See, I come up with these ideas so I can write the fic I want, even though I have to stretch canon to do it. And then I find things that make me think those stretches of canon aren't as bad as I thought they were originally ;)
There are no actual spoilers for S2 in this, just speculation. Please do not comment back to me with definitive spoilers. If I get badly Jossed (Kringed?), it's not like it's the first time. I'd rather be Jossed than spoiled.
TV Guide has a little Q&A with Malcolm McDowell, in which they ask, "Are we ever going to see Linderman again on Heroes?"
and he answers:
"Good question. All I will say is that Linderman is a healer."
Hah! That's rather 'I can neither confirm nor deny...', isn't it! Hee!
So, if Linderman did survive his encounter with DL, it's not stretching canon to the point of breaking if I go with my original plan to save Thompson! *giggles* *plots evil* *tortures the Poodle*
Like I said, could be wrong anyway, but it still gives me that evil happy feeling inside.