S. Theodora Markson is a V.F.D. chaperone. Lemony Snicket was assigned to be her apprentice in All the Wrong Questions, finishing his apprenticeship at the end of Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?. Ranked last out of 52 V.F.D. chaperones, Theodora is the least successful chaperone available for trainees to be apprenticed to. Surprisingly, Lemony intentionally chose her as his mentor. This is because he hopes that she would be less attentive of his actions, therefore, giving him more freedom to do what he truly desired.