Family

Family
A family photo of the Bennets hangs in their home.

Loyalty to, and responsibility for one's family is a driving force in the lives of many evolved humans.

Families

The Aswans	The Bennets	The Bishops
The Bowmans	The Bustamantes	The Butlers
Caitlin's family	The Campbells	The Chavezes
Cole/Mykah	The Collinses	The Coolidges
The Clarks	The Cranes	The Crums
The Davises	The Dawsons	The Deveauxs
Edgar's family	The Ellises	The Fradys
The Franklins	The Frenches	The Gallaghers
The Gitelmans	The Gordons	The Grays
The Greers	The Gutierrezes	The Hawkinses
The Herreras	Khufu's kin	The Kravids
The Lemays	The Lindermans	The Logans
The Lubbocks	Lynette's family	Marc/Seal
The Mendezes	The Millbrooks	The Millses
Adam Monroe's family	The Murphys	The Nakamuras
The Otomos	Pamela's family	The Parkmans
The Peaks	The Petrellis	The Pierces
The Pines	Piper's family	René's family
The Roizes	The Sanderses	Santiago's family
The Shaws	The Shelbys	The Spatneys
The Spragues	The Strazzullas	The Sullivans
The Sureshes	The swordsmith's family	Sylvia's family
The Tavaras	The Taylors	The Thompsons
Valerie/Victor	The Walkers	The Winawers
The Woolslys

Season One Recurrences

Genesis

• Mohinder Suresh seeks answers about his father Chandra's recent death.
• Niki Sanders struggles to take care of her son Micah.
• Nathan Petrelli worries how his family will affect his campaign, including his brother Peter's beliefs he can fly, and his mother Angela's theft problem.
• Simone Deveaux takes care of her dying father Charles.

Don't Look Back

• Peter Petrelli is lied to by his brother Nathan, regarding his powers.
• Claire Bennet talks to her adoptive parents, Mr. and Sandra Bennet, regarding her biological parents.
• Niki neglects Micah when her powers cause her problems.
• Angela Petrelli tells Peter than his father committed suicide.
• Mohinder discovers that his father named a lizard after him.
• Matt Parkman and Audrey Hanson investigate the murder of James and Mrs. Walker.

One Giant Leap

• Niki Sanders discovers information regarding her husband D.L. Hawkins' past.
• Paulette Hawkins defends her son, despite mounting evidence of his guilt
• Matt realizes that his relationship with his wife Janice is not perfect.

Collision

• Niki and Nathan discuss their children
• Nathan cheats on his wife with Jessica, Niki's alter-ego.
• Peter and Mohinder muse that we are all imperfect copies of our parents.

Hiros

• Mr. Bennet attempts to protect Claire, with help from his Haitian associate.
• Matt and Janice Parkman discuss their marital problems.
• Niki and her estranged husband D.L. meet again.

Better Halves

• Claire and her adoptive mother bond as they make cupcakes.
• Niki and D.L. talk about the $2 million that is causing them problems, and make up for the time being.
• Claire meets Hank and Lisa, who claim to be her biological parents. Later, it is revealed that they were acting.
• When Jessica acts up, Niki and D.L. fight, resulting in D.L. taking Micah.

Nothing to Hide

• Simone's father Charles Deveaux passes away.
• As Niki searches for her son, Micah, he calls out for help.
• Theodore Sprague worries about his comatose wife Karen.
• Matt learns that his friend Tom McHenry was sleeping with his wife Janice.

Seven Minutes to Midnight

• Mohinder travels back to India for his father's funeral.
• Mohinder decides to continue his father's research once again, after some insight has set in.
• Mohinder learns he has a sister, Shanti, who passed away when she was five.

Homecoming

• Nathan attempts to protect Peter from a prophetic painting painted by Isaac.
• Mr. Bennet attempts to protect Claire from another painting of the same collection.
• As Jessica plots revenge, Micah convinces D.L. that Niki needs their help.

Six Months Ago

• Hal Sanders, Niki's father, visits Niki.
• Niki mourns Jessica, her sister who died at age 11.

Fallout

• Nathan waits for Peter to be released from the Odessa Sheriff's Department.
• Mr. Bennet explains to Claire his secrets, but goes behind her back and modifies the memories of Sandra Bennet, her brother Lyle, and wishes to modify Claire's memory.
• Niki turns herself into the police to protect her family.

Godsend

• While Peter recovers in the hospital, his family watches vigil. Nathan tenderly kisses his comatose brother and expresses his love for him.
• Hiro recalls stories his father told about Takezo Kensei.
• Matt and Janice decide they need to reconcile their marriage and be honest with each other.
• Niki yearns to hug her son.

The Fix

• Financial troubles cause familial strains for Micah and D.L.
• Claire searches for her biological family.
• Matt and Janice find out their family will be growing.
• Hiro is abducted by his father.

Distractions

• Claire meets with her biological mother for the first time.
• Hiro confronts his father and sister.
• Nathan learns from Meredith Gordon their daughter his alive.
• Niki has childhood memories of Jessica playing the piano.
• Simone remembers her father.

Run!

• Claire seeks advice from her birth mother, and has mixed feelings about her birth father.
• Sandra does not recognize her own family.
• Micah tells his parents they should pursue their abilities together and fight crime as a family, but Jessica has other ideas.
• Matt takes the bodyguard job in order to provide for his wife and unborn child.

Unexpected

• Matt and Janice have a spat over stolen diamonds.
• Mr. Bennet feels he is doing what's best to protect his family.

Company Man

• Mr. Bennet adopts a supposedly orphaned infant Claire fourteen years earlier.
• Kaito Nakamura takes his son Hiro with him to New York to give Claire away.
• Mr. Bennet attempts to save his family from Ted Sprague and Matt Parkman.
• Mr. Bennet sends his daughter away with the Haitian to protect her from the the Company.

Parasite

• Mr. Bennet confides in his wife and is excited he can finally speak to her freely about the Company.
• Mohinder lists his father's murder as one of the reasons he hates Sylar.
• Sylar tells Mohinder that Chandra felt Mohinder was too "fragile" to know about Shanti.

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• Claire gets explanations from her biological grandmother about her birth family. For the first time she meets her biological father, Nathan.
• When Mr. Linderman asks Jessica to use Micah's abilities, she tells him no, and does not allow Mr. Linderman to interact with Micah.

Five Years Gone

• Niki is still upset about having lost her husband and son in the explosion.
• Claire has plans to start a family with Andy.
• Mr. Bennet still protects Claire from danger.
• Claire needs help and asks her biological father Nathan for help, but is murdered by Sylar.
• Mr. and Mrs. Crane are willing to keep their son safe, at any cost.

The Hard Part

• Thompson shows Mohinder a photo of the Walker family.
• Sylar visits his mother and confesses to her. He accidentally kills her.
• Mohinder finds a photo of his parents and his sister.
• Mohinder cures Molly Walker, after realizing that it was his antibodies that could have cured Shanti.
• At Kirby Plaza, Claire looks around at the families.
• Mr. Bennet and Claire meet in Kirby Plaza, after being separated for her safety.

Landslide

• Mr. Bennet learns that Peter Petrelli is Claire's uncle.
• Bennet tells Claire that he came with Ted and Matt to take out the Walker system so their family can be safe and they can start over.
• Hiro meets his father at Jittetsu Arms, knows that he must show him respect, and talks with him.
• Kaito and Hiro train with each other.

How to Stop an Exploding Man

• D.L. believes in Niki and tells her that she has always been the strong one, not Jessica.
• Kaito tells his son to not forget his legacy.
• Peter goes to his brother for his help.
• Angela tells Mr. Bennet that Claire is with her family, but Bennet proclaims that he is her family.
• Bennet tells Claire that he loves her and Claire says that she loves him too.
• Claire asks Nathan how he can let his brother kill all those people.
• After Angela tells Claire that she can give her a family, Claire says that she already has a family.
• D.L., Niki, and Micah are reunited at the Company's facility.
• After Niki swings a parking meter at Sylar, Micah calls for her help and Peter tells her to go to her family.
• Peter tells Nathan that he loves him and Nathan says that he loves him too.
• Bennet and Claire are together as they see the explosion in the sky.
• Niki, D.L., Micah, and Molly are together as they see the explosion in the sky.
• Bennet tells Claire that home is anywhere their family is together.

Season Two Recurrences

Four Months Later...

• Matt Parkman has divorced his wife Janice.
• Matt and Mohinder Suresh act as surrogate parents to Molly Walker.
• The Bennets move to California and take on a new surname - "Butler".
• Nathan turns to drinking and drives away his wife Heidi and sons, while Angela tries to move on after Peter's death.
• Kaito Nakamura tells Ando he finally has respect for Hiro.
• Maya and Alejandro are brother and sister who must stick together to survive.
• Bob uses Shanti and Chandra as motivation to recruit Mohinder.

Lizards

• Caitlin loves her brother Ricky, despite his thugish ways.

Kindred

• In Las Vegas, Niki and Micah talk about leaving Las Vegas. They visit D.L.'s tombstone and place flowers.

The Kindness of Strangers

• Micah gets to know his cousins Monica and Damon, and their grandmother Nana Dawson in New Orleans.
• Monica worries about her possible job promotion because she is the main provider for the family.
• Nathan visits Simon and Monty at their school, and they tell him they miss him.
• Matt is surprised to find his father is a member of a secret society, and that he is the man giving Molly nightmares.

Fight or Flight

• Matt confronts his father for the first time in 15 years.
• After Elle kills Ricky, Elle is told by her daddy to go home.

The Line

• In Odessa, Ukraine, Katarina escorts her grandson outside, wishing Ivan goodbye.
• Yaeko rescues her father with the help of Kensei and Hiro.

Out of Time

• Matt tells Maury that he isn't scared of him anymore. He says that he's a good father, and that Maury doesn't know what it's like to fight for someone he loves.
• Noah and Claire argue about how they both are putting the family in danger. Noah tells the family it is no longer safe and that they must move. Claire tells him that if they do, they are leaving without her.

Four Months Ago...

• Nathan tells Peter that if Peter goes, he goes. After Peter explodes, Peter flies Nathan to a hospital to treat his radiation burns.
• Alejandro marries Gloria. Alejandro tells Maya that they have never had family before.
• Bob asks Niki if she is willing to put her family in danger.
• D.L., Niki, and Micah celebrate Micah's birthday together.
• After D.L. is shot and killed, his family attends his funeral.
• After Adam treats Nathan's radiation burns, Peter takes a photo of him and Nathan with him.

Cautionary Tales

• At Kaito's funeral, Hiro is called up to deliver a eulogy in his father's honor. He walks up to the podium, but then quickly walks away without saying anything. Ando meets up with him and asks if he's okay. Hiro time travels to try and save his father.
• Bob introduces Elle as his daughter to Mohinder.
• Bob and Noah capture each other's daughters, and they arrange a trade.
• Noah tells Elle of the Company's experiments on her, which were lead by her own father, Bob.
• Hiro takes Kaito to Ishi's funeral. When Kaito asks why he did this, Hiro replies that he needs to make him understand his pain.
• Angela tells Matt if he forces her to tell her about Victoria Pratt, he's not only as bad as his father, but he is him.
• During Hiro's second time at Kaito's funeral, Hiro is again called on to eulogize his father, but he still refuses to do so, saying that if he does, he is accepting that he is gone. He then goes on about all the things his father taught him saying that his father lives through his teachings. Hiro rubs off the red paint of his father's grave.

Truth & Consequences

• Bob asks Elle if she can regain his trust.
• Niki reunites with Micah, and when Micah is about to show D.L.'s medal to her, he discovers that it is missing.
• Alejandro finds a print out of the New York Chronicle about a man, Gabriel Gray, who murdered his mother.

Powerless

• Noah returns home, revealing to his family that he is still alive. He tells Claire not to expose the Company, and informs her that he has made a deal, and will again be working for them. In exchange, his family will be left alone to lead normal lives.
• Micah watches in horror as Duzac's Diner explodes with his mother still inside.
• Hiro avenges his father by leaving Adam Monroe buried alive in a coffin at Aoyama Cemetery.

Season Three Recurrences

The Second Coming

• Future Claire hunts Future Peter.
• Future Peter tries to save everyone by shooting Nathan.
• Hiro is given a destiny by his father.
• Mohinder Suresh discovers that Chandra's research is incomplete.
• Angela Petrelli frets over the situations her sons are in.

The Butterfly Effect

• The Bennet's face problems with Noah's new job.
• Claire has emotional problems following Sylar's attack.
• Future Peter begs forgiveness from Angela and Nathan.
• Bob Bishop's last words to his daughter, before she discovers his body, are degrading.
• Angela tells a captured Sylar that she's his mother.

One of Us, One of Them

• Angela Petrelli focuses her attention on changing Sylar. She assigns him as Noah's partner to give structure and discipline.
• Nathan Petrelli tries to find present day Peter because of a voice message he left.
• Claire becomes the focus of the Bennet family as Sandra and Meredith spark a rivalry.
• Matt Parkman faces a future with a family, only to have Usutu show him that it's changing.
• Tracy Strauss appears at Niki's funeral and speaks to Micah, who is grieving for his mother.

I Am Become Death

• Tracy Strauss discovers she's a triplet.
• Peter Petrelli learns that his family holds too many dark secrets in both the future and present.
• In the future, Matt treks through the vision in the painting where his wife dies and his family crumbles.
• Sylar fails to protect Noah Gray.
• Sylar saves Angela from a hungry Peter.
• Hiro Nakamura learns that his father had "great faith" in him.

Angels and Monsters

• Sandra Bennet and Meredith Gordon team up to raise Claire.
• Stephen Canfield reveals he was taken from his family, who believe he walked out.
• Milosh tries to punch Adam Monroe for sleeping with his wife.
• Angela reveals that they gave Nathan synthetic abilities because his father wanted to.
• Claire feels betrayed by the actions Noah takes.
• Maury Parkman sends Daphne Millbrook to recruit Matt Parkman.

Dying of the Light

• Claire and Sandra Bennet rescue Meredith, firing Claire's need to be useful.
• Maury Parkman pushes to recruit Matt Parkman.
• Matt and Daphne Millbrook discuss their future family and baby.
• Peter trusts the wrong relative and faces the consequences.

Eris Quod Sum

• Arthur and Angela battle over the loyalty of their sons.
• Sandra Bennet and Claire discuss their abnormal life.
• Maury Parkman dies for his son.
• Claire becomes the hero for her family, aiding both Lyle and Peter.
• Usutu uses his family recipe to put Hiro in a trance.

Villains

• Arthur Petrelli and Nathan face off regarding the family's criminal ties.
• Peter Petrelli deals with the tragedies his family faces.
• Angela Petrelli chooses Nathan over Arthur.
• Meredith Gordon protects Flint Gordon Jr. from the people who took her baby.

It's Coming

• Peter Petrelli and Claire Bennet take turns protecting each other as they run.
• Elle attacks Sylar for killing her father.
• Nathan reminisces about his father and a fishing trip at the lake where Pinehearst got it's name.
• Sylar blames his and Elle's parents for making them monsters.
• Arthur teaches Sylar about his powers and, in extension, his emotions.
• Angela reminds Arthur of the love they once had.
• The Petrelli sons prepare for battle against their father.
• Claire reasons she's the catalyst that her grandfather is after.

The Eclipse, Part 1

• Arthur and Angela Petrelli send their teams out on missions against each other.
• Sylar hunts his niece in order to prove himself to his father.
• Noah Bennet goes to every length to protect Claire. He then seeks revenge against her attackers.
• Matt Parkman has to go through Kaito Nakamura's files to find information on Hiro.
• Peter and Nathan test each other's patience as they try to work together.
• Mr. Millbrook takes care of Daphne when she runs back to him.
• Sandra berates Noah for running out on the family when she's forced to care for a wounded Claire alone.

The Eclipse, Part 2

• The Haitian stands against the terror regime of his brother.
• Peter and Nathan fight for their lives against the Baron.
• Claire loses the fight for her life as Sandra helplessly watches.
• Sylar and Elle discuss plans on living without the influence of parents.
• Noah Bennet hunts Sylar and Elle, wanting them to feel the fear Claire did.
• Daphne and Mr. Millbrook patch things up between them.
• Hiro reads about Kaito's death in an issue of 9th Wonders.
• Nathan decides Arthur's plan will save the future and joins him.
• Noah tells Sylar that Angela lied about his parentage.
• Hiro takes Claire to the past to witness her adoption.

Our Father

• Claire Bennet shapes her future by aiding her family in the past.
• Hiro Nakamura is given the chance to say goodbye to his mother.
• Sylar discovers for himself the truth about Arthur.
• Peter is sent to murder Arthur and learns the motive behind Angela's betrayal.
• Nathan develops Arthur's plans as the new face of Pinehearst
• Arthur gives Claire a message for her grandmother.

Dual

• Peter fights Nathan Petrelli as the latter tries to carry on with their late father's plans.
• Noah and Claire Bennet, Meredith Gordon and Angela Petrelli are put in a cruel game orchestrated by Sylar.
• Claire is forced to choose between her grandmother or parents, and chooses her parents.
• Hiro determines to fulfill his quest that Kaito Nakamura gave him.
• Angela reveals what she knows about Sylar's parentage, prompting Sylar to admit he wished she really was his mother.

A Clear and Present Danger

• Nathan's new plan is put into action, causing stress in the family.
• Claire Bennet deals with all of her family's secrets.
• Sylar learns from Martin Gray who his real father is and goes to his home.
• Peter and Claire try to rescue the prisoners in Flight 195.

Trust and Blood

• Tension rises between Claire Bennet and her fathers.
• Nathan makes enemies with his family.
• Luke Campbell abandons his mother to aid Sylar.
• Sylar begins his quest to find his father.
• Noah Bennet reinstates his old methods of "protecting the family".

Building 26

• Noah gets into trouble when he lies to the family again, and Sandra finds out.
• Claire hides her heroism, and Alex Woolsly, from both of her parents.
• Sylar learns that his father was close to another boy.
• Annapurna is forced into a wedding to please her grandfather.

Cold Wars

• Angela Petrelli states that she is now solely focused on her family.
• Noah Bennet realizes that he can't just be a "family man".
• Nathan goes to great lengths to keep Peter alive.

Exposed

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Shades of Gray

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Cold Snap

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Into Asylum

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Turn and Face the Strange

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• Angela Petrelli looks to her past family in order to save her current one.
• Peter Petrelli struggles with forgiving Nathan and Angela for their crimes.
• Mohinder Suresh discovers Chandra was involved in Coyote Sands.
• Claire Bennet learns Noah's motivations for joining Building 26.

I Am Sylar

• Sylar shape shifts into Virginia Gray and holds conversations with himself.
• Nathan Petrelli leaves his family to fix his problems, but Peter follows him.
• Baby Matt changes Big Matt's feelings regarding everything, including those with Janice.

An Invisible Thread

• Angela Petrelli tries to save Nathan.
• Peter and Nathan fight together to save the President.
• Sylar tells Claire that his dying father is a disappointment.
• Claire's immortality is compared to her family's mortality.

Season 4 Recurrences

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Orientation

• Samuel speaks at his brother's funeral.

Jump, Push, Fall

• Sandra lets Claire stay at her house after she finds Annie dead.

The Fifth Stage

Peter is trying to get Nathan out of Sylar.

Later when "Nathan" tries to jump off a rooftop, Peter grabs his hand, Nathan says to Peter that he needs to let go and that Peter needs to say to Angela that Nathan loves her and that Peter needs to take care of Claire. Nathan says to Peter that he loves him and Peter says the same and Peter lets go, causing Nathan to fall and die.

Graphic Novel Recurrences

• Mohinder's grandmother tells Mohinder Suresh religious stories about Kali, but his father is a man of science. (Monsters)
• After taking the same job his father held, Mohinder vows to "slay the monster" that killed Chandra Suresh. (Monsters)
• Hiro Nakamura, feeling he has done a disservice to his grandfather's memory, visits the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, and decides to leave his job to be a hero. (The Crane)
• Spurred by love of his family, D.L. Hawkins learns to phase through walls to escape the Nevada State Penitentiary . (Snapshots)
• Matt Parkman punches the man who is sleeping with his wife. (Control)
• Eden's father leaves his wife and daughter. Eden's stepmother tells Eden that she was the cause of his departure. (Life Before Eden)
• In a fit of anger, Eden causes the death of her stepmother. (Life Before Eden)
• Mr. Bennet breaks the news of Eden's heroic self-sacrifice to her disaffected father. Though initially uncaring, he becomes remorseful for his daughter's death. (Fathers & Daughters)
• After witnessing the deaths of her mother and grandmother, Hana Gitelman attempts to honor her foremothers' legacies by joining the Israeli Defense Forces. (Wireless, Part 1)
• Spurred by the memory of her grandmother's fierceness in World War II, Hana escapes a Tanzanian jail. (Wireless, Part 3)
• Hana remembers her mother's lighthearted attitude and her grandmother's pride. (Wireless, Part 4)
• Ted is both depressed and inspired by the death of his wife. (How Do You Stop an Exploding Man?, Part 1)
• Micah defends his mother's honor. (Bully)
• Hana feels good about her actions when she sees a family walking together. (The Path of the Righteous)
• Mr. Bennet gains a daughter. (Hell's Angel)
• While in Vietnam, Dallas receives a letter from his wife informing him of their son's first steps. (War Buddies, Part 2)
• Austin cures his mother's cancer. After he reveals this, his parents are fearful of him and Austin leaves. (War Buddies, Part 3)
• Dallas says that his Vietnam War experiences rendered his family "pointless". (War Buddies, Part 5)
• On their way to California, Noah Bennet and his family make a pit stop in Arizona. They eat dinner at Kenny's Diner and spend the night at a nearby motel. (Normal Lives)
• Adam, trapped in his coffin, reminisces about his ten wives, and awaits the return of his new wife. (The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei)
• Abu talks with his father about his ancestry, including the Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu, and their potential abilities of levitation. (History of a Secret)
• Howard Grigsby holds hostage a family of four. Later, Noah allows his daughter to pick out his first pair of glasses. (Blindsided)
• Benjamin Franklin and his son conduct an experiment on electricity together. (A Lesson in Electricity)
• Pamela and her parents meet with Linda Tavara. (Bounty Hunter)
• Piper remembers encountering her sister in a nightmare. After waking up, she tells her parents about what she dreamed. (Different and the Same)
• Linda and her mom and dad share a strained relationship. (Moonlight Serenade)
• Elle tells Donna Dunlap that "Blake"'s father worked with them for the Company, much like her father does. (Donna's Big Date, Part 1)
• While being partners in the Company, Penny Logan learns the value of a good appearance from her mother. (Faces, Parts 1 and 2)
• Gael Cruz angers his fiance, Bianca Karina, when he interrogates her over a mole in the Company. (Berlin)
• Connie Logan tells Sabine about her life, including marrying Julien Dumont and giving birth to Penny. (Into the Wild, Part 2)
• Connie and Penny Logan team up to take down Thompson, only to wind up both dead with Julien dying later. (Into the Wild, Part 3)
• Sabine Hazel discovers she's pregnant with the child of one of Julien's clones. (Into the Wild, Part 3)
• As Sylar kills them, Gael Cruz imagines the life he would have had with his partner and fiance Bianca Karina, including getting married and having children. (Dreams Until Death)
• Future Claire fights a disguised future Peter before learning he was responsible for the death of over 200 people.(Resistance)
• Elle Bishop has trouble forgiving Bob for his past grievances. (Sum Quod Sum, Part 2)
• Meredith Gordon kills her father when he tries to beat Flint Gordon, Jr.. She then spends years trying to find him after social workers separated them. (Playing with Fire)
• Danny Pine kills his wife in order to retrieve his son. (Partners)
• Meredith Gordon and Noah Bennet discuss the motives behind his adopting Claire. (Partners)
• Daphne Millbrook remembers her mother's death and states that she wished her father had died instead. (The Caged Bird Part 1 and [[Part 2)
• Arthur Petrelli remembers a hunting trip with Nathan and Peter, and, as he dies, thinks of how proud he is of them. (Run!)
• Ryan Hanover writes a letter to his mother, stating that he'd rather stay with people who believe in him, unlike her. (Stuck in the Middle)
• Agent Jenkins discovers his father's cancer has spread. (Cog)
• Micah is inspired to form the group Rebel and save evolved humans after Monica and Nana Dawson are taken away by Danko, and loaded onto the doomed cargo plane. (Rebellion Part 1 and Part 2)

See Also

• For other uses of family, see family (disambig).