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- Sebastian and Ciel are privately invited to the Trancy estate. After Sebastian says Alois is behind the murder of his parents, Ciel decides to kill Alois. Alois has prepared an enormous chessboard for Sebastian and Claude to battle on while they watch. As Claude gains the upper hand, the butlers find that Ciel has stabbed Alois. Alois insists that both boys are being tricked by the demons. Claude stops Ciel, but Ciel slaps him with his bleeding hand, inadvertently giving Claude a taste of his blood. To Sebastian's dismay, Claude is entranced, realizing Sebastian is obsessed with Ciel's soul because although he dwells in darkness, his soul is pure and surprisingly untainted. Claude ignores Alois, who collapses from his wound. (en)
- Ciel and Sebastian intend to look for clues in the first-string members' tents while they are performing. However, Ciel is left alone when Sebastian and William are summoned to replace injured artists. He finds a mysterious symbol of status in old photos and a letter addressed to Joker that states Ciel's name and biographical information. Ciel is saved from a snake by Doll, one of the main performers, and learns that she is in fact his roommate Freckles. He has a sudden asthma attack, brought on by the abrupt stress and chilly weather. Though bedridden, he sends Sebastian to investigate further. Snake discovers that the duo is spying on them and Joker decides to consult with their "Father" before taking action. (en)
- Sebastian creates his curry with chocolate, Agni uses blue lobster, and a French chef uses a mysterious spice that was given to him by Angela. Sebastian wins with his curry buns and Funtom gains the Royal Warrant. However, the people who ate the curry with the mysterious spice become possessed and start attacking others. Sebastian and Agni fight them off and they are cured after a taste of Sebastian's curry buns because he put "kindness" into them . With the competition over, Prince Soma and Agni bid farewell to Ciel and Sebastian and return to India. (en)
- Harold West, a wealthy businessman, is responsible for Agni's betrayal and Mina's wedlock, forcing Agni to commit crimes. Sebastian tells Prince Soma to face the truth that Agni would abandon him someday. Ciel preaches to never give up, using his parents' death as an example. West's goal is to gain a Royal Warrant for his curry restaurant by using Agni's talent to win the curry festival competition. Ciel decides to compete with his company Funtom as well. At the exhibition, Prince Soma finds Mina, who confesses that she purposefully escaped India and married West to free herself from the India's caste system. Queen Victoria, escorted by her butler, Ashe Landers, makes a grand entrance. (en)
- Ciel, now reawakened, attends the grand opening of a bridge. Elizabeth wishes to seek a legendary white stag; Ciel doesn't want to but agrees, realizing he should keep her happy and maintain a positive standing in high society. When a downpour occurs, Elizabeth becomes trapped in the river with the old dam about to burst. Ciel orders Sebastian to stop the flood; to his shock, Sebastian breaks the dam instead, causing water to flood them. When Ciel wakes up, Sebastian explains that he worked with the servants and Lau and Ran-Mao to change the river's shape to prevent future floods. The group discovers the white stag is a figure etched into the hill. (en)
- Ashe informs Ciel that an abandoned monastery in Preston, Lancashire has been taken over by a cult planning to overthrow the government. Ciel and Sebastian find out from Grell that the cinematic records were stolen too. At the monastery, Sebastian seduces a nun named Mathilda Simmons in order to learn that the cult uses a strange doomsday book to recruit new members and expose and "cleanse" them of their pasts. The trio witnesses a cleansing ceremony and Ciel recognizes the cult's symbol as the one branded on his body, remembering that he was also called "unclean" by the doll master that kidnapped Lizzie. He is kidnapped by Angela, who reveals herself to be an angel, and Sebastian and Grell give pursuit. (en)
- The Queen orders Ciel to investigate the circus' possible connection with missing children as children have gone missing from every town the circus has visited. Ciel and Sebastian attend the circus and Sebastian volunteers for one of the acts. A commotion is caused when he finds himself enticed, then attacked, by the tiger. Joker, the ringleader, insists that Sebastian be examined by their doctor. The butler's curiosity is piqued when he finds that many of the performers wear prosthetic limbs made by the doctor. Sebastian asks Joker for a job, and upon being accepted, agrees to return the next day with an "acquaintance" who also wishes to join. Sebastian then tries to investigate the circus further after leaving but the snake charmer Snake stops him. (en)
- By the command of Queen Victoria, Ciel is to secure Houndsworth, a village controlled by a nobleman Henry Barrymore. The village is a dark and dreary place inhabited by a demon hound that kills bad dogs and people. Angela Blanc, Henry's servant, warns Ciel and Sebastian to leave, only for them to witness a boy's death caused by the demon hound. Finnian intervenes when a wrongly accused dog is sentenced to punishment, forcing him along with Bardroy, Mey-rin, Tanaka and Ciel to be captured. Sebastian reveals that Henry used a projection of a dog to make the villagers believe a demon hound existed so he could control the village. (en)
- Ciel remains upset from Abberline's death and the revelation about Queen Victoria. His servants decide to try and cheer him up. The Phantomhive estate is attacked by enemies but Sebastian hides this from Ciel, who is teaching Elizabeth to play chess, and asks the servants to take care of it. The backgrounds of Mey-Rin, Bardroy, and Finnian are revealed: they are more than they appear on the surface. Mey-Rin was a sniper assassinating politicians; Bardroy was a skilled military soldier; Finnian was an imprisoned human test subject, experimented on and given superhuman strength. Sebastian recruited them for these strengths so they could protect Ciel under the guise of being servants. The servants drive the criminals away and Ciel, unaware of what just transpired, finally smiles in amusement when he sees them all looking rather disheveled. (en)
- Sebastian is tortured in the Tower of London by Angela; she proposes that if he abandons Ciel, she will give him abundant souls to eat. Sebastian turns down the deal, stating that he only desires Ciel's soul. Scotland Yard inspector Fred Abberline helps Ciel with Stanley's case. Ciel frees Sebastian by summoning him, and they confront Lau for his betrayal on his junk. Lau reveals that the secret item was a letter exposing that Queen Victoria is trying to start a world war and mocks Ciel for still supporting her. As Lau goes to kill him, Abberline intercepts and takes a fatal blow for Ciel, dying in his arms. Sebastian kills Lau but Ciel, upset, slaps him for not saving him and letting Abberline sacrifice himself. (en)
- Ciel and Sebastian visit a festival held on the frozen River Thames. They enter an ice-sculpting contest for the prize, a ring with a slice of blue diamond called the Hope Piece, which is important evidence in an investigation by Scotland Yard into the kidnappings of young girls. Sebastian creates an ice model of Noah's Ark, but the Hope Piece is lost in the river following a bombing incident. Meanwhile, Elizabeth discovers the Hope Piece in a toy ship she buys for Ciel's birthday. (en)
- This episode is filmed resembling a role-playing game. Elizabeth invites the main character, referred to as the lady, to join her at the Phantomhive ball. When the lady spills tea on her dress, Sebastian gives her a change of clothes: a dress belonging to Ciel's mother. It is revealed that the lady is an assassin sent to kill Sebastian and capture Ciel. The Viscount of Druitt kidnaps her; Grell helps Sebastian save her. Upon returning, the lady attempts to attack a sleeping Ciel. Sebastian, already knowing her true identity, stops her. At the ball, everyone gives the lady a surprise birthday party and Sebastian tells her that he'll spare her but won't hesitate to kill her if she goes after Ciel again. After the ball, the lady leaves with Elizabeth and throws her knife out onto the road, displaying her change of heart. (en)
- Ciel and Sebastian board a train to investigate a kidnapping case. Sebastian sees Claude aboard but keeps this from Ciel. There is a murderer being transferred aboard by police. The officer is Fred Aberline's twin brother though Ciel has no recollection of Aberline. Ciel and Sebastian stop the kidnapping but learn that the kidnapper planted a bomb in the train, which is also headed for a broken bridge. Sebastian amends each crisis by getting rid of the kidnapper, the murderer, the bomb, and halting the train. Claude invites Sebastian to the Trancy estate, knowing Ciel wants to investigate them. He remarks to a suspicious Sebastian that the visit will help resolve Ciel's revenge. (en)
- Ciel and Sebastian travel to the Exposition Universelle in Paris to meet Queen Victoria. At the top of the Eiffel Tower, Ciel is confronted by Queen Victoria, who reveals that Ashe, an angel, granted her youth. She wishes to kill Ciel and end his family to "cleanse" London. Ciel orders Sebastian to kill them but their duel causes debris to fall onto people below. Ciel calls off the duel to prevent people from getting hurt, angering Sebastian, who believes Ciel is retreating on his vow of revenge. The next morning, Ciel realizes that Sebastian has abandoned him. He attempts to make it back to London on his own but as a child, finds himself powerless as others get the best of him. Penniless, he spends the night cold and hungry on the docks. Ashe takes control of Pluto and sets the Phantomhive estate on fire. (en)
- Before the costume ball at the Trancy estate, Sebastian warns Prince Soma and Agni that Ciel has lost his memory and he has asked those close to Ciel to pretend everything is normal. Ciel feels uneasy in the Trancy mansion. One of the maids acts strange and steals Ciel's eye patch. Ciel chases her into the cellar, where he becomes nauseous and hallucinates events of the first episode, when Sebastian had visited for the tea. He flees into the woods, having figured out that the maid is really Alois in costume. Alois wants Ciel and threatens to kill everyone at the ball if Ciel does not give himself up. Ciel commands Sebastian to protect him. (en)
- Bandaged but injured, Alois notes that after tasting Ciel's blood, Claude no longer seems enamoured with Alois. Desperate for Claude's attention again, he travels to see Ciel. His true past is revealed: his real name is Jim Macken and he had a little brother named Luka. One night, Alois discovered the entire village dead, including Luka, which devastates him. He was brought to the previous Trancy head as a sex slave, where he summoned Claude and seduced Trancy to win the inheritance. It was Sebastian who massacred the village as an order from a former master. Learning that Sebastian is unusually attached to Ciel, Alois plans to take Ciel from him to make him suffer. In the present, Claude kills Alois, remarking that he has no appetite for a soul like his but still has a use for it. (en)
- Angela uses the cinematic record to force Ciel recall his parents' murder. Sebastian and Grell go the Grim Reaper library to see Spears, who tells them that an Angel cannot change the past, only provide a changed impression of it. Angela attempts to "purify" Ciel of his dark past but his overwhelming hatred of his tormentors enables him to overcome her mirage. The Undertaker transports Sebastian, Grell, and Spears to Angela to incapacitate her. Angela destroys the monastery and vanishes as most of the cult members escape or die in the destruction. Believing the cult that killed his family is destroyed, Ciel tells Sebastian to take his soul. When Sebastian doesn't, Ciel realizes there are still others who are responsible for his family's demise. (en)
- Ciel is tasked with solving another crime. When they are attacked, Sebastian asks Ciel to remain hidden in a crate while he battles William T. Spears and Ronald Knox, who are investigating Alois' soul. Ciel gets flashes of his past memories and is bothered by Alois' words about them being tricked by the demons. Angry that Sebastian is hiding something, Ciel acts against his orders and flees but is immediately framed by Hannah, who tells police that Ciel is Alois. Ciel is tortured at an asylum, where Claude uses hypnosis to confuse him into thinking Alois' memories are his own, then puts Alois' ring onto Ciel's finger. By the time Sebastian arrives, Ciel believes it was Sebastian who killed his parents and Claude is his butler. Sebastian resolves to get rid of Claude. (en)
- This episode is filmed meta style, with the characters acting like actors in the real world, filming "Black Butler." They give a behind-the-scenes look at the debut of "Black Butler", which became globally famous. Ciel, Sebastian, and the rest of the characters return for the sequel. Use of the green screen effect is explained during Sebastian and Grell's battle scenes in London. When Claude destroys the set after being disappointed with the script, Ciel is rescued from falling debris by Sebastian, who fractures his ankle in the process but stubbornly continues filming. There is never-before-seen footage of the series shown and a "trailer" for the "Black Butler" sequel, with surprising twists and parodies. (en)
- On the Tower Bridge, Ciel and Sebastian face the merged Angela/Ashe, who Ciel now knows was responsible for his family's brutal end. With Pluto dead and Grell, the Undertaker, and Spears cutting off the supply of souls that fuel Ashe's strength, Ashe is weakened. Sebastian reverts to his true demonic form to destroy Ashe. Satisfied, an injured Ciel, hanging off the edge, lets himself fall into the river. In the aftermath, a false Queen Victoria emerges to lead London. Ciel wakes up being ferried by Sebastian on a river, where he sees the cinematic record of his life and learns that his father knew of his impending death. They land at a ruined mansion, where Sebastian will take Ciel's soul. When he states that it may hurt and promises to be gentle, Ciel's final order is to make the process painful as proof that he lived. Sebastian agrees. (en)
- Grell Sutcliff is requested by Madame Red to train under Sebastian. It is revealed by Tanaka that the real Phantomhive estate burned down three years ago and was rebuilt. Ciel's parents died in the fire. Elizabeth Midford, Ciel's fiancée, visits. Elizabeth unhappily shatters Ciel's family ring when she sees that he isn't wearing the one she got him. Enraged and upset, Ciel goes to strike her but is stopped by Sebastian. Calming down, he tosses the broken ring out the window, declaring that he is head of the family with or without it. That night, to Ciel's surprise, Sebastian returns the ring to him, restored. He tells Sebastian to stay until he falls asleep, amusing the butler, who comments on the boy showing his weakness to him. (en)
- Before Sebastian can kill Grell, they are interrupted by William T. Spears, the administrator of the Grim Reapers. Spears takes a defeated Grell back to headquarters, ending Jack the Ripper's reign of terror. The following day, Ciel and Sebastian attend Madame Red's funeral, where Ciel recalls his childhood memories of her. Afterward, they tend to Mary Jane Kelly's tombstone, which Ciel had the Undertaker make to honor her. Sebastian remarks that Ciel's kindness is weakness, as he was afraid of killing his own aunt. Ciel responds that he knew Sebastian would protect him and he will not hesitate going forward. He asks Sebastian to promise never to betray him like Madame Red did; Sebastian agrees. (en)
- After a brief reunion with Soma and Agni, Sebastian and Ciel return to the circus in the next day in order to become part of it. But while Joker and the others have already got a glimpse of Sebastian's traits, Ciel's abilities are yet to prove, and he is forced to participate in two trials, one of throwing knives and another of tightrope walking, succeeding on both with Sebastian's help. However, once accepted into the circus, the duo discover, much to their surprise, that William T. Spears is also working there undercover and both realize that there is something truly suspicious occurring in Noah's Ark Circus, to the point of having a Grim Reaper personally investigating it. (en)
- Henry is jailed but found dead with an arm torn off, revealing that there really is a demon hound. Finnian and Mey-Rin discover Angela's dominatrix personality, much to Finnian's dismay. When Angela goes missing, Ciel's servants venture out to search for her and encounter the real demon hound. Sebastian saves them. The demon hound is named Pluto and can take human form; Angela had taken him in and hidden him from her master. Angela asks Ciel to keep Pluto at the Phantomhive estate so Sebastian can train him, much to his chagrin, as Sebastian dislikes dogs. Before leaving, Sebastian suspiciously comments on Angela's ability to have "lesser beings" submit to her. (en)
- The Queen decides to test Ciel's loyalty, believing he omitted something from his report about the killed captive children from Noah's Ark Circus. Her butlers order that a banquet be held at the Phantomhive mansion for a German banker, Lord Georg von Siemens. After the banquet, Siemens is found murdered in his guest room. Everyone has an alibi except Ciel, who is then confined to one of his guests – Arthur Conan Doyle, a novice writer Ciel is a fan of. That night, someone kills Sebastian and another guest is found dead in the morning. Doyle surmises that three different people committed the murders, since all three could not have been done by one person. Just as they begin to wonder if there may be a person from the outside attacking them, a mysterious reverend Jeremy Rathborne arrives. (en)
- The body of John Stanley, a man who worked under Queen Victoria, is found murdered in the River Thames. Ash wants Ciel to retrieve a secret item from Stanley's body. Ciel goes to Lau for information. Lau mentions a new drug, Lady Blanc circulating around. A large amount of the illicit drug is found in one of Ciel's warehouses and Lau and Ciel are both charged with drug trafficking. Lau knows what the secret item is and flees after framing Ciel for it. Ciel and Sebastian are arrested and separated. It is revealed that due to Lau's framing, orders for the arrest were given by Ash with the drugs planted as a pretext. (en)
- Ciel, now shrunken, meets a caterpillar Lau and a mushroom-headed Ran-Mao. The two revert Ciel to his normal size and drop him into the forest, where Grell guides Ciel toward Sebastian. Ciel encounters the Undertaker as the Mad Hatter, William T. Spears as the March Hare, and Ronald Knox as the Dormouse at their tea party. He is then taken to the castle where Madame Red is Queen; she sentences him to death as Ciel's acquaintances throughout the series all accuse him of the pain he has caused them in real life. Ciel is filled with guilt, implying that he feels this in real life. He calls out for Sebastian, who saves him; it is revealed that Sebastian is actually reading a bedtime story to Ciel's soulless body, implying that this took place before the first episode of season two. (en)
- After a visit from Ciel's aunt Madame Red and Lau, Ciel is kidnapped for ransom by Azzurro Vanel, a drug dealer and leader of an Italian mafia. Sebastian is targeted by a sniper and driver on his way to Ciel but easily defeats them and a mob of underlings guarding the mansion. Sebastian is shot in front of Ciel and Azurro several times but does not die, as he is a demon. Ciel takes off his eye patch, revealing the pentagram in that eye indicative of the pact he made with Sebastian, and calls for his help, which enables Sebastian to save him. (en)
- One normal day at the manor, Ciel catches sight of Sebastian suddenly sprouting rabbit ears and a tail. He follows him into a hole in the floor, landing in an alternate dimension, where he encounters the other characters in different animal variations: the ratlike Elizabeth, his servants, Pluto, and the turtle-shelled Viscount of Druitt, who dances with him and spins him into the sky. Ciel lands in a palace, where he meets Prince Soma, Agni, and Grell as the Cheshire Cat. After eating Agni's curry bun, Ciel becomes a giant and accidentally destroys the palace. Ciel next encounters the lizard-tailed Aberline, who offers him a hard candy. He eats it, hoping to turn back to normal, and instead shrieks in shock at the result. (en)
- Ciel boarded the luxury passenger ship Campania, accompanied by his servants Sebastian and Snake. Tagging along with the Midford family, Earl Phantomhive was there to investigate a sinister case of illegal human experimentation, however. A shady doctor appeared to be the mastermind, as he demonstrated to the Aurora Society how he had been bringing the deceased back to life. The reanimated dead were not quite human however, as what was left of the people on board were about to find out. (en)
- Jack the Ripper terrorizes the city of London. After receiving information from the Undertaker, they suspect the Viscount of Druitt. Sebastian, Ciel, and Lau attend the Viscount's ball to catch him, with Ciel in a dress, disguised as a girl. The Viscount takes a liking to Ciel, who goes alone with him, hoping to learn his plans. However, Ciel passes out, awaking to find himself being sold in an underground auction. When the Viscount removes Ciel's blindfold to display his eyes, Ciel calls for Sebastian. Sebastian saves Ciel, revealing that the pentagram in Ciel's eye is actually a mark that allows the demon to trace wherever his prey is. Jack the Ripper commits another murder, revealing that it was not the Viscount. (en)
- Alois Trancy frees a butterfly from a spiderweb and breaks off one of its wings, so that it cannot escape him. He orders Claude to fill his bedroom with flowers and an insect cage to keep the butterfly in. The story is shown in the views of the servant triplets, Hannah, and Claude. In the end, the butterfly dies and Alois tries to cremate it, but ends up setting his room alight and begs Claude not to go in, in fear that Claude will burn and leave him. Alois dreams of being trapped in a spiderweb and describing himself as a butterfly with no wings. (en)
- Ciel investigates incidents of brides randomly combusting into flame in London. The culprit is wedding photographer Turner's wife Margaret, who sprinkles magnesium powder, likened to the powder used in flash pans for photography, in the air and ignites it with her camera flash. She is jealous of the newlyweds' love. When Sebastian and the Grim Reaper, Grell Sutcliff stop her, she bursts into flames, stating that a man told her to do this. Ciel learns that the Trancy estate also works undercover for Queen Victoria, investigating cases like the Phantomhives do. Three years ago, the head of the Trancys died, leaving his son, Alois Trancy, to take over as Earl. (en)
- Ciel is informed that the abandoned Ludlow Castle his estate owns is haunted by ghosts and the workers are too spooked to continue remodeling it into a hotel. At the castle, they encounter the ghosts of two princes who were assassinated four centuries ago, Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York. Ciel plays chess against Edward in order to win the castle but Edward wins and claims Sebastian as his prize. Edward has the skulls of his family on a chessboard, believing that the brothers can move on if the chessboard is complete. Ciel and Sebastian help him realize that he was simply holding a grudge against the man who killed them, preventing them from moving on. The princes are then able to depart for the afterlife. (en)
- Ciel assigns his servants to take a photo of Sebastian with a camera that reveals what is most precious to the picture's subject that is deceased or not of this world. The camera requires one to stay still for ten seconds; Sebastian never does, evading their efforts effortlessly as he goes about the day's tasks. Exasperated, Ciel risks his own life to capture his photograph and Sebastian quips that Ciel could've just asked him for a photo. In the end, when Sebastian finds Ciel asleep, he takes a photo of Ciel, himself, and Pluto behind them, leading to a photo that confuses the servants. Sebastian remarks that it was an honor to learn that what Ciel most treasures is Sebastian himself. (en)
- Hannah puts Sebastian and Claude in a hedge maze that is actually a labyrinth of Alois' mind; they must answer his questions to reach him at the tower. Ciel's memories slowly return; when he remembers that his revenge is in fact complete, the labyrinth shifts to reflect his mind. He asks why Sebastian did not eat his soul; Sebastian answers that he'd lost the arm with the contract's seal in the battle; this provided Claude an opportunity to steal Ciel's soul. It is revealed that the demon Luka contracted with was Hannah, who came to love Luka and Alois. Ciel orders Sebastian to eat his soul as promised but Alois snatches back his body, saying he has found people who love him. He makes a contract with Hannah, telling Claude he had only wanted Claude's love. (en)
- Sick and delirious, Ciel has nightmares of his past. Beast, one of the circus members, attempts to convince Joker to flee with her but Joker claims that they can't run away from their leader. Knowing her feelings for Joker are unrequited, Sebastian seduces Beast and gets her to tell him the name of their leader. The next day, he leaves the circus with Ciel, certain they have the information they need. Once they return home, Soma and Agni condemn Sebastian for not taking care of Ciel run while sick and convince him to let Ciel rest for the day. The circus realizes that Ciel, Sebastian, and William are gone, and fear that their plans are compromised. (en)
- As Joker dies from blood loss, he reminisces about how he and his friends were rescued from the slums by the Baron and swore to serve him to protect the other orphans under his care. Doll arrives at the burning mansion for Joker; she attacks Ciel and is killed by Sebastian. Emissaries from the Queen watch the scene but decide to not report Ciel's decision to sacrifice the captive children. On the way to Kelvin's orphanage, Ciel reveals that he ordered the deaths of the children knowing that they would never have their minds restored again. Upon arriving, the two learn that the orphanage was abandoned years before, and the circus members were deceived by the Baron into working for him. Sebastian states that humans' willingness strive for a better future despite the odds is what makes them interesting. (en)
- William T. Spears and Grell are chosen to train new grim reaper recruits to be admitted into the dispatch association. While touring the building, the two explain the rules of the upcoming exam. The last part of the exam requires all grim students to find a partner and pass the given challenges. Only those who fully complete the exam can become a full-fledged grim reaper. While passing a glance over the nervous students, William recalls back to the time when he was a young rookie grim reapers, back to the time when he ironically challenged the grim reaper exam with Grell as his partner. They were given one month to track down a novelist named Thomas Wallace conclude whether or not he should die. They reveal themselves as grim reapers to Thomas, however he mistakes them for actors. Inspired, Thomas begins to write a fictional novel about the romance between a grim reaper and a maiden. It is realized that the date of publication is the same of the execution. Grell disagrees with William about sentencing Thomas to death, after seeing how successful his novel might become. Thomas is run over a passing carriage, and William arrives to collect his soul. While absorbing the cinematic record into his death scythe, Thomas fights for his life, which causes the cinematic record to flow inside William. Grell saves William from being consumed, and the two work together to absorb the cinematic record. It is then that the two become full-fledged grim reapers. (en)
- Ciel finds Elizabeth in the tower. Drocell is controlling her like a marionette and forces her to attack Ciel. Sebastian and Grell free Elizabeth and defeat Drocell, discovering he too is a doll being manipulated. The master of the tower states that someone unclean like Ciel must die. The trio discover the "master" is speaking through a doll; the actual master is hiding elsewhere, not present in the tower. Elizabeth and the rest of the Phantomhive estate celebrate Ciel's thirteenth birthday with a party, wishing to see him happy. The master of the tower is revealed to be Angela. (en)
- Ciel and Sebastian celebrate the third anniversary of Funtom Company by hosting Hamlet as the play for an orphan charity. However, all the actors hired to perform in the play cannot arrive in town for another week due to a shipwreck. Since the play cannot be postponed, Sebastian is ordered by Ciel to make the play a success regardless. Sebastian rallies up the whole group together to be in the play, and they are visited by mostly every character in the series in this episode. Though the plot was ultimately altered, the play turns out, for the most part, a success. (en)
- Ciel stows away in a London-bound steamship, where he meets the Undertaker, who informs Ciel that he will die. The fire spreads in London and takes many lives. Ciel finds his servants in the burning streets, trying to tranquilize Pluto, who continues breathing fire onto the city. Ciel orders them to kill Pluto, surprising both them and Sebastian, who is watching. Ciel states that Pluto is no longer Pluto but a beast and Sebastian realizes that Ciel is still focused on revenge. Ashe is revealed to be the male version of Angela; they are the same angel. They try to convince Sebastian to join them but he goes after Ciel. Ciel heads to Windsor Castle, where he discovers Queen Victoria dead. The palace guards believe that he murdered her and shoot him. Sebastian appears and saves Ciel, stating that due to him, Sebastian will enjoy a delicious soul. (en)
- Joker meets with his adoptive father, Baron Kelvin, and upon telling him about Ciel and Sebastian, the Baron is eager to meet them, ordering Joker to prepare a banquet. After recovering, Ciel leaves with Sebastian to confront the Baron. They are welcomed by Joker, who now knows who Ciel is. During the banquet, the Baron has Joker perform a gruesome show where the brainwashed children are brutally killed. When one of the missing children are found among them, Ciel goes to kill the Baron but he reveals that he has one more thing to show him. Sebastian and Ciel are shocked upon finding a room built exactly like the one where Ciel was tortured by the cult after his parents' death, where he first summoned Sebastian. (en)
- At the house of the latest victim, Mary Jane Kelly, Ciel and Sebastian discover that the murderer is Madame Red and Grell, the latter revealed to be a Grim Reaper. Madame Red attempts to kill Ciel but hesitates. Disappointed by this, Grell kills Madame Red and her life is played back, as Grim Reapers can see a person's memories when they die. Madame Red had lost everyone she loved in life: an accident killed her husband and unborn child; then she lost her older sister and her sister's husband, the Earl of Phantomhive, in the mansion fire. When a patient asked for an abortion, claiming children were a nuisance, Madame Red decided to kill those who threw away the things she'd always wanted but lost. It was then that she met Grell, and they murdered prostitutes that had abortions. Ciel orders Sebastian to kill Grell. (en)
- Kelvin reveals that he met Ciel, his twin brother, and his father years before the tragedy that befell Ciel's family. He became obsessed with the Phantomhives' beauty and felt that he was too ugly to be worthy of them. Kelvin underwent plastic surgery; when he learned that Ciel survived the attack on his family, he began gathering disabled children in hopes of recreating that night for Ciel. Ciel shoots the Baron dead, and Joker moves to attack him only to have his arm cut off by Sebastian. Joker reveals that the circus members were sent to the Phantomhive estate in order to capture Ciel but the earl has no fear. As expected, Mey-Rin, Baldroy, Finnian and Tanaka are too powerful and skillfully dispose of the members. (en)
- Sebastian had asked Rathborne to come investigate. One of the murders was done by a snake trained to hunt down Ciel's scent; it was sent by Snake from Noah's Ark Circus to avenge his friends. Siemens had faked his death as a joke but was killed after by Woodley, who wanted to frame Ciel to prevent him from destroying his diamond business. The case is closed but Arthur Conan Doyle notices the inconsistencies and learns the truth: Rathborne is Sebastian in disguise and they'd known the culprit all along – Earl Grey, the Queen's butler, whom the Queen had sent to kill Siemens via the banquet in order to halt Germany's financial growth, and at the same time, jokingly frame Ciel as punishment for the accident with Noah's Ark Circus and test whether he still had the guts for the job as her Guard Dog. Ciel and Sebastian framed Woodley, who was corrupt anyway. This experience influences Doyle and sets off his career. At the end, Ciel invites Snake to live in the Phantomhive manor to win his trust and prevent another attempt on Ciel's life. (en)
- Ciel and Sebastian begin their undercover job at the circus. Sebastian questions William about his intentions and the Grim Reaper reveals that in the next days, a huge number of souls are to be collected there. While Ciel is paired with another recruit called "Freckles", Sebastian is assigned to sleep in the same tent as William, much to each other's dismay. Later at night, the first-string members of the circus kidnap a young child at the city and the police appears to intervene, but all officers are killed by the members of the troupe. Back at the circus, the life on a different, more rough environment take a toll on Ciel's body, but he renews his vow to figure out the truth behind the circus as soon as possible. (en)
- It's Ciel's birthday, though he is unhappy, as his parents' death happened on his tenth birthday. Elizabeth becomes distraught when she can't find a good birthday gift for Ciel and encounters a strange dollmaker. It is reported that a series of kidnappings of girls are occurring in London. On his way to find Elizabeth, Ciel encounters Grell, learning that a puppeteer named Drocell Keinz is behind the kidnappings. Clues lead the two to a tower, where Grell is attacked by an army of dolls. Ciel finds Sebastian at the top of the tower. (en)
- Sebastian defeats Alois' servant triplets. At the estate, Hannah Annafellows plays the armonica and takes control of the guests with her music. Sebastian saves them using a glass harp. It is revealed that Sebastian could not devour Ciel's soul because Claude took his soul first but could not use it without having Ciel's body. Having lost his memories and with the evil cult destroyed, Ciel no longer has any hatred or drive for revenge. Sebastian decides that Ciel needs a second revenge in order to become his Ciel again. The butlers strike a deal in which Alois will be the new target of Ciel's revenge, and Sebastian and Claude will battle for who will have Ciel's soul. (en)
- As the other Phantomhive servants kill the circus members, Grell collects their souls. At the Kelvin estate, the circus doctor reveals that the prosthetic limbs he developed are manufactured using the bones of the children kidnapped by the circus. The members did not know this and Joker suffers a mental breakdown when he learns what his artificial limb truly is. When the doctor kills another child before Ciel, he orders Sebastian to kill him, and commands his butler to burn down the mansion, killing the captive children as well. (en)
- As part of Alois' contract, Sebastian and Claude are to duel; the winner will claim Ciel's soul. Sebastian wins, killing Claude. Hannah jumps into the ocean with Ciel, revealing something that causes Sebastian to try to kill Ciel as soon as he awakens. Hannah dies alongside Claude, reuniting them with Alois and Luka forever. Some time later, Ciel awakens back home with red eyes like Sebastian. He sends farewell gifts to his friends, dismisses his servants, and leaves the city with Sebastian. It is revealed that in the contract, Alois asked that Hannah make Ciel's soul unattainable for either butler. She did this by causing Ciel to be reborn as a demon, which is why Sebastian tried to kill him. As a result, Sebastian cannot consume Ciel's soul yet is still bound by their contract. Sebastian affirms his service to Ciel as he carries him off a cliff into the underworld. (en)
- In London, Ciel and Sebastian meet Prince Soma and his servant, Agni. After Prince Soma saves Ciel from thugs, he begrudgingly lets the two stay at the Phantomhive estate for their visit. Sebastian and Agni duel in a fencing match; when it ends in a draw, Ciel is shocked that Agni, a human, was able to equally match a demon, and wonders who he is. Sebastian is stunned when Agni convinces the normally wayward servants to help prepare supper. Prince Soma reveals that he is searching for his nursemaid, Mina, who was kidnapped from India by a wealthy Englishman. After Prince Soma goes to sleep, Sebastian witnesses Agni sneaking out and remarks that he knew that Agni would make a move. (en)
- Claude attempts to convince Ciel to break his contract with Sebastian and forge a new one with him but Ciel refuses, unable to forget Sebastian. Sebastian goes to Alois's village and learns that Luka was responsible for the massacre: he made a contract with a demon to make his older brother's wish of the village's destruction come true as revenge for the village treating them poorly; then died when his soul was eaten upon the contract's completion. When Ciel is with Hannah, she opens her mouth and reveals a gaping abyss. Inside, Ciel sees Alois's eye and faints from terror. As Sebastian and Claude break their deal, Ciel suddenly calls for Sebastian, threatening to jump from a clock tower. Sebastian realizes that Alois' soul has taken control of Ciel's body. Hannah says that her master has returned. (en)
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