Mr. Brownlow Confronts Monks

Mr. Brownlow, armed with the information from Nancy, has Monks kidnapped and brought to his house. He confronts Monks with the truth about his parentage and his conspiracy with Fagin. Mr. Brownlow reveals that he was a close friend of Monks's father, Edwin Leeford, and knows the whole story of the tragic love affair with Agnes Fleming. He forces Monks to confess and to sign a document restoring Oliver's inheritance. This scene unravels the central mystery of the novel and brings the villains to justice.