Seven Minutes to Midnight (Heroes)
"Seven Minutes to Midnight" is the eighth episode of the first season of the American superhero drama television series Heroes.In the episode, Hiro and Ando meet diner waitress Charlie Andrews, another superhuman targeted by Sylar, while Mohinder is persuaded by a dream into continuing his research.The episode received mixed reviews from critics, with many feeling that the series continues introducing more storylines and characters without properly developing them.His former girlfriend Mira invites him to interview for a job at a company doing genetics research where she has just been made a department head.Continuing their journey to New York, Hiro and Ando stop at a diner in Midland, Texas, and meet a waitress named Charlie, who recently developed a near perfect ability to quickly memorize any information.One of the pictures, which before had shown Charlie with a birthday cake in the diner, now shows Hiro as well, implying that he went further back in time than just the day before.At the FBI office in Los Angeles, Matt Parkman and Agent Hanson are interrogating Ted Sprague, who becomes so agitated that he boils the glass of water in his hands using his power to emit radiation.Bennet has collected three previous paintings Isaac created that depict a terrified Claire close-up, running up the bleachers in a football stadium, and lying dead on the ground with the top of her skull removed.Back at the Bennet household that evening, Claire paints a banner for the homecoming celebration the next night, unaware of her father's concerns for her safety.