▁bishop ▁and ▁to ▁Fant ine , ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁whom ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁thing ▁he ▁sees ▁before ▁dying . ▁ ▁Ja vert ▁– ▁A ▁fan atic ▁police ▁inspect or ▁in ▁purs uit ▁to ▁re capt ure ▁Val je an . ▁Born ▁in ▁the ▁pr isons ▁to ▁a ▁conv ict ▁father ▁and ▁a ▁fortune ▁tell er ▁mother , ▁he ▁ren oun ces ▁both ▁of ▁them ▁and ▁starts ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁guard ▁in ▁the ▁prison , ▁including ▁one ▁st int ▁as ▁the ▁over se er ▁for ▁the ▁chain ▁gang ▁of ▁which ▁Val je an ▁is ▁part ▁( and ▁here ▁witness es ▁first hand ▁Val je an ' s ▁enorm ous ▁strength ▁and ▁just ▁what ▁he ▁looks ▁like ). ▁Event ually ▁he ▁joins ▁the ▁police ▁force ▁in ▁Mont re uil - sur - Mer . ▁He ▁arr ests ▁Fant ine ▁and ▁comes ▁into ▁conflict ▁with ▁Val je an / M ade le ine , ▁who ▁orders ▁him ▁to ▁release ▁Fant ine . ▁Val je an ▁dismiss es ▁Ja vert ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁his ▁squad ▁and ▁Ja vert , ▁seeking ▁reven ge , ▁reports ▁to ▁the ▁Police ▁Ins pect or ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁discovered ▁Jean ▁Val je an . ▁He ▁is ▁told ▁that ▁he ▁must ▁be ▁incorrect , ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁mistaken ly ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁Jean ▁Val je an ▁was ▁just ▁arrested . ▁He ▁requests ▁of ▁M . ▁Mad eline ▁that ▁he ▁be ▁dismiss ed ▁in ▁dis gra ce , ▁for ▁he ▁cannot ▁be ▁less ▁har sh ▁on ▁himself ▁than ▁on ▁others . ▁When ▁the ▁real