Later that night, Mr. Garvy visits Walter's home and asks Walter's mother, Sissy (Paula Jai Parker), about the monster. Sissy claims that Walter's injuries are the result of his own clumsiness; she then tells Walter not to reveal anything about the monster to anyone else. As Mr. Garvy is leaving, Sissy's boyfriend, Carl (David Alan Grier) comes home. Seen through Walter's imagination, it is revealed that Carl is, in actuality, the “monster.” Thinking that Walter is mocking him by drawing him as a monster, Carl begins to terrorize Walter and then whips Sissy with a belt when she intervenes.