People understanding his often obtuse explanations are quite rare and wonderful to Steve. So much so that he even starts to answer Sylar's latest question, before stopping mid-word, suddenly aware that he's being reminded forcibly of another encounter on a beach what seems like an age ago.

Is there a face for feeling like your stomach's dropped out of the bottom of your shoes? There should be. The Steve interpretation of it involves slightly open mouths and frozen expressions.

Yes, this is the part where he's remembering conversations with the words 'alternate selves' and 'killed someone' and hoping to God that he's jumping to ridiculously unsubstantiated conclusions.