Mr. Trapp arrives

"Wait," said Miss Trickett, eyes downcast, looking wretched as she continued to stand nude before the laughing crowd. "She tricked me. You don't understand."

"I understand completely," said Mr. Trapp, smiling. Where had he come from? Had he just arrived? Was he always there? "We made a deal, you and I. You would be queen of the carnival. A thousand evil sorceries would be yours to command. But if a guest ever succeeded in turning the tables on you, even once..."

"But this doesn't count! Surely this doesn't count, right? She's just a regular all-American girl!"

"Yes," said Mr. Trapp, solemnly, as The Star-Spangled Banner began to play out of nowhere. Susie and Bonnie turned their heads, trying to figure out where it was coming from. "Just a regular all-American girl. And yet she won."

He snapped his fingers.