Jefferson

Jefferson was a poor fungus merchant and single father to Grace. When he became trapped on the other side of the looking glass, he kept trying to make another magic hat to take him back, he made thousands upon thousands but none worked, thus he became the Mad Hatter. In Storybrooke, after the curse, Jefferson still remembers who he is and spends his time watching his daughter, Grace, now Paige, through a telescope, happy with another family.

Before the Curse
Jefferson is introduced as a poor fingus merchant, living with his daughter, Grace, to whom he is the single father to. When shopping, Grace sets her sight on a stuffed white rabbit, however, her father could not afford it so made his own white rabbit and gave it to her to be a guest at their tea parties. Jefferson is forced to leave the tea party to do a favor for the Evil Queen, the two of them use the magic hat to go through the looking glass and into Wonderland.

Regina and Jefferson find a maze leading the the entrance of the Red Queen's castle. They manage to fight their way through the dangerous maze and to a small building filled with boxes. Regina retrieves one and her and Jefferson run back to the looking glass. However, Regina uses the contents of her box to get her father back, and, as the looking glass can only take two, Jefferson is left behind, meaning that he has to break his promise to return to his daughter.

Jefferson is arrested by guards and taken to the Red Queen, who, after asking that he make her a magic hat, which he cannot, orders his decapitation. Jefferson is still alive without his head and told he will get his body back if he makes the Queen a hat. Jefferson then spends his days making hats, having now gone insane as none of the thousands he has made, are of magical content, he thus becomes the Mad Hatter. ("Hat Trick")</small?

Season 1
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