Daniel is alone in the shop one morning when a mysterious figure with a pronounced limp enters who inquires about Fermin's whereabouts. When told he is not in, the old man proceeds to buy the most expensive item in the store, a first edition of 'The Count of Monte Cristo', adds a dedication and leaves it as a present for Fermin. When Daniel reveals the details of this unsettling encounter to his friend, Fermin reads the dedication, turns pale, and at Daniel's insistence, decides to open up about a past that has come back to haunt him, a story that will leave Daniel questioning his very existence.