The Count of Monte Cristo - Chapter 7 – The Examination

Brought before Villefort, Edmond Dantès faces the magistrate’s questioning. At first, his answers seem honest and harmless — until the letter he carries is revealed. What was meant as a simple duty for his captain becomes twisted into evidence of conspiracy. As Villefort weighs duty against ambition, Edmond’s future hangs by a thread, caught between innocence and political intrigue.