I understand that you had an encounter with David Miller,” Dr. Suresh opened.
    “You could say that, or you could say that he tried to kill us, and if it weren’t for Mr. Linderman most of us wouldn’t be here,” Eric countered. Suresh was taken aback by the response, but Eric hadn’t finished. “Who was that psycho anyways? What did you guys do? Because he seemed to hate you all pretty badly. I think we deserve to know that much.”
    When Eric finished there was a tense silence in the room. Victor though he could hear Suresh’s neck muscles creak as he looked at Linderman who nodded at him.
    Suresh cleared his throat. “David was one of our biggest mistakes,” Suresh began. “Three months ago we began looking for human test subjects for a serum that could bind the gene that granted enhanced abilities to a normal person’s DNA. We had tested it on animals and it had worked properly on them but we didn’t see any manifestations. We thought perhaps it was because they didn’t have the brain function to use them, so we searched for agent volunteers. David was the first one to be injected. It was an immense success and within three days David had manifested a cellular regeneration ability, essentially the power to heal from any wound. We ran basic tests and we monitored his condition but we were already prepping the other volunteers. We were about to send David out into the field when the…side effects of the injection became apparent. He became antagonistic and confrontational, getting into fights with scientists, agents, anyone at all really and at the slightest provocation too. He quickly developed an intense hatred for the company. We immediately locked him up but somehow he broke out and escaped. He has single-handedly been attacking any and all assets of the Company but this is his boldest attack thus far. We decommissioned the project until the problem could be identified and rectified.”
    “How many others were injected?” Victor inquired.
    “Two. Three including David. The other two developed similar symptoms but nowhere near as bad as David. They also broke out but have only caused us trouble when we try to make contact with them. However, if they’ve met up with David, it would explain his new found confidence. It could also mean a lot of trouble for us,” Suresh answered. “That’s why I’m asking you about your incident. It is of the utmost importance that we find David and neutralize him. Until we do, nobody connected with this Company is safe and it’s hard to say if and when his uncontrollable rage will be turned on the general public.”
    “So you’re going to kill him?” Victor asked.
    At this point Mr. Linderman spoke up for the first time. “Killing him is a last resort. If there are no other options available to us then, for the safety of our people and all people, we will. Our foremost goal is to understand what went wrong and to help him,” he explained which Suresh nodded agreement to.
    Alana proceeded to retell the events that occurred and what their attacker had said. The doctor was silent as he listened.
    “Not much to go on there, but then I am a scientist, not a detective. Talk to Bennet. He will be able to figure out David’s location,” Chandra sighed.
    “Mr. Bennet is preoccupied currently with another assignment,” Linderman announced.
    “More important than David?”
    “Chandra, I assure you, it is of the utmost importance.”
    Chandra rubbed his forehead thoughtfully. “What do you suggest then?” he asked Linderman.
    Linderman furrowed his brow. “You have some talented agents here,” he began slowly. “But there is a man who might be able to help.”
    Doctor Suresh leaped to his feet. “When can he be here?” he asked anxiously.
    Linderman pondered the question at great length. Victor though he was drawing out the moment to antagonize them all. “Tomorrow.” He sounded unsure of the answer himself. Linderman noticed that Victor had caught the misstep. “He isn’t what we’ll call an active agent.”
    “What do you call him then?” Eric pressed.
    “He is, shall we say, retired,” Linderman responded.
    “And he is willing to come out of retirement to help us?” Victor inquired.
    “Don’t worry, he will. You will have to pick him up tomorrow,” the businessman concluded. Victor got the impression that Mr. Linderman was done discussing that topic. He relaxed back into his chair and folded his hands into each other.
    “Is there anything else?” Alana asked.
    Linderman made no move to respond and the doctor gave only a slight shake of his head.
    “I got a question,” Eric boldly announced. “Is there any place to get something to eat around here?”
    Melanie smiled. “Now you’re speakin’ my language,” she told him. “Follow me.”
    They slowly filed out of the office and the big oak door swung shut behind them instantly cutting off all noise that filtered in through it.
    Mr. Linderman turned to face Dr. Suresh once more. “Chandra, I’m afraid there has been one other development you should be made aware of,” Linderman informed Suresh.
    The doctor rubbed his temples with both hands. “What is it now, Daniel?” he sighed.
    “Too many questions were being asked about you, and your work, and your current location. I’m sorry Chandra, we had to make a decision and we chose not to consult you on it,” Linderman began.
    Chandra had risen to his fee and now he raised his voice. “What did you do, Daniel?” he thundered as he leaned over the desk, both hands firmly planted on its surface.
    Linderman didn’t flinch but continued on, his voice unwavering. “As far as the rest of the world knows, you are dead.” He let that sink in for a moment before continuing on. “You were murdered by your associate, Sylar, in one of his murderous rampages in your taxi. A body was cremated in place of yours and they will be given to your son when he arrives tomorrow morning. Again, I’m sorry, Chandra.”
    For a minute not even a breath was drawn. Suddenly Chandra dropped like a brick into his chair. Without another word, Linderman rose and placed a picture frame on Chandra’s desk with a photo of Dr. Suresh and his family. Turning Linderman walked out of the room as Suresh lowered his head into his hands and began to sob and cry.