One wintry day a lonely stray cat wandered into the Royal Hotel. He chased mice
so well that he was given the job of Hotel Cat. Tired of always spending time in
the cellar Tom ventured upstairs and met the gentle Mrs. Wilkins, a longtime
hotel resident who had the ability to communicate with cats. She encouraged Tom
to keep an open mind about the hotel guests. One night, during the winter of New
York City's Big Freeze, Tom detected three cats in one of the rooms. It turned
out that due to a boiler breakdown in his house, Captain Tinker had brought
Jenny Linsky and