Cosette to her. When Javert arrested Valjean, Fantine died. Valjean was sent to the galleys again, but escaped, by faking his death. He then went to the house of Thenardier to buy Cosette, and raise her to fulfill Fantine's dying wish. With Javert on his tail, Valjean and Cosette escape into a convent, where they live in seclusion for about 5 years. Valjean realizes that he loves Cosette more than anything he has ever loved, and treats her like his own daughter. He then decides to leave the convent, because Cosette has not yet seen enough of the world to make the decision of becoming a nun. Valjean and Cosette move to a poor section of Paris, in order to attract less attention. On daily trips to the park, Marius and Cosette begin to notice each other, and fall in love, after they only gave each other mere glances. After Cosette and Marius finally meet, Marius gets wounded in the barricade. Valjean saves him, although he despises him, because he knows how much he means to Cosette. Valjean then has the opportunity to kill Javert, but spares him, because he has now become a better man than to kill. Javert commits suicide, realizing that, while he has spent his whole life searching, Valjean has actually become a more generous and admirable man than he is. Marius and Cosette get married, and Valjean confesses to Marius that he is a convict, something Cosette knows nothing about. Marius no longer wishes to speak with him, and Valjean sinks into depression. He loses strength, because he no longer sees Cosette. However, Marius comes to find out that it was Valjean who saved his life, and his great fortune was not stolen, but honestly earned. Marius and Cosette rush to see Valjean in his final moments. Valjean tells Cosette about his past, and he dies in her arms as a happy man....
