Steph gazed on in horror as Emma laid there on the large surgery bed having needles stuck in her. Steph was lucky because she was going last, but she hated needles and she was feeling very scared. Emma had wished Beatrice was here because he was going alphabetically and Emma started to wonder were Beatrice could be. "All Set" the man with the needle in his hand said and squirted some ink out of the end so it hit the floor and stained the white carpet. Although the carpet wasn't very white from all the black inky stains. He pulled the needle up and looked at a little chart on the wall then he drove it several inches into Emma's ankle. Emma bit her lip tight trying to stop the pain, but she couldn't stop the pain. It hurt her very badly and her whole body was shaking. "All done" The man with the needle in his hand pointed out and let Emma go and sit down. Her ankle was sore and numb
"Next" The man stared at Steph who appeared not to be moving. "Today would be nice" he pointed out and Steph looked at him "Sorry" she said as though she'd been day-dreaming and then she laid down in the same place where Emma had been laid. Emma wanted to see what her tattoo looked like. But her foot and ankle were to numb to move. So she took a pocket mirror from her pocket (the only thing she had rescued apart from her common place book) She angled it to her foot and stared in horror as her ankle stared back at her! "All done" The man told Steph and they were free to go. They walked outside and saw Olaf sat with a young girl who looked like she was in her teens. "Hello children" He gave them a nice big smile and turned to the woman "This is Esme'" Olaf pointed to her as well "These are the children I was telling you about Esme'" Esme' looked at the children as though they were sewer-rats "Olaf, it's not IN to take orphans in and be NICE to them" Olaf glared at her as though he had some commanding position over her.
"Count Olaf" Steph said curiously. "How did you get the real sugar bowl" Olaf eyed her up and down. Emma had now wished she asked that question because it was one of great intelligence. "When I came to your house to retrieve it I bought a duplicate with me. I took our bowl back then put the fake one in my hand so that Beatrice couldn't get her hands on it, then I popped into the hotel to make sure it was real. It has the hidden marks I put on it" he told them and pointed to the place. "You have the sugar bowl!" Esme's eyes widened and she gazed at the bowl which Olaf showed her under the table.
"If you have the sugar bowl then you'll return it to VFD won't you, Olaf" Olaf smiled at the man who had just walked out of the library "Snicket" He smirked and took the fake sugar bowl out of his pocket, "You want it?" Jacques stared at Olaf and nodded. Olaf put the real sugar bowl in Esme's hand and walked towards Jacques to put the fake one in his hand. Olaf placed it in his hands and Jacques examined it. Esme' stood up with the bowl in her pocket "Bye, Olaf" she waved and walked off immediately calling someone after she had left Olaf's hearing range. Jacques looked at the bowl again and told Olaf to wait there. Olaf smiled as he walked away and then his smile turned to a frown. "Children" He turned to the children and they looked at him with seriousness in their faces "Ignore Esme' she can be a bit into her In-ness at some times, if that makes sense, she only likes things that are 'in.'"
The children looked towards the large archway with the words "The world is quiet here" and saw that 2 men were stood there. The man Olaf had called Jacques Snicket and a man Olaf had warned them about. It was the man who defiantly had a beard, but no hair.