▁blo ody ▁night ▁when ▁the ▁dash ing ▁J ace k ▁S op lica ▁( who ▁was ▁earlier ▁rejected ▁as ▁a ▁su itor ▁for ▁the ▁old ▁Count ▁H ores z ko ' s ▁daughter ), ▁takes ▁advantage ▁of ▁a ▁Russian ▁assault ▁on ▁the ▁Count ' s ▁castle ▁to ▁kill ▁him . ▁At ▁that ▁moment , ▁the ▁Count ' s ▁faithful ▁w arden , ▁Ger v azy , ▁v ows ▁ven ge ance ▁for ▁his ▁master ' s ▁death . ▁Ger v azy ▁will ▁not ▁forg ive ▁and ▁forget ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 2 , ▁the ▁last ▁household ▁lord ▁of ▁the ▁H ores zk os ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁J ace k ▁S op lica ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁reward ed ▁with ▁the ▁former ' s ▁castle ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁colon izers . ▁▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁later , ▁matters ▁remain ▁un resol ved . ▁Judge ▁S op lica ▁( And r zej ▁Se wer yn ), ▁J ace k ▁S op lica ' s ▁brother , ▁( who ▁now ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁castle ▁of ▁Count ▁H ores z ko ), ▁is ▁locked ▁in ▁a ▁law suit ▁over ▁the ▁castle . ▁A ▁relative ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁murder ed ▁Count , ▁young ▁Count ▁H ores z ko ▁( M are k ▁K ond rat ) ▁has ▁just ▁arrived ▁on ▁the ▁scene , ▁as ▁has ▁ 2 0 - year - old ▁T ade usz ▁S op lica ▁( Mich ał ▁Ż eb row ski ), ▁the ▁Judge ' s ▁nep hew