After Sinbad and Cinderella left for the party, a crimson cat watched them leaving for the party. He spied on Dinah, Patou, Snipes, and Peepers, sleeping outside. When the ball of light comes into the stranger's face, he is revealed to be a cat with green eyes, wearing an old gray top hat, white opera gloves, a dirty yellow shirt, and purple pants. His name was Gideon, Alice's boyfriend and hero, and he came for his shadow. The ball of light happened to be a white kitten with blue eyes, wearing a big pink bow around her neck and a small bow on her head. Her name was Marie. "Why?" Gideon asked.