The mayor's mansion was a sprawling several-story palace with dozens of rooms. Their grandpa had given estimates of room sizes, locations of various windows, and even an indication of a wall he believed held a secret door. But Grandpa hadn't seen all of the house, and many parts of the drawing were labeled with question marks. Sabrina noticed he had paid extra attention to possible escape routes—apparently, Grandpa had been a bit of a sneak as well.
Sabrina carefully studied the map and did her best to commit it to memory. When Jack finally woke up, several hours later, he found the girls ready to get started.
"The first thing we need is the magic mirror," Jack said.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Sabrina said, stealing a look into Daphne's eyes.
"Girls, I know Relda has the magic mirror. Everyone knows that. Why do you think the front door has a dozen locks on it?"
Sabrina took the keys out of her pocket and led her sister and their guest up the steps. Once they arrived at the mirror's room, she inserted the key and unlocked the door. As before, the face in the mirror was filled with rage at the invasion.
"WHO DARES?" he bellowed.
Jack strolled in without a care, followed by the girls.
"Turn off the drama, Mirror," he scoffed.
"Oh, it's you," Mirror mumbled.
"Of course it's me. I'm the bloke you call when you have a big problem, and these girls have a really big problem," Jack bragged.
"And where is the carpet?" the face in the mirror asked Sabrina.
"Sorry," she said. She walked to the doorway and called for it. After a couple of minutes, the carpet floated limply into the room.
"What have you done to it?" Mirror cried as the carpet fell to the floor and once again rolled itself up.
"I think we had too many people on it," Daphne explained as a hand broke the surface of the mirror and snatched the carpet from the ground.
"It's nearly unraveling in my hand," the face wailed as he babied the rug. "Poor little carpet, look at how they treated you."
"Too many years hanging on a wall in the Grimm house have made you a real sourpuss," Jack commented.
"How can I help you?" Mirror asked, brushing off the insult.
"We need to sneak into Charming's mansion tonight and we need some disguises," Jack said.
"Not a problem at all."
"And we need the slippers."
Mirror frowned. "Absolutely not," he stammered.
"Listen, this house is going to be surrounded with the police any minute now. Ali Baba's carpet isn't going to get us into Charming's mansion. We need the slippers," Jack argued.
"Mrs. Grimm would not approve. The slippers were entrusted to this family so they would never fall into the wrong hands," Mirror replied.
"You can trust me," said Jack.
"Didn't you used to have your own magic items? What happened to the Cloak of Darkness?"
"I lost it in a game of poker."
"You lost a cloak that turns you invisible in a poker game? What about the Shoes of Swiftness?"
"I hocked them."
"The Cap of Knowledge? The Goose that Laid the Golden
"Lost the cap in a game of dice. And I accidentally left the window open one day and the goose flew off."
"I suppose you sold the Sword of Sharpness?" Mirror grumbled.
"No, I still have the Sword of Sharpness," said Jack indignantly. "I just misplaced it. It's in my flat somewhere. The point is, we need the slippers. If you won't let me have them, then let one of the girls wear the shoes. It doesn't make any difference to me."
"What slippers?" Sabrina shouted. She was tired of their bickering.
"Dorothy's slippers," Jack and Mirror shouted.
"Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz?" Daphne exclaimed.
"Yes," Jack said impatiently. "They can transport you anywhere you want to go, all you have to do is . . ."
"Click three times!" Daphne cried. "Gimme the slippers!"
"Girls, I have to warn you. The slippers are very powerful magic. People have died trying to get them. There are still those . . . some in this town . . . who would slit your throats to possess them," Mirror said.
"Enough of this," Jack said, and then he did something that shocked Sabrina. He stepped into the reflection and pushed the man in the mirror aside.
"How dare you!" Mirror shouted.
"C'mon kids, keep up!" Jack said as his face appeared in the reflection.