fed up with alec's behavior, presto storms backstage after him, but accidentally releases a set of hanging stage props and gets his foot caught in a rigging rope. he is yanked up into the fly space above the stage; when his foot comes loose, he falls again and finds himself in danger of being crushed by both the props and a falling piano. realizing this, alec uses the hats' magic to save him, earning the audience's wild approval for him and presto, who gratefully gives him his carrot (having used his magician skills to return it to its original form) and starts to give him second billing on the posters advertising the act.