Die Diamantenstiftung (1917)
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Ernst Reicher, Emil Helfer, Sigmund Aschenbach, Marija Leiko, Frida Richard, Erwin Botz
When a jeweler is murdered shortly after Countess Wittkowska visits him with Stuart Webbs, the detective is suspected because they were the last to see him alive.
The story
The young Countess Wittkowska asks Stuart Webbs to accompany her to a jeweler, where she intends to leave her jewelry. Shortly after they leave, the jeweler is murdered. Because Webbs and the countess were the last to see him alive, suspicion falls on the master detective.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The young Countess Wittkowska asks Stuart Webbs to come and see her. She asks him to accompany her to a jeweler, where she wants to leave her jewelry. Shortly after the two leave the jeweler’s, he is murdered. Since Webbs and the aristocratic lady were the last to see him alive, the master detective is suspected of having murdered the man. Webbs is arrested by the police, but soon manages to escape and sets out to find the murderer. Thanks to his keen powers of deduction, he soon picks up the real culprit’s trail and eventually manages to bring him to justice. The diamonds, which were also stolen, can be returned to the countess.
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