that she can no longer be a prostitute because of hermorals and refuses. The man beats her and when Fantinefights back he drags her to the police. As the police are takingher away Jean Valjean, the mayor, comes in the stops them. He believes Fontine and promises to help her. Valjean goes to the innkeepers house and pays for theirtroubles even though they have been absolutely horrible andabusive to her. The daughters name is Cosset and sheinstantly falls in love with her new "father." On the long triphome the two become very close and when they get back theyfind out that Fantine, Cossets mother has died. So Cossetagrees with delight to stay with Valjean.20 years later in Paris we find that Cosset is grown upand Valjean has grown old and withered. This is now the timeof the French Revolution and you can smell war in the air. But an old face shows up, Shaver. Who is the sheriff that keptincarcerated for so many years. He has come back to takeValjean again. He has been hunting him for 30 years for parole violation. but Valjean refuses and the two get in a hugebattle royal. Jean Valjean is victorious and runs away. Cossethas no idea of her adopted fathers past and doesn't even knowthe story of her mother. Jean Valjean tells her and she iscrushed that he kept this information from her for so long. But she gets over it by finding her love. A young gentlemanand her fall in love but are kept apart by the war. Him andValjean go to war together and Valjean ends up saving his life. In the next scene there is an interesting twist! Everyoneis on the battle field and Shaver is also fighting in the battlebut is mistaken for a spy from the other army. Valjean asks ifhe can be responsible for the prisoner and his wish is granted. But in the night he sneaks past the guards and cuts his enemyloose. After 19 years on a chain gang and 30 years of running,he cuts his enemy loose. But the day after that something horrible happens! Cossets l...
