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After all these years, the banker has lost his fortune. The two million rubles he could have easily parted with fifteen years prior will now ruin him financially. It is the eve of the end of the bet, so the banker decides he must kill the lawyer to avoid having to pay out. However, when he enters the lawyer’s cell, he finds the lawyer asleep over a note he has been writing. The note offers insight into the lawyer’s emotional journey throughout his captivity. Having devoted fifteen years to living life vicariously through books and study, the lawyer has determined that the material pleasures of life are fleeting and meaningless. Only heaven is real and matters. As such, he decides he will leave the prison before the end of the debt. Touched, the banker kisses his cheek and leaves him sleeping. The next morning, the watchman alerts the banker that the lawyer is nowhere to be found. The banker takes the lawyer’s note and hides it in a safe to avoid rumors.
