Three orphaned children uncover a relative's sinister plot to kill them and take the fortune their deceased parents have left for them.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Features: commentary with the director, and with Lemony Snicket, "Building a bad actor," "Making the Baudelaire children miserable," "Interactive Olaf" featurettes, outtakes and deleted scenes. Based on the books "The bad beginning", "The reptile room" and "The wide window" by Lemony Snicket. Special features: Commentary by Brad Silberling; Brad Silberling and the real Lemony Snicket commentary; bad beginnings; dismal deletions; obnoxious outtakes.