The document summarizes the plot of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado". It discusses how Montresor lures his friend Fortunato into the catacombs below the city with the promise of wine. While in the catacombs, Montresor gets Fortunato drunk and then chains him to a wall, leaving him to die as revenge for some past insult. The document also provides context about Poe's obsession with premature burial and includes images of underground catacombs filled with human remains.