The strand of 61 pearls belonged to a dealer named Max Mayer, who would occasionally send it to prospective buyers for inspection. The police found nothing and left, at which point Grizzard returned to eating his now “tepid” pea soup - and then “pulled a long string of diamonds from the bottom of the bowl.” Grizzard was such a composed and accomplished criminal that when police searched his premises regarding an earlier diamond heist, he welcomed them with a smile despite entertaining guests at the time - a collection of potential buyers for those very diamonds. “The Great Pearl Heist” tells the story of criminal mastermind Joseph Grizzard and his gang, and the Sherlock Holmes figure tasked with catching him, elite Scotland Yard detective Alfred Ward. But by modern standards, the most shocking aspect of the crime was not that it happened, but that the pearls were able to be stolen because they were sent by regular mail.
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