She discovers that Dr. Bumby was an acquaintance of her father who had a predatory interest in her sister, Lizzie. The Truth and Revenge

Alice eventually realizes that Dr. Bumby molested and murdered Lizzie, then set the Liddell home on fire to cover his tracks. His hypnotic "treatments" were actually attempts to erase Alice's memories of his crimes so he could exploit her and other orphans for profit.

In the final confrontation, Alice faces the (Bumby’s Wonderland counterpart) on the Infernal Train while simultaneously confronting the real Dr. Bumby at the Moorgate train station.

Alice previously believed the family cat, Dinah, started the fire by knocking over a lamp.

Through her journey, she remembers that Dinah was in the room with her and could not have caused the fire.

Years after the fire that killed her parents and older sister, Lizzie, 19-year-old Alice is released from Rutledge Asylum. She lives at the Houndsditch Home for Wayward Youth under the care of , a psychiatrist who uses hypnosis to help his patients "forget" traumatic memories. Despite his treatments, Alice suffers from recurring hallucinations of a decaying Wonderland, which is now being torn apart by a colossal, mechanical Infernal Train . Journey Through a Broken Wonderland