Rumplestiltskin claimed his fee from King George by murdering Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother right before her eyes. Cinderella was desperate to change her life and promised Rumple anything if he would help her. He agreed to her terms and sent her on her way to becoming a Princess. But after she had married the Prince, he came to claim his fee—her first-born child. Cinderella enlisted the help of her husband, Thomas, and Prince Charming and Snow White, and the four devised a plan to trap Rumplestiltskin. The trap worked, but Thomas disappeared immediately after, with Rumple claiming that Cinderella would never reclaim her Prince until he claimed her baby.