Giorgio Sartor, a confectionery entrepreneur, dies during a hunting session: but suspicions fall on his wife Kristina and her ex-husband Petrov. Stucky, however, senses that it is a red herring

In an abandoned warehouse, two drug addicts are found dead along with a bag containing diamonds stolen from a well-known jewelry store. Stucky, doubtful of the dynamics, investigates starting with the ownership of the jewelry store.