So Inspector Nick recounts that he was wandering around the woods then saw a snake girl, and she was the most horrible thing he's ever seen, which is not a nice thing to say about snake girls.
He then has a nightmare that she was around the house and he almost saw her, but Madam Carrothair comforts him, saying it was a dream. In the morning he looks a lot older, but is not a statue. He is trying to convince Doctor Muttonchops to help him investigate the monster.