After 19 years as a prisoner, Jean Valjean is freed by
Javert , the officer in charge of the prison workforce.
Valjean promptly breaks parole but later uses money from stolen silver to
reinvent himself as a mayor and factory owner. Javert vows to bring
Valjean back to prison.
Eight years later, Valjean becomes the guardian of
a child named Cosette after her mother's death, but
Javert's relentless pursuit means that peace will be a long time coming.