Chandra's journal

Chandra's journal
Mohinder peruses Chandra's journal.
First mentioned:	One Giant Leap
Owned by:	Chandra Suresh
Current status:	held by Mohinder Suresh

The journal is a small book in which Chandra Suresh recorded some of his research.

About

One Giant Leap

Eden McCain discovers the journal inside a drive bay of Chandra's laptop when his son Mohinder angrily throws it across the room. Inside, the book contains a number of pages detailing suspected evolved humans Chandra had investigated, some with blood or other DNA samples attached. Also inside was an address for Sylar in Queens, and a key taped to a page.

Seven Minutes to Midnight

Mohinder takes the journal with him when he returns to India for his father's funeral. While leafing through it, he sees the key again. Later, a strange dream leads him to try the key in his father's desk drawer in his office at Chennai University, leading him to discover Sanjog's file.

Entries

Known Dates

• On February 16, 1971, Chandra wrote an entry about an 87-year-old woman (Journal female 3) from Lobatse, Botswana. She was unaware that he acquired a fingernail from her while she slept. Chandra believed she may have been telepathic.
• On March 15, 1971, Chandra wrote an entry about a 22-year-old Malaysian woman (Journal female 1) from Palu, Indonesia. Attached to the entry is a toenail clipping that Chandra acquired from the woman's manicurist (whom she saw about every five days). Chandra suspected her power was "transportation". At the bottom of the entry next to a picture of a foot, he wrote a Hindi word—"nirala", which translates to "unique".
• On October 17, 1978, Chandra wrote an entry about a woman (Journal female 4) from New Canaan, Connecticut, of Polish/Russian descent. Attached is a strand of red hair that she willingly gave to Chandra. He believed her power was clairvoyance.
• On April 23, 1981, Chandra wrote an entry about a man (Journal male 2) from Chilpancingo, Mexico. Chandra saw the man a few rows ahead of him at the local theater. Chandra used his handkerchief to secretly wipe up a specimen from the man. Chandra believed his power to be transportation.
• On March 12, 1986, Chandra wrote an entry about a man (Journal male 3) with ties to Sweden. Chandra approached him and tried to engage him in a conversation. Chandra asked him the time, and the man looked at his watch and began to laugh. This behavior seemed odd to Dr. Suresh. The man informed Chandra that it was 4:20 in the afternoon. Since the man was so "out of it", Chandra decided to get the sample as quickly as he could.
• On August 2, 1988, Chandra wrote an entry about a woman (Journal female 5) from Madison, CA. Chandra noted, "I was hired at the dry cleaning store in subjects [sic] hometown. When she dropped off her laundry I went to search through the bag to get a few samples of (her hair?)". Chandra believed her power to be telepathy.
• On February 12, 2005, Chandra wrote an entry about a 13-year-old Colombian girl (Journal female 2) from Marabá, Brazil. She was Brazil's greatest wrestler; Chandra noted, "It was as if she knew every move that her opponent was going to make before they made it." Attached to the entry is what appears to be a small blood-soaked piece of paper.

Unknown Dates

• Chandra wrote an entry in his journal (seen on the left-hand page of the Botswana woman's page) about a male (Journal male 1) whose power may have been tissue regeneration.

Gallery

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  When Mohinder hurls his father's laptop aside in frustration, Eden discovers a small journal hidden in a drive bay.
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  A journal entry details a Malaysian woman Suresh suspected of having "potential powers".
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  Another entry details a Brazilian girl.
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  Mohinder leafs past many entries, including these two about a man who could regenerate, and a woman from Botswana.
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  Another entry logs information about a woman from Connecticut.
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  Another entry logs information about a man from Chilpancingo, Mexico.
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  Another entry logs information about a man from Sweden.
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  Another entry logs information about a woman from Madison, CA.
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  A listing of an address for Sylar found in the journal.
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  A key is found taped to a page of the journal.

See Also

• For other uses of journal, see journal (disambig).
• For a list of evolved humans, see here.