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86-527: After escaping the Village of Fowl Devotees, Violet , Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire arrive at a store to send a telegram to Mr. Poe , explaining their situation and pleading for help. The store's generous owner explains that a van of ' Volunteers Fighting Disease ' arrives once every day for a gas refill. The van arrives, and the Baudelaires, thinking it to be the acronym ' V.F.D. ', escape into it after

172-436: A gender reveal party which utilized a smoke bomb which is categorized as unsafe pyrotechnics. The El Dorado fire burned over a 71-day period, destroyed 20 structures and resulted in one firefighter fatality, for which the couple hosting the party were charged with involuntary manslaughter . The Esperanza Fire ultimately resulted in the death of firefighter Charles "Charlie" Morton, who became trapped while attempting to fight

258-561: A weapon of war against civilians. From the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état to August 2022, military forces committed arson on 28,434 houses in the country. While the Scottish legal system has no offence known as arson statutorily defined, there are many offences that are used to charge those with acts that would normally constitute arson in other nations. Events constituting arson in English and Welsh law might be dealt with as one or more of

344-451: A "secretarial school that isn't really a secretarial school", implying that she has found a V.F.D. training school. Her sixth letter is signed "Beatrice Baudelaire, Baticeer Extraordinaire." In the TV series, a preteen Beatrice Baudelaire II is portrayed by Angelina Capozzoli. After having been raised by the Baudelaires, she later encounters her uncle at Old Ed's Soda Shop to tell him what she and

430-401: A 200-page book explaining why the two could not be wed, something she could not have done had she believed Snicket to be dead. However, this may have been after he was revealed to be alive. This may contradict Ishmael's statement from The End that the ring was given to Beatrice then back to Lemony to Kit to Bertrand then back to Beatrice. Also, the newspaper article mentions Lemony's work as

516-461: A celebration at the V.F.D. headquarters on the day when Count Olaf failed to murder Beatrice. Count Olaf's acting troupe is a troupe of actors who follow Count Olaf as he hunts the Baudelaires. Few of them are given names. In the books, they are mostly referred to by descriptions. Along with Olaf, the members of the troupe often need to disguise themselves and use fake names, which are frequently anagrams of Count Olaf. Esmé Gigi Genevieve Squalor

602-520: A conviction and penalty for wildfire arson. Some states, such as California, prosecute the lesser offense of " reckless burning " when the fire is set recklessly as opposed to willfully and maliciously. The study of the causes is the subject of fire investigation . A recent example of a reckless burning offense is the El Dorado fire which took place in 2020 in California. This fire was caused by

688-518: A fire. His father was accidentally killed one night at the opera by a poison dart thrown by Beatrice Baudelaire that was meant for Esmé Squalor. As a result, he swore vengeance on Beatrice and the entire V.F.D. After some time wandering underground, Count Olaf was taken in as a student of the Man with a Beard But No Hair and the Woman with Hair But No Beard. The Baudelaire siblings, Violet, Klaus and Sunny, are

774-615: A fountain to cheer up Sunny. He was a childhood friend of Beatrice and a good friend of Dewey Denouement. As a member of V.F.D., Bertrand helped train the V.F.D. lions to become the Volunteer Feline Detectives. Count Olaf implies that Bertrand and Beatrice murdered Olaf's parents during an opera performance. At the beginning of the series, Bertrand dies in the fire that destroyed the Baudelaire Mansion. Before Violet's birth, Bertrand and Beatrice lived on

860-485: A large cast of characters created by Daniel Handler under the pen name of Lemony Snicket . The original series follows the turbulent lives of the Baudelaire orphans, Violet , Klaus , and Sunny , after their parents are killed in an arsonous structure fire . It chronicles their multiple escapes from the murderous Count Olaf , and their discoveries of a connection of between both their late parents and Olaf and

946-733: A method of homicide, as was the case in California of Raymond Lee Oyler and in Texas of Cameron Todd Willingham . After the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, the United States started a National Fire Prevention Week in order to educate the people on ways to prevent fires, minimize their damages, and hopefully drastically decrease casualties. Fire Prevention Week campaigns includes various information on safe cooking practices pertaining to grilling, microwaving, and cooking on

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1032-475: A purple ribbon to keep it out of her face. When Violet was five years old, she won an invention contest with an "automatic rolling pin", which she made using a window shade and six pairs of roller skates. Violet also invented a new kind of pencil sharpener , built a telephone from scratch and created a device to soothe Sunny's teething pains. Klaus Baudelaire is the middle child of the Baudelaire siblings. He

1118-461: A secret organization called V.F.D. The author himself is also a character, playing a major role in the plot. Although the series is given no distinct location, other real people appear in the narrative, including the series' illustrator, Brett Helquist , and Daniel Handler himself. Count Olaf is the franchise's main antagonist and one of the primary characters. His name was chosen to suggest Scandinavian origin to add confusion and ambiguity about

1204-572: A spy from the Herpetological Society. Ultimately, Olaf murders Monty using snake venom and attempts to frame it as a snake bite. Although the children are able to reveal Olaf's true identity and how he murdered Monty, Olaf still manages to escape and remains at large at the end of the book. Monty also appears in some Snicket's other works and the broader universe of the series. Snicket's autobiography indicates that Uncle Monty's death may be partly attributable to his failure to learn

1290-565: A stove. During World War II arson was a much higher concern in the United States . There was a severe lack of firefighters due to the fact most of the men were overseas to fight the war. There were few men left behind to help combat forest fires. For example, during WW II in Eldora, Iowa a fire chief reported that his regular membership shrank from 21 to 9 men and their fire fighting force recruited retired members and new members to fill

1376-413: A variety of offences such as wilful fire-raising , culpable and reckless conduct , vandalism or other offences depending on the circumstances of the event. The more serious offences (in particular wilful fire-raising and culpable and reckless conduct) can incur a sentence of life imprisonment . Ireland differentiates how it charges arson not by degree but rather by what is being destroyed and if anyone

1462-489: Is Count Olaf 's girlfriend and the ex-wife of Jerome Squalor . Her name is a reference to the short story " For Esmé—with Love and Squalor " by J.D. Salinger . Esmé is distinguished by her very tall height and her obsession with high fashion . She often wears outlandish outfits that she considers stylish. Esmé first appears in The Ersatz Elevator , as "the city's sixth most important financial advisor", when

1548-487: Is a gifted reader and had read most of the books in the Baudelaire library before it burned down. His love of reading and research skills are often useful for foiling Count Olaf's. Klaus is twelve at the beginning of the series, turned thirteen while incarcerated for a brief period of time in The Vile Village , and fourteen by the last chapter of The End . Klaus is bespectacled in the books and TV series but not in

1634-438: Is charged in five degrees. Arson in the first degree is a Class A-1 felony and requires the intent to burn the building with a person inside using an explosive incendiary device. In New York, the criminal charge of arson includes a maximum sentence of 25 years to life. In California, a conviction for arson of property that is not one's own is a felony punishable by up to three years in state prison. Aggravated arson, which carries

1720-505: Is described as an infant through much of the series. Although Sunny cannot walk until the end of the seventh book and speaks in idiosyncratic baby talk, she repeatedly demonstrates advanced problem solving skills, motor dexterity, comprehension, moral reasoning, and intelligence. She does, however have an expansive vocabulary of non-English words that can be translated by Violet, Klaus, and, occasionally, Lemony Snicket who despite giving meanings to most of Sunny's early language, chooses to define

1806-639: Is fourteen at the beginning of the series and turns fifteen in The Grim Grotto , and is sixteen upon leaving the Island in the last chapter of The End . Being the eldest Baudelaire, she is set to inherit the Baudelaire fortune upon turning eighteen. Brett Helquist's drawings indicate she has long, dark brown hair, and though her eye color is never specified, it is implied that her eyes are a different color than Klaus, who has brown eyes. When thinking and concentrating on new inventions, Violet ties her hair in

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1892-408: Is from 1864. English Common Law defines arson as "the malicious burning of the dwelling of another." This definition has four elements: Many U.S. state legal systems and the legal systems of several other countries divide arson into degrees, depending sometimes on the value of the property but more commonly on its use and whether the crime was committed in the day or night. Many statutes vary

1978-427: Is known for his one eyebrow, gleaming eyes, and V.F.D. insignia tattoo, shaped like an eye, on his left ankle. He was once part of the secret organization of V.F.D. (Volunteer Fire Department) before helping to instigate a schism that split its members. He joined the fire-starting side of the organization and was known to have committed a wide assortment of arsons , among numerous other crimes, in his thirst to destroy

2064-469: Is known to have been an actress, a lion-tamer and a "baticeer" (bat trainer). Lemony Snicket was in love with Beatrice and they almost got married, but Beatrice married Bertrand instead, supposedly because she believed that Lemony was dead after his obituary appeared in The Daily Punctilio newspaper. Besides this, various other hints are dispensed throughout the series as to why she called off

2150-557: Is named. He sometimes wears fake hands on his hooks when putting on disguises. Although Fernald plays an important role in all the books as one of Olaf's henchmen, Fernald's history is only revealed in The Grim Grotto . He is the brother of Fiona and stepson of Captain Widdershins . He joined Olaf and left Captain Widdershins after burning down Anwhistle Aquatics and killing Gregor Anwhistle. In The Grim Grotto, Fiona convinces Fernald to betray Count Olaf and steal his submarine. In

2236-562: Is not stated. Klaus and Sunny's name may have been inspired by the real story of Claus von Bülow , a businessman in New York, who was accused of attempting to murder his wife, Sunny von Bülow . Violet Baudelaire is the eldest of the three Baudelaire orphans, as well as the daughter of Beatrice and Bertrand Baudelaire and is uniquely gifted in inventing abilities. She uses these skills to help her younger brother Klaus and her baby sister Sunny escape from Count Olaf time and time again. Violet

2322-549: Is portrayed as an overly cautious woman who is afraid of everything, including doorknobs, radiators and realtors. She developed these fears after losing her husband, Isaac "Ike" Anwhistle , to the carnivorous Lachrymose leeches when he swam in Lake Lachrymose less than an hour after eating something. Aunt Josephine believes grammar is the greatest joy in life and has a personal library filled with books about grammar. Due to her irrational fears and obsession with grammar,

2408-461: Is revealed that Esmé was also a member of VFD and indeed had even known the Baudelaire parents. She is keenly interested in finding the mysterious sugar bowl, which causes some minor rifts between her and Olaf. Her fate after the burning of Hotel Denounement is left unclear. In the Netflix TV series, Esmé is portrayed by Lucy Punch . She is said to be the original owner of the sugar bowl which

2494-401: Is the father of Violet , Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire , the husband of Beatrice and a V.F.D. member. He trained under S. Theodora Markson, who was also Lemony Snicket 's chaperone during his early training. Markson often describes Bertrand as a model apprentice. Throughout the series, the children remember anecdotes about their father, such as him cooking at a dinner party, or splashing in

2580-432: Is the first guardian who treats the Baudelaire siblings with kindness and respect and as a result the children immediately warm up to him, despite finding him a little peculiar. The children's life with Monty is ruined when Count Olaf kills Monty's assistant, Gustav, and poses as his new assistant named Stephano. The children immediately see through Olaf's disguise and try to warn Monty, but Monty simply believes Stephano to be

2666-464: Is the first to bring the news of Bertrand and Beatrice's death to the Baudelaire children who were at Briny Beach. As executor of the Baudelaire estate, he interprets the will's instructions that the children "be raised in the most convenient way possible", meaning they should remain within the city limits, and arranges for their distant relative Count Olaf to take custody. When the Baudelaires contact Poe at Mulctuary Money Management to report Olaf's abuse,

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2752-423: Is the late husband of Josephine Anwhistle and the brother of Gregor Anwhistle, making him a distant relative of the Baudelaire's mother, Beatrice Baudelaire . He was shown to have a courageous personality and had a love for grammar, like his wife. While on a picnic with his wife, Ike wanted to go swimming in Lake Lachrymose, though Josephine had warned him to wait an hour after eating, in order to avoid attracting

2838-430: Is to commit insurance fraud . In such cases, a person destroys their own property by burning it and then lies about the cause in order to collect against their insurance policy . A person who commits arson is referred to as an arsonist, or a serial arsonist if the person has committed arson several times. Arsonists normally use an accelerant (such as gasoline or kerosene ) to ignite, propel, and direct fires, and

2924-416: Is voiced by Tim Curry . In the 2017 TV series, he is portrayed by Patrick Warburton who appears as the onscreen narrator. Arthur Poe is a banker at Mulctuary Money Management in charge of the Baudelaire and Quagmire fortunes and the Baudelaire orphans' guardianship. He is distinguished by a congenital cough, purblind demeanour, and general inefficacy in caring for the Baudelaire and Quagmire children. Poe

3010-418: The detection and identification of ignitable liquid residues is an important part of fire investigations. Pyromania is an impulse control disorder characterized by the pathological setting of fires. Most acts of arson are not committed by pyromaniacs. The term derives from Law French arsoun (late 13th century), from Old French arsion , from Late Latin ārsiōnem "a burning," ( acc. ) from

3096-440: The Baudelaire siblings themselves were taken from a variety of backgrounds to add confusion and ambiguity about the setting of the series. Violet was chosen because it sounded British, while Klaus and Sunny sounded German and American, respectively. The Baudelaire siblings all have fast-acting peppermint allergies. Daniel Handler has confirmed that the Baudelaires are Jewish, but whether they are ethnically and/or religiously Jewish

3182-596: The Baudelaires are placed in the care of the Squalors. Count Olaf appears disguised as an auctioneer named Gunther. Although the Baudelaires try to warn her, it is later revealed that she knew his true identity all along and was even assisting him in securing the Quagmire triplets. The book ends with Esmé and Count Olaf driving away together. From thereon, Esmé is a central character of the series, working closely with Count Olaf and commanding his troupe. In following books, it

3268-522: The Baudelaires from the Lachrymose Leeches which leads up to his plot that involved "The Marvelous Marriage". When Count Olaf's plot is exposed, everyone in the audience converges on Count Olaf as the constable arrests him. Although the judge decrees that Count Olaf be made to suffer every hardship he inflicted on the children before serving a life sentence, Count Olaf vanishes after a jury of his peers overturns his sentence. Count Olaf escapes in

3354-430: The Baudelaires have been up to since leaving the island. She begins going into how she and the Baudelaires encountered "female Finnish pirates." The episode ends before she can reveal the rest of her information. Dr. Montgomery Montgomery , also called " Uncle Monty " by the Baudelaire children, is Bertrand Baudelaire's cousin's brother-in-law and Violet , Klaus , and Sunny 's second guardian . His sole appearance in

3440-731: The English counterparts, 63 of the 1972 Ordinance provides a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, and s 60(3) of the Ordinance requires that if the damage is by fire the offence should be charged as arson. In the Burmese legal system, arson is considered "mischief by fire" under sections 435 and 436 of the Myanmar Penal Code and punishable by fine and imprisonment. The statutes were last amended on 1 July 2016, and made arson on houses and buildings punishable with up to 20 years in prison. The Burmese military has long used arson as

3526-462: The Island on which the events of The End (novel) take place. They built it to be a safe haven for volunteers who were affected by the schism. Ishmael arrived soon thereafter and began questioning their decisions, eventually taking over the island and banishing the Baudelaires. The Baudelaires then moved into their mansion and the city. They had minimal contact with V.F.D. afterwards since Violet only has vague memories of them and Klaus none at all. In

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3612-461: The Lachrymose Leeches. Ignoring Josephine, he only waited 45 minutes, which led to him being devoured by the Lachrymose Leeches, leaving Josephine traumatized and terrified of the lake. In the TV series, Ike is portrayed by the show's developer Barry Sonnenfeld . His picture was shown in Josephine's house in "The Wide Window". In "The Carnivorous Carnival", Ike made an appearance in a flashback at

3698-635: The San Jose Fire Department. According to a 2019 Press Release from the California Department of Insurance , Tyler and Kim Chen, Ha Nguyen, Sandy Ngo, Duyen Pham, and Trang Huynh were all convicted with various degrees of arson and insurance fraud. Tyler Chen was convicted with five separate counts of arson and two separate counts of insurance fraud in Santa Clara County in 2018. Tyler Chen's wife, Kim Chen,

3784-592: The Sebald Code. In the book Who Could That Be at This Hour? , Monty is mentioned by Hector in the final chapter. In the film adaptation, Montgomery Montgomery is portrayed by Billy Connolly . He is voiced by Bob Joles in the video game and played by Aasif Mandvi in the TV series. Josephine Anwhistle , also called Aunt Josephine , is Violet , Klaus and Sunny 's second cousin's sister-in-law , and becomes their guardian in The Wide Window . She

3870-408: The TV series, Bertrand is portrayed by an unknown extra in season one and by Matthew James Dowden in season three. Beatrice Baudelaire II is the daughter of Kit Snicket, who dies after giving birth. The infant Beatrice is adopted by the Baudelaire orphans, hence the use of the surname Baudelaire. At age one, "she looks very much like her mother," according to Chapter Fourteen. The younger Beatrice

3956-587: The Wrong Questions , specifically in Shouldn't You Be in School? , as an associate of Lemony Snicket . In the movie, Aunt Josephine is portrayed by Meryl Streep . In the video game adaptation, she is voiced by Donna Bullock and in the TV series she is played by Alfre Woodard . In the movie and TV series, Aunt Josephine is explicitly shown to be more courageous before Ike's death. Isaac "Ike" Anwhistle

4042-417: The act of arson typically involves buildings , the term can also refer to the intentional burning of other things, such as motor vehicles , watercraft , or forests . The crime is typically classified as a felony , with instances involving risk to human life or property carrying a stricter penalty. Arson that results in death can be further prosecuted as manslaughter or murder . A common motive for arson

4128-468: The alleged offense. First degree arson generally occurs when people are harmed or killed in the course of the fire, while second degree arson occurs when significant destruction of property occurs. While usually a felony , arson may also be prosecuted as a misdemeanor , " criminal mischief ", or " destruction of property ." Burglary also occurs, if the arson involved a "breaking and entering". A person may be sentenced to death if arson occurred as

4214-455: The banker points out that Olaf is acting in loco parentis , and can raise them as he sees fit. However, when Olaf traps Sunny in a birdcage and attempts to force Violet to marry him during the play while exposing his plot, Poe invokes citizen's arrest just prior to Count Olaf's escape. Since then, Arthur Poe tries to find a suitable guardian to watch over the kids although is often quite unhelpful. The Baudelaires are unable to contact him after

4300-407: The biographer of the Baudelaires, so this particular article could not have been published until after Beatrice's death, which puts a damper on the idea that she read that particular article. She could, of course, have believed a completely different article about him (perhaps one accusing him of crimes he did not commit—Snicket makes frequent references to such articles and false information), sent him

4386-552: The book and the letter, then later when she had married Bertrand, discovered the truth and also believed him (for a time at least) to be dead for some reason—though again, it could not be the obituary that appears in the Daily Punctilio that convinces her of this, as that must appear after her death. When Kit Snicket nears death, she informs the Baudelaire children that "their families have always been close, even if they had to stay apart from one another". Bertrand Baudelaire

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4472-647: The books is in The Reptile Room where he is introduced as a world-renowned herpetologist . In the TV series, Monty appears once again during a flashback scene in The Carnivorous Carnival: Part 1. Uncle Monty is described as a "fat, short, chubby man with a round red face". He discovered and named the Incredibly Deadly Viper, deliberately misnaming the otherwise gentle animal to prank his colleagues. Uncle Monty

4558-536: The books progress, Sunny grows out of infancy and develops a love for cooking. Lemony Snicket is the pen name of the American author Daniel Handler . Lemony is the in-universe author and narrator of the book series chronicling the lives of the Baudelaire children. Over the course of the series, it is revealed that Lemony has two other siblings, Jacques and Kit Snicket. All three siblings were inducted into V.F.D. at an early age and some of Lemony's childhood work for

4644-446: The cause in order to collect against their insurance policy . An example of insurance fraud being the motivating factor for an act of arson is the case for Operation Firebird . A married couple and 4 co-conspirators were arrested and convicted with arson and insurance fraud after a string of home, business, and warehouse fires which took place between 2014 and 2018 were exposed as acts of arson. Using chicken left in boiling frying oil,

4730-483: The cave and convince Aunt Josephine to come back to talk to Mr. Poe . As they are leaving, however, they are caught by Hurricane Hermann and Lachrymose leeches and are ultimately rescued by Olaf. Olaf almost lets Josephine go but pushes her overboard after she corrects his grammar. It is implied that she was eaten by the leeches just like her husband. Like many of the Baudelaire's other guardians, Josephine also appears in All

4816-533: The children struggle to fully acclimate with her. Count Olaf woos her disguised as a sea captain named Captain Sham. He later reveals himself to Josephine and forces her into writing a suicide note that leaves the children in his care. Aunt Josephine hides a message in her note in the form of grammatical mistakes. Klaus is able to decode the message which reveals Josephine is hiding in Curdled Cave. The children go

4902-481: The convicted criminals would make fire seem like a cooking accident. Then, the group committed insurance fraud by filing insurance claims for the cost of the building, as well as, smoke-damaged goods to claim fire damages for insurance payouts. The group's scheme claimed a reported $ 4 million and ended when authorities were tipped off as to where the location of the next planned incident would take place. Police then performed an investigation dubbed Operation Firebird with

4988-542: The course of the series, the Baudelaire siblings are forced to perform immoral acts, such as lying, stealing and arson, demonstrating one of the central themes of the series: the lack of clear division between 'good' and 'evil'. Snicket also explores this theme in All the Wrong Questions . The name Baudelaire was taken from the French poet Charles Baudelaire . One of his most famous works, Les Fleurs du mal , discusses finding beauty in otherwise grim circumstances. The names of

5074-454: The degree of the crime according to the criminal intent of the accused. Some US states use other degrees of arson, such as "fourth" and "fifth" degree, while some states do not categorize arson by any degree. For example, in the state of Tennessee , arson is categorized as "arson" and "aggravated arson." A common motive for arson is to commit insurance fraud . In such cases, a person destroys their own property by burning it and then lies about

5160-607: The destruction is by fire, the offence is charged as arson; s.4 of the Act provides a maximum penalty of life imprisonment for conviction under s.1 whether or not the offence is charged as arson. In Hong Kong, the common law offence was abolished by s 67 of the Crimes Ordinance 1971 (Part VIII of which, as amended by Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance 1972, mirrored the English Criminal Damage Act 1971). Like

5246-417: The events of The Vile Village however Poe is one of the few people to maintain the Baudelaires' innocence. In the 2004 film, Arthur Poe is portrayed by Timothy Spall . In the video game adaptation, he is voiced by Daniel Hagen and in the 2017 TV series, he is portrayed by K. Todd Freeman . Beatrice Baudelaire was the wife of Bertrand Baudelaire and the mother of Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire. She

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5332-400: The film adaptation. He has black hair and brown eyes. Herman Melville is one of his favorite authors. He particularly enjoys "the way Melville dramatizes the plight of overlooked people, such as poor sailors or youngster, through his strange, often experimental philosophical prose", which sums up the theme of the series . Sunny Baudelaire is the youngest of the three Baudelaire orphans and

5418-554: The fire. The DA of California considered arson charges for the family members as they were deemed negligent with regard to fire safety. In English law , arson was a common law offence (except for the offence of arson in royal dockyards ) dealing with the criminal destruction of buildings by fire. The common law offence was abolished by s.11(1) of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 . The 1971 Act makes no distinction as to mode of destruction except that s.1(3) requires that if

5504-434: The main protagonists and three of the primary characters of the series. They are all described as "intelligent, charming, resourceful, and [having] pleasant facial features". The series begins with the siblings finding out their parents have died in a house fire and then proceeds to follow their tumultuous lives as they go from guardian to guardian with Count Olaf at their heels, attempting to get his hands on their fortune. Over

5590-444: The marriage. Since then, there have been many theories about it. According to Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography , Snicket was at one point mistakenly reported by the notoriously inaccurate Daily Punctilio as dead. In The Grim Grotto , Lemony makes reference to Captain Widdershins's having convinced Beatrice that a story in a newspaper was true, which could be the report of his death. The other evidence for her belief

5676-523: The members suggests the Baudelaires seek a Library of Records to find their V.F.D. The three then volunteer to aid Hal, a visually disabled elder who works in Heimlich Hospital's Library of Records. As he doesn't let them read any of the files, the Baudelaires regretfully trick him into giving them his keys to enter the library at night. While reading a file on the Baudelaires, in which only the thirteenth page remained since investigators have taken

5762-520: The missing positions during the war. Although there were few attempts to burn U.S. forests, it continued to be a big concern due to the potential detrimental effects. This concern for arson attempts led to the rise of Smokey Bear who was the face of fire prevention and fire safety measures. Although the intention of Smokey Bear's persona is to encourage fire safety , Smokey shares a message of fire prevention which includes accidental fires that can sometimes be legally charged as arson. In New York, arson

5848-465: The most severe punishment for arson, is punishable by 10 years to life in state prison. A well-known example of arson which took place in California is the Esperanza Fire . Raymond Lee Oyler was ultimately convicted of murder and sentenced to death for a 2006 fire in southern California that led to the deaths of five U.S. Forest Service firefighters; he was the first U.S. citizen to receive such

5934-414: The movie, Fernald is portrayed by Jamie Harris and is voiced by Jay Gordon . Usman Ally plays him in the TV series. In the TV series, Fernald is depicted as relatively mild-mannered, when compared with the rest of the crew, and even develops a close relationship with Sunny Baudelaire . Arson Arson is the act of willfully and deliberately setting fire to or charring property . Although

6020-488: The organization and gain revenge over his former comrades. In the 2004 film and its video game adaptation, Olaf was portrayed by Jim Carrey with additional dialogue being provided by Robin Atkin Downes . Unlike in the books, Count Olaf loses custody of the Baudelaires after Mr. Poe sees that he "let Sunny drive" after a failed attempt to get them run over by a train. He does redeem himself to Mr. Poe when he rescues

6106-475: The organization is described in the series All the Wrong Questions . For Beatrice-- My love for you shall live forever. You, however, did not. – Lemony Snicket, Dedication in The Reptile Room Over the course of the series, it is also revealed Lemony was in love with and even engaged to the Baudelaires' mother, Beatrice Baudelaire. Their relationship came to an end when Lemony

6192-459: The owner recognizes them as the accused murderers in the Daily Punctilio , an unreliable newspaper series. The Baudelaires discover that Volunteers Fighting Diseases is a group of enthusiasts that visit Heimlich Hospital to increase the morale of patients, who believe that 'No News Is Good News', and therefore have never read The Daily Punctilio (and don't recognize the Baudelaires). One of

6278-414: The rest, they discover that one of their parents may have survived or escaped the mansion's fire – however, Esmé Squalor enters the library, intent on destroying them and the files to clear Count Olaf 's name in the crimes he has committed. While escaping her clutches, Klaus and Sunny go through a small shaft, but Violet is taken when Count Olaf captures her and hides her from her siblings. The two, using

6364-420: The setting of the series. He claims to be a distant relative of the Baudelaires, either their third cousin four times removed, or their fourth cousin three times removed. Olaf is a failing actor (though he claimed to have been considered for major acting awards) and is after the Baudelaire fortune. He and his acting troupe follow the children with dogged determination to obtain their inheritance and kill them. He

6450-569: The surgery with the Hook-handed man and the Bald Man, both of which are recurring associates of Count Olaf. While the two stall during the performance for Violet to wake up, Hal angrily accuses the Baudelaires of committing arson , and the hospital begins to burn to the ground. Violet eventually awakens, and they try to escape by hiding in a storage room while Olaf's henchperson of indeterminate gender tries to break in. They safely jump out of

6536-615: The trunk of Count Olaf's car. Among other items in the trunk are a crystal ball, a flier with "Madame Lulu" printed across the top, and a scrap of paper on which is drawn an eye. This is a reference to Madame Lulu in The Carnivorous Carnival . The book was adapted into the seventh and eighth episodes of the second season of the television series adaptation produced by Netflix . Violet Baudelaire The children's novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events and its film and television adaptations features

6622-413: The verb ardēre , "to burn." "Malicious burning of property," 1670s, from Anglo-French arsoun (late 13c.), Old French arsion, from Late Latin arsionem (nominative arsio) "a burning," noun of action from past-participle stem of Latin ardere "to burn" (from PIE root *as- "to burn, glow"). The Old English term was bærnet , lit. "burning"; and Edward Coke has indictment of burning (1640). Arsonist

6708-427: The video game adaptation when the lights go out, while in a deleted scene of the film has him lifted by his acting troupe with a rope where he flees and swears he'll have the Baudelaire fortune. In the 2017 TV series , he is portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris . In flashbacks, it is shown that Count Olaf was engaged to Kit Snicket, his father was the chief of the city's official fire department, and his mother had died in

6794-474: The volunteers' list of patients, find out that Count Olaf has disguised Violet's name with another name with the use of anagrams , and track her down to the surgery room. Dr. Mattathias Madycle-Sküll (who is Count Olaf), the Head of Human Resources, announces via intercom that a craniectomy will be performed on Violet in an operation theatre. Klaus and Sunny disguise themselves as Dr. Tocuna and Nurse Flo to perform

6880-456: The window via Violet's makeshift bungee rope while Olaf's henchperson gets stuck and dies in the fire. They then hide in the trunk of Count Olaf's car after overhearing him discuss hunting down the Snicket files , which apparently contains crucial information on V.F.D, Jacques Snicket, and the Baudelaires. The last picture of The Hostile Hospital shows Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are crammed into

6966-454: The words as "meaning something like" rather than meaning an exact word or phrase. According to The Miserable Mill , one of her favourite words is "Aha!". By the last chapter of The End , she is speaking in full sentences. Sunny is frequently noted for strength of her teeth. While Violet and Klaus often use their respective talents of inventing and reading to solve their problems, Sunny is required on multiple occasions to use her sharp teeth. As

7052-471: Was convicted with two counts of insurance fraud in Santa Clara county. In the United States , the common law elements of arson are often varied in different jurisdictions. For example, the element of "dwelling" is no longer required in most states, and arson occurs by the burning of any real property without consent or with unlawful intent. Arson is prosecuted with attention to degree of severity in

7138-423: Was falsely accused of murder and arson, forcing Lemony to eventually fake his death. Nevertheless, he always loved Beatrice and, after learning of her death, dedicated his life to documenting the lives of her children. In the 2004 film, Lemony Snicket is voiced by Jude Law ; he is shown in silhouette writing the story on a typewriter inside a clock tower. In the video game adaptation and the multi-cast audiobook, he

7224-523: Was named after the Baudelaires' mother Beatrice , at Kit's request and in keeping with the tradition of naming children after deceased friends. In The Beatrice Letters , which is set ten years after the main series, she is the second Beatrice Baudelaire. She is searching for her uncle Lemony Snicket and for the Baudelaire orphans, who have apparently disappeared. She follows her uncle and writes him six letters. However, he constantly refuses to see her and actively runs from her. She writes that she attends

7310-550: Was stolen from her by Lemony Snicket and Beatrice Baudelaire. It is revealed in The Penultimate Peril Pt. 2 that she was in fact friends with Beatrice and Lemony, but that they stole the sugar bowl from her, resulting in her fixation upon it. Fernald , commonly known as the Hook-Handed Man , is an assistant of Count Olaf who has hooks instead of hands. He is one of the few members of the troupe who

7396-506: Was that she had planned to name Violet 'Lemony' had she been a boy, in accordance with the family custom of naming a child after a dead friend. We can assume that Beatrice at one time believed that Snicket was dead. When Lemony was revealed to be alive, she had already married Bertrand and she could not marry him. However, in The Beatrice Letters , the reader is told that Beatrice returned Lemony's engagement ring and sent him

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