: In a cathedral, a priest tells him the story "Before the Law"—an allegory about a man who waits his entire life at a door meant only for him, but never gains entry because he never simply tries to walk through.
: He seeks aid from a useless lawyer named Huld and an enigmatic court painter named Titorelli. Franz Kafka – The Trial
Exactly one year later, on the eve of his 31st birthday, two men arrive to escort K. to a quarry. There, they execute him with a butcher's knife. His final words are, "Like a dog!". : In a cathedral, a priest tells him
: He finds court offices in the dusty attics of tenement buildings. to a quarry
Unlike a typical arrest, K. is not taken to jail. He is allowed to continue his daily life and work at the bank, but he is now "accused". He spends the next year wandering through a bizarre, labyrinthine legal system:
The novel begins with a famous and jarring sentence: "Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K., for without having done anything wrong, he was arrested one morning". Josef K., a respectable bank officer, wakes up on his 30th birthday to find two strange men in his bedroom informing him he is under arrest.