Can we take that dream as a confirmation that the baby is indeed Matt's? Perhaps he was just overwelmed, and so when Janice (his wife) lied, he just ran with it.

Nope... he just had a nightmare that the baby was his and that he was being like his father by leaving.

BUT it did leave an out for the baby to be his, in which case, 5 years gone with Matt Jr still makes sense...

I was thinking along the lines that the dreams were true. That Matt knew it was his baby and still left any way.

It's really rather indefinite, considering how he was really experiencing a nightmare so it possibly showed his worse fears basically meaning that he thought the baby was his. So maybe it wasn't or maybe it was, but then again when it comes to the future storyline it could possibly be his.

It could be his. It may have just been his nightmare that it was his, or maybe that possibility is still there that it was his. I would think the nightmare would have drawn from what Matt knew. Maybe Matt was told that the baby wasn't his, but it wasn't true?

Nathan's dream was about guilt. He was, in his mind and night mare, fighting with his guilt in solid form. Nathan's guilt is over his situation with Peter, so the anger is at himself. If what dream Janice says was true- if she lied- Matt would know. And out of anger or whatever else, he left the baby. Maybe he doesn't know for sure, but even if theres a hope, HIS guilt is that he is doing what his father did.

perfect. matt's father was exploiting the already existant guilt of both nathan and matt. the baby IS his. it makes everything about parkman's son in 5YG make sense FINALLY.

THANK YOU HEROES FOR CLEARING THIS UP!

cant believe more ppl arent talking about this.

Ya that explains it perfectly pretty much.

In the end due to how Matt's father was, it be very doubtful he leave his kid.

I really can't see him doing that, as excited as he was to be having a baby.

HOWEVER!!
IF she lied to him and told him it wasn't his, but he knew she was lying, he may have left because he realized that for her to lie to him like that meant she really didn't want him around anymore, or in the baby's life.

But I agree with an above poster that after having been abandoned, he wouldn't have done it himself.

Matt's dad was using their worst nightmares against them.
Matt's - turning out exactly like his dad (a deadbeat who abandons his son)
Nathan's - not having stopped the destruction of the city (after delaying so long, he would feel personally responsible)

but it makes SO much more sense that it's his kid, seeing as he has powers.

i think we'll see matt with janice again one day. just you wait.

i think his nightmare was that the baby was his own and he left him like his father did. I think its his guilt and maybe doubt about the reasons he left his wife.