He knows he's lying, but he's not cruel enough to call him on it. He'll fix this by bringing Mohinder Parkman's head on a plate -- possibly literally -- and that's all that matters. That in mind, he's more than willing to change the subject.

"The speedster was waiting for me when I went to search Parkman's car," he explains, frowning in spite of himself. "She left me a business card for a place called Pinehearst. I called it and Arthur Petrelli answered. He promised to help me. He also fed me some stupid story about how I'm his long lost son or whatever, and I figured I'd play along just to get what I wanted." Namely Mohinder. "Looks to me like it worked."