Heroes (TV Series)
Chapter Fourteen 'Distractions' (2007)
Hayden Panettiere: Claire Bennet
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Quotes
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[about meeting her biological mom]
Claire Bennet : Well, what am I suppose to say? "Hi I'm your daughter and I can re-grow my kidney"?
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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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Sandra Bennet : You're asking my permission to skip school?
Claire Bennet : No, if I wanted to skip school I'd check into homeroom and sneak out Miss Robert's window. But you always trust honesty, so I'm being honest.
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Claire Bennet : [to Zach] No-one can know we're going to see my real Mom. We have to be perfect.
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Claire Bennet : [about Meredith] I always imagined my biological mom living in some... penthouse in New York City... not some trailer park in Kermit.
Zach : So she lives in a trailer. Maybe she likes the open road.
Claire Bennet : That's not what I imagined.
Zach : [to Claire] Stop imagining. She's right there.
[indicates the trailer in front of them]
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Claire Bennet : [about her biological mother] I mean, what if she's got burns and scars from the fire. She's supposed to be dead, right?
Zach : So were you, remember? You have that much in common.
[he heads for the car]
Claire Bennet : [turns around] Where are you going?
Zach : [holds up his car keys] I'm getting rid of your exit strategy. You'll be fine. I'll be back in time for fajitas.
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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.