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"Diamonds and Death" is a fictional story set in mid-1980s Boston that follows three friends who hatch a scheme to rob the ruthless mob-connected attorney, Herman Gold, of his wife's valuable jewelry collection. They are an unlikely trio--a transplanted Brit, a two-bit criminal from Georgia, and a strange man suffering from shell shock after his experience fighting in Europe during WWII. Save for Ace Henderson--the black man from Georgia--they are amateurs in the game of grand larceny. The common bond tying the group together is their shared hatred and distaste for the attorney, and the desire to exact revenge for the things he has done to them.
Jone Brines--an Englishman--initiates his plan and invites Ace Henderson to help him pull off the heist. During the planning process, they realize that they cannot do it by themselves, so they ask Richard Goldberg--know to them by his nickname "Ritchie Flat Ear" to assist. What Jon and Ace don't know is that their new partner in crime is not the man he appears to be. His real name is Alan Gorman, brother-in-law to Herman Gold, and he has a secret agenda.
Alongside his sister, who is living in an unhappy marriage and suffering mental abuse from her husband, Alan is secretly plotting the murder of Herman so they both can be free of Herman and walk away with his considerable fortune. Together, they also plan to steal a valuable 16th-century oil painting and return it to its rightful owner, the Godfather of the Bermani mafia family in Sicily. For Jon, however, things become complicated because he is having a love affair with the attorney's wife.
During the robbery, things appear to be going to plan, but everything suddenly goes sideways when Ritchie executes his plan. Chaos ensues as blood spills all over the study, where both the jewels and painting were stored. The three make their escape, thinking they covered their tracks and planning to lay low for a while. However, that could not be farther from the truth as FBI agent Tony Marconi begins his thorough investigation to uncover the facts.
