Marius overhears Jondrette/Thenardier planning a gang ambush on Valjean at 6 in the evening, when Valjean is to visit to give Jondrette 60 francs with which to pay a year's back rent.
Valjean now uses the name Urbain Fabre.
They plan to kill him unless he hands over a very great amount of money.
The true rent is 40 a year, and anyway Jondrette owes no more than a few months, if that much, as Marius had earlier paid his arrears.
Marius goes to the police, who plan to ambush the ambushers.
They are, of course, led by Javert.
The double ambush plays out.
No one is hurt, the criminals are arrested, and Valjean escapes out a window.
Javert, disappointed, seems to have known it was he being ambushed.
Les Miserables.
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