation he emitted from it caused the ice to melt. He shot a ball of nuclear energy at Gabriel, but he was able to dodge. He then caused Lionel's desk to slam Sylar into the wall. Sylar quickly recovered. The attack only seemed to make him angry. He walked over to Gabriel, who was trying to get Tess off the couch, and began choking him telekinetically. Gabriel fell to his knees.

"You know, brother, you're really annoying me."

Using TK, Sylar grabbed a gun from a drawer in Lionel's desk, put it in Tess's hand and made her cock it.

"Now, I could be the one to kill you, but I think it'll be much more fun for me to watch you get shot by the only person you love. Man, I'm twisted."

"Please, I'm begging you, don't make me do this."

"Tess, I love-"

Sylar strengthened his grip on Gabriel's throat causing it to close again.

"Gabriel, I-"

Before Tess could complete her sentence, Sylar forced her to pull the trigger. Gabriel was gone. Sylar momentarily released his hold on her and allowed her to drop to the ground and clutch his dead body. Crying profusely, she lifted the gun and aimed it at Sylar.

"Go to hell!"

"Ladies first."

Sylar forced her to place the gun directly under her mouth and fire.

"What a mess. So much blood. I can clean it up later. I have a press conference to get to."

Sylar changed his shape to resemble Lex Luthor and then walked out of Lionel's office.