Heroes (TV Series)
Chapter Fourteen 'Distractions' (2007)
Jessalyn Gilsig: Meredith Gordon
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Quotes
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Meredith Gordon : I bet you're all kinds of popular.
Claire Bennet : I was homecoming queen.
[looks away]
Claire Bennet : Kinda.
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Meredith Gordon : [Claire hangs up from a phone call from her adoptive mother Sandra. About Sandra] She doesn't know you're here.
Claire Bennet : She doesn't really understand what's going on with me right now. Neither of my parents do.
Meredith Gordon : Well, I'll pretend I know why you're sneaking around. All girls deserve their secrets, right?
Claire Bennet : Seems like I have a lot of them these days.
[awkward pause]
Claire Bennet : I have to show you something. You may understand, or you may not, but... I think you should see.
Meredith Gordon : See what?
Claire Bennet : I think I know how I survived that fire.
[grabs a nearby kitchen knife and puts the blade to her arm]
Meredith Gordon : [in a panic] Claire, don't...!
Claire Bennet : [calmly] It's okay.
[she slowly slices her arm open in front of a surprised Meredith; within seconds, the wound heals quickly]
Claire Bennet : Please say something.
[after an awkward pause, Meredith smiles]
Meredith Gordon : Some family.
[Meredith holds up her own arm and opens her fist; a small flame ignites on her palm as a shocked Claire looks on]
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Claire Bennet : I was hoping you could tell me about my father.
Meredith Gordon : Well that's complicated. He's kind of a big shot. Why don't you let me work on that for next time.
Claire Bennet : Some family.
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Nathan Petrelli : [answering the phone] Hello?
Meredith Gordon : [on the phone] You might not remember me - we haven't spoken in a long time-but... our daughter just found me. Did you hear what I just said? She's alive. We need to talk, Nathan.