In the dim, cold basement, Violet (14), Klaus (15), and Sunny (3) huddled together, scared and exhausted. Count Olaf and his henchmen had murdered their parents and kidnapped them, seeking to steal their fortune. As they whispered among themselves, they didn't notice a shadow in the opposite corner. A 17-year-old girl, kidnapped by Olaf a year ago, was curled up silently, watching them with eyes that held secrets and fears of her own.