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The Baudelaire children are anxious for the rest of the day. After seeing a zombie film at the cinema, which they could not focus on, they go upstairs to talk alone without saying much to Uncle Monty. They spend a sleepless night together in Violet’s room, uncertain of what to do.
In the morning, Count Olaf knocks on their door and informs the children he’ll be taking them to Peru and they need to get ready to leave. The children again say that Count Olaf isn’t coming, but Count Olaf counters that plans have changed. He tells the children to go ask Uncle Monty if they don’t believe him.
The children head to the Reptile Room and call out to Uncle Monty, but he doesn’t answer. In the room, they see something lying on the floor—it’s Uncle Monty, dead and pale with two small marks under his eye, resembling a snakebite.
Count Olaf appears behind the children, announcing that by the time anyone finds the body, the four of them will be long gone in Peru. The children say they’ll call the police and refuse to go anywhere with Count Olaf, but Count Olaf again threatens to harm them physically if they don’t obey and get in the Jeep.
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