Nineteen-year-old Edmond Dantès returns to Marseille after a months-long journey. Luck and hard work give him the opportunity to become a captain and marry his beloved Mercedes.
So what happens that leads to his arrest? Why is he locked up in the dungeon of the Château d'If? And finally, who is this mysterious Count of Monte Cristo who takes revenge on each of Dantès' old "friends" one by one?