After he is thrown in prison on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit, Edmond Dantes learns that he was betrayed by his friends and becomes determined to get revenge. His ally, Abbe Faria, helps him escape and Dantes travels to the Isle of Monte Cristo to uncover the mans treasure. Assuming the identity of the Count of Monte Cristo, Dantes returns home and establishes relationships with those he knew in his past life, keeping their betrayal and his thirst for revenge, fresh in his mind. ...