Lemony Snicket Wiki
Register
Advertisement
Lemony Snicket Wiki

Where your money is counted.
 
— Their motto[1]

Mulctuary Money Management is a bank located in the banking district of the City, near the Fountain of Victorious Finance. Mr. Arthur Poe (executor of the Baudelaire parents estate) was employed at this bank along with his secretary, Jacquelyn Scieszka (though this was only the case in the Netflix adaptation). Over the course of the series has picked up a variety of jobs and responsibilities (such as being in charge of coins, to being Vice President of Orphan Affairs).

During The Bad Beginning, the Baudelaire orphans go to the bank to tell Mr. Poe that Count Olaf was a terrible guardian and provided examples of what he had done to them, but he failed to hear them out and instead lectured them on the law, "in loco parentis", to justify Olaf's treatment.

In The Vile Village it is mentioned that the Ophelia Bank appears to be rivals with Mulctuary Money Management.

Later on, in The Penultimate Peril, it would appear that Mrs. Bass, a teacher from Prufrock Preparatory School, robbed Mulctuary Money Management. A rumor that remains speculative to this day claimed that she stole the Baudelaire Fortune.

Description[]

The exterior of the building is described as being "square and rather plain-looking," but the Baudelaires are intimidated by the bustling crowd of people in the "large, echoey room" inside. The bank has uniformed guards, one of whom leads the Baudelaires to Mr. Poe's office.[2]

Mr. Poe's office is described as a large room with many filing cabinets and no windows. It contains his desk - which is covered with typed papers ("that looked important and boring"), three telephones with flashing lights, and a small framed photograph of his wife and sons - and at least three large, comfortable chairs.[2] He also has his own large chair behind the desk.[3]

Employees[]

Appearances[]

Gallery[]

Books[]

Movie[]

TV series[]

External links[]

Sources[]

Advertisement