Young sailor Edmond Dantès considered himself a lucky man—lucrative business, a beautiful bride-to-be. But power in France changes as often as the wind. A jealous denunciation—and the innocent Edmond ends up behind bars for long fourteen years…
After passing through the stone traps of the Château d’If, tempering his will, getting rich from pirate treasure, the hero returns to France under the alias “Count of Monte Cristo” to take revenge on the traitors who destroyed his life. Not to kill them—he is not that merciful. The Count uses intrigue, bribery, influence, and provocations to break their lives…