K-Street Ice Queen, Tracy Strauss is a political lobbyist and advisor. She worked for Governor Malden before advising the junior Senator of New York, the former Secretary of Homeland Security, Ivory Wynn before he resigned, and she's recently signed on to Nathan Petrelli's staff under an alias while wanted by the government. That she happens to look like Niki Sanders is no fluke, but make no mistake: Ms. Strauss is another woman entirely.
On August 24th, 1974, three children were born. All three girls were meant for greatness, but it was through human intervention, not fate in the strictest sense of the word, that they would become something more.
Playing God, scientists — particularly one Dr. Zimmerman — administered a formula to the identical triplets via after the birth parents died. It would alter them at a genetic level, manipulating their very DNA to give them extraordinary, if synthetic, abilities.
Tracy Strauss was one of those sisters. It's true that she had a strong desire for greatness, but it had little to do with a heritage and genetic intervention she never knew about. As far as she was concerned, her were parents M. Strauss and Rebecca Rosenthal, and to be extraordinary you had to work for it.
And Tracy … Tracy had the drive for it. She had the smarts and the determination to pull it off. Her means of being extraordinary, as an adult, was through her passion for politics. Ivy League educated, she was on the track to success. And to Washington.
Tracy had a good eye that lead to a knack for backing the right people. A woman (a pretty one, at that) in a world that, according to some circles, is a man's, Ms. Strauss nevertheless built a strong background for her political career. Her hard work with small firms lent them some fame, and in turn, gave her a name. Fame of her own. She gained a reputation for being nothing but hard-working, sharp-eyed, knowledgeable and savvy lobbyist — and by God, she earned that reputation. She started out with the goals any good lobbyist-to-be has, to fight the good fight from the inside out and all of that — "to protect the civil liberties of the everyday American" — but somewhere along the line…
The person Tracy became wasn't the person she started out as in this business.
She rightfully earned her earned her reputation for being good at her job; hand-in-hand with being good at her job meant earning a reputation for being a K-Street ice queen. Warranted. Ms. Strauss did not take crap from anyone.
Tracy rose through the ranks of politicians and organizations as an advisor and consultant to such entities as companies and defense contracts, coming to work for New York Governor Robert Malden before his 2006 election and has been loyal, and useful, to his career since then.
That she also sleeps with him, well… hey, it can't hurt.
It was in 2008 that things almost took an unsettling turn for Tracy, jarring her view of the world and her previously unshakeable sense of self. Whether it was the right place at the right time or vice versa, the outcome was the same: crossed wires. While in New York City, in an area of Queens she normally wouldn't have been in, she was mistaken for someone else.
Someone who happened to look exactly like her.
The confusion of one D.L. Hawkins wasn't as much as Tracy's when she was, however briefly, mistaken for Niki Sanders. It wasn't until a fact-checker at Malden's office brought a publication to her attention that she truly became determined to get to the bottom of the mistaken identity. It was a magazine featuring an article on Senator Petrelli's support of Pinehearst Research, and a woman in the picture bore a striking resemblance to Tracy herself.
Having worked as a consultant for the bio-tech firm in the past, Tracy knew she had an easy in if she needed it. As it turns out, she didn't. An employee of Pinehearst recognized her — a young engineer named Gene Kensington, grandson of John Kensington — not as herself, but as Niki.
Against her better judgment, she stepped into a car with him as he promised to answer her questions. When he confronted her about being special, goading her into a nervous anger, her denial over the crazy talk was irrelevant; he was right, and the door of his car was frozen and shattered by Tracy's own doing.
Tracy met her identical sister, then, a woman who didn't seem to resemble her save in appearance, and learned a few things about her past that brought about more questions than answers. While Tracy was determined to uncover the mystery behind that had suddenly changed everything she thought was true about herself, she wasn't about to let it get in the way of her life. Denial is a strong force when it has Tracy's brand of resolve behind it.
In order to get on with her life — she was going places, damnit! — she convinced herself, to some degree, that what had happened in Gene's car was a fluke coincidence: his fault, not hers, that it was contrived or he was the freak. not her. She knew it wasn't true and that there was something going on that was not at all normal, but believing that giving into that suppressed side of her would end her career, she chose to pretend it didn't exist.
Tracy has gained more solid renown for herself in Washington over the past year, in what may be the last gubernatorial year for Malden (not if she can help it). With Malden's career a flurry of activity after allegations he was involved in an unsanctioned military project involving the crumbling research firm Pinehearst and the former Senator of New York, Nathan Petrelli, Ms. Strauss has been busy spinning things — and spinning them well — into a positive light, not to mention consulting for a couple of up-and-coming businesses on the side and doing everything she can to work her way up the ladder in Washington should Malden fall down the rung while supporting current New York Senator Ivory Wynn's office behind the scenes.
Tracy has exactly no time to deal with being a freak of nature (or as it would happen, a freak of invention).
Woe be to anyone who threatens her comfortable life.
Personality
Tracy understands how the world works. She's sharp, intelligent, and bold. She sees things for what they are: the good, the bad, and the ugly. She knows how to make the world work for her — social, business, it all comes down to people's drives, their ambitions, their flaws. Tracy has a drive to be on top — to be on the winning side. If finds herself caught up in a losing situation, she's the first one to abandon ship… or captain it to turn it into the one who wins the race.
She's not beyond manipulation to get her way, but she wouldn't call it that. She doesn't see it as underhanded. Lying? No, more like spinning the truth. In fact, she's a straight-talker. A political spin doctor no matter what venue she's in, Tracy tells it how it is to people who need to hear it, and she gives them another angle if that's what she deems best for them to know.
Coolly stepping on the little people and not looking back, when she has a goal in mind for her boss and ultimately herself, Tracy is selfish. She's out for herself. Look out for number one.
Vindictive, Tracy can't let something go if she feels like she's been unfairly wronged. She has a hard time accepting things that veer from her predetermined view of how the world works (ie. crazy, deadly abilities) and the laws and edicts she knows well. She started out passionate about civil liberties, and it holds true that if she sees them being seriously abused (especially to her), she won't stand for it.
She's long since cut out guilt from her emotional repertoire when it comes to her political manoeuvrings, but she's not free of it if something knocks her out of her safety zone. She would initially have a tough time reconciling hurting someone, for example. She has a conscience.
But Tracy knows that, to survive and come out on top at the end of the day, you have to use what you have to your advantage.
Abilities
Tracy has the ability to freeze objects with her touch.
Tracy has the ability to freeze objects with her touch. She does this by removing the heat from the subject, forcing it to drop hard and fast to below arctic temperatures and, depending on the substance, turn to ice. Depending on what she's freezing, it can become more susceptible to shattering with the right amount of force. In using her ability, Tracy herself doesn't chill; she maintains a normal human body temp.
While Tracy normally has to touch her victim (be it a person or an inanimate object), she can, under the most extreme conditions, exercise a radical use of her ability — using herself as the frozen target and forcing the cold snap outward from herself, freezing everything around her dead solid. The conditions have to be right, though, with enough moisture in the air (and on herself) for her ability to work … and it's not without sacrifice, as her own body becomes frozen in the effort.
There is another aspect to Tracy's ability, only brought on by intense circumstances — such as the cold snap — that allows her to, instinctively, reform into water after being ice. With this evolution of her power, she can move as water and transform into her normal self — that is, with the added ability to control water.
Tracy's ability comes with some downsides; for example, she has a harder time (under normal circumstances) to make ice in hot enivornments. Make that really hot and she's completely incapable of using her ability at all.
Stunts
Frost Warning
A lighter use of Tracy's freezing ability toned down enough to inflict a less destructive cold. It can take the form of frost or in the case it's used on skin frostbite. Stages vary depending on how long it's sustained.
Ice Queen
This is the epitome of Tracy's freezing ability. By touching her target heat is removed from them at extreme speed and efficacy the cold so intense that most substances turn to ice. The effect spreads directly from Tracy to her victim. It can easily freeze a person to death in a matter of seconds but it's the very same aspect of her ability that can freeze much more delicate objects.
Smash the State!
So it's not really a direct use of Tracy's ability … but it's a side effect! If something or someone is frozen to a certain point it can shatter when attacked with enough force. If Tracy uses this it means she tries to literally shatter the target immediately after freezing — maybe even during. To speed up the process.
Chill Factor
Tracy removes the heat from the air and creates a chilly below zero environment. The effect is more obvious close to her or in enclosed spaces. It's not enough to freeze a person solid or even fully freeze a glass of water but a fast and intense enough drop in temperature could mimic Arctic temperatures and result in negative health effects. It's not likely to last for an extended period of time unless Tracy is being seriously challenged.
Caution: Black Ice
Under the right circumstances — that is water at her disposal — Tracy has the opportunity to freeze moisture along the ground potentially spreading her freezing out in a significant radius or whatever direction the water is in to rapidly create a black ice or ice rink effect.
Hug It Out Bitch
Using her whole body to freeze a target she's touching body to body instead of just her hands. Essentially a full body "Ice Queen" or "Frost Warning".
Cold-Hearted Kiss
The respiratory system is awfully vulnerable to cold. To sap it of all its life-sustaining heat and freeze the body's important hotspots from the inside out what better and inconspicuous place to start a deep chill than the lips?
Cold Snap
Pushing the most extreme boundaries of her capabilities Tracy's "cold snap" is so powerful that it can freeze anything and everything around her — including herself. It is essentially pouring every ounce of her being into her freezing. A last resort it can only happen under specific circumstances: A after Tracy has been pushed to her limits ie. being forced to keep her ability in for an extended period of time and B when there is enough water in the air for her to create a truly frozen wasteland.
Liquid Assets
After freezing herself and everything around her ("Cold Snap"), pushing herself and her ability to its limits, the shattered pieces that remained of Tracy melted and reformed. Now, she has the ability not only to freeze things, but also to turn her body into water at will. She can transform parts of her body into water, as well as her whole body. Doing this, she retains the basic qualities of water, but beyond that, can do things an average puddle of water can't — such as move of her own volition and glide up a surface and over a ledge. She reforms into her body by first taking on the shape of herself in after form and becoming solid.
Water Torture
In water form OR when controlling water outside herself of her own creation, Tracy can direct the water to attack a person and effectively drown them on dry land. Not that she'd do that…
Same Wavelength
To some degree, Tracy has jurisdiction over water. Although her wielding of the stuff is usually managed to just herself ,she CAN control water sources outside her body somewhat. Example: encouraging a geyser. It's dependent on her surroundings and what there is to work with.
Swim with the Dolphins
By changing into liquid and passing into a body of water, Tracy can travel relatively quickly by moving through it, be it a sewer system (gross) or the ocean (much better)!
Just Add Water
Tracy can produce more water that her actual … volume. "Her" water is a constantly moving thing, dripping when her body transforms, and as such she can propel it outward from her hands.
On the Rocks
By turning herself or parts of herself into water Tracy has the ability to then freeze those parts of herself without injury. …as long as it's on purpose.
H2Ouch
With her ability to shape the water she transforms into, Tracy can then freeze that water, potentially in the form of something sharp and deadly and IMPALING.
Instinct
"This whole water thing it just, it kicked in on instinct."
An unintentional aspect of her power. If she sees herself in danger, being attacked, her ability kicks in, saving her from harm. Example: a knife slash will suddenly glide through water, not flesh and bone. Since it activates even when the attack is coming at incredible speeds, even a bullet could fly through liquid instead of harming her, but she has to have some kind of awareness for it to work. While very effective, her ability is unlikely to save her if she's unconscious, for example.
Things Tracy has frozen completely, fatally and/or shattered: Gene's car door, an accountant (William Cairns), a lily, Max's arm, Alpha Protocol Agent in Building 26, a shower, two glasses, her rental car windshield, a TV remote, library books, a dozen government agents, Gray & Sons rooftop, herself :(, Glenn York, Dan Albertson's door locks, Janet's door locks
Things Tracy has frozen just a lil' bit: a glass, Dr. Zimmerman's hand, her steering wheel and windshield, Ivory's shower, Peter and his watch, Kitty's hand, Bert, water on her counter, THE SIDEWALK, a table, her cell phone, Ivory's arm, shot glasses, a bed, a fire escape, herself, an alleyway, the inside of her rental car, Bob Yuleberg while impaling him, 2 NYPD detectives and a gun
Slip 'n' Slide (people who have slipped and fallen because of Tracy): Tiago (1), Helen (1)
People Tracy has drowned: Kevin Gainesfield, Dan Albertson
Hope Is Like A Wish —> And wishes don't come true. Tracy meets with Micah and her good intentions backfire as he reminds her of her selfishness and how unlike his mother she is.
March 5th
Uprising —> Tracy sneaks into Nathan's office to lift any valuable files and contact lists he may have left behind; she comes face-to-face with another intruder. It turns out to be Nathan himself, freed from the Protocol prison. For now, Tracy accepts his past and they look to the future of stopping the Protocols.
Hell on Earth —> With one not even hunting the other, Tracy sees AP Agent Scott whom she met during her time at Building 26, but what's more surprising is that Scott thinks she's dead and continues to talk to her. Realizing the woman is damaged in the head somehow, she tries to get information out of her and discovers that Jo believes Erin to be dead as well. Tracy follows her home.
What's Going On Here? —> Tracy follows Jo home and overhears her argue with herself to the point of harming herself; she then hears Carl enter before vanishing down the drain.
March 8th
Capacity for Change —> Kitty finds her way to Tracy under a bridge in New Jersey; though the two women are at odds, they come to something of an understanding when Tracy surprises the psychic by offering to house some of her refugees in the place she's been staying with Beth.
March 14th
Weren't You Dead? —> Tracy receives an unexpected visitor: Erin. They catch up on hard times and plans; when Erin feels less than human, she's given Tracy's brand of advice based on experience.
March 15th
Dead and Alive —> Tracy's scoping out of a restaurant/bar inadvertently brings her to Gene. Despite their unfriendly terms, she warns him that the area is frequented by a member of The Protocols. A gunshot interrupts and Tracy finds herself encountering the gunman and accidentally tasered by Gene. Something strange happens when the dying victim gets up in perfect health after the young woman who tended to him runs off.
March 16th
Melon Breaker or MAXIMAN!! —> Tracy drops in on Erin and Cody in time to hear them argue about a certain point of contention: Maxwell Swan.
"My life used to be so normal. As normal as the Hill can be. Maybe a little restrictive… all I had to worry about was my doing my job, the silver-tongued world of politics, dinner parties and overpriced martinis. The Beltway Insider life. Can I still be that person?"
"I felt myself shatter into a million pieces on that roof. Now … I don't know what I am."
"I do know this: for the first time since I actually had something to lobby for, I feel like I have a goal I can accomplish. No rules. No restrictions. When all of those pieces me came back together in the East River, I knew what I had to do."
"They took everything from me. So I'm going to take everything from them."
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February 5th
Tracy kills AP agent Glenn York in his home by freezing him in front of his already open refrigerator.
February 14th
Snarky Cupcakes —> At a diner, Tracy watches a news report about Nathan explaining his apparent absence and meets Tori, who recognizes the Senator as "Brayden" from a time past. Tracy avoids questions and quickly dismisses her.
She then goes to kill Dan Albertson by drowning him in his bedroom.
February 15th
Hard Pressed —> Tracy hunts down Maxwell Swan. Their abilities match at first, then he makes her rethink killing him — but only momentarily. However, when she tries to take down Max he knocks her ability out with the Solution.
Charity of a Stranger —> Forced to run out of Max's apartment and not allowed to stay in the building by a suspicious door man, Tracy, in a towel, has to accept the charity of a stranger (Sandra). However, her ability kicks back in and she disappears.
Life Is Unfair —> Tracy meets the thirteen year old girl Erin has took in, Beth, by accidentally surprising her into using her ability. Tracy shares her own to compensate. Honest with Beth, Tracy tells her the truth about the danger they're in.
Just the Messenger —> Erin's estranged sister Janet is a doctor with the Protocol; at the behest of Erin, Tracy drops in on her, attempting to explain that AP is bad news. However, at Janet's apartment, she's met with fear, blame and a lack of understanding when she reveals her ability.
February 19th
Blood Runs Cold —> While waiting for news on Erin's disappearance, Tracy goes over the list of Protocol agents in her possession, and thinks back on the crossed out names: revenge killings. She then goes after another name on her list, Bob Yuleberg, but after the job is done, she realizes she may have made a terrible mistake in killing a man who felt guilty over what he's done and was trying to transfer out of the AP program.
Stop or I'll Shoot —> Feeling the effects of guilt after killing Bob Yuleberg and those before him, Tracy returns to Erin's apartment, its resident still missing; Beth sees her upset. The police come to the door in light of Erin's disappearance and when Beth's ability goes off, they run with some help from their respective abilities (accidental — or otherwise, in Tracy's case).
February 20th
Show Your Humanity —> Taine becomes their destination after Tracy and a slightly wounded Beth run from Erin's apartment. Tracy is forced replace Taine as the fake doctor. Taine reveals that he knows about the list she gave Erin and has no qualms about sharing his thoughts. Regardless, his apartment becomes temporary refuge.
February 24th
Emo'd —> Tracy meets with Micah, both for information and support — monetarily. After a rough start with the fourteen-year-old, she gets both, including knowledge a Protocol to control people with abilities. She also gets an offer for a place to stay — but is rooming with the person responsible for taking Micah hostage, however temporarily, a good idea?
February 25th
Alternatives to Murder —> Tracy informs Taine that she'll be taking Beth elsewhere for their safety; Taine is opinionated on Tracy's stance and the things she's done, but gives her his money for a rainy day.
February 28th
Support System —> Tracy turns a slightly new leaf in going after an agent for a reason other than revenge: information and collaboration, which she seems to find to some degree in Noah Bennet.
January 3rd
Hollow Hope —> Tracy discovers that Anais is more in the know than she realized; they discuss plans and human rights with Nathan.
January 5th
Alike and Different —> Tracy and Tiago happen to meet again at the library. When she loses control of her ability, the K-Street ice queen and the street-savvy Brazilian realize they have more in common than they realized. Tracy warns against taking on the government's darker side by total force but agrees with Tiago's reasons for wanting change.
January 7th
Good to Meet You Some More —> Tracy and Jack meet; Tracy is the bearer of bad news when he mistakes her for Niki. She also learns about some of Nathan's demons.
January 9th
Bloody Repercussions —> Watching Marilyn de Souza deliver an announcement and collapse during a press conference on TV, Tracy calls Nathan, assuring him that it's ultimately good for them and suspects Peter to be behind it.
January 10th
Testify —> Tracy leads Tiago in to meet Nathan, where he tells his story, to be used against the AP. Tracy sympathizes.
Just Indigestion —> Nathan delivers the news that the President has allowed him into the Protocol, but acts somewhat unnervingly as Tracy confronts him about his secrets. Tracy vows to stay on as his advisor, but cut face-to-face business, since she suspects he'll be watched more closely by the government.
January 12th
You Can Never Be Too Careful —> Tracy meets with Jack — and by extension, Trina — to delve into Nathan's dark past. After she leaves, she witnesses their bar, the Den of Iniquity, being ambushed by Alpha Protocol agents and quickly leaves them to fend for themselves.
Poker Face —> Tracy chooses a late hour to tie up loose ends at Nathan's office and happens to run into Noah, who leaves her with some words of advice… or warning.
January 14th
When It Rains, It Pours —> Tracy finds herself lured to a rooftop after getting a text message telling her to meet if she wants to see her nephew alive. She finds a man (Gabriel/Sylar) holding Micah hostage, but Micah has convinced his captor them let him go. However, government special agents appear and surround them. One of them shoots Tracy and she tells the others to run and leave her behind; her ability breaks free in a cold snap that freezes everything and everyone and the roof — including Tracy herself. When Noah arrives, his back-up shoots her and causes her to shatter.
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January 14th, 15th & 16th
Sink or Swim —> Tracy finds all the pieces of herself flowing back together and discovers that her ability is more than just freezing. Single-mindedly focused on revenge for all that's been done to her in the past months, she hunts down the man responsible for threatening, interrogating, and hurting her while she was in lock-up and drowns him. He won't be the first.
December 5th
Game Changer —> Tracy is ambushed by Peter and Lena while entering her apartment, suspecting she's under the influence of Ivory. Lena uses her purging ability to detox Tracy; intensely affected by the chemical changes the enthrallment produced, she becomes very ill and passes out.
Fly Away Home —> When she wakes, Tracy says nothing of how Lena's purge has changed her other than being sick; she gets straight to warning Peter that they have to leave immediately because her apartment might be under surveillance. Still unwell, she gets some things together and Peter flies with her from D.C. to NYC. Despite not fully trusting him, she falls asleep before they arrive, exhausted.
December 6th
Cold Shoulder —> Tracy's ability escapes her as she sleeps in an apartment in the Deveaux Building, freezing the bed and everything around her. Peter wakes her up before it goes too haywire. She explains that her power wants to snap ever since being in Building 26. They talk about Ivory and the unexplained gaps in their memories. Some things are better left unsaid, though: Peter's mistaken familiarity with Tracy leads to her giving him the cold shoulder.
December 7th
True Character —> Tracy sends Ivory an e-mail saying he'd done something to her, called him a coward for resigning from Senate and that she never wanted to see him again. She's then contacted by Micah as Rebel — he sets her up with a new identity (Linda Johnson) and she advises him not to trust any deal made by AP.
Dropping By —> When Tracy devises to go warn Erin, she attempts to sneak down the fire escape to avoid notice, but her attempts at being a covert fugitive fail when she unintentionally drops in on Anais. She realizes already how tricky her new identity will be when Anais recognizes her as a previous resident of the building: Niki.
Very Thin Ice —> Tracy warns Erin that she may be a target again and tells her to listen to Rebel. Their plans lean dangerously close to revenge.
December 9th
Ye of Little Faith —> Tracy heads for the roof for some air but Kitty is already there. Their meeting is less than warm even before government snipers on the roof across from them start firing. Tracy is not a team player. A whirlwind escape ends when they're teleported to (relative) safety by Peter.
Hiding in Plain Sight —> After the close call earlier, Tracy and Peter talk about what life with a new identity means while wanted by the government. And also about Nathan; she considers a job on his staff. She and Peter acknoweledge that the woman in his visions wasn't her.
December 11th
A Woman's Perspective —> After colouring her hair a dark red, Tracy goes shopping with her new identity. While she's trying on a dress, she recognizes Tiago as the young man who stopped some thugs from advancing on her the last time she was in New York. She's less than grateful to him, but has a small change of heart and helps him pick out a gift for his girlfriend.
Joining Team Petrelli —> Tracy approaches Nathan about a job on his staff, pitching the fact that he needs her to understand the goings-on within the government, such as the Alpha Protocol. She joins Team Petrelli.
December 16th
Pooling Resources —> As "Linda," Tracy meets with Nathan to discuss business; they share ideas regarding AP, which basically means a coup. She winds up telling him she actually has no faith in him but has nowhere else to go, and plays a role in his decision to get his memory back if it'll help turn the government's plans around.
December 17th
Fashion Forward —> Hallis drops by the Petrelli offices looking to give Nathan some new clothes, but Tracy takes them intead, along with fashion advice to pass on. Tracy lies about meeting Hallis before. A much-needed ugly tie intervention for Nathan is involved.
A Very (un)Special Heroes Christmas —> Lena nearly runs into Tracy, who is less than encouraged to warm up to her, but does express her thanks for purging her of Ivory's influence … before they're both almost hit by a van containing Gene. The subject of his rage, Tracy retaliates with her own. Lena doesn't help matters. Tracy and Gene are oil and water.
Missing Martinis —> Tracy's power goes haywire while Erin visits. Tracy gives her friend more of a reason to hate those in the government hunting down people like them.
December 19th
Long Forgotten —> Tracy and Nathan receive a strange visit from an unfriendly mystery woman who seems to know a thing or two about Niki — who she is convinced "Linda" is a personality of — and Nathan, as well as someone named Linderman and a company called Primatech. They have more questions than answers and the office is taken out in a nuclear explosion. … or not?
Steady As She Goes —> Unharmed and alone after the bewildering visitor disappears, Nathan tries to get answers about Niki Sanders. Tracy inadvertantly reveals her ability to when she can't control it, but calms down before Helen crashes (literally) into the scene. A silver lining is placed on the day when a call is received announcing Nathan's appointment to Senate.
December 20th
Dog and Pony —> A file containing the roster of Alpha Protocol has been stolen from the office and Tracy and Nathan blame their mystery nightmare guest from the night prior, prompting them to plan further. She explains what she believes to be her memory of meeting Nathan nearly two years ago and inadvertantly encourages him further to regain his memories. Tracy draws an unsettling parallel.
December 22nd
Presents for All —> When Tracy goes to talk to Nathan in his office after his speech, Hallis, aka Santa Van Cortlandt, drops by with presents and invitations to Lizette Van Cortlandt's Christmas Eve Party.
The Building of Alliances —> Nathan reveals that he has his memories back, prompting talk of the future… and the past (including Niki). Plans are made which don't bode well for everyone (such as Peter). George drops by to find out where Senator Petrelli stands and knows more than expected about Alpha Protocol. Tracy hides under a desk to avoid being recognized, but emerges when Nathan tells the Congressman the truth. Not without threatening him, however.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to a Very Cold Hell —> Fate evidently intervenes in two lives so that Tracy may teach Kasey an important lesson: never hitchhike. Kasey teaches Tracy an important lesson: never pick up hitchhikers. En route back to New York after a mysterious trip out of the city, Tracy decides to do a good deed only to discover her passenger was a "fan" of her sister's apparent website and nearly kills them both when she can't control her ability, causing a car accident.
December 28th
A Place of Calm —> Tracy stays home from work and doesn't answer her phone. Nathan comes by to make sure she's still alive. He learns that she can't control her ability and they both learn, via the news, that Ivory has died. Nathan uses his experience at a monastery as a means to calm Tracy down after she freezes the remote.
Restoration —> Tracy talks to Peter about the publicity between he and his brother, but the topic soon swings to Ivory's recent passing, which leads to her looking at Peter in… a new light, at least momentarily. He restores her memories and she reveals the person responsible for taking them: Marilyn de Souza, of Homeland Security.
December 29th
Silly Nathan —> Tracy passes along the important news to Nathan. As she suggests going public, the new head of security, Church, makes an appearance to refute her.
December 31st
Not Sure Yet —> On the eve of a new year, Tracy vows revenge on what's made her suffer; meanwhile, her ability causes her to nearly freeze in the bath. Happy New Year.
November 1st
A Pleasant Introduction to Hell —> With her new access, Tracy gets a tour of Building 26 from Max, including a glimpse of "Human Resources" and the restraints within. She learns about the "Solution" to neutralize abilities and isn't as encouraged by the thought of taking away an ability as she thought she'd be.
The Road to Hell is Paved in Brotherhood —> Tracy walks in Ivory playing up Peter's soft spots in light of his memory loss. She "re-meets" the new (old?) and improved Peter and gets a timely message from Rebel, spurring plans to entrap him and his associate.
November 2nd
Let Me Give You A Hand —> The hunt for Rebel takes a turn when he's revealed to be Tracy's nephew who she'd never met: Micah. Having led Micah and Cam into a trap, tries to revoke her cooperation, only to use her ability on Max with serious repurcussions. For both of them.
Where Democracy Has Failed —> Having been taken into custody with Micah and Cam, Tracy wakes up in the Human Resources room of Building 26 and gets a chance to talk to the young Rebel.
November 4th
The Choices That Define Us —> Ivory visits a very angry Tracy, who has been placed in isolation under heat lamps in Building 26 to keep her ability at bay. He tells her he has his own reservations about the project and that he's trying to get her released, and she agrees — for better or worse — to still trust him.
Provocation —> Bert visits Tracy for no other reason than to taunt her about Ivory. Nicholas steps in to prevent violence — from Bert, since Tracy is shackled.
November 5th
Nerves of Steel —> It's Max's turn to pay Tracy a visit for the first time since she inadvertantly froze off part of his arm. He makes the best of it — and threatens her limits for next time.
November 6th
Good Cop —> Nicholas plays the good cop to Max's bad cop and comes bearing water and nicer words for Tracy.
November 10th
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished —> Bert has a sudden change of heart and comes to apologize. Unfortunately, Tracy has had enough after over a week chained under heat lamps, and she takes advantage of the woman's new leaf and manipulates Bert into letting her go. She gets as far as the hallway before agents, including Nicholas, intervene — but not before using her pent-up ability on one of the armed men.
November 11th
Heating Things Up —> After making a victim out of when of the men at Building 26 the day prior, Tracy becomes the victim of fear and hate from one of the agents as he interrogates her about Erin McCarty.
Broken But Not Beaten —> Nicholas arrives on the scene of a human rights nightmare and gets help for Tracy who's been sweltering under increased heat with a broken arm.
A Terrible Thing to Waste —> Tracy is moved to a different location minus the heat lamps, where Ivory comes to her rescue. She's taken by surprise when Homeland Security Director Marilyn de Souza appears, but soon doesn't remember her being there. In fact, she forgets more than one thing.
Side-by-Side —> Safe (for now?), Ivory and Tracy reconvene over what's important.
November 13th
In Ivory We Trust —> Peter stops by in the role of a home nurse for Tracy and winds up healing her arm a bit; they talk about their trust in Ivory and Tracy gives him a job to do.
Take the Reins —> Out at a restaurant, Tracy and Ivory celebrate the fact that she's free as long as she stays in line under his watch. She shares her goal for the Senator's career and does something rather unexpected all around: confesses that she loves him.
November 16th
You Should Be Scared/You Should Be Sorry —> Tracy phones Erin to see if she'll get an answer. Expecting her to be captured already, she's surprised to hear that she's in the hospital (with a broken arm like her, no less). She doesn't offer any form of help.
Sci-Fi Surprise —> A robot that looks like the Governor of California is delivered to Tracy's apartment and she has a conversation with it. No, really. That actually happend. Much to her considerable dismay. It's Gene's doing; he finds out she's not captured, she admits that she should have listened to him all that time ago, and though she insists she can't help him, he asks her to look out for certain things. Through a damn robot.
November 17th
Manipulated —> With Gene's request to look into people in the Protocol having their thoughts or feelings manipulated, and her own realization that there are gaps in her memory, Tracy follows Nicholas home to ask him some questions. He's already came to the same conclusion. She also gets the name of the man who mistreated her the most in Building 26 — but doesn't say why she needed it so much.
November 18th
Ultra Secret Therapy —> Tracy finds the key to a hotel room at Ivory's. When she investigates, she finds out that he's been keeping a secret… but is it the secret she thought? She becomes suspicious of Ivory's therapist, Sydney. But of course Ivory wouldn't sleep with his therapist…
Later, unable to call or track down Ivory, Tracy finds out that the Senator has seemingly gone AWOL in New York after not returning from his meeting. She learns from his driver that he was at Mt. Sinai Hospital and didn't return to his car.
Missing Senator —> Tracy calls Sydney's room and tries to discern if his therapist knows why Ivory is incommunicado. She doesn't.
Understanding —> After flying into New York, Tracy investigates Mt. Sinai to discover who Ivory was visiting: Erin. The truth comes out about how the government knew to come after Erin; despite that, they discover that they have some tough things in common — like accidentally using their abilities to kill. With that realization comes understanding. They both need a friend. Erin may have made Ivory sick, but doesn't know where he is. The search continues.
November 19th
Caution! —> It's late night/early morning when Tracy encounters a young man (Tiago) on the run from some other rough men under the influence or in withdrawal of … something. They soon abandon their search and advance on her instead until Tiago chases them off; unfortunately for him, Tracy's thanks comes in the form of head trauma when she accidentally uses her power to make him fall.
November 21st
Another Woman Who Asks Too Much —> After placing a call with John Kensington, Tracy manages to get in contact with Gene and puts herself in his debt for a favour he very much does not like: find Ivory.
Olde English Elephant Safari —> Tracy runs into Hallis (literally, or perhaps the other way around) and they realize they both know Sydney; Sydney and Tracy are both looking for Ivory; Tracy realizes Hallis's boyfriend, Congressman Dawson, heard Ivory was "missing" and vows to stop that fire. Meanwhile, she ignores Adam.
A Matter of Discretion —> Tracy and Congressman George Dawson have a small business meeting to get on the same page as far as the Senator's whereabouts and agenda goes — and talk about current events, too.
November 23rd
Politcally Incorrect —> Both Tracy and Lena need a new phone and meet in a phone store when Lena overhears Tracy talking about Senator Wynn. She poses as a student asking questions for a political science report. Despite being on the edge, Tracy finds herself … strangely relaxed.
Unforgiven —> That night, an agent heralding from Building 26 knocks on Tracy's door. She has the pleasure of meeting Danko who, in the absence of the Senator, is not so forgiving. She has a new "handler".
November 25th
Unfind Me —> Gene, with Eric, succeeds in tracking down Ivory. Tracy winds up in Harlem to reunite with the Senator but finds him downtrodden.
Turnarounds —> Tracy tries to bring Ivory out of his depressed state and gives him a confession (that his call stopped her from jumping a couple of months ago), plays nurse and tells him about suspicions of mind control; Ivory convinces her that he'll take care of it and ultimately decides to go back to Washington.
November 29th
Who Is Rebel? —> Danko has a chat with Tracy while a sniper trains a gun on her from afar. He tells her to contact Rebel and they both discover that she doesn't remember who that is. Interesting? Very. Danko reveals that Rebel is her nephew, Micah.
November 30th
Connect the Dots —> Tracy takes a break from trying to work as though everything is normal and calls Gene. As usual, they don't see eye to eye. Unimpressed that Tracy didn't get tested in NY by Cass, he implies that Ivory may have something to do with people within the Protocol being mind-controlled or influenced. Her trust in (and care for) the Senator prevails.
They Won't Win, They'll Pay —> Tracy follows her logic and uses the e-mail displayed on the video produced by Jamie and Rebel in order to find out if it's Micah. It is, and they reconnect.
October 3rd
Wrong Turn —> Charlotte takes a wrong turn trying to find Niki and winds up with someone who looks very much like her. Tracy is skeptical of the sudden intruder (and unlike her sister, not used to people showing up out of thin air).
When the Other Shoe Drops —> Tracy fields questions from a journalist from the Washington Post (Elena). She defends the Governor's innocence in the charity scandal and points blame at his accountant, moments before the news breaks that Malden was arrested for his murder (a murder that was, in reality, Tracy's doing). In light of this news, she all but dismisses Congressman George Dawson's inquiries about the Senator's anti-terrorism involvement. Not that she has the answers. Ivory sends a "you're welcome" message.
October 5th
Deluge —> Ivory's enthralling ways give him more than he bargained for when it comes to Tracy. She pays him a visit at his home … in his shower. She reveals her ability, the cause of Cairns's death. The Senator promises to help fix her "ailment".
October 6th
Jockeying for Position —> Tracy and Bert have some territorial issues regarding Ivory. Threats pass back and forth.
October 7th
Watch Out —> Peter pays another visit. This time, they both wind up dropping the pretenses and asking the important questions. Peter's offers to help, after revealing that Arthur (as mentioned to Tracy by Dr. Zimmerman) is dead, lead to getting an icy denial. Literally. He reveals that he's special too and warns Tracy about the government "taking" people like them. Silly Petrelli. Senator Wynn would never be involved in something like that. Right?
October 11th
Living Image —> Tracy, in New York to handle a few matters of business but wishing she was back in D.C., makes a run to the bank. While there, she meets Cass, who may have thought she saw a ghost. Tracy explains that she isn't Cass's friend Niki and is delivered a shock when she's told that the sister she barely knew is dead.
October 14th
Cold Hard Proof —> Tracy runs into Kitty just as she tries to reschedule a meeting with her. Kitty doesn't want to talk business. Tracy is confronted about the truth of the vision in which she froze someone. Kitty tries to warn her against the government taking people with abilities because she "saw" it, but Tracy denies the possibility. However, when Kitty proves her power works by knowing too much about a private moment, she starts to second guess things.
October 16th
Mystery Texter —> After she arrives back in Washington, Tracy receives some messages on her phone by someone identifying themselves as REBEL, who seems to know about her and what she can do. She's yet again warned against Senator Wynn and told the government is holding people with abilities. Rebel tells her that she's not safe, but Tracy decides to find out for herself.
Serious Senator Search —> Despite the warnings from Rebel, Tracy goes looking for Ivory. He's not in his office, but she runs into others who are looking for him: Nicholas Drake and his colleague Riley DeMark, who introduce themselves as security consultants, and Bert, who she has a minor run-in with.
Advise Me —> Tracy demands more answers from Ivory about the anti-terrorist initiative, and she gets some answers, but the answers — and consequences — are on Ivory's terms. While he assures her that the threats to the government are not people with abilities like her, Tracy puts her doubts aside and vows to help him fix the problem… and the people responsible for finding out too much.
October 24th
Normal is Just a Formality —> While Tracy is in New York to make good on what she told the Senator, she pauses for a drink with a friend, soap star Erin McCarty. When they both get a text message from the msyterious Rebel, saying that Peter Petrelli was hit by a helicopter (?!) and taken by government agents, however… casual goes out the window. Tracy's questions lead to Erin being suspicious of entrapment. But ability-induced sickness and frozen flower later, they're still friends.
October 26th
Risking Rebel —> Tracy contacts Rebel saying that she wants to help his cause. Her real motives are a little different.
October 27th
My Girlfriend —> Tracy visits the set of Afterlife with some words of caution to Erin; she also meets her friend's co-star Taine and discovers that the tabloids have pictured her and Erin as a couple. She takes it as an opportunity from deflecting prying eyes at their seperate private lives.
October 28th
Geeksicle —> In Washington, D.C., Tracy waits for Ivory at his apartment. Bert appears instead, looking to put the moves on the Senator. The two Ivory-enthralled women have it out before Tracy uses her ability and scares Bert off.
Going Steady —> Ivory comes home and finds Tracy there. Her obsession starts to reveal itself further in light of basically attacking Bert.
October 30th
Red Tape —> Tracy makes use of her limited access to Building 26 to investigate the operations of Alpha Protocol. She meets Max and has a professionally present exchange which ends in not getting very far due to her restricted access to the building's innermost workings.
Keep the Dream Alive —> As she leaves Building 26, Kitty, on the run from the government, returns her call. Tracy acts as if she's on her side and learns a few things as a result.
Full Access —> Tracy advises Ivory on his public image, especially with more left wing groups. She then gets a chance to inquire about her Building 26 access, pegs Kitty Hanner as conspiring to commit murder and confesses that she'd do just about anything for Ivory. Including continuing to work for his cause if Alpha Protocol goes after people like her. She gets full access. Productive day.
September 21st
A Year Later —> In Washington, Tracy tracks news about Senator Wynn and expresses her opinion to the Governor they backed the right guy.
September 22nd
You Can't Wynn —> After listening to Senator Wynn address the nation alongside the President in regards to the country's newest anti-terrorist operations, Tracy tracks him down with a request from his state's governor. Instead of obliging, Ivory offers her a job. It means access and power for Tracy, but what is Ivory really after?
One thing's for certain: Tracy finds herself particularly attached to the prospect of working for him.
September 23rd
Tracy receives an e-mail from Ivory, including a welcome message, calender, itinerary and expense account.
Hardly Working —> Ivory may be taking a break, but Tracy hasn't stopped. She meets NSA tech Bert, who seems to be fawning over the Senator; Tracy attempts to advise Ivory about how to tackle an interview with a political commentator, and finds herself taking on extra tasks.
September 24th
Business Unusual —> Tracy is contacted by Hanner Enterprises, a company she used to consult for a year or so back, and flies briefly to the head office in NYC to reprise her job. She meets the new CEO, Kitty. Ms. Hanner's special ability gives her a vision of Tracy freezing and shattering someone, and she confesses that she thought Tracy was Niki. Tracy neither confirms nor denies her ability and leaves.
Long Distance —> While Tracy reflects uncomfortably about what happened with Kitty, The Senator calls. She finds herself cancelling plans with the Governor and trying to get back D.C. sooner.
September 25th
Denied —> Tracy walks in on Ivory and his assistant Raquel, interrupting possible office improprieties.
Too Easy —> Tracy angles in on the purpose of research and development being done by the NSA, which Ivory somehow has a hand in. She gets no info, but they make a compromise. She signs on with Senator Wynn full time… and quite possibly makes a deal with the devil.
September 26th
In the morning, an assistant from Malden's office forwards Tracy a news article about a potential scandal implying Governor Malden leeched funds from a charity.
Burning Bridges —> At the City Club, Tracy fields an accusatory phone call and encounters Gene for the first time in over a year. She's quick to give him her point of view and a lot of denial about freezing his car door that day.
Fall —> Malden's accountant (William Cairns), who Tracy had been accosted by over the phone, shows up at her apartment. He accuses her of stealing the Governor's donation money, shows apparent proof of it, and insults her in her own home. When he says that he's called the police, Tracy, threatened, grabs him — and is horrified to watch him freeze and shatter.
Crashed Into You —> Tracy, still dealing with her shock and quickly rising guilt after killing Cairns, calls Ivory in the hopes that he'll know what's going on and believe her innocence (at least about the charity scandal). Laying low at his apartment, Tracy's relationship with the Senator takes a twist beyond the professional.
September 27th
Jumping the Gun —> Tracy hides something from Ivory. She delays making a decision over calling the police when Ivory surprises her by implying he wants some kind of relationship. What? Tracy gets to know the Senator's apartment a little too well after he leaves.
September 28th
Gene Codes —> Tracy pays Gene a visit soon after her denial the other day. As the only person she knows who might have some real answers about her ability, the young genius tries to give her some. She leaves with more questions and an address for Dr. Zimmerman, the name which appeared on her and Niki's birth records.
September 29th
None of Your Business —> As she prepares to leave, Tracy gets a visitor: Peter Petrelli, inquiring about his missing brother's would-be career.
White Queen —> Tracy tracks down Dr. Zimmerman at a psychiatric facility in Los Angeles. He seems a little off his rocker, but adamant about the fact that he was involved in giving Tracy and her sisters special abilities as babies. He also gives her a name of the person who dug around in his mind and tried to recreate the genetic formula: Arthur Petrelli.
Words Are Power —> After Tracy returns to D.C., she's faced with the choice of turning herself in to the police or worse; she decides on worse, but Ivory's call dissuades her from hurting herself. What's more, his enthrallment leads her to tell him that she killed Cairns.
January, 2009
The Right Choice —> Tracy advices Governor Malden to fill the long empty senate seat with Ivory Wynn. The Governor, once he's been somewhat won over, wants to celebrate the decision.
April, 2009
Business Time —> Tracy meets Clarence, who has signed on temporarily to work on speeches for the Governor, when she's tasked to bring him up to speed.
To: vog.nedlamg|ssuartst#vog.nedlamg|ssuartst
From: vog.etanes|nnywi#vog.etanes|nnywi
Subject: Business is Pleasure
Tracy,
You're late. I'm kidding. Actually, I just wanted to once again thank you for accepting my proposal. We're going to make such great music together and I look forward to working very closely with you.
I've enclosed a few things that you'll need to catch up on, though I'm sure you'll have no trouble doing that. You are amazing. I couldn't ask for a better Advisor. I'll see you soon. Can't wait.
~ Ivory.
P.S. - I've enclosed the information to your personal expense account. Which can be used for anything you see fit. I hope you'll find the starting amount ($10,000.00) to be satisfactory. Pick yourself up something nice. Welcome to the Team.
To: vog.nedlamg|ssuartst#vog.nedlamg|ssuartst
From: vog.nedlamg|eciffo#vog.nedlamg|eciffo
Subject: FWD: St. Jude
???
Did you know about this?
Is it true you handed in your letter of resignation last night?
— Tom P. Kerry, Asst.
[ link ]
New York Governor Robert Malden is set to be under investigation following suspicious transfers of funds linked to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, of which the governor's office has been a long-time supporter through various charitable events and donations.
Lt. Shatner of the NYPD Internet Crimes Division, "At approximately 11:26 AM, today, we were told by an anonymous source to look into St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. When we we did, we found that they're accounts had been completely wiped out. However, our technicians were able to follow the criminal's sloppy trail and it led us right to Governor Robert Malden's Office. Well, more specifically, his business accounts."
St Jude's account shows a transfer to a dummy account in the amount of $24,000. A business account for Governor Malden shows a deposit of $24,000 dated five minutes later.
"We've put a freeze on all accounts involved in this case. We don't know who's at fault for this, but we're certainly going to investigate every possible angle before we condemn anyone. Whether the Governor himself knows anything about this has yet to be determined."
To: vog.nedlamg|ssuartst#vog.nedlamg|ssuartst
From: moc.nnc|repooca#moc.nnc|repooca
Subject: Malden Murders for Money
SOURCE: CNN.com
At approximately 8:29 PM, on October 3, 2009, Governor Robert Malden was arrested for the murder of his accountant, William Cairns. While the investigation has yet to turn up a body, there is substantial evidence pointing towards the governor as the man responsible for Cairns' death.
Allegedly, Governor Malden had been embezzling money from his own foundation to assist with charities, such as St. Jude's, when Cairns found out about it. In confronting Malden about it, Cairns also learned of a conspiracy to frame Malden's, now former political advisor, Tracy Strauss, for the missing funds. Cairns was never seen nor heard from after this "meeting" with Governor Malden.
<Picture of Pajama Clad Malden in Handcuffs>
The money, allegedly stolen and cashed out by Governor Malden himself, has yet to be recovered. Officers report that Malden's safe was empty upon their sweep of his office.
Governor Malden's replacement will be announced, Monday morning.
In related news, political consultant Tracy Strauss has been cleared of all potential charges.
To: moc.liamg|ssuartsycart#moc.liamg|ssuartsycart
From: Wynn, Ivory
Subject: Re: <no subject>
Not to worry. Your secrets will be taken to my grave.
Goodbye.
~ Ivory.
(In Reply To)
To: Wynn, Ivory
Date: Thursday, Dec 10 at 10:13 am
From: moc.liamg|ssuartsycart#moc.liamg|ssuartsycart
Subect: <no subject>
Ivory,
I'm not sure how much you know about what happened and why I'm gone.
You did something to me. You changed me. I've been sick getting you out of my head.
Despite everything, I'm sorry to see you resign. Coward. I'm guessing that you're out of the inner circle now. Where does that leave me? Erin? Micah? Cam?
Have a good life. I don't want to see you ever again.
Tracy
Quotes
"You don't pay me for sex, Governor, I give that for free. What you pay me for is my advice."
"Okay, I'll bite, Senator, but let's get one thing straight. No one tells me what to do." — to Ivory, You Can't Wynn
"I haven't worked my ass off in Washington and been a political consultant — a good one, by the way, for years, just to be eye-candy to some bored politician. If I were to work for you? It would be because I am more than capable of doing the job." — to Ivory, You Can't Wynn
"I'm not Niki. Whatever it was you thought you saw? It wasn't me." — to Kitty, Business Unusual
"I guess there's no rest for the wicked." — to Gene, Burning Bridges (and The Eclipse: Part One)
"I spent the last year trying to forget… this— thing… that I can do. Whatever it is, this ability. I just need to know why. Why… me?" — to Gene, Gene Codes
"If you made it happen, then, you can take it away. I'll get you out of here and— you need to take it away!" — to Dr. Zimmerman, White Queen
"There's somewhere I need to be, Congressman. Walk with me if you have something important to say." — to George, When the Other Shoe Drops
"Your information is off the mark. Look, you get visions. I think your head is wired wrong. Give me proof. Give me proof, and maybe? I'll stop thinking you're crazy." — to Kitty, Cold Hard Proof
"You're missing the point! That's exactly why you need to play up your strengths. They'll have a harder time blaming you for the state's problems… or the world's, if you're saving babies on volunteer days. Hell, try to stop global warming while you're at it. All I'm saying is: preventative measures." — to Ivory, Full Access
"How'd you pull it off, anyway? Last I checked, they didn't teach Rebel Leadership 101 in junior high." — to Micah, Where Democracy Has Failed
Micah: "I thought I knew you. I thought… I thought you'd be like her. Like she was. She's really gone, isn't she? I'm supposed to be smart. Turns out I'm stupid. And gullible. And stupid." (sighs) "And now Cam's caught because of me. I can control technology, but I can't think right." Tracy: "…I heard… what happened. When I met Cass she told me. I am sorry, Micah. I can't imagine… how…unsettling… this must be for you. I look so much like your mom. But you're right. I'm not her. I hardly knew her." (pause) "You were trying to play Spartacus for people like us but— you were in over your head. You were optimistic." — Where Democracy Has Failed
"You know what side I'm not on? The side of being thrown in here without any rights and being treated like less than an animal! I guess you and your beloved President have really extended the reach of the Patriot Act." — to Ivory, The Choices That Define Us
"If you think for a second that I'm weak? You don't know me. I know exactly what you can do with your pity." — to Max, Nerves of Steel
"If I see even one boots coming after me I won't hesitate to send 'em into the next Ice Age." — to Erin, Very Thin Ice
"I don't actually have any faith that you're the one to pull it off, I just have nowhere else to go." — to Brayden (Nathan), Pooling Resources
"Everything was so much easier when our conversations were about martinis." — to Erin, Missing Martinis
"You better be telling the truth, Dawson, or I swear to God you're going to regret it for the rest of your career." — to George, The Building of Alliances
Kasey: "I'm from Cali, I don't do cold good. I think maybe you need to learn how to control the whole freeze ray thing…" Tracy: "I'm from Beverly Hills. Tell me about it." — The Hitchhiker's Guide to a Very Cold Hell
"When has steering someone in the right direction been a problem when I'm on your side, Governor?" — The Right Choice
"My life used to be so normal. As normal as the Hill can be. Maybe a little restrictive… all I had to worry about was my doing my job, the silver-tongued world of politics, dinner parties and overpriced martinis. The Beltway Insider life. Can I still be that person? I felt myself shatter into a million pieces on that roof. Now … I don't know what I am." — Sink or Swim (voiceover)
"I do know this: for the first time since I actually had something to lobby for, I feel like I have a goal I can accomplish. No rules. No restrictions. When all of those pieces me came back together in the East River, I knew what I had to do. They took everything from me. So I'm going to take everything from them." — Sink or Swim (voiceover)
Max: "It would appear that the rumors of your death have been greatly exaggerated." Tracy: "The rumours of your death won't be so exaggerated." - Hard Pressed
"Doing… what we can do, Erin, it doesn't make us … less human. It makes us … more than." - Weren't You Dead?
"I was given this ability without any say. I wasn't born with it, I dunno if anyone was. So I've been used from the start. When I found out what I could do, I ignored it until I killed someone, 'n' then? I wanted to die. I used and manipulated by someone — Ivory — who I thought was on my side, I was held captive, they did everything in their power to make me feel less than human too and I'm sure they wanted to turn me into a tool too, but you know what, no, these abilities might come with a lotta problems but we have an edge on everyone. So try harder. You just hafta snap out've it 'n' realize you're better than that. You're helping people. You're saving their lives." - Weren't You Dead?
"I don't buy it. What happens, happens? That's a quitter's motto if I ever heard one." - Dead and Alive
Trivia
~ Previously, Tracy was very rarely seen without her pearl necklace, but since her last one was given to her by Ivory after losing the original when she was taken to Building 26, it's no longer a 24/7 staple of her wardrobe.
~ Tracy drives a Nissan 350z roadster, the exact make, model and colour Jessica rented in Run Through, before Tracy's car appeared on Heroes in "The Butterfly Effect".
~ Tracy is was winning Ivory's Enthrallment Tally Count.
10. Shatteredby O.A.R. <Play> (video — by player!)
RP Hooks
Politico: The political world and anyone in it. Tracy's been working Washington for awhile as both an advisor and lobbyist. She has a lot of contacts, D.C., NYC and more.
Inner Circle: Colleagues and associates of Governor Malden, former Senator Wynn, and Senator Nathan Petrelli.
Consultant: Tracy sometimes works as a consultant to organizations, big businesses and firms. Has she worked with yours? She was once on the Pinehearst Company payroll as a consultant for a couple years before it crashed and burned and also consulted for Hanner Enterprises.
Familiar Face: Tracy looks exactly like Niki Sanders. If someone has met Niki in the past, they would definitely recognize Tracy!
Fugitive: Though Tracy Strauss is presumed dead after freezing and shattering to many pieces, she's a recognizable face to those in the Protocol. She was in their captivity for awhile and everything about her is on file (except for her alias as Linda Johnson). She's responsible for the death of more than one of their agents.
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