After their parents perish in a fire that destroys their entire home, the Baudelaire orphans are sent to live with Count Olaf, who claims to be their distant relative and a renowned actor.

The Baudelaire orphans try and escape the grasp of the evil Count Olaf.

After finally escaping Count Olaf's clutches the Baudelaires are sent to live with their kind Uncle. All their troubles seem to be over until an unexpected guest arrives.

The Baudelaires are in a compromising position when Uncle Monty is discovered dead in the Reptile Room.

The Baudelaires are stunned to find Aunt Josephine's suicide note, but quickly find everything about the circumstances highly suspicious.

The orphans are shipped off to work in a miserable mill with a distant relative who has a complicated name and pays his employees with sandwich tokens.

Klaus continues acting strangely following his optometry appointment, leading the Baudelaires to discover the dark truth behind the Lucky Smells Lumbermill.