Author's Note

Charlotte Snicket is pushed back into the relationship with the Baudelaires, as she finds Klaus arrive and sneak her out of school.
Only a few VFD members are alive and yet still the other side of the skism's main protagonists are still at large, including Esme Gigi Genevieve Squalor and Carmelita Spats.
The Baudelaires thought going back home was the right thing to do; to feel safe is one thing, but to be planning ahead is another.

The world is quiet here.