In this chapter: The tour concludes with a trip through a cemetery, a zombie attack, and a visit to Lizzie Borden's house.

Chapter 6: Mayhem & Murders

Next on the tour was the cemetery. Inside the fence there was an open grave with a fresh pile of dirt and a coffin inside the hole. A man was there with a shovel filling in the grave and the sound of the dirt hitting the coffin could be heard in the still night. Slowly at first, then louder and louder, came a voice from inside the coffin calling for help. Rin had to restrain his Captain who for a moment had forgotten they were at a haunted attraction and the whole scenario wasn't real. Seijuuro apologized for his lapse in judgment before following the tour on to its next location.

The dirt road leading from the cemetery brought them past the cider mill Nitori had spoken of earlier. Even though the building was closed the guide let people go toward the window to look in. A person popped out of the shadows and pressed his face against the window. People screamed and jumped back. Another person burst through the door and charged at the crowd with the first person close behind. Soon more actors emerged from the forest on both sides of the road and surrounded the tour urging them further down the path.

In the confusion the guide had moved far down the path anticipating some of the crowd would bolt down the road. A scraping sound was heard coming from the rear of the group as the man from the cemetery closed in on the group, dragging his shovel across the rocks in the gutter.

Everyone moved closer to the guide who explained that the undead who were hounding them could not pass beyond the cross road he was standing at. With the tour group gathered beyond the border of the road they continued on their journey. There were only two houses left. Before entering the next house it was said that inside the owner of the house had called for a séance to be held so he could reach his dearly departed wife and they were to bear witness. At the dining room table sat the man, the medium, and another woman who was identified as the friend of the dead woman.

The medium called out to the spirit of the wife. She instructed the ghost to make herself known and for the subsequent questions she was asked to knock once for yes and twice for no. It was soon established that the woman had not passed peacefully and the reason why was because she was murdered. Every knock made Makoto and Ai jump or tremble in fear. Their friends kept reminding them there wasn't a ghost, just an actor in another room or a recording but it wasn't helping. Through more questioning the spirit confirmed the one who murdered was in the room. After messing with the audience a bit by accusing random members of the tour the medium finally asked if it was her friend who had committed the evil act.

A single knock confirmed the murderer's identity and the husband flew into a rage. He asked the woman how she could kill her best friend. Rin guessed the reason was she wanted to marry the man before the actress could say the line. Unable to comprehend all he had learned the man playing the role of the husband ordered everyone to leave him to mourn in private. Pushing and shoving toward the exit again separated Rin and Seijuuro from Ai and Makoto. The Iwatobi Captain tried to spot them in the crowd and had stopped moving. Ai mumbled something behind he didn't quite register.

Next thing he knows it there is the husband standing right next to him but staring at Ai looking angry. Before he could ask Ai what he could have said the man gets in Ai's face and bellows "GET OUT!" Ai squeaked and forced Makoto toward the door and out of the house where they found their friends waiting for them.

"You two need to stop getting so far away and what happened to Nitori?" Rin questioned, seeing Ai had gone pale.

"I'm not sure exactly but something he said got that actor really angry. These people take things a little too seriously for my tastes" Makoto explained.

Ai just nodded in agreement from his position cowering behind the taller boy.

Seijuuro tried comforting his frightened teammate, "Well it's almost over. We're coming up on the last house right now. Then we can do some of the non-spooky things. That should make you feel better."

From the porch of the last stop of the night the guide gave a brief history of the Borden family, the occupants of the house. He knocked at the door and it was opened by the daughter of the owner, named Lizzie.

"Lizzie Borden? You've got to be kidding me …" Rin said.

"Are we supposed to know who that is?" Ai asked Makoto who shrugged noncommittally.

"She's a famous American" Rin started to explain, "you know what never mind. You'll find out soon enough."

The woman brought them back to the kitchen to meet her friend who had just come to visit. This friend was shocked to see red stains on Lizzie's best apron and commented on how she was surprised Lizzie's father and step mother had not woken up from all the noise now inside the house. Lizzie assured her the parents would not be woken up by the noise in their current state. Confused, the woman asked Lizzie to elaborate it. Miss Borden went on about how cruel and tight fisted with money her father was to everyone but her step mother and how not a soul in town would mourn their passing. She was bound to be acquitted of everything, in her opinion.

"Lizzie what are you talking about? What have you done?" her friend pleaded.

"Go and see for yourself, all of you, go and see. They're right through there …" Lizzie spoke calmly pointing into the adjoin hallway.

"Lizzie no!" her friend called out before running out of the home.

Then the tour followed along the fleeing woman's trail to see the covered up body of her murdered father lying on the floor. Her stepmother was in a rocking chair, one arm weakly lifting up from under a blood smeared sheet, begging silently for help. As the group exited the house into the backyard a recording of people singing about the method of the murder could be heard drifting out over the fields.

At a certain point the tour guide stopped to make an announcement.
"And that concludes our tour. I hope everyone enjoyed your visit here. From here you can follow the path through the trees on your left. This will lead you back to the activity area where you can enjoy a variety of other attractions if you have not already done so. Have a good night and a safe trip home."