Disclaimer: Les Miserables belongs to Victor Hugo
AN: this is just my take on what Javert was thinking during some key points in the story... may be OOC at one point...
The World in Black and White
Winter of 1821, M-sur-M
My name is Monsieur Javert the Inspector assigned to patrol the town of M-sur-M. Upon the suggestion of Monsieur Madeleine the Mayor, I shall write down my thoughts and experiences within this journal. It is a pointless exercise; nevertheless he insisted
I am a man of the law, an upholder of justice, a protector of citizens from the dregs of society. It is my solemn duty to seek out malefactors and throw them into the dismal maws of the galleys where they belong. Nothing shall stand in my way.
And now, I believe I have uncovered a truly malicious soul, a criminal by the name of Jean Valjean. He was a convict imprisoned in the galleys of Toulon for nineteen years until his release some eight years ago. It was reported that he fell back into his heinous ways soon after he was granted his freedom and robbed not only a man of God, the bishop Bienvenu of D- but also a little Savoyard by the name of Petit Gervais. He is a crafty one; he has used his cunning to disguise himself as a most respected figure: the Mayor himself. Cloaking himself in good deeds, he has blinded nearly all around him to his true nature. All but myself, and I see it clearly now. Minor slips but I see where they all fit.
I have seen him before, wretched and grimy, in the galleys twenty years ago, and though he stands pristine among the citizenry, it is he; I recognize that form, that face, his skill as a marksman, the way he drags his foot; I have noticed the way he shields away from people and confrontations, his preference for solitude. And his terrible strength Only Jean Valjean could have lifted that cart while on his back.
He is undone now. I have found him out. Now longer shall his mask fool others; I shall rip it off him and present his true face to all.
He had suggested that I write my thoughts and I have; they shall bear testimony to my capture of Jean Valjean.
AN: think I should continue? Please review!