 Later, in retaliation and in order to keep Hiro in the Carnival, Samuel has Damien try to erase Hiro's mind, but instead it just addles his brains, causing him to start to think he is fictional characters and teleport away to save "Watson".In "Upon This Rock", Hiro teleports to Japan where he stops a purse snatcher, but uses various fictional references in regards to himself and everyone around him.Looking for his sidekick "Sancho Ponza", he is arrested and taken to Ando at Yamagato as the police found Ando's business card on him.