The Count of Morcerf, Fernand Mondego, has just had his reputation well and truly trashed. Thanks to the machinations of the Count of Monte Cristo, he has been publicly exposed as a liar and a traitor.

The man once charged with protecting the Pasha Yanina, a key ally of the French, betrayed him, selling him out to the Turks. Now that this particular skeleton has been revealed in Fernand's closet, his position as a senior politician lies in tatters. No one will ever trust this man again.

If that weren't enough, Fernand is confronted by the man responsible for his downfall, the man who exacted the perfect revenge upon him: the Count of Monte Cristo.

When the two men confront each other, Fernand is chomping at the bit to have the duel with the Count that his son Albert was originally scheduled to have. The young man abandoned the duel on account of the huge damage done to his family's name by the revelation of Fernand's scandalous betrayal of Pasha Yanina.

As well as demanding satisfaction by way of a duel, Fernand also demands to know the Count's true identity. The Count doesn't tell him outright, but he does give Fernand some clues that quickly help his old enemy to work out who he really is. On realizing who is standing before him, Fernand exclaims, "Edmond Dantes!" before heading back to his house, where he locks himself in his bedroom and kills himself.