One and only met with the priest Mariel changes the life of an outcast by society and escaped convict Jean Valjean, who has served a 19-year sentence. The priest was the only man in his life who treated him like a human being, forgave him and helped to believe in his big heart. Valjean began a new life and saw his duty to help people in need. But Commissioner Javert saw Jean Valjean as an escaped convict who must be punished by the inexorable justice.