 After donning the uniform, Hotzenplotz seeks out Grandmother (who is strongly nearsighted) and eats the dinner she prepared for Kasperl and Seppel before revealing himself, causing Grandmother to faint.Kasperl and Seppel show up at the firehouse to look after Hotzenplotz and find Dimpfelmoser asking them for help.Initially not believing his pleas, they later discover what happened to Grandmother; they return to the fire house and release Dimpfelmoser.