Although you may believe that Montresor is insane, it is clear that he had a specific and organized plan to his actions. As Montresor has stated, Fortunato had hurt him in a more powerful way than a supposed friend should. Therefore, Montresor arranged a date and procedure. He says that he found a way to empty his house of any witnesses by tricking them into believing that he would be gone for that day. This would allow him to go through with his actions with himself as the only person holding this knowledge of the murder. Not to mention, Montresor knew how to access the catacombs where he could secretly do his deed. When they stepped into the room where Fortunato would die, Montresor had the necessary tools to correctly go through with the
