But he knew that everyone in town knew the Lockwoods and that he was their son. No one in the city would dare harm him for fear of what such a powerful family could do to them. One night at the Lockwood house both of Johnny's parents were sitting in their study reading by the fireplace while Johnny played with some of this. toys. They received a phone call, it was Johnny's grandmother. She had called to say she was very ill and needed help. Johnny's grandfather had died a few months ago and his grandmother had been living alone ever since. The stress of losing her husband of 60 years and having to take care of herself was becoming too much. She hoped they would all come to her that week and help her as she got better. Unfortunately, both of Johnny's parents didn't want to give up a week for her because they had to manage their affairs. But Johnny, who was on winter break, had time to visit him. He begged and pleaded with his parents to let him go. After a long night of debate they finally decided to let him go. But they couldn't leave him at his house because he lives a few cities away and they would have lost their job. So the plan was that the next morning one of the drivers would take Johnny to his grandmother