LES HÉRITIERS

In Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, Jean Valjean, living under the name of Mayor Madeleine, learns that a man named Champmathieu has been arrested after being mistaken for him.
After agonizing over the decision, he appears in court and reveals his true identity as Jean Valjean.

What if he hadn't?

Jean Valjean died as Mayor Madeleine, and Champmathieu died under the name of Jean Valjean.
Champmathieu and his grandson, Étienne, lived a better life through the secret assistance of Mayor Madeleine.
On his deathbed, Jean Valjean revealed the entire truth to his adopted daughter, Cosette.

Leaving Montreuil-sur-Mer, Cosette, consumed by guilt, confessed everything to Étienne.
Étienne, who had become a lawyer, could not understand her, yet he pitied her.
In the end, they arrived at their own answer.

Paris, 1833. Valjean’s daughter and Champmathieu’s grandson opened a law office for the poor.
And drawn by a help-wanted advertisement, you find your way to their "Candlelight Office."

The era of the miserable is over. Now, it is time for their heirs to live in this world.