Martin Chuzzlewit Chapter 51

In which a guilty man, tormented by dread and suspicion, is confined and confronted by those who seek the truth behind dark deeds hidden in the shadows of his past, while a faithful old clerk courageously reveals a sorrowful and tangled tale of betrayal and remorse. The unyielding march of justice draws near with solemn steps, as the weight of revelation descends upon the wretched culprit in a scene steeped in apprehension and the irrevocable consequences of sin.