▁the ▁police . ▁When ▁Val je an ▁returns ▁with ▁rent ▁money , ▁Th én ard ier , ▁with ▁Pat ron - Min ette , ▁amb ush es ▁him ▁and ▁he ▁reve als ▁his ▁real ▁identity ▁to ▁Val je an . ▁Mar ius ▁recogn izes ▁Th én ard ier ▁as ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁saved ▁his ▁father ' s ▁life ▁at ▁Water lo o ▁and ▁is ▁caught ▁in ▁a ▁d ile m ma . ▁ ▁He ▁tries ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁save ▁Val je an ▁while ▁not ▁bet ray ing ▁Th én ard ier . ▁Val je an ▁den ies ▁knowing ▁Th én ard ier ▁and ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁never ▁met . ▁Val je an ▁tries ▁to ▁escape ▁through ▁a ▁window ▁but ▁is ▁sub du ed ▁and ▁tied ▁up . ▁Th én ard ier ▁orders ▁Val je an ▁to ▁pay ▁him ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁fran cs . ▁He ▁also ▁orders ▁Val je an ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Cos ette ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁a partment , ▁and ▁they ▁would ▁keep ▁her ▁with ▁them ▁until ▁he ▁del ivers ▁the ▁money . ▁After ▁Val je an ▁writes ▁the ▁letter ▁and ▁inform s ▁Th én ard ier ▁of ▁his ▁address , ▁Th én ard ier ▁sends ▁out ▁M me . ▁Th én ard ier ▁to ▁get ▁Cos ette . ▁M me . ▁Th én ard ier ▁comes ▁back ▁alone , ▁and ▁announ ces ▁the ▁address ▁is ▁a ▁fake . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁Val je an