Niki wasn’t sure what exactly Peter meant by ‘a bomb goes off’ until Peter revealed that he was it. He was this catastrophe that was supposed to happen at Kirby Plaza and Niki quickly came to realize what the painting that D.L. and Jessica saw at the Corinthian casino actually meant. Because Niki hadn’t been in control the painting didn’t come to mind until Peter let it slip that something was supposed to happen. It was almost as if Jessica was letting Niki in on that little piece of information that wasn’t supposed to be shared.
“This was this painting that I – Jessica – saw when we went looking for Micah at Linderman’s casino. It was my son and he was trapped in a building. There was fire everywhere. I didn’t think anything of it until now. I just thought it was just some sick joke.” Niki suddenly felt anxious and worried that the bomb was actually going to go off. While Peter stated that Nathan would be there to save them she wasn’t entirely convinced.