S1E9 · May 17, 1990 · 15 min

A week has passed since the mother died. Ever since, the father (Toru Masuoka) has been acting strangely. Fumiya is always afraid of him. Meals make the tension worse — everything must be eaten exactly as the father dictates. He dumps huge amounts of salt on the vegetables. Any attempt to talk is brushed aside. Whatever Fumiya does or says, the father grows more and more nervous and irritable.