Chapter 12 Summary

As Violet makes her way to the Reptile Room, readers rejoin Klaus, Sunny, Mr. Poe, Stephano and Dr. Lucafont. Klaus is trying to explain to Mr. Poe that Stephano had said he had no knowledge of snakes, while Stephano tries to explain his knowledge away. Mr. Poe is convinced that Stephano is lying, but Stephano is certain that there is no evidence to support the claim that he killed Uncle Monty. Violet arrives at this point in the conversation and informs him that he is incorrect.

Violet reveals the items she discovered in Stephano's briefcase. The glass vial contains the poison of the Mamba du Mal snake, and the syringe was used to deliver the deadly dose. Stephano also used the syringe to poke a second hole in his victim, to make it look like the snake had bitten Uncle Monty. Klaus points...