Ms. Stout (Portrayed by Wendi McLendon-Covey) is the main antagonist of The Search for Santa Paws. Despite her pretty looks (as well as perhaps being a strong-minded and independent young woman), Ms. Stout shows an ugly side to her inner beauty with a highly developed personality of selfishness as she treats the girls terribly and is extremely hateful, vindictive, and frightening towards them, so much that none of the girls have any courage to stand up to her or even rebel against her.
Nothing much is known about the reason as to why she dislikes anything that children love, though it may be suggested that she went through a similar process as the other girls did (an abusive childhood) or is possibly fed up with her job so much that she wants to do nothing but run away with her boyfriend, a dogcatcher named Franklin, in hopes of arranging a quick marriage.
Later on, after a trip to Coney Island, Ms. Stout and Franklin arrive back to the home, hoping to expect Will to open the door for them, only to be greeted by Mrs. Gibson who was informed by Eli Elf that the girls were left all alone that night and that Will and Quinn were missing. Ms. Stout fibs that she and Franklin were out looking for them; but Mrs. Gibson (apparently having learned about Ms. Stout's true colors as well as her abusive actions from the other girls and maybe Eli himself) tells her that she is no longer permitted in the house by order of the State of New York, and gives her a warning that if anything happens to the girls, she will be held directly accountable. In her defiance, Ms. Stout accidentally hits Franklin with her handbag and falls down the steps, leaving their final fates to be decided by the interpretation of the viewer.
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- Courtney HATES Ms. Stout for not letting the orphaned girls have any toys on Christmas or not having any fun they want. In the end, she contacts Jeffrey and Jaden to dispatch as many police officers in New York City as possible and Ms. Stout and Franklin were arrested by the New York Police and sent to jail for child abuse and Arson.