Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1998) Épisode 1

Do you think I like being
the Count of Monte Cristo?

He's a terrifying man -
ruthless and cold.

I didn't want to become that man.
I was happy just being Edmond Dantes.

I expected nothing more from life
But they ruined it.

Villefort, Morcef, Danglars...

...and even that worm Caderousse.
Who knew all but said nothing.

By killing the sailor
who asked for nothing...

...they created the avenger who's back
for his dues. Too bad for them.

I don't want your soup.
Don't bring me any.

I don't want to eat any more.
I want to die.

Don't be afraid. Help me.

- Who are you?
- Father Faria

And you?

I'm Number 34

But my name used to be Dantes.
Edmond Dantes

How long have you been here?

I don't know any more.
In the beginning. I counted the days.

But I don't know any more.

Today is 11th February

11th February?

Yes, It's February.
That's why I'm cold

February, but what year?

1833

1833?

I've been here for 18 years

They robbed me of the sunlight

They stole my love...

...my youth...

...my future

Edmond Dantes?

Edmond Dantes?

I have a warrant for your arrest
by Mr. De Villefort, Crown Prosecutor.

in the name of the law...

...follow me

My friends, carry on enjoying yourselves.
I'll be right back.

Easy.

This letter denouncing you
is anonymous.

Any idea what you're accused of?

None at all Prosecutor. I can't see
what harm I could have done.

I'm just back from a long trip to
the East Indies on Morrel's Pharaon.

Where you served as first mate?

How did you come to take command?

As I said in my last report.
The captain died of fever off Gibraltar

Surely I'm not accused of killing him

No, of disembarking on Elba

Did you?

Yes Where's the harm?

The ex-emperor Napoleon's aide
gave you a letter?

Didn't you know contact
with the former tyrant is forbidden?

I acted on my captain's orders

Before he died, he made me swear to
fetch the letter. I didn't want to...

You're not a Bonapartist?

I'm a sailor. - I'm never in France
long enough to care about politics

How could I deny a dying man
his last wish?

He was the sole master, after God
of the ship on witch I served

Maritime law demands strict obedience

Good defence

I'm not defending myself.
The truth does

I believe you, young man

It's settled. We know what to think of
anonymous letters I get a dozen a day

Unchain him

- Am I free?
- Better, you're innocent

Justice can't reproach your compassion
for a dying man...

I'm returning you to your fiancee

I'm going back
to my own engagement party

What a strange coincidence.
All my best wishes

Our fiancees may become friends

They'll ruin us
at the same dressmaker's

One more thing, Captain. This letter
from Elba do you still have it?

Certainly

Do you remember
the name and address on it?

Of course.
I intended to deliver it myself

A certain Mr. Noirtier,
13 rue du Coq-Heron. I think

I intend to flee and reclaim power

Eliminate Condenance
my most dangerous adversary.

You have my complete trust, Napoleon

Edmond Dantes. I must arrest you

What? But you just said.

Take him to the Chateau d'If.
Isolate him

You have no right

Quiet Very serious accusations
hang over you

Stop

Damn you, Villefort.
One day I'll kill you

Villefort's reaction and sudden change
of mind was caused by.

The name of the man
to whom I was to deliver the letter

Noirtier, rue du Coq-Heron, Paris

The name isn't familiar?

No, I sailed off the coasts
of Africa...

...rounded the Cape of Good Hope,
put into Colombo and Bombay

I've never been to Paris.
I don't know anyone

Noirtier's full name...

...is Noirtier de Villefort,
the Crown Prosecutor's father

He's reputed...

...for his Bonapartist sympathies

The letter...

...must have been compromising
for Villefort's father

That makes sense

That explains why they let me rot here
without so much as a trial

But Napoleon is dead

Bonapartist conspiracies
are meaningless

For Villefort, danger is everywhere

If you're tried.
You'll talk about the letter

For his father and career, Villefort
didnít hesitate to sacrifice me...

...and bury me alive

Remember the other letter

The anonymous letter denouncing me
as the Emperor's courier

Since I've been in this hole I haven't
stopped turning things over in my mind

I find it hard to accept the truth

But for me today,

...that letter...

isn't anonymous

Don't be ashamed
Jesus cried when he was betrayed

People think they were tears of fear

The fear of torture

Maybe he cried
because Judas betrayed him

Judas was his friend. Look what he did

Jesus didn't take revenge

He was God and had duties.
But you're a man and you have rights

We'll report his death after our shift

The night round can take him
to the cemetery

We'll put him in a bag or the animals
will start eating him

I sought and found Faria

The most beautiful treasure

Freedom, Faria

I found it

He's heavy for an old man
who was just skin and bones

It's the ball

We should have weighed him down
at the cemetery

Are they after you? I can hide you

We could have some fun

I've no money

They say I smell like the sea and move
like a mermaid. How about it. Sailor?

I'm not expensive

I've a woman waiting for me

Father, open up please
It's Edmond. I'm in danger

Excuse me, isn't Mr. Dantes here?

Not for a long time

Has he gone elsewhere?

Yes, elsewhere

Far away?

Very far away. He's dead,
They arrested his son.

...and threw him in jail so the old
man died. Of hunger

When his son was taken away he
stopped eating He just wanted to die

- it can't be
- To be with his dear Edmond

with God

Edmond wasn't dead

He must have been

Many people enquired about him.
No one seemed to know anything

It was so long ago
What's the point of digging it all up?

You look like a sailor

Show us your papers

- Of course
- Hurry up

I've had to show them three times.
I can't remember where I put them

What do you want with my grandson?
He's never hurt anyone

Your grandson?

Without him. I'd have died long ago.
Maybe I should have done...

You mustn't talk like that.
Forgive us. We weren't to know

We're after a escapee.

You won't find him here.
All we hide is our misery

Why did you do that?

I don't know who you are.
I'd rather not

But I did that because earlier,

you defended the memory
of old Dantes

I'm looking for SeÒorita Mercedes. I
knocked on her door but she's not in

You must know her

Mercedes Igualada

She's Catalan

Where have you been?
She's been gone for almost 20 years

Gone where?

They talked of Paris at the time,
I think

She never came back

What about Fernand Mondego, her cousin?
Maybe he knows where she is

He's gone too. He joined the army

Well, my friend
you're eating like a rat

What ship are you on?

No ship

I was on a sailing ship in Malta
but it was wrecked

It happens. The Jeune Amelie is
a strong ship and I'm a good boss

An offer?

One of my men was arrested...

...and I've a meeting off the coast
tonight

With this wind and a small crew,
I could use a hand

- Contraband?
- Mind your business...

...and I'll mind mine

Will you do it?

- Where are you going?
- Italy

That's all you need to know

The wind is astern, Captain.
We need a square sail

Square?

Yes. And slacken the jibs
There's not enough belly

Sea bass stuffed with minced
langoustine and sea urchins...

...grilled over fennel and
flanbe with aniseed liqueur

Covered with a tomato veloute
spiced with saffron

Bertuccio is a hopeless sailor,
but a wonderful chef

Before joining us...

...he was chef to Count Fariatti

A rich Tuscan

You know them. Always imagining
they're being robbed...

...or tricked

Your chef's a thief?

And you? Who are you?

- There's a beacon to starboard
- Steady?.

No. Here one secunde, gone the next

That's the signal. All on deck.
I smell Turkish tobacco

Monte Cristo Island?

An island? That's a big name
for a piece of rock

Can you leave me there?

On Monte Cristo?

It won't be much of a detour

I don't want to lose a good sailor
like you

You'd be mad to leave now. Until I
sell the tabacco we loaded tonight

I can't pay you

Ali I want is to be left on the island
for a week until you return from Italy

What can a man like you do
on that rock?

When Lazarus rose from his grave,
no one asked questions

The silence of the dead
must be respected

May God forgive me
for turning His son into a knife

- This will give you strength
- It's too late

Before I go,
I want to give you something

To reveal a secret no one ever
believed

But you will.

as you believe in God

- Do I believe in God?
- It's like my secret

Until you see it, you have doubts.
But when you do, you'll be dazzled

A treasure
Because I'm rich. My child

Immensely rich

Over there. An island

An island? What island?

Monte Cristo.
The island of Monte Cristo

It's surrounded by reefs.
I can't risk getting closer

I'm a good swimmer

See you in a week,
You'll miss my cooking

That's not all.
Don't you know who he is?

- Remember the Chateau d'If cannon?
- So?

That's why I wanted to keep him
on board

But he could have fled in Italy

He can't escape from Monte Cristo

in Italy I'm wanted by the police

Don't worry. You're not worth a noose

He's different

Chateau d'If prisoners aren't
lowly scum. They're the cream

A cave

Faria. Give me a sign

I'll do the rest

Don't abandon me

Show me

The treasure belonged to Count Spada
who was poisoned by Cesare Borgia

Help me

I'm a descendent of the Spadas

The treasure was too well hidden.
... eve for a Borgia

Poor old man

He didn't know what he was saying

It's only natural

I was delirious too

Anyway

...What would I have done
with that treasure?

Faria, what would I have done
with that treasure?

A cave with gems
buried in the night

But you Iíll release them
from the night

You Iíll make them shine
brighter than the sun

They will be yours, All yours

Are you really sure?

It's that one

You're sure
that's Monte Cristo Island?

Sir, it's Bertuccio

Sir. Don't hide

Don't hide.
I've come to save your life

Save me?

What's all this?

I swear it's true.
The captain wanted...

...to turn you in to the French
for the reward

So you want that reward.
How many are you?

You're wrong

Stay away

I'm alone apart from Jeppe,
the fisherman who brought me here

Tell him to disembark, I'll take
his boat ad you'll be my sailor

He earns his living with his boat.
He's a poor man

He's rich now

Why didn't you want old Jeppe?

You two could have got rid of me.
I know you

Who am I?
A cook who doesn't even have a knife

A thief who looted his master.
But you wont get me

You're obsessed by being attacked.
Why? Do you have a fortune in there?

Don't try to be mysterious. It's clear

...if not to collect the loot he hid
before his arrest?

It's not loot. It's an inheritance

You just gave yourself away. You
came back out of greed. Not charity

You don't have a knife. But I do
Back to the sails

You're mistaken

Even if your chest is full of diamonds
as big as the one you gave Jeppe...

...I'm not interested in the least

Bertuccio's word

Ali I ask is for you to take me
as your servant

I don't need anyone

We're not headed for France

Well spotted. We're going to Italy

Forgive me
but I'm not sure I understand

Who do you work for?

I have the honour of being my own
master and living off my fortune

And you claim to be in a position
to acquire...

51% of the capital of your bank,
Why 51%?

To have the freedom to act as I please
wherever inspiration leads me

Do you see?

No. He doesn't see

This joke has gone on long enough.
Listen. May friend...

Count

Pardon?

"My friend" isn't offensive
but you should say "Count"

Count?

Yes, Count of Monte Cristo

- That's you?
- Yes

If you don't wish to deal with me.
Say so now

- I'II go elsewhere
- Elsewhere?

To buy another bank?
Please excuse me

Before our meeting,
I left a chest in your strong-room

- You may have it opened
- I already have

Have you examined the contents
of the chest?

Yes, but...

But what?

There's a lot of silver, gold.
Jewellery...

Thank you. Leave us

What I've just heard is incredible

Quite simply stupefying

Why have we never heard of...

Monte Cristo? That's because
I've hardly ever left my castle

Your castle?

Of course. It must be splendid.
Where is it?

On an island. Far away in the East

Might I know, Count...

what great honour
made you choose us?

Doesn't Morrel. The shipowner
from Marseille, bank with you?

For me, that's a reference

It seems Mr Morrel...

has been the victim
of unfortunate circumstances lately

He has lost a lot of ships

He only has one left the Pharaon...

The future or. More realistically,
the survival.

Of Morrel and Son depends entirely
on the success of this voyage

A long voyage which will take a year

During which you'll suspend Morrel's
debt repayments

That seems imprudent

The greatest imprudence, dear sir...

is to question my orders

is to question my orders

Quickly, to Marseille

Please. Father.

What can Father Busoni do for you?

I let you settle in first Restoring
this house can't have been easy

With GoÔs help you can do anything

My poor old legs won't carry me
to the church to confess

You absolve me?

And my sins?

"That which you do to the least among
you is done unto me" The LorÔs words

it's God who owes you

It works, Bertuccio
The old woman was fooled

She wanted to confess to me. It may
be the last time I say "I forgive you"

Father Busoni...

...requires more work. The nose
is fine and the voice good enough

But there's something missing
in the eyes

You see I tell you everything.
Maybe too much

I hope I'm right to trust you

After all, you're a chicken thief
punishable by jail or even hard labour

So don't betray me
or my vengeance will be,

Terrifying I know

Let me tell you something

To live among free men again.
You must learn to give your trust

To me at least. Who is heartedly
I'll confess something

To prove your trust is well-founded
and to place myself at your mercy...

...I'll tell you my name

The man the police want
is called Viscoli

My real name is
Benedetto Francesco Viscoli

I suppose you expect the same
from me

I'm a chef who hides his recipes so
you don't have to divulge your secrets

I'll give you some sort of credit

When you ask, I'll tell you
who the Count of Monte Cristo is

God bless you

How far is the Pont du Gard inn?

A league, Father.
But I wouldn't stay there

Why not?

They say the innkeeper and his maid
are scoundrels

You look flustered

Someone important is coming

In Father Busoni,
You're Caderousse. Aren't you?

You know me?

By reputation.
You ran La Posada Inn...

...near the Catalan village?

Yes. But I chose to leave Marseille

Yes, its a dangerous town isn't it?

Where its easy to fall
into bad company

Carconte. Canít you see heís starving

Would you like some excellent wine
from Beaucaire?

With pleasure. Take a seat

But I didnít come here

...for your food or wine

- hat for, then?
- For your memory, Mr. Caderousse

Do you remember
a certain Edmond Dantes?

Edmond Dantes?

Do I know Edmond Dantes?

Yes. A little. He used to come
to La Posada for a glass of Bamdol

I havenít seen him for ages

You wont again now heís dead

Heís dead?

I gave him the last rites
and heard his final confession

De Profundis as you people say

But he cant have had much to confess

A better man never walked the earth

I see you liked him. He liked you too

Just before he died he begged me to
find the only true friends he had

whom heíd always loved

Fernand Mondego Eugene Danglars
and you...

...my dear Caderousse

Why find us if heís dead

What do you mean?

Donít ask me...

...how he came by this diamond.
It's a confessional secret

But the fact is
this gem is valued at 50.000 francs

Dantes asked me to distribute
the proceeds from its sale...

...among his friends such as you

Even divided between three
it's a considerable sum

Undoubtedly. Father

But maybe we should think twice
before sharing it

Of course he couldnít have known

Known what?

Fernand Mondego. Eugene Danglars
whom Dantes thought his friends...

Youíll accuse me...

of slander

Speak up. My friend. You can speak

They wrote the letter
that put him in jail

Well. You seem to know a great deal

You know When you serve people.
You can't help hearing what they say

But I had nothing to do
with their dirty plot

You can see for yourself
I'm still poor

- And them?
- Them?

It seems thereís no justice here below

I hey didnít hang around
after Dantes was arrested

Danglars went to Paris and made
millions. He founded a bank

- Heís now a baron
- Him?

Fernand did better. He joined the army
and served under Ali Pasha.

who made him a rich general

He too lives in Paris now
as Count of Morcerf

Heís a peer of France

I see

I hope you see...

...it would be wrong
to share the diamond with them

I hey donít deserve it

Itís not like me and my poor maid

Arenít you well?

Yes lm fine

But III be on my way
What do I owe you?

Nothing. You bring me a diamond worth
50.000 francs I won't ask you to pay

Itís Father Busoni who had your wine

- And your chicken
- That's 2.40

Hereís 3

Keep the change

Dantes had friends. Or so he thought

But le also had a sweetheart.
Mercedes Igualada

A beautiful girl

T heard shed left Marseille

Sheís now Countess of Morcerf

Bolt the door in case he regrets
leaving me the gem

Leaving us the gem

lm not a traitor to man or God
so I'm warning You

You didnít see fit to exercise
divine justice, so I'll do it my way

I shall be ruthless and devastating

Iím Brother Barnabe.

...of the Order of Saint Francis

lm surprised a priest
with such a fine horse should stop...

...in such a wretched place
to seek God

I don't seek God I cane to vain Him
I'm taking His place

For repairs to your door. Pray for me

I was starting to worry and not just
because I almost burned the dinner

It would have been a pity.
It's a fine meal

Tomatoes with anchovies. Spaghetti.

Earlier. I spent 50,003 francs on a
meal that ruined my appetite for days

Have no time

Were leaving

- Where to?
- The East

I need to learn. Faria didnít teach me
everything. He was too good

What will you learn?

Refinement, Bertuccio
All aspects of it

Especially refinement in revenge

Marseille. One year later

What is it. Maximilien?

It could be the Pharaon

It could be. But were not certain

It must be It has to be

May God hear you

If the Pharao and its cargo have
sunk, bankruptcy is inevitable

I o think you made me wear that 'cake
on my head all this time

You too must be in a hurry to change

Yes I have an appointment

Who do you want to be now?
Monte Cristo, Father Busoni?

- Doctor Malzenstein, Lord Wilmore?
- Lord Wilmore

Will that pass for an English nose?

I learnt about the English
on the Pharaon

Their ships are better than ours and
their Empire "bigger" than our kingdom

Why not their loses?

- And your Turks?
- What about them?

Who am I? Aladdin? How do I keep
your caravanserai in this tiny place?

Buy a house for them moneys no
object, It must be big and sumptuous

Sumptuous? These men are only
slaves

No. I bought them my employees must
be treated as well as I treat myself

- Cone in
- The Pharaon must be arriving

Mr Morrel, a Lord Wilmore is here
to see you

He says he's from the bank

Yes its Thomson & French.
That was inevitable. Show him in

I his meeting promises to be trick y

I have several loans with that bank
which are now due It's a lot of money

Unfortunately our coffers are empty

Father donít despair.
If it is the Pharaon coming in...

Mr Morrel the Thomson & French
bank with whom you do business...

I donít wish to be discourteous
by interrupting.

But this meeting must be
as painful for you as for me

- With your permission. Lets be brief
- As you wish

Here is a statement of our accounts

Firstly you have loans
for 200,000 francs

I hey were suspended for a year
but are now due

We must add 32.500 francs
at the end of this month

And for the end of next month.
About 55000 francs

I hats it. Exactly

Youíre not questioning the amount due

So how do you intend to pay it?
I must say the bank is worried

Iíve always honoured my signature

I know it's rumoured that Morrel and
Son is incapable of meeting its debts

But as soon as
the Pharaon's arrival...

is announced.

I came to Marseille on the Louqsor
which carried the Pharaon's survivors

I he Pharaon is no more

Maximilien. Run to the harbour.
Go and comfort our poor sailors

Bring them here.
I'll see them once I'm done

How many survivors

All the crew of the Pharaon were saved

T hank you I hats the main thing

Rumour has it youíve never lost
a crew member. Is it true?

No it's not

I lost a captain a long time ago.
I never got over it

Which ship was he on?

He wasnít aboard a ship. He was
taken by something unspeakable

I never understood

To honour his memory.
I can tell you his name

It was Edmond Dantes

Dantes. You say?

I he young man whose father
you generously helped...

...until his death?

Generously. My lord?

So they say

lm sorry about the Pharaon

hats it to you?
What's a ship to bankers?

Figures. The value of the cargo?
You can't understand

I he Pharaon was out finest and oldest
ship Now Morrel and Son will sink too

I know what you want.
What do you do with all the money?

We turn it into ships. Voyages, free
men, curry, vanilla. Silk and dreams

Our money flies on the wind

It travels the seas

What you say is rather lovely

- Go on laugh at me
- We have just given your father,

another three months.

to honour his loans

After that period. I will have
the pleasure of meeting you here...

...at midday on the dot

I he situation will be the same.
If not worse, save a miracle

But thank you for that small reprieve

Most consider it a privilege to know
the day and the hour of their death

Nice carriage, Bertuccio

But once in Italy. Buy matching horses

- Refinement. Bertuccio
- We're going back to Italy?

Tomorrow at dawn
We'll travel day and night

Arenít the best shipbuilders
in your country?

Yes. But the best police too

I hope you're not having a boat built.
What for?

I o go back in time and triumph over it

I his is exactly what I want

Except for a few details

I he poop deck is too high It spoils
the line, The deck houses are too big

As for this ridiculous
banister rail...

Ridiculous?

Now to essentials
What wood will you use for the deck?

The usual pine

I want white beech

Lets use pine to plank the hull
on an oak frame fined with copper

I think it will need
about 100,000 rivets

It seems you've spent
your whole life.

...building ships

I here was one I loved
I knew her by heart

From the keel to the top of the masts

Some nights I have rebuilt her.
Rib after rib

It's a mental exercise like any other
to stop yourself going mad

Three months is much too short to...

If you start running out of time.
Double, triple or quadruple your teams

Iíll pay the cost

Count. A fortune gives rights...

My rights donít cone from my fortune.
But my misfortune

...hite beech, an oak frame
lined with copper...

- Are you the Count of Monte Cristo?
- At your service

My dear architect. Iím counting on you

- At your service
- Viscount Albert

...of Morcerf

It is I who an at your service.

What name?

I'm the son of General Fernand.
Count of Morcerf

Peer of France

So your mother is.

Countess of Morcerf

Mercedes of Morcerf?

Do you know her?

You seem troubled

It's the Italian sun

This terrible torpor

The heat is unbearable.
Would you like a drink?

I wanted to ask you a favour.
You're not drinking?

Here it is.
Have you heard about am execution?

- Pardon?
- There's an execution in two days

Rocca Priori. Or Peppino. Will die
for being in Luigi Vampa's gang

One of Italyís most famous bandits

Why does that concern you?

I he Italians have strange executions

lm learning about Italy
and its customs

I must see this

Alas T left it too Tate to get seats

Mr. Pastrini. Who runs this place.

...said you wouldnít have been
so careless

And youíd invite me to the balcony
you rented.

...for the show

Show? You call a man's death a show?

Its punishing a bandit

Punishment is a terrifying word.
Don't use it as if talking about opera

I donít understand Isnít justice.

It can be mistaken and when it is, it
becomes the most vile. Repugnant thing

It shames those who dispense it

I have no balcony

- Who is it?
- Me

- Is the house on fire?
- Worse. It's terrible

Pastrini just lit a candle to St Rita,
saint of desperate causes

Only she can save the boy Her or you

What do you mean?

T he Viscount of Morcerf was kidnapped

Kidnapped? How?

Luigi Vampa did it
for an exorbitant ransom

If its not paid
he'll have the boy's throat cut

You want to know how much?

Heís greedy, this Vampa
But no need to panic

Let Pastrini advance the money.
The Morcerfís will pay him back

Pastrini doesnít have that sum

You could help. You have the money

You came for that?

I thought youíd agree

I he Count of Monte Cristo says 'no

I wont spend a farthing on a Morcerf

I'd love to ask you for ink.
A pen and paper...

,. To give myself the satisfaction of
informing Morcerf he just lost his son.

How can you say something
so dreadful?

I cant believe youíd do that

I here were things I couldnít believe
either. But they were true

Fernand will see what it is
to lose a son

T he suffering that caused
my father's death. He too must suffer

Bring me wine
I'll drink to Luigi Vampa's health

Iím rejoicing over Gods justice

I he boy is innocent.
What if they cut his throat?

He wanted to see torture
He'll have a font seat

No?

You dont understand

And his mother?

Don t worry about her,
She recovers quickly

She overcame her first misfortune
in a few months

So you know this unfortunate lady?

Yes. Sir. You do know her

And she made you suffer

T hats why youíre rejoicing
that she will suffer now

I cant deny it

So thatís it. You want revenge.
Take it. Then

But not on an innocent who wasnít born
at the time of your tragedy

I was innocent too

All the more reason

If you remember all you suffered...

donít let injustice
strike another innocent

You want me to save Albert

I do. I demand it even

You demand? You dare to?
In the name of what?

In the name of the debt you owe me

Youíve forgotten that one. I havenít

You said I had credit with you

I hat was to tell you my story, my name

I donít care who you are

What matters s what you are
You're a good man

What makes you say that?

I have a bran. I think

You know why youíre spending
a fortune on a ship?

Because I was a sailor
and I love boats

No, you'll never set foot on that boat

I know what and who its for

You're a fearsome creditor.
Very well you win

I will settle my debt

Youíll pay the ransom?

No, I wonít

Since I cant have revenge,
let me at least have some fun

Run and drag Pastrini from his prayers

I ell him I want to meet Luigi Vampa
before dawn

- I hats more like it
- One more thing

Find out everything about the judge
who sentenced Vampa's man

Good evening, Mr Vampa.
Thank you for meeting me

Get your men away

Do it yourself

It's all right. You have the money?

No. I came empty-handed

Then Albert of Morcerf will be killed

I think not

Who's going to stop me?

Rocca Priori, known as Peppino,
your friend

Why does his death concern you?

I can stop it

By snatching him from
the executioner? It's impossible

I'll get him pardoned in exchange for
Morcerf's life. One life for another

I hat's fair, isnít it?

Do we have a deal?

Are you sure?

Before an execution,
the judge always goes to the opera

His way of salving his conscience

He has a rather strange night
in gallant company

His Excellency Judge Simonetti?

My dear child

Iím not asking for much

If I begged you to make love to me,
I'd understand, but all I ask is.

To kiss my feet?

To lick them and bathe them slowly
and adoringly

I wouldnít mind you punishing me
with a whip

You disgust me

I donít understand you

Only I shall be humiliated, punished
and condemned...

...and happy to be so

Little fool

May I speak to you. Judge

No Iím sorry. Not tonight

Tonight everything is atrocious.
The orchestra. The soprano...

Especially that little goose

When one asks a young lady for
strange and fascinating pleasure.

one must offer another form
of fascination in return

What fascinates young ladies today...

...is this

Its a beautiful gem

Iím glad you like it. Its yours

Mine? Why? Who are you?

Come with me Iíll explain

In fact, this is a deal

A deal?

It will earn you the gratitude...

of the charming child
with the delicate feet

What do you take me for?

- An easily corrupted judge?
- I don't want to corrupt you

Just help you to satisfy...

a very innocent desire
compared to so many others

Whatís to stop me arresting you?

Passion is stopping you. You love
young women to hurt and humiliate you.

Why not, even if I don t share
your taste?

One woman made me suffer
and men humiliated me

All this has left me with an immense
feeling of helplessness

But each to his own dreams.
I certainly won't judge yours

I'd mount this diamond as a pendant

A diamond looks so pure
on a young breast

As for the ruby and emerald,
the young lady will use them well

Geese arenít as stupid as they look

I his form of torture is a mazzolata
It's uniquely Italian

See that club? I he executioner
will use it to crush Peppino's skull

I hen hell cut his throat
with the knife

I hen he'll trample his belly
to expel the blood

How barbaric

Don't worry.
This is the last mazzolata

After that, the Italians will be
civilised and only cut off heads

Free Peppino!

I have a message for the officer

By order of his Excellency
Judge Simonetti...

...a pardon has been granted
for Rocca Priori known as Peppino

My dear Viscount, after all that
you couldn't attend your mazzolata

Not too disappointed. I hope?

My father...

...my dear mother and especially I.

Youíre alive, the weathers fine and
Italy is a charming country. Enjoy it

Until next time, Viscount

Calm down

We must talk

Your restlessness wont change a thing

Hell be here at midday and I...

No, you cant kill a man over money

I wonít harm

...Lord Wilmore

Itís you...

Give me that.
Who cares what we owe him?

One doesnít die for a bank

What I owe Thomson & French
won't ruin them

For them, my debt is probably
a drop in the ocean

You see? Think of me

Iím only thinking of you

Of your future

Of your chances of gaining the trust
of investors...

...who will help you found a new firm

Thereís one thing I donít want said
about you

See that young Maximilien?

His father couldnít even honour
his signature. Beware...

of him'

I wont be a shipowner. So what?
I'll be a sailor

And sign the muster?

Iíve disgraced your name

Do you know what a signature is?

Do you know what it is

Its the extension of a hand

My hand is me And I am you

Off you go

Leave me alone

Let me do what I must

How can I leave you?

- I'll only return to find you...
- Asleep

Gone to sleep a little suddenly.
But just asleep

Sleep is good for you

You'll see when youíre old

Every night I think that

Ah, to close my eyes...

Öat last

To close my eyes

I love you, my little boy

I love you

Off you go Leave me alone

Its nearly midday

Go on

To Lord I Wilmore. 5th March

I am putting an end to my days

If you are the man, think you are.
You will understand

But by committing this act...

...which people other than you
will call evasion or cowardice...

...Am paying myself

am settling the account
with myself

a buying back my honour

Are you the Morrel boy?

Maximilien Morrel

I was told to give you this
before midday

- Who gave you this
- A saintly man. Father Busoni

Father. Don t do it. Look

Enough to cover our debt. And more

I know this purse

It belongs to a Father Busoni

No, youíre mistaken.
It belonged to old Dantes

Sometimes a few notes
They're less noisy

He was a proud man

Come in

Here I am as agreed

I've something extraordinary
to tell you

It's a miracle

- You can...
- Honour my signature and more

I thought as much.
The Pharaon is back

Thatíll change things for you

Forgive me. But you must be mistaken

Mistaken? What about?

The Pharaon

You know very well my ship sank

You told me yourself three months ago

Iím a man of finance -
used to hard numbers and cold facts

I really was aboard the ship which
rescued the Pharaons survivors

I was on the deck of the Louqsor

I saw those men swim
with the strength born of despair

I saw the wild sea smash
and swallow up...

...what was left
of your unfortunate ship

If you have a Bible, give it to me

III swear
right hand on the sacred Book...

...that I saw the Pharaon disappear
into the depths of the sea

But Iíll also swear before God.

...that as I came along the quays
a crowd cheered

I he same Pharaon flying your colours
was sailing majestically

...into Marseille
on its return from Italy

Its holds are full of olive oil,
wheat...

...citrus fruit, wine, Chianti...

...Parmesan

It would be...

But if the word miracle exists
in our language...

...it must describe a fact.
At least from time to time

A miracle

So, you had fun?

Its perfect. Our Pharaon is so like
the old one even Morrel was taken in

It still smells of fresh Italian wood

But to notice such a detail.
Only a sailor like...

Edmond Dantes

Whoís Dantes?
You know him?

No, its just a name that came to mind

Make sure it goes away just as quickly

Iíve forgotten already. What was it?
Valdes? Bourges?

It's awful having such a bad memory.
Talking of which I forgot this

A lunch invitation from young Morcerf
for 21st June the first day of summer

- Youíre unwell?
- It's nothing

It must be the shock

Iím so happy

...itís proof that God really exists

And so do we

Let's go to Paris