Later, Tobias discovers that they have a joint venture to cook the men Todd shaves into meat pies.
In the penny dreadful The String of Pearls, Tobias Ragg is the apprentice of Sweeney Todd, a barber who murders his customers.
He eventually escapes, is involved in Todd's arrest, and as the story ends goes into the service of Johanna's husband-to-be Mark Ingestrie.
However, when he discovers that Todd has been killing customers for Mrs. Lovett to bake into meat pies, he goes insane with horror and shock.
In the stage musical, Toby is portrayed as a mentally handicapped adult;[citation needed] Ken Jennings, who originated the Broadway role, was 31 on opening night,[5] and Neil Patrick Harris was 27.