during a masquerade (ball where people wear masks) in the city. fortunato is dressed in a jester's costume. montresor tells fortunato he has bought a wine called amontillado. he wants fortunato to test it to be sure it is real. montresor leads fortunato into his underground catacombs/wine cellar to test the wine. when there, montressor chains fortunato and then walls him up alive in a niche.