A softness came into Matt's eyes at Mohinder's tone and he looked away with a sigh.

"Yeah. I ... I need you too. But that'd just it, okay? I can keep the situation under control, buy some time ... maybe stop it together. Every minute I win out there? That's another minute nobody else has to die."

He fully believed that. He was a cop, he was a good guy, he was a man who wanted to protect his family - all of that backed him up when he looked back up at Mohinder. He was driven by duty and altruism and instinct and would absolutely risk himself for the people he cared about.

But it was more than that. He was also confident, knew he was capable both with a gun, with people and with his power. He was aware of the risks but he felt he could handle them. He wasn't afraid for his own sake, nowhere near as scared as he was losing Molly or Mohinder.

"I have to do something", he added. "I can't just hide and let these things happen."