Watchcat protocol CMLIII

In October 2013, Watchcat Sammy was resolute.  Watchcat Headquarters decreed that no one was allowed past the watchcat's staircase guard post, so Sammy was determined to enforce this edict...

...within reason.  He inferred that it was permissible to let a familiar, friendly guardian past the barrier:

After granting this access, Watchcat Sammy maintained the expression of a cat with sound judgment:

Watchcat Headquarters agreed that he'd made the right call.