Ideology
- Mr. Villefort pays the Count a visit, thanking him profusely for saving the lives of his wife and son.
- The two strike up a conversation about justice systems, and about the different between the justice systems that civilizations cook up and the justice systems that nature cooks up.
- Mr. Villefort tells the Count that his dad, Noirtier (remember him?), has had a stroke and is in poor health. Is Nature taking revenge?