The next morning was full of mist. The three Baudelaires could see only a few yards in every direction.
"We have to get off this island," Violet said. "I can build us a raft from the boards that have drifted here. Klaus, where would be the best place to launch?"
"Not this side," said Klaus. "The current delivers flotsam here, so we'd be fighting the current when we tried to get away. The current probably swirls around the island and re-forms on the north side, heading away. That's where we should launch."
The Baudelaires collected planks, their meager food supplies, and water from the stream in theie plastic cups and bowls. They walked around the east edge of the island, avoiding the west side with the sheep. They watched for their enemy as best they could, but the mist made it difficult to see.
"This side has a steep cliff down to the water," Violet said. "I spotted a cave near the water's edge, just below here. If only there was another way down to it. It would be a perfect place to build and launch the raft."
"Tunnel?" asked Sunny, pointing to a hole in the rocks very close by. The three gathered around it and peered down into the darkness.
"It's worth a try," said Violet. "We're all good climbers."
The tunnel seemed wide enough at the start, and not too steep. Sunny lead the way, since the passage might narrow. Klaus was second, and Violet was third.
"I hope the killer isn't following right behind us, ready to roll a huge rock down on us," said Violet nervously.
"Don't say things like that!" Klaus retorted.
The passage leveled off and they could see an opening with light ahead.
"Cave ahead," Sunny said. She started forward.
Just then, Klaus gave Sunny a hard push from behind. She fell through the opening and into the main cave. Just as she did, there was a snap of a tripwire and a blade came slicing down like a guillotine, just missing her!
"Klaus!" Violet cried. "What are you doing?"
"I saw the trap just as Sunny triggered it," Klaus explained. "The only way to save her was to push her out of the way."
Violet looked over the trap. "The blade's one of the runners from the old sled, sharpened. A rock counterweight was released by the tripwire."
"Rosebud," said Sunny.
"Are you all right, Sunny?" Klaus asked.
"Okay," said Sunny. She held up a note she had found on the ground for the others to read.
Three little villains, wondering what to do.
A cunning trap caught one -- then there were two.
"We were lucky it didn't work," Violet said. "Here, Sunny. Have some water. You've had a nasty shock."
Violet handed Sunny a cup of water.
"Don't drink it!" Klaus exclaimed.
"What? Why?" Sunny asked.
"I'm on to you, Violet," Klaus said. "You stabbed Olaf, you killed Bela, and you set this trap that nearly killed Sunny!"
"Klaus, that's insane! Why would I do things like that?" Violet asked angrily.
"Because you ate an apple," said Klaus. "The J/H effect. Jekyll and Hyde."