Episode Title:
Merry-go-round.
Episode Description:
A young couple, Shinichi and Satomi, arrive at a mall carnival (that looks oddly like the one seen in the opening for the second season) that they remember their parents bringing them to. Before they go on a ride, a clown appears behind them and asks if they want a balloon to which Satomi says she would. Just then the announcer says that the mall will be closing shortly much to Satomi's disappointment. The clown asks if they would like to ride the merry-go-round before leaving as it is free for the person who buys a balloon. While Satomi is excited, Shinichi says it's a little embarrassing and offers to take her picture instead. Satomi goes on for a ride, Shinichi notices a boy and girl also riding the carousel, and notes that they don't look happy at all; they look bored in fact. As Shinichi looks at his pictures, Satomi asks if he's watching to which he says yes, but pays no mind. When she asks again if he's watching, he notices that Satomi looks weak and wobbly and that the two kids are now smiling wickedly. When Satomi calls out again, Shinichi sees that her face has become deformed and her eyes have become googly. He hears laughing coming from all around and notices that the guests and the performers are coming toward him with evil smiles. When his gaze returns to the carousel, Satomi is gone. He rushes to the ride maintenance man and asks if he's seen her, to which the man says no. Then he asks the children and they say the same thing. Suddenly, the carousel starts to move again, and Shinichi notices everyone off the carousel clapping, slowly at first, then faster until they stop when a hand grabs him. Looking down he sees the hand belongs to a deformed, twitching merry-go-round horse with rolling eyes and a balloon tied to its right hoof and it asks, "Shinichi, are you watching?" The story ends with the mall's lights going off, the carnival's music winding down and people laughing...
