"What?! Esmé, when exactly did this letter arrive?" asked Count Olaf in a much-annoyed tone.

"Simply yesterday!" Esmé replied. "Is it anything important?"

"Of course it is important! It is from that Mr. Poe declaring that the sugar bowl is not in any way near where we are!" Snapped Olaf as he began to pace across the jagged floor of the cave.

"But that is impossible! Madame Lulu told you that it was – "began Esmé, when she was suddenly cut off by the man with a beard but no hair.

"You could have made a mistake, boss. Anyway, you know Mr. Poe has accurate sources. Remember, he is the one who told you where the Baudelaires ever went."

"I do not make mistakes, Mr. Griffin. But, we will have to take a chance. Poe says that the Baudelaires are closer to the sugar bowl than we are!" Scowled Olaf as he began to shout orders to the troop. Once again the orphans had escaped, and this time they had a Quagmire with them. Next time, there would be no hesitation. He would kill them on the spot except for one.

"Well, where is the sugar bowl? How am I going to get to the sugar bowl? I don't have snow shoes!" Whined Esmé, as she began to irritate everyone nearby.

"Well you will just have to figure it out, won't you?" Retorted Count Olaf as he saw a look of astonishment on Esmé's face. She now understood that she had lost all authority that she had had just moments before.

Count Olaf began packing away as he explained the news to others. He soon had on a purple snow outfit that covered his body, and he added on some fury boots to protect his feet from the chilling snow.

"What are you are wearing dear! That outfit doesn't look like something that's in. Where ever did you get it? Anyway, how could you expect me to wear such a thing...?" Cried Esmé, as she was packing away herself.

"Simply from the courtesy of Various Finery Disguises department! I expect you to wear this if you don't enjoy being stung by snow gnats." Responded Olaf as he walked out the cave and led the troop down the slope.

"Wait for me, my dear. I just need to put on...that dreadful outfit." Finally, after thinking about the idea of being left behind, she quickly put on the outfit, and ran like she never had, to the walking purple suit in the distance.

Of course, from the distraction of new directions, no one had noticed the audio tape that had been unknowingly left behind, that was to inform Count Olaf of the mechanical monster that guarded the hidden sugar bowl...