After witnessing the gruesome and mysterious loss of his parents, found dismembered at their home, Edd rushes into the woods, together with his only friend, Mrs. Ringo, a grey cat that Edd had previously received as a present from his parents. In the forest, Edd goes into shock over the loss of his parents and when he recovers, he's at Christopher Asylum, an oppressive mental institution for children, and Mrs. Ringo is nowhere to be found. After having a dream about his beloved cat, Edd decides to escape from the mental institution to find her and go back home to Aunt Laurel, his only living relative.