The Adventures of Sam Spade - The Rushlight Diamond Caper

Sam pays a visit to the elegant Rushlight residence at 21A Granite Court. The butler escorts him to the morning room, where he meets Mrs. Nancy Ward, Mrs. Rushlight's social secretary, who tells Sam that his job will be to guard the wedding presents at the pending nuptials of Mrs. Rushlight's nephew Ralph. Mrs. Ward then introduces Sam to Mrs. Rushlight, who does not seem too fond of either her nephew nor his bride to be. She says "the wedding presents will hardly be worth guarding, except for one. The one I am giving, the Rushlight Diamond. It's not quite as big as the Hope Diamond, but it does not contain a single flaw. It is priceless, however, it is also considered to bring bad luck to whomever possesses it". She then gives it to Sam for safekeeping.