1 00:00:32,950 --> 00:00:36,250 Is that the Count de Morcerf? 2 00:00:38,070 --> 00:00:39,870 Oh, it is indeed. 3 00:00:49,610 --> 00:00:53,670 You must be very excited about Eugenia and Albert getting married. 4 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:56,700 They're of an age now. 5 00:00:58,340 --> 00:01:00,560 I believe they grew up together. 6 00:01:01,330 --> 00:01:06,130 I had no idea. Danglars dropped in on me the other day and mentioned it. 7 00:01:06,300 --> 00:01:08,970 Our families have been close for a long time. 8 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:12,680 They would make a lovely couple. 9 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:18,400 Just a pity Danglars isn't entirely convinced about it. 10 00:01:20,030 --> 00:01:24,290 - He's not? - It didn't seem so to me. 11 00:01:25,430 --> 00:01:27,180 What did he say? 12 00:01:29,380 --> 00:01:32,410 I don't recall his exact words, 13 00:01:32,500 --> 00:01:38,240 but the inference was he had higher hopes for Eugenia. 14 00:01:38,990 --> 00:01:40,980 Higher hopes... 15 00:01:41,910 --> 00:01:44,170 I'm sorry, have I...? 16 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:49,150 Have I put my foot in it? I have a tendency to do that. 17 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:53,750 I may have completely misread what I heard, so... 18 00:01:54,210 --> 00:01:57,240 Best forget I said anything, Cap. 19 00:01:59,770 --> 00:02:02,510 So Danglars is getting cold feet? 20 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,280 You know how fathers vacillate 21 00:02:05,370 --> 00:02:08,270 when it comes to the future of their daughters. 22 00:02:08,390 --> 00:02:11,480 I don't, I have no daughters. 23 00:02:13,640 --> 00:02:15,720 Do you have any children, Count? 24 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:21,870 I don't even have a wife. 25 00:03:37,540 --> 00:03:40,200 The Count of Morcerf is here for you, sir. 26 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:42,360 Send him in, then. 27 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:49,100 I came to see you at your house yesterday, but they said you were out. 28 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:50,760 Yes. 29 00:03:52,540 --> 00:03:54,810 Are you not going to invite me to sit? 30 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:56,540 Oh, sit. 31 00:04:02,190 --> 00:04:05,050 - Some coffee? - No, thank you. 32 00:04:05,690 --> 00:04:08,650 What is the purpose of your visit? 33 00:04:08,740 --> 00:04:12,500 I think the time has come for us to finalise the marriage contract 34 00:04:12,590 --> 00:04:15,010 between Albert and your daughter Eugenia. 35 00:04:17,290 --> 00:04:19,860 - Why such haste? - Why wait, is more the question. 36 00:04:19,950 --> 00:04:21,500 Marriage has long been decided. 37 00:04:21,590 --> 00:04:26,850 Well, that was then, but this... This is now. 38 00:04:27,670 --> 00:04:29,960 What are you saying, Danglars? I don't follow you. 39 00:04:30,050 --> 00:04:33,970 - Circumstances have changed. - Meaning? 40 00:04:37,410 --> 00:04:39,040 I've... 41 00:04:40,770 --> 00:04:42,410 I've changed my mind. 42 00:04:43,980 --> 00:04:47,350 - On what grounds? - Grounds I cannot disclose, I'm afraid. 43 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,450 What the devil has gotten into you? 44 00:04:49,540 --> 00:04:53,150 Don't tell me this Italian clown Spada has something to do with it. 45 00:04:53,270 --> 00:04:56,550 Please, sit. I don't like looking up at you. 46 00:04:59,730 --> 00:05:02,370 Danglars, we've been acquainted many years. 47 00:05:02,930 --> 00:05:05,680 There are things which bind us closer than if we were brothers. 48 00:05:05,770 --> 00:05:10,230 Things that will forever remain a secret between us. 49 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:20,170 Do I detect a veiled threat in your utterance, sir? 50 00:05:20,260 --> 00:05:23,670 You owe me an explanation, sir. What circumstances occurred 51 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:25,750 to deprive my son of your favour? 52 00:05:25,840 --> 00:05:29,650 It is from no personal ill-feeling towards the Viscount. 53 00:05:29,740 --> 00:05:32,420 Towards whom do you bear this ill-feeling, then? 54 00:05:32,510 --> 00:05:34,840 I think it best if I don't go into particulars. 55 00:05:34,930 --> 00:05:39,660 I insist on an explanation! Has Mme. de Morcerf displeased you? 56 00:05:39,750 --> 00:05:43,720 - Is it my fortune which you find insufficient? - No, nothing of the kind, sir. 57 00:05:43,810 --> 00:05:46,140 Is it to do with this railroad concession? 58 00:05:46,230 --> 00:05:49,020 You're aware that it's been accepted and approved by Parliament? 59 00:05:49,110 --> 00:05:54,090 Not that. And allow me to say I am grateful to you for lobbying in my favour. 60 00:05:54,180 --> 00:05:56,990 We agreed to this marriage five years ago, sir. 61 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:58,710 As I was saying, that was then, but this... 62 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:02,010 Do you not wish to ally yourself with my family, is that it? 63 00:06:02,100 --> 00:06:06,350 Just for a month, sir. There's no rush, is there? 64 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:11,230 I will not wait patiently to be humbled by you. Set a date and time now or never at all. 65 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,600 I don't understand why you're so upset. 66 00:06:13,700 --> 00:06:18,980 I'm merely asking you to allow me to suspend my decision. 67 00:06:19,070 --> 00:06:21,190 Enough of this nonsense! 68 00:06:32,150 --> 00:06:34,420 Did you know that Fernand Mondego 69 00:06:34,510 --> 00:06:37,360 was once an ordinary Catalan fisherman? 70 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:43,210 - Who's Fernand Mondego? - The Count de Morcerf. 71 00:06:43,300 --> 00:06:48,270 That's his birth name. He was a lowly fisherman in Marseille. 72 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:51,500 He joined the military, somehow rose through the ranks, 73 00:06:51,590 --> 00:06:53,490 and has never looked back since. 74 00:06:55,750 --> 00:06:58,640 Wasn't there a french officer named Mondego 75 00:06:58,730 --> 00:07:01,560 mixed up in that ugly affair in Algiers? 76 00:07:01,650 --> 00:07:05,010 The one in which Ali Pasha was killed. 77 00:07:05,570 --> 00:07:10,210 That was years ago, but yes, I do recall some talk about it at the time. 78 00:07:11,030 --> 00:07:14,290 Ali Pasha was very favorably looked upon by the French nobility. 79 00:07:14,380 --> 00:07:17,500 Yeah, he was a staunch ally of ours. 80 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:18,940 Indeed. 81 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:24,250 Do you have any contact in Algiers? 82 00:07:26,630 --> 00:07:27,830 I do. 83 00:07:29,370 --> 00:07:30,890 Why do you ask? 84 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:33,850 No real reason. 85 00:07:35,790 --> 00:07:38,740 Perhaps you should look into it. 86 00:07:51,780 --> 00:07:53,960 What is the matter, darling? 87 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,440 My father wants me to marry the Count of Spada. 88 00:07:59,390 --> 00:08:02,260 - You poor thing. - First Albert and now this fool. 89 00:08:02,350 --> 00:08:06,680 Papa says if I don't go through with it, he'll be bankrupt by month's end. 90 00:08:06,830 --> 00:08:10,450 He's taken out an option to buy land from here to Calais to build a railroad. 91 00:08:10,540 --> 00:08:14,000 And Count Spada and Monte Cristo are both investing five million, 92 00:08:14,090 --> 00:08:16,900 but only if I get engaged to Spada. 93 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:19,960 Otherwise, father will lose millions. 94 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:22,890 But this is blackmail. 95 00:08:26,910 --> 00:08:28,850 What am I to do, Louise? 96 00:08:30,930 --> 00:08:33,290 We'll think of something. 97 00:08:47,370 --> 00:08:49,650 They're pickpockets, the lot of them. 98 00:08:49,740 --> 00:08:52,420 - Are you sure you recognize him? - Yeah, I'm sure. 99 00:08:52,510 --> 00:08:55,350 They sleep under here every night. 100 00:08:57,680 --> 00:08:59,680 There, the third one. 101 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:02,500 That's Gaston. 102 00:09:07,110 --> 00:09:10,170 The midwife brought him up as if he was her own son. 103 00:09:13,190 --> 00:09:16,570 - And now he's a dirty little thief. - Yeah. 104 00:09:17,350 --> 00:09:19,890 Does he know Villefort is his father? 105 00:09:19,980 --> 00:09:23,800 No. And Villefort doesn't know about him either. 106 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:27,180 If he did, he'd have the boy killed. 107 00:09:39,350 --> 00:09:41,540 Be quiet! 108 00:09:42,710 --> 00:09:44,440 Right? Right? 109 00:09:46,680 --> 00:09:48,220 Good. 110 00:09:49,450 --> 00:09:51,010 Good boy. 111 00:09:53,260 --> 00:09:55,180 We got the boy, Count. 112 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:00,880 - When are you seeing Caderousse? - I'm going now. 113 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,910 Tell him to let the boy know that everything's paid for. 114 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:10,260 - Why? - Don't ask why, Jacopo. Just do it. 115 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:15,800 Cadarousse must let the boy know that he has lots of money on him. 116 00:10:15,890 --> 00:10:17,710 But the boy's a thief. 117 00:10:18,110 --> 00:10:21,590 Boville might well be watching Cadarousse's apartment. 118 00:10:22,170 --> 00:10:24,450 Who knows what can transpire? 119 00:10:25,630 --> 00:10:27,990 We need him to end up in a court. 120 00:10:28,710 --> 00:10:30,670 You would use the boy? 121 00:10:31,900 --> 00:10:33,470 Why not? 122 00:10:34,710 --> 00:10:36,850 As you just said, he's a thief. 123 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,800 Go, do what you have to do. 124 00:10:42,560 --> 00:10:44,760 Make sure that Caderousse sets him up. 125 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:04,400 Right. 126 00:11:04,850 --> 00:11:08,820 It's all been arranged for you to leave here and go to your mother. 127 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:12,750 There's one condition on which you must abide. 128 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:14,970 If you misbehave, 129 00:11:15,070 --> 00:11:18,910 you will be brought straight back to live on the streets again. 130 00:11:19,940 --> 00:11:22,230 Think carefully about that, Gaston. 131 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:25,580 One does not get second chances with the man I work for. 132 00:11:25,670 --> 00:11:27,250 She's not my mother. 133 00:11:29,050 --> 00:11:32,940 - I'm adopted. - Sabrine loves you for some reason. 134 00:11:33,030 --> 00:11:36,460 You should be grateful for that and grateful to my master. 135 00:11:36,550 --> 00:11:40,250 All of this is costing him a lot of money. 136 00:11:40,340 --> 00:11:45,010 - How much? - A very, very substantial amount. 137 00:11:45,750 --> 00:11:50,890 Now, go to sleep. We leave first thing in the morning. 138 00:12:50,300 --> 00:12:52,020 I know you! 139 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:57,210 I know you, you little pickpocket! What do you do at Cadarousse? 140 00:12:58,150 --> 00:13:01,360 And why are you dressed like this? Explain yourself, boy! 141 00:13:01,450 --> 00:13:04,690 - I'm going home! - You don't have a home. 142 00:13:05,970 --> 00:13:08,760 And this, huh? Who'd you steal this from? 143 00:13:08,850 --> 00:13:11,310 - Give it back! - I don't think so. 144 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,200 What else have you got here? 145 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:26,240 You little shit...! 146 00:13:28,660 --> 00:13:31,670 What's going on down there? 147 00:13:44,030 --> 00:13:45,820 Excuse me? 148 00:13:46,150 --> 00:13:49,510 Gaston has been arrested for the murder of Boville. 149 00:13:49,930 --> 00:13:52,440 - What? - Boville tried to arrest the boy, 150 00:13:52,540 --> 00:13:56,010 and he stabbed him. The police have a witness who saw it all. 151 00:13:56,100 --> 00:13:59,570 I wanted the boy arrested for theft, not murder. 152 00:13:59,660 --> 00:14:03,350 - He'll get the guillotine for this. - Forget about the boy. 153 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:07,270 Caderousse is our problem. Obviously, he's been compromised. 154 00:14:08,270 --> 00:14:10,100 We must act quickly. 155 00:14:24,250 --> 00:14:25,700 Get the boy out. 156 00:14:30,950 --> 00:14:34,160 So, let's go and talk to Caderousse. 157 00:14:40,900 --> 00:14:43,000 Police! Open up! 158 00:15:00,460 --> 00:15:02,700 Are you sure this is his apartment? 159 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:06,090 It was. 160 00:15:12,090 --> 00:15:14,110 You lying little bastard. 161 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:28,660 We'll hold him at La Force prison, M. Villefort, awaiting trial for murder. 162 00:15:32,470 --> 00:15:37,000 I wish I could stay to see how it all unfolds. 163 00:15:37,090 --> 00:15:39,290 Safety first, Caderousse. 164 00:15:41,110 --> 00:15:43,980 Villefort and some policemen just paid Caderousse a visit 165 00:15:44,070 --> 00:15:45,120 with the boy Gaston. 166 00:15:45,210 --> 00:15:47,770 They must have been unpleasantly surprised. 167 00:15:48,340 --> 00:15:50,780 You must arrange for Sabrine, Gaston's foster mother, 168 00:15:50,870 --> 00:15:53,170 to be brought back from Talamone as soon as possible. 169 00:15:53,260 --> 00:15:54,460 Yes, sir. 170 00:15:55,790 --> 00:15:57,360 New York City. 171 00:15:57,620 --> 00:15:59,960 New York? Do you have plenty to do there? 172 00:16:00,050 --> 00:16:05,630 I think I'll open a tavern. I know the business. 173 00:16:05,910 --> 00:16:08,170 They call them bars in America. 174 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:12,690 You should open one that sells oysters, single malts and champagne. 175 00:16:12,780 --> 00:16:16,760 Do it close to the stock exchange to attract that sort of clientele. 176 00:16:17,420 --> 00:16:20,040 I have a little something for you, Caderousse. 177 00:16:25,820 --> 00:16:28,980 You've been very helpful to me. Thank you. 178 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:32,520 Have I redeemed myself? 179 00:16:33,940 --> 00:16:36,730 You've helped restore my faith in mankind. 180 00:16:37,450 --> 00:16:39,370 Not many have managed that. 181 00:16:43,550 --> 00:16:44,890 Write to me. 182 00:16:46,030 --> 00:16:51,500 I hope when this is all over, you find peace, Edmond. 183 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:56,380 As do I. 184 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:05,590 As do I. 185 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:20,550 Well now! 186 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:23,320 You were right about the Count de Morcerf. 187 00:18:23,460 --> 00:18:25,810 I have just received news from Algiers. 188 00:18:25,900 --> 00:18:32,500 There is a whole history connecting Fernand Mondego to Ali Pasha. 189 00:18:32,590 --> 00:18:34,100 No. 190 00:18:34,190 --> 00:18:38,900 A history that ended in a most unsavory way, it seems. 191 00:18:39,030 --> 00:18:41,320 Here, read this. 192 00:18:45,490 --> 00:18:47,920 It must be finished by noon. 193 00:19:04,130 --> 00:19:07,670 The Enquirer claims to have information about a French officer 194 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:11,660 named Fernand who betrayed Ali Pasha in Algiers in 1817. 195 00:19:13,030 --> 00:19:16,220 "A heinous act of cowardice which led to Ali Pasha's death" 196 00:19:16,310 --> 00:19:19,190 "and the loss of his fortune. More to follow." 197 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:22,400 M. Beauchamp is here to see you, Viscount. 198 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:25,030 Take him to my apartment. 199 00:19:25,120 --> 00:19:26,830 Why not invite him to join us for breakfast? 200 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:30,000 Because it is his newspaper that published the slur. 201 00:19:32,970 --> 00:19:34,510 Can you explain this? 202 00:19:35,410 --> 00:19:38,280 - That's why I'm here, Albert. - So this is about my father? 203 00:19:38,370 --> 00:19:41,460 An incriminating letter was handed to the chairman of the Enquirer 204 00:19:41,550 --> 00:19:43,190 who insisted I publish it in full. 205 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:46,410 I asked him for time to investigate the claims, to verify their authenticity. 206 00:19:46,500 --> 00:19:49,050 I want to know what my father is accused of. 207 00:19:49,140 --> 00:19:51,590 The honour of my family is at stake here. 208 00:19:51,740 --> 00:19:53,720 I'm sure the claims are spurious and if so, 209 00:19:53,810 --> 00:19:56,740 my newspaper will publish a full retraction tomorrow morning. 210 00:19:56,830 --> 00:20:00,640 Can you at least tell me who handed this letter to your chairman? 211 00:20:02,120 --> 00:20:05,090 Baron Danglars. The letter is not in his hand. 212 00:20:05,180 --> 00:20:07,620 It was written by a notary in Algiers, addressed to him. 213 00:20:07,710 --> 00:20:09,890 He merely passed it on to us. 214 00:20:12,130 --> 00:20:13,590 For what reason? 215 00:20:14,330 --> 00:20:15,890 I've no idea. 216 00:20:20,860 --> 00:20:22,400 Have you seen this? 217 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:26,620 That's just the beginning. 218 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:30,500 As it says, more to follow. 219 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:33,750 Tomorrow, Fernand will have questions to answer, 220 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:36,770 and that is when we play our card. 221 00:20:38,570 --> 00:20:42,880 - The retraction, are you printing it? - The claims have been verified. 222 00:20:42,970 --> 00:20:46,070 But surely they're just rumours. What proof do you have? 223 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:48,580 Sufficient to go to press, I'm afraid. 224 00:20:49,500 --> 00:20:51,100 Danglars! 225 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:53,460 Baron Danglars! 226 00:20:53,630 --> 00:20:55,600 Albert, what are you doing here at this time of night? 227 00:20:55,690 --> 00:20:57,460 What is the meaning of this intrusion? 228 00:20:57,550 --> 00:20:59,590 - I know it was you. - What the devil are you talking about? 229 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:03,510 You sent a letter to the Enquirer implicating my father in a crime, 230 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:05,850 bringing disgrace to my family's name. 231 00:21:05,940 --> 00:21:08,280 Why? Not content with humiliating me publicly, 232 00:21:08,370 --> 00:21:11,190 now you want to drag my family's name to the mud too? 233 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:13,380 Albert, why would you say such a thing? 234 00:21:13,470 --> 00:21:16,490 - I was forced to do it. - How? 235 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:21,840 Well, perhaps not forced, but I was coerced into doing it. 236 00:21:21,930 --> 00:21:25,410 - To protect my own name, you see. - By who? 237 00:21:27,140 --> 00:21:34,780 By your friend and my client, the Count of Monte Cristo. 238 00:21:58,970 --> 00:22:00,310 Albert. 239 00:22:01,670 --> 00:22:04,570 Read. Read. 240 00:22:05,510 --> 00:22:06,710 Oh, no. 241 00:22:08,490 --> 00:22:09,930 Where is father? 242 00:22:10,210 --> 00:22:13,190 He has been summoned to appear before the Chamber of Peers in Parliament. 243 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:14,950 I asked why, but he wouldn't say. 244 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:17,680 Well, there you have it. 245 00:22:18,360 --> 00:22:21,340 - At what time is he to appear? - Ten o'clock. 246 00:22:23,700 --> 00:22:24,900 Albert. 247 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:42,860 These are the receipts from the sales. 248 00:22:44,340 --> 00:22:49,370 One from Fernand to the Sultan, the other from the Sultan to me. 249 00:22:51,850 --> 00:22:53,050 Ready? 250 00:22:56,050 --> 00:22:59,590 - Yes. - Good. This is our moment. 251 00:23:06,250 --> 00:23:09,530 Gentlemen, this special sitting of this chamber 252 00:23:09,620 --> 00:23:14,650 is of such a serious nature, it was called by the King himself. 253 00:23:15,900 --> 00:23:20,900 Count de Morcerf, an honourable member of this chamber. 254 00:23:21,750 --> 00:23:26,070 Stand up, please, and take questions from your peers. 255 00:23:26,890 --> 00:23:30,290 The Enquirer alleges that you betrayed Ali Pasha 256 00:23:30,380 --> 00:23:34,890 by opening the gates of his fortress to Suleiman and his men, 257 00:23:35,870 --> 00:23:37,900 that you disappeared thereafter 258 00:23:37,990 --> 00:23:41,020 and returned only after the massacre was over, 259 00:23:41,110 --> 00:23:45,730 that you were rewarded by Suleiman with half of Ali Pasha's fortune. 260 00:23:45,820 --> 00:23:47,380 They are lying! 261 00:23:48,340 --> 00:23:50,320 This story has been concocted by someone 262 00:23:50,410 --> 00:23:52,850 who clearly has a personal vendetta against me. 263 00:23:52,940 --> 00:23:54,580 Can you prove it, sir? 264 00:23:54,670 --> 00:23:57,800 I don't have to. My reputation speaks for itself. 265 00:23:57,890 --> 00:23:59,510 My reputation! 266 00:24:00,690 --> 00:24:03,010 I expect an apology from this chamber, 267 00:24:03,100 --> 00:24:06,500 and a public apology in retraction from the Enquirer. 268 00:24:06,590 --> 00:24:09,810 If I do not receive the latter, I shall sue them for defamation of character. 269 00:24:09,900 --> 00:24:12,030 It is a well-known fact 270 00:24:12,120 --> 00:24:16,160 that when you returned from Algiers to Paris in 1822, 271 00:24:16,250 --> 00:24:20,290 you suddenly became a very wealthy man. Not so? 272 00:24:20,380 --> 00:24:24,130 I made my fortune trading stocks and shares. 273 00:24:24,270 --> 00:24:27,170 My banker, Baron Danglars, will vouch for that. 274 00:24:27,770 --> 00:24:29,600 Are there any more questions? 275 00:24:29,690 --> 00:24:32,030 I'm beginning to find all this rather tedious. 276 00:24:32,120 --> 00:24:36,400 A witness has come forward claiming to have evidence 277 00:24:36,490 --> 00:24:40,260 contradicting your version of events, Count. 278 00:24:44,580 --> 00:24:49,680 Would you be so kind as to stand there, mademoiselle? 279 00:24:52,890 --> 00:24:55,570 State your name, please. 280 00:25:00,390 --> 00:25:04,080 - My name is Haydee. - That's Monte Cristo's protege. 281 00:25:04,170 --> 00:25:08,010 I am the daughter of Ali Pasha. 282 00:25:14,140 --> 00:25:17,880 Do you know the man standing there? 283 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:27,080 I knew him from when I was a little girl. His name is Fernand Mondego. 284 00:25:27,170 --> 00:25:29,870 He was my father's personal bodyguard. 285 00:25:30,010 --> 00:25:34,290 What happened on the night that your father was killed? 286 00:25:35,790 --> 00:25:37,870 I was five years old. 287 00:25:39,530 --> 00:25:43,690 Capt. Mondego was always at my father's side. 288 00:25:43,780 --> 00:25:47,050 I do not remember much about the night of the massacre. 289 00:25:47,140 --> 00:25:54,140 I do, however, remember clearly that Capt. Mondego was not there. 290 00:25:54,510 --> 00:25:57,760 He disappeared, only to return the following morning. 291 00:25:58,630 --> 00:26:02,680 Please, allow the witness to finish! 292 00:26:02,930 --> 00:26:05,490 My mother and I were spared. 293 00:26:05,900 --> 00:26:09,970 Mohammed Suleiman handed us over to Mondego 294 00:26:10,070 --> 00:26:13,780 and told him he could dispose of us as he saw fit. 295 00:26:13,870 --> 00:26:16,720 This is preposterous! Who is this woman? 296 00:26:16,810 --> 00:26:20,400 Suleiman also gave him two caskets of gold. 297 00:26:20,490 --> 00:26:23,060 - Gold that belonged to my father. - You're lying! 298 00:26:23,150 --> 00:26:29,080 Silence! Sit down, Count! Silence! 299 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:33,320 What happened thereafter? 300 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:39,380 My mother died of grief a day later. 301 00:26:39,470 --> 00:26:43,860 And on the following day, Fernand Mondego 302 00:26:43,950 --> 00:26:48,340 sold me as a slave to the Sultan of Amir. 303 00:26:50,630 --> 00:26:54,170 Silence, please. 304 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:59,170 Do you have documents in your hand? 305 00:27:00,710 --> 00:27:03,470 This is the receipt of that sale. 306 00:27:07,230 --> 00:27:10,590 As you can see, it is signed by Fernand Mondego. 307 00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:15,720 Count de Morcerf, is that your signature? 308 00:27:22,050 --> 00:27:24,810 It is my signature. 309 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:33,410 You have another document? 310 00:27:33,500 --> 00:27:36,380 This is also a receipt of sale. 311 00:27:38,180 --> 00:27:43,580 Made out by the Sultan of Amir to the man who bought my freedom. 312 00:27:45,790 --> 00:27:50,450 This is signed by the Count of Monte Cristo. 313 00:27:57,910 --> 00:28:03,130 You are a disgrace to this chamber, sir. 314 00:28:03,590 --> 00:28:06,150 I suggest you leave. 315 00:28:06,570 --> 00:28:10,230 No doubt you'll be hearing from the King very soon. 316 00:28:38,940 --> 00:28:40,750 Father! 317 00:28:44,090 --> 00:28:45,670 Wait. 318 00:28:49,670 --> 00:28:51,130 Is it true? 319 00:28:52,410 --> 00:28:54,910 You brought Monte Cristo into our lives. 320 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:58,570 It would only be fitting if you removed him. 321 00:29:18,750 --> 00:29:20,270 Where's the Count? 322 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:24,030 - Where is he? - The Count is not here. 323 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:26,260 He is in his house. I know he is. 324 00:29:26,420 --> 00:29:29,660 He left this morning. He gave us all the day off. 325 00:29:29,750 --> 00:29:32,770 And tonight? What are his movements tonight? 326 00:29:33,710 --> 00:29:35,470 The opera, sir. 327 00:29:48,500 --> 00:29:50,290 Where is Albert? 328 00:30:10,310 --> 00:30:12,410 What happened at the Chamber? 329 00:30:24,350 --> 00:30:29,050 - Thank you for helping me. - Yes, but at what price? 330 00:30:51,460 --> 00:30:53,840 - Where are you going? - To the opera. 331 00:30:53,930 --> 00:30:56,320 Now is hardly the time to go to the opera, Albert. 332 00:30:56,410 --> 00:30:58,000 I have my reasons. 333 00:31:01,390 --> 00:31:04,930 Marcel, follow Albert. I want to know his every move. 334 00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:49,420 What pleasure it will give me To see the soul of my soul 335 00:31:49,710 --> 00:31:57,280 The heart of my heart Filled with happiness 336 00:31:57,750 --> 00:31:59,760 Thank you for coming at such short notice. 337 00:32:01,770 --> 00:32:07,080 Albert, he has a formidable reputation with both pistol and sword. 338 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:09,090 I have no option. 339 00:32:10,980 --> 00:32:14,860 It's as I fear. He's chosen his seconds. 340 00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:18,900 He does look rather hot. 341 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:28,630 You should invite yourself over to Danglars' box. 342 00:32:37,250 --> 00:32:40,010 Are you attracted to drama, mademoiselle? 343 00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:52,660 - Did I do something wrong? - Not at all. 344 00:32:53,070 --> 00:32:57,720 The Baroness and I discussed your proposal with our daughter, 345 00:32:57,810 --> 00:32:59,960 and she is agreeable to it. 346 00:33:00,900 --> 00:33:03,110 This is wonderful news. 347 00:33:03,700 --> 00:33:06,820 Then we can begin our business at last. 348 00:33:06,910 --> 00:33:10,730 Indeed. I am very excited at the prospect 349 00:33:11,210 --> 00:33:13,290 of you marrying my daughter. 350 00:33:13,570 --> 00:33:15,230 Come, gentlemen. 351 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:24,240 Here he is. All good? 352 00:33:25,950 --> 00:33:28,930 It seems I'm to be a married man quite soon. 353 00:33:29,430 --> 00:33:31,210 Congratulations. 354 00:33:37,780 --> 00:33:39,380 Monte Cristo! 355 00:33:39,840 --> 00:33:43,200 You deceived me, sir. You pretended to be my friend, 356 00:33:43,300 --> 00:33:46,590 but all along your intention was to dishonor my father. 357 00:33:46,680 --> 00:33:50,720 You betrayed my trust, and for that I demand satisfaction. 358 00:33:51,450 --> 00:33:53,640 Viscount, I am very fond of your mother. 359 00:33:53,730 --> 00:33:56,500 What you are asking of me would hurt her deeply. 360 00:33:56,590 --> 00:33:59,040 - Not if you are dead. - Albert, stop this now. 361 00:33:59,130 --> 00:34:01,580 I demand satisfaction. 362 00:34:14,070 --> 00:34:16,350 Consider the challenge accepted. 363 00:34:18,150 --> 00:34:20,530 You choose the place and the weapons. 364 00:34:20,850 --> 00:34:25,550 Pistols, tomorrow at dawn. 365 00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:31,210 The western edge of Lucienne Forest. 366 00:34:41,010 --> 00:34:42,210 Yes? 367 00:34:43,730 --> 00:34:46,190 The Countess de Morcerf is here. 368 00:34:47,490 --> 00:34:51,910 - What? Alone? - Yes, alone. 369 00:34:55,860 --> 00:34:57,730 What do I do? 370 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:00,940 Show her into my study. 371 00:35:17,250 --> 00:35:19,150 You want to kill my son? 372 00:35:21,110 --> 00:35:23,310 If you kill him, you kill me. 373 00:35:24,170 --> 00:35:25,850 Do you want that? 374 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:31,300 - He told you? - I had him followed to the opera. 375 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:39,460 Then you'll know the son of Fernand publicly insulted me there. 376 00:35:39,620 --> 00:35:43,170 It is only because he blames you for his fathers' misfortunes. 377 00:35:43,260 --> 00:35:47,120 They're not misfortunes, Mercedes. They're a punishment. 378 00:35:47,260 --> 00:35:53,110 And it is not I who has struck him down. It is Providence that has done it. 379 00:35:56,440 --> 00:36:00,500 What injury did Fernand do to you in betraying Ali Pasha? 380 00:36:00,940 --> 00:36:04,940 You don't understand. I have sworn to avenge myself, 381 00:36:05,030 --> 00:36:09,180 not on some French captain, or the Count de Morcerf, 382 00:36:09,270 --> 00:36:12,070 but on the husband of Mercedes the Catalan. 383 00:36:15,250 --> 00:36:18,510 Then I am the culprit, Edmond. 384 00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:24,060 It is me who allowed myself to believe you were dead. 385 00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:28,480 If I did not think you were dead, I would have never married Fernand. 386 00:36:28,570 --> 00:36:30,330 I would have waited. 387 00:36:31,970 --> 00:36:36,220 - How long would you have waited? - I am still waiting. 388 00:36:39,850 --> 00:36:43,840 You mustn't go through with this, Edmond, please. 389 00:36:45,580 --> 00:36:49,180 Do you know why I was arrested, Mercedes? 390 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:53,990 No one did. 391 00:37:05,700 --> 00:37:07,760 Fernand delivered this to the police 392 00:37:07,850 --> 00:37:10,320 on the day of our engagement celebration. 393 00:37:14,310 --> 00:37:16,600 It was written by him and Danglars. 394 00:37:19,940 --> 00:37:23,560 My arrest lasted 15 years. 395 00:37:25,060 --> 00:37:26,900 And every day of those 15 years, 396 00:37:26,990 --> 00:37:30,190 I renewed the vow of vengeance I made on the first day. 397 00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:38,020 Forgive. 398 00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:41,490 Forgive, Edmond. 399 00:37:41,950 --> 00:37:44,270 For my sake, who still love you? 400 00:37:46,290 --> 00:37:50,210 You want me to abandon my purpose at the moment of its accomplishment? 401 00:37:53,310 --> 00:37:55,190 It's impossible. 402 00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:03,460 Avenge yourself, then. 403 00:38:04,990 --> 00:38:07,730 But let your revenge fall on the culprits. 404 00:38:08,560 --> 00:38:13,310 On him. On me. But not on Albert. 405 00:38:13,540 --> 00:38:15,610 Not on my son. 406 00:38:26,690 --> 00:38:29,180 When did you realise it was me? 407 00:38:32,370 --> 00:38:35,960 When I heard your voice the day you came at my house. 408 00:38:40,420 --> 00:38:42,460 The voice never changes. 409 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:50,860 At first, I denied it was you, 410 00:38:51,630 --> 00:38:55,030 but love speaks from the heart, not from the mind. 411 00:38:58,310 --> 00:39:02,420 I love you, Edmond. I always have. 412 00:39:10,710 --> 00:39:12,790 Then your son shall live. 413 00:39:21,840 --> 00:39:23,420 Thank you. 414 00:39:24,680 --> 00:39:26,160 Thank you, Edmond. 415 00:39:28,200 --> 00:39:30,700 But for that to happen, I must die. 416 00:39:32,540 --> 00:39:33,740 What? 417 00:39:35,740 --> 00:39:37,490 What are you saying? 418 00:39:41,270 --> 00:39:45,990 Your son humiliated me in front of many people. 419 00:39:47,190 --> 00:39:50,660 If I ignore his provocation, how can I live with myself? 420 00:39:52,850 --> 00:39:57,510 What I have loved most after you, Mercedes, is my dignity. 421 00:39:57,600 --> 00:40:00,730 To have that crushed again would be too great a blow. 422 00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:05,550 But the duel will not happen since you forgive. 423 00:40:07,980 --> 00:40:09,260 It must. 424 00:40:10,670 --> 00:40:14,960 But instead of your son's blood staining the ground, it will be mine. 425 00:40:15,450 --> 00:40:16,650 No. 426 00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:24,560 You would do this for me? 427 00:40:28,640 --> 00:40:29,840 Yes. 428 00:40:31,780 --> 00:40:33,500 But I love you. 429 00:40:44,210 --> 00:40:48,460 Can you accept the indignity of refusing the duel for me? 430 00:40:58,850 --> 00:41:01,210 I'm afraid I can't. 431 00:41:49,400 --> 00:41:53,830 - Where is my opponent? - Albert will be along soon enough. 432 00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:58,020 - May I? - You may. 433 00:42:21,720 --> 00:42:23,440 Are you ready, sir? 434 00:42:24,960 --> 00:42:26,970 The pistols are loaded. 435 00:42:28,390 --> 00:42:32,920 Beauchamp will mark out 20 paces for you, gentlemen, to take up your positions. 436 00:42:33,010 --> 00:42:34,640 Wait. 437 00:42:36,510 --> 00:42:38,140 Sir... 438 00:42:39,020 --> 00:42:44,250 I've made a grave mistake. Will you hear me out? 439 00:42:47,830 --> 00:42:49,340 I will. 440 00:42:50,830 --> 00:42:55,430 I reproached you for exposing the conduct of M. de Morcerf in Algiers, 441 00:42:55,750 --> 00:43:01,570 for guilty as I knew he was, I thought you had no right to punish him so. 442 00:43:02,700 --> 00:43:08,830 But, I since have learned that you had every right. 443 00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:16,140 Your mother told you everything. 444 00:43:18,130 --> 00:43:20,510 I trust she swore you to secrecy. 445 00:43:22,310 --> 00:43:23,910 She did. 446 00:43:26,250 --> 00:43:31,380 Now, sir, if you think my apology sufficient, 447 00:43:32,750 --> 00:43:35,150 pray give me your hand. 448 00:43:46,550 --> 00:43:51,510 Gentlemen, the Count has accepted my apology. 449 00:43:52,220 --> 00:43:57,880 I hope the world will not call me cowardly for acting as my conscience dictates. 450 00:44:01,930 --> 00:44:03,130 Adieu. 451 00:44:03,690 --> 00:44:04,890 Adieu. 452 00:44:17,770 --> 00:44:19,110 Is he dead? 453 00:44:21,030 --> 00:44:26,730 There was no duel. Instead, I apologized to him. 454 00:44:27,050 --> 00:44:28,470 You did what? 455 00:44:28,790 --> 00:44:32,670 - You heard me. - Apologize for what? Why? 456 00:44:34,960 --> 00:44:39,690 New circumstances came to my attention, which caused me to retract the challenge. 457 00:44:40,520 --> 00:44:42,640 What circumstances? 458 00:44:46,370 --> 00:44:49,170 Appalling circumstances. 459 00:44:53,430 --> 00:44:55,270 Albert, come back here. 460 00:44:57,160 --> 00:44:58,780 Albert! 461 00:45:11,710 --> 00:45:15,130 Marcel! Bring me the horse! 462 00:45:43,590 --> 00:45:47,880 Count de Morcerf. What do I owe this pleasure? 463 00:45:48,210 --> 00:45:50,980 Had you a meeting with my son this morning? 464 00:45:51,070 --> 00:45:53,610 - I did. - Why did he not fight? 465 00:45:54,010 --> 00:45:57,430 What are these new circumstances of which he speaks? 466 00:45:57,700 --> 00:46:00,140 Oh, that, yes. 467 00:46:01,070 --> 00:46:04,190 It is something far worse than just the betrayal of Ali Pasha. 468 00:46:04,280 --> 00:46:08,850 Sir, you are trying my patience! I'm here to duel with you. 469 00:46:11,080 --> 00:46:13,720 Well then, let us begin. 470 00:46:16,130 --> 00:46:19,860 We don't need witnesses or seconds. We know each other well enough. 471 00:46:19,950 --> 00:46:23,980 On the contrary. We know very little about each other. 472 00:46:24,360 --> 00:46:26,290 Let us see. 473 00:46:26,620 --> 00:46:30,440 Are you not Fernand the fisherman? 474 00:46:31,830 --> 00:46:34,080 Are you not the soldier Fernand 475 00:46:34,170 --> 00:46:37,780 who deserted on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo? 476 00:46:37,880 --> 00:46:43,250 Are you not the lieutenant Fernand who served as spy and guide 477 00:46:43,340 --> 00:46:47,610 to the French army in Spain? Are you not the captain Fernand 478 00:46:47,700 --> 00:46:50,970 who betrayed his benefactor, Ali Pasha, and had him murdered? 479 00:46:51,060 --> 00:46:53,690 And have not all these Fernands united 480 00:46:53,780 --> 00:46:57,920 become the Count de Morcerf, Peer of France? 481 00:47:01,190 --> 00:47:04,850 You look surprised that I know every page of your life. 482 00:47:09,280 --> 00:47:11,950 But there's only one page that matters. 483 00:47:15,380 --> 00:47:17,200 This one. 484 00:47:18,260 --> 00:47:22,540 Take it, read it. Hopefully it jolts your memory. 485 00:47:26,460 --> 00:47:28,180 Given by you to the police 486 00:47:28,270 --> 00:47:31,810 on the day of my engagement celebration 20 years ago. 487 00:47:43,800 --> 00:47:46,710 Are you still ready to duel, sir? 488 00:47:53,050 --> 00:47:55,320 Does Mercedes know about this? 489 00:47:59,550 --> 00:48:01,620 As does your son. 490 00:48:04,850 --> 00:48:06,550 They know everything. 491 00:49:03,080 --> 00:49:05,070 Courage, Mother. 492 00:49:06,540 --> 00:49:09,280 We can't stay here any longer. 493 00:50:32,980 --> 00:50:38,080 Subtitles LAPORT INC.