1001 Stories For The Road

Dantes hears digging on the wall by his bed and feverishly tries to make contact with who he hopes is not a workman or a guard. He has now been in prison 6 years.

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The commissionerarrives for his first and only visit and Dante begs for a trial and to find out what he has been accused of. An old man named Abbe Faria is also in a cell near Dantes, and he promises 6 million in riches to the commissioner if he will release him. Leter in the story he willbefriend Dantes.

After Napolean is back in power Morell intercedes on Dantes behalf trying to get a release, but he is met with lies from Villafort. Danglers, hearing that Napolean is free, fears retribution from Dantes and flees to Spain. After 100 days, Napolean is dfeated at Waterloo and Louis XVIII retakes the throne.

Villafort, after being surprised by the presence of his hunted father in his hotel room, is told thyat Napolean is well on his way to becoming emporer again, and asks Villafort to tell the king its time to quiety abdicate the throne and he will not be pursued. Villafort watches as his father changes his clothes and appearance before leaving.

Villafort gets his time with Louis XVIII and pours out his story of Dantes's supposed crime only to find out that Napolean has actually entered France and that he, Villaforte, is the first to have warned the King. In his gratitude, the King awards Villafort for his loyalty. A surprise awaits Villafort back at his hotel.

Villafort finally reaches the King, but nor before the King's guard, who, after receiving Villafort, runs to the king first warn him of the Bonapartist plot for his own perceived advancement. The King then accepts Villafort, and plays down the warning while promising Villafort he is grateful for the warning, knowing that Villafort would turn in his own father if he thought there wsas profit in it.

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Villafort leaves his wife on the evening of his marriage to take a message to the King that there is a plot against him, hoping that he will endear himself to the king and thus rise in stature as a result. His conscience bothers him somewhat as he knows he is condemning innocent Dantes to a sure death but not so much that he backs off his evil deed. Mercedes stops him briefly to inquire of the fate of Dantes but he doesnt give her the time of day.

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Dantes is escorted out of Villaforte's office and placed on a small boat with gendarmes who inform him that he is headed for an island prison. When the reality hits him that Villaforte has deceived him he tries to jump overboard.

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Dantes is questioned by Villaforte and at one point he seems to sympathize with Dantes, even promising to set him free. But just before he dismisses him,Villaforte reads to letter that was entrusted to Dantes by his dying captain.....

We are introduced to Villafort (the young judge who will question Dantes) and note that his father Nortier was hung as a Bonapartist traitor and that his bride to be wants him to be fair in his scheduled trials where he willdecide life and death