Theory:Tracy Strauss

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Theory	Citations	Notes
Tracy is actually Jessica, Niki's real life sister.	None.	+ She could have survived being abused by her father and moved to a foster home or something. - Jessica didn't have a freezing ability, and Tracy actually seemed shocked that she froze the guy. + She could have had the ability but just hadn't manifested it yet.
The Reporter knew about Tracy's Ability.	None	+ The Reporter stated he was considering running the Story under the headline "Ice Queen Heats up Las Vegas" - It would be impossible for the reporter to know about Tracy's ability before she knew about it, and from the look of shock on her face, this may have been the first time it had manifested.
Tracy does not have freezing power.	None.	+ It could be the first experience of a defense mechanism of the reporter. - The flow of ice appeared to travel from Tracy towards the reporter.
Tracy is a clone of Niki developed by the Company's secret genetic division: Pinehearst Research.	None.	+ What the Company actually did to silence Niki's alternate personality, Jessica, is unknown.
Tracy is another of Niki's personalities (and each personality manifests a new power).	They look exactly alike. There are no differences except as to their jobs. The reporter she froze even stated this.	+ What the Company actually did to silence Niki's alternate personality, Jessica, is unknown. They could have caused her to manifest a third personality which was oblivious to the former two. - Niki and Jessica had two different personalities and had the same power. + Jessica used her ability before Niki and Niki seems to have absorbed this powerful from Jessica similar to Peter's power. This could be a new personality with a different a power that Niki will eventually absorb or learn to use.
"Heroes" perpetually takes place in the very near future.	"The Butterfly Effect"	+ Tracy's DC plate number is EJ 90A1. Washington DC license plate numbers are sequentially alphabetic, for instance DC plate number CP 9402 would have been issued after AR 2491. No plates beginning in E have been issued, indicating that her registration took place some time in 2009.
Tracy and Niki are triplets.	None.	+ Linderman had be planning and manipulating Niki her entire life and hid a third sister with a family that encouraged her to go into politics. This would be Linderman's backup plan if Nathan did not win the election