The Vile Village

The Baudelaires are now raised by an entire village, V.F.D., run by a Council of Elders and full of rules and crows. Their caretaker is Hector, the handyman. Poems from Isadora Quagmire turn up under the crows' tree with clues: the twins are being held in the village. The police arrest a man named Jacques, who is found dead the next day. Olaf, disguised as Detective Dupin, frames the orphans, who are sentenced to burn at the stake. They break out of jail, find the Quagmires inside the fountain and race to Hector's hot air mobile home. Police chief Luciana, who is Esmé, attacks with a harpoon gun, and the Baudelaires are left behind. The Quagmires escape with Hector.

1. ChangeDifferent evidence

   In the book, Detective Dupin accuses the orphans with a hair ribbon and a lens from a pair of glasses. In the show, he finds jail blueprints in Klaus's jacket and one of Violet's inventions.

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2. ChangeMr. Poe shows up

   In the show, Mr. Poe comes to say goodbye before the execution and admits he can't do anything. In the book, he never appears.

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3. ChangeBread as a hammer

   In the book, the orphans spend the night loosening the cell's mortar with water, using the bread as a sponge. In the show, a stale loaf becomes a hammer.

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