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The block calendar reads "Weekend, June 12, 1983."

The scene shifts to a view of the outside of Angel Mort at night. Inside, Mion, holding a bag, bids another waitress goodbye, and the waitress thanks her for coming in on such short notice.

Outside, Mion stops for a moment. She pulls the doll from the bag and stares at it with a smile and blushing cheeks. Her eyes quiver as if she is about to cry.

She hugs the doll.

The block calendar reads, "Tuesday, June 14, 1983." Chie demands her class' attention. She stands outside the school with her arms at akimbo as she sternly warns them that if they do not take cooking seriously, someone will get hurt. The scene pans over trays of vegetables and cooking utensils as Chie continues to demand that the students take this part of their class seriously. It pans back to reveal that she stands before long tables where students stand in front of said trays and utensiles. These include Satoko, Rika, Glasses-chan, Keiichi, Mion, Rena, and Twin-Tails-chan.

Headband-chan happily holds a carrot while another boy slices a potato whilst watched intently by another boy. The scene passes over Rena, then Mion, who is checking the edge of a knife, then to Keiichi who marvels at how passionate Chie is about curry. Mion flatly explains that Chie puts her whole life and soul into curry. She then turns to him with a comically concerned look as she laments that Chie will grade them harshly. Unimpressed, Keiichi dismisses this by noting that it is just cooking, and they can "half-ass" it and still get full points. Concerned, Rena crouches between then and warns Keiichi not to speak so loud: "If she hears you. . . ."

Keiichi scolds her for being so dramatic since, besides, "curry is basically junk food ." He continues to lecture that all curry tastes the same and anyone would become sick with it, only to be interupted by a spatula and ladle slamming into the ground between his feet. With fear, he slowly turns to the direction from which they came, and he, Rena, and Mion face Chie who is smiling pleasantly.

There is a Psychoesque music beat as the scene focuses on her serene, smiling face. She emits a quiet giggle.

Keiichi stares back cowed. He then, "eagerly," encourages the rest to get serious. Mion takes the opportunity to declare that this is all part of the day's Club activity: a curry showdown! Satoko eagerly agrees and announced Rika as a partner. Holding her knife, Rika declares that her curry will drive them crazy. This concerns Keiichi since Rika is a good cook as well, and he protests that Satoko is being unfair. Rena happily reminds him that she is also good at making curry, so he better be prepared to lose. He concludes that he is surrounded by good opponents save one. He dramatically turns to see Mion skillfully parring a potato. As he grouses his disbelief, Mion mocks him saying, "I bet Mion's a horrible cook!" She laughs as she notes that he thought he could beat her. She slams down the potato which then breaks up into cubes. Desperate, Keiichi grabs some camping canisters and vows he will show them what his father taught him when camping.

With concern, Satoko stares at the boiling canisters behind Keiichi as he stirs his pot. She asks if he should remove the lid; Keiichi assumes she is trying to trick him. He pontificates how one leaves the lid on as the rice bubbles and boils, to which Satoko watches with silent concern. She then responds that he left her with no other option. What follows is a montage of Satoko destroying her rivals' curry. At the end, Rika consoles the dejected Keiichi, and Satoko repeats the consolation. Keiichi screams an epithet at Satoko as the scene pans up to the sky.

Haggard, Keiichi walks home with Mion and Rena. Mion happily encourages him that he at least pulled through. Keiichi retorts that her words will not make him feel better, and if she wants to make him feel better, she should give him something to eat. Rena laughs and su theggests that his dinner will taste that much better. At the water wheel, Mion bids her goodbye as she explains she has to go to work. The scene shifts to a view of the Sonozaki home, then inside to focus on the doll. Mion walks up to it and gives the traditional "I'm home" greeting. She sits in front of the adjacent mirror, smiles, and removes the tie on her ponytail. The scene then shifts to her dressed as Shion standing at Keiichi's door while holding a box. She blushes. She gathers her courage and rings the doorbell. Inside, Keiichi lies in extremis on the floor in front of the door. He responds that it is open. Mion gathers her courage again and opens the door. She stammers a "good evening." The scene shifts to the outside. As Mion expresses shock at seeing Keiichi collapsed on the floor, Satoko watches from outside the gate. Her eyes blaze.

The block calendar reads, "Wednesday, June 15, 1983."

With a view of the outside of the school, Keiichi is heard thanking Mion for the food. The scene quickly shifts to him returning the wrapped box as she has a conniption fit. She recovers blushing deeply. Rika. Satoko, and Rena, as well as a few of the other kids, look at her blushing with surprise. Ever able to read a room, Keiichi jauntily claims that Shion came by the previous evening to give him food. He explains that he washed the boxes. Mion takes the opportunity to laugh and stammer that Shion is "so thoughtful."

Satoko watches. She then suggests that Mion is in an especially good mood today. Blushing Mion reacts with a start, and Rena helpfully adds that Mion is being so kind and gentle. Mion reacts with further embarrassment; Satoko appears disappointed by her reaction.

The block calendar reads, "Thursday, June 16, 1983." In the evening, Mion cleans the outside of the windows of her uncle's store. She happens to wipe the window in front of a displayed doll that is the same as the one Keiichi gave her. She pauses, smiles, and blushes. She gathers her bucket and walks into the store just as Keiichi and Shion approach from the street. Shion rushes up to the window and bubbles in excitement. She declares the dolls displayed "cute!" and Keiichi notes that he recognizes the store. Feigning vulnerability, Shion asks what Keiichi if he will buy one for her. Keiichi reluctantly complies and calls to the store worker who turns out to be, of course, Mion. They experience a recapitulation of the scene of shock and surprise from the Question Arc episode; however, at the end, Mion watches with blushing surprise as Keiichi and Shion starts to leave. Shion genially suggests that they continue their "date" and should not disturb Mion, who is "busy" at work, further. For his part, Keiichi does look back at Mion with a look of concern; Mion continues to stare back. Shion again takes Keiichi away. There is a view of the street light, then of the empty space in the window where the doll Keiichi purchased for Shion sat.

Out loud, Mion asks "Kei-chan," then she looks down and grabs at her neck. She looks up with anger in her eyes as she continues her question: "why?!"

Tears stream from her eyes.

The paper calendar reads, at night, "Sunday, June 19, 1983."

Villagers have gathered at the Furude Shrine for the Watanagashi Festival. Rena quickly enters Cute Mode as she looks at the stalls. She runs off, and Keiichi, who was behind her, looks back with concern at Mion. She similarly looks back at him and asks him what is wrong. Keiichi shakes it off, and Mion then walks past him declaring that they have to find Rika and Satoko should be with her. Keiichi, still concerned, agrees. A black luxury car makes its way down the main road. Inside, Shion haughtily instructs her driver to just drop her off. She then turns to him and demands that Kasai not try to stay with her for her protection. He responds that he understands, but he reminds her to be careful. When Shion asks him why she should, he explains that Hinamizawa can be dangerous at this time of year. Shion laughs and playfully asks what the "Shotgun Dragon" could be afraid of. He responds that the village has a history. Shion pleasantly insists that there is no reason for her to be "demoned away" if they really do do that.

Kasai remains silent as the car turns on the road. He then asks Shion, who looks forward pensively, how she intends to return that night. She admits that she does not know and suspects that, perhaps, she can ask her sister if she can stay at the family mansion. As credulous as he can appear, Kasai questions her suggestion on this night of all nights. In response, Shion yawns and declares that she is going to sleep, and he should wake her up when she arrives. Kasai notes that they will arrive soon, but there is a blanket in the back seat. Shion reacts with comic irritation and tells Kasai to be silent since she is sleeping. The car continues its way down the road.

The torches surrounding a platform at the festival are burniing. Villagers have gathered around it. In the midst, Mion, standing with Satoko and Rena, asks where Keiichi is. Satoko slyly suggests that Shion dragged him away. Mion reacts to this with surprise and blushing, but she tries to recover with a laugh that he will miss Rika's performance. Satoko responds that she is sure he is someplace where he will have a good view of it.

The drum is struck.

Satoko continues her needling of Mion by suggesting that Keiichi and Shion are having a "wonderful time." Mion's eyes narrow. She reaches up to her neck. The lock to the Saiguden breaks open. Jirō announces his success to Takano, who stands behind him. Takano turns towards the viewer and announces that they are now all partners in crime. She asks if they wish to join them in seeing what is inside. Mion looks interested, but Keiichi is frightened. He stammers that they do not want to be part of their "crime," but takes his arm in her own special signature way, and interrupts that it sounds interesting. She turns to him and, with a blush and "puppy dog eyes," encourages him to go in.

The scene cuts to the flute player opening the ceremonies. Rika begins her dance. Rena watches transfixed with a smile, Satoko watches with a blank expression, but Mion does not watch. Her eyes are obscured by her bangs and her hands are clasped on each side of her neck.

Her fingers dig into her neck.

Rika's hoe strikes the bedding.

The episode returns to a view of villagers at the river with numerous cotton balls floating down it. The scene cuts to Jirō's hand clutching Takano's. They are clearly running with Takano panting. The scene reveals them rushing through the forest. As they run, Jirō turns back and sharply warns Takano to hurry. He reminds that if what she said about the plan is correct, the Yamainu will not let them escape. Takano suggests that if they can make it to the clinic, they can use her car. Jirō immediately discards that since he suspects the Yamainu have placed a tracker on it. He then adds that they probably have done the same with his bike. The scene cuts to a tent on the grounds of the festival. A number of men, including Kimiyoshi Kiichirō, sit drinking. His son approaches him, apologizes, and asks if they can bother him for a moment. Kimiyoshi sighs and asks if "it happened again this year." The scene shifts to Ōishi Kuraudo standing in a parking area talking to a number of men with uniformed police officers. He finishes with one man and then genially greets the approaching Kimiyoshi and his son. Kimiyoshi asks him what happens, then asks if it is another "demoning away." Ōishi slying suggests it might depending on what happens.

Kimiyoshi asks him to explain, and Ōishi responds that Jirō and Takano came to this parking lot and stole one of the trucks. Kimiyoshi reacts with surprise; Ōishi agrees and describes the reports of eyewitnesses as a flashback. A man with a towel hanging around his neck reacts in surprise and says their names. Takano tries a door, then excitedly alerts Jirō she found one unlocked. He asks if the keys are in their, and she immediately confirms that they are. He tells her he will drive as they enter the vehicle. A man with a slight mustache and a cloth tied as a headband turns from his fellows at the sound of a truck starting. He exclaims that it is his truck as the scene shifts to the two driving it away.

Back in present, Kimiyoshi rhetorically asks if Jirō is the young man from Tōkyō, then asks why he would steal a car. Ōishi responds that witnesses reported that the two seemed to be in a great hurry. He adds, with his smile, that perhaps they were frightened. Over a flashback of Jirō's bike resting against a tree, he explains that they did not bother to pack their belongings into the truck. Ōishi presses this point with Kimiyoshi: it seems to him that something scared them into fleeing the village. Kimiyoshi looks away from Ōishi as he insists that he cannot thing of anything and then asks what Ōishi thinks could have frightened him. Still smiling, Ōishi admits that he does not know. There is a quick view of the night wind disturbing the leaves on the trees above them, then the scene focuses on Ōishi's smiling face close to Kimiyoshi who still looks away. Ōishi openly wonders if it could have been Oyashiro-sama's curse. Kimiyoshi angrily dismisses the suggestion, and Ōishi laughs. He claims he is only joking then adds that an officer will interview the witnesses. He adds that he has heard some interesting stories about what happened this night. One includes two people who met with Jirō and Takano just prior to them leaving. He starts to turn away as he notes to the irritated Kimiyoshi and others that he was just about to go meet with them. He concludes, still smiling, that he hopes they know something about what happened. The scene shifts to Shion walking alone. She is startled, and the scene reveals that Kasai is waiting outside the car at the entrance to the Sonozaki mansion. She reminds him that she told him that she told him that she would manage to get home on her own. He replies that he will leave once he gives her something. He hands her a taser for her protection. He warns her to be careful with it, and she fires it and reacts with surprise. Kasai explains that it is an off-market model. Sweating, embarrassed, but trying to regain her cool, Shion insists that she can see that. Kasai explains that her just pulling it out or buzzing it should scare away anyone attempting to bother her.

Shion blushes a bit and kindly asks him if he is that worried about her. She thanks him; he dismisses it. With a view of the security cameras, Shion muses that she does not expect anyone to get past their security. Kasai tells her to take it anyway, just in case, then silently takes his leave.

She and the scene watches his car depart. As is passes down the road past the waterwheel, another car approaches from the intersecting road and turns up towards the direction Kasai's car came from. It is Ōishi's car, and it pulls in front of the Sonozaki mansion. Shion watches it stop with some surprise. He rolls down the window and greets her with his signature "dōmo." He asks her if they can chat. Shion graciously addresses him as "uncle" and remarks at how late he works. He laughs but adds that it is only because he needs to talk to her and Keiichi. This surprises her, and he continues that they were the last to talk to Jirō and Takano. She ask him what he means and the scene cuts.

The scene pans the mansion at night. A phone is heard ringing. The scene then focuses on a table where Shion placed the taser. Shion is on the phone calling Keiichi. Irritated, he notes how late it is. She pleasantly tells him he was worried about her sister, and she asks him if she believed his story. As tabi-covered feet walk the tatami, Keiich admits that he was worried when Mion realized that he did not watch Rika's dance, but she did accept it. The scene focuses again on Shion who laughs as she hears that. She compliments him as that is her "sweet Kei-chan," and he snaps at her to stop. The scene shifts to behind Shion with the walking figure approaching. Shion adds that she has something she wants to ask Keiichi. The scene focuses on the clouds drifting across the Moon. She asks him to confirm that during the festival all four of them went into the Saiguden. The moving clouds allow the moonlight to illuminate Mion's face. She has an expression When They C ry Wiki cannot adequately describe.

On the grounds of the Saiguden Kimiyoshi stands with two other men. He nods sadly and all three look in the direction of the building.

The scene shifts to Keiichi in his home at the phone asking Shion what her question is suppose to mean. She explains that it means that they were perhaps targeted by Oyashiro-sama 's curse. Keiichi gasps, and Shion explains that if they were, then they know the reason. As the scene shifts back to Shion looking out of the window as she speaks on the phone, Keiichi explodes demanding to know why she is going on and on about how bad it was to sneak into the Saiguden during the night of Watanagashi. Shion apologizes that she didnot think this would happen. Keiichi screams back that he had nothing to do with all of this. She sobs a bit as he continues demanding to know what she is going to do about it.

Mion quietly says "Shion." This startles Shion. She turns to find her sister sitting behind her dressed in her traditional kimono. Keiichi continues to rant questions on how Shion fix the situation. As he demands her to say something, she quickly slams down the phone and scurries away from her sister in fear. Mion stands with her bangs obscuring her eyes. She asks Shion to explain what is going on. Shion desperately insists that Mion has it wrong, but Mion interrupts to quietly conclude as a rhetorical question that Shion dragged Kei-chan into the situation, and now he is targeted by the curse. She then angrily concludes the "kind and loving Kei-chan" will die because of her. Shion grabs the taser from the table and tries to flee, but Mion simply catchers her right foot to send her sprawling to the floor. She calmly insists that she is not done talking to her. Frightened, Shion recovers with tears in her eyes and brandishing the taser. Mion stands and walks towards her. Shion tries to scurry away as she fearfully demands that Mion stay back. Undaunted, Mion continues towards her, sits before her so that the taser points at her face, and calmly continues that it is Shion's fault that Oyashiro-sama 's curse targets Keiichi. Shion's hands shake as Mion informs her that if something happens to him it will be her fault: "Shion 's fault (詩音のせい・Shion no sei)!" She demands that Shion give him back. Shion screams with her teary eyes closed that she told her to stay back. She fires the taser to which Mion has neither a reaction nor care. She continues to ask who it is who is after Keiichi since she must know. She asks if Kasai told her anything. Shion insists that she does not know. Mion continues to ask who in the village gave the order. Shion again insists that she does not know.

Mion concludes that it is their grandmother who is behind it. Of the three great houses, she is the one who pulls the strings. Shion can only repeat that she does not know.

Mion takes the taser from her hands and brings her face close to hers. Shion say her name then tries to run in fear only to discover that Mion knows how to use a taser. As she writhes a bit on the tatami, Mion asks where she is going since they are not yet finished. Shion tries to crawl away, but Mion calmly kneels behind her and gives her another jolt from the taser. She turns the stunned girl over. Shion can only stammer a beg for Mion to stop. Mion replies that she really does not want to do this. She fires the taser in the air then tosses it away. She then places her hands around Shion's neck and begins to strangle her as she insists that she does have to do this since someone has to put an end to this "old, tired tradition." Shion flails impotently underneath Mion as Mion continues her lecture. As the next head of the family, it is her duty to end the tradition and expel evil from the village. Shion finally falls limp as Mion adds, with another Expression When They C ry Wiki Cannot Adequately Describe[™ – Ed.], "to protect Kei-chan." She then gently asks the departed Shion to help her by telling her everything she knows.

Mion suddenly "comes to," the Ominous Kenji Kawai music cuts, and she wonders what happened. Her hands are still around her dead sister's throat. She asks, "Shion?" She lets go and stammeringly asks if she just killed her. Tears well in her eyes as she looks down at her sister. She asks out loud if she just killed her and touches her face. She bends down, screams, craddles Shion's face and tries to apologize.

She cries for a moment as she embraces her sister. Then she sits up and calmly takes up the taser. Her shadow is seen through the rice paper wall as she vows to Shion that she will see this through to the end.

She will do it for Kei-chan.

Sonozaki Oryō sleeps in her bed. Mion sits next to her, places the taser against her throat, then states that there is something that she wants to ask her. She fires the taser. She then notes that her grandmother had claimed that their family had nothing to do with the curse. She bends down to the now no longer breathing Oryõ and gently suggests that she will tell her the truth.

The scene cuts to the end titles.

Adult-Voiced Rika announces the next episode.