Written by Mr. Mouseburger 14th Jun 2005

Mondego has betrayed his friend so that he could pork the love of Dantes' life, and now in a cruel twist of fate the tables have turned.

He has lost the woman, lost his fortune and is being chased by the law, after being implicated in a murder. Mondego has one hope though. He rides to his old family home where partner-in-crime Danglar has stashed 2 stolen chests, taken from the Count of Monte Cristo (Dantes) and supposedly laden with the gold.

To his horror, Mondego discovers all of the chests are filled with sand, with the exception of one which is empty apart from one chess piece, a king.

This ownership of the chess piece is an old tradition passed between Dantes and Mondego, and when the Count appears (with his beard shaved off) Mondego realises that he has been set up by his one time friend. Note: how Mondego didn't realise the Count was his friend with a beard is a mystery

Mondego, reaching for his sword, runs at Dantes and the pair duel - but years in a prison cell under the tutelage of Faria (q.v.) has turned Dantes into an expert swordsman and he quickly disarms Mondego and sticks the sword into his shoulder.

Even as he is about to be killed, Mondego is unrepentant, and mocks Dantes with:

"Take your vengeance. But know that the blood you spill is noble. Blood that will never run through your veins. You are no more a count than I am a commoner! "

It is at this point the whole cinematic drama is spoiled, when Mondego's son Raul enters the building and prepares to fight Dantes to protect his father.

Raul's death is interrupted by the arrival of the film's love interest, Mercedes, who explains to Raul that his father is in fact Dantes and not Mondego.

All these distractions have given Mondego time to load a weapon, and pointing at Dantes, he prepares to kill him.

Dantes issues the chilling line "You've only got one shot. And it'll take more than that to stop me" to which the unfazed Mondego retorts "Well, then, I best put it where it will do the most damage" and turning, shoots Mercedes.

Mondego makes good his escape and is well on the way to freedom when something makes him stop. He can't live in a world where Dantes has everything and he has nothing and that galling fact makes him turn around and call Dantes out to fight.

Dantes obliges and, following some moderately choreographed swordplay, he manages to impale Mondego on his sword.