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[[File:TheCook-GTAIV.jpg|thumb|300px|[[The Cook]] inspecting one of the diamonds to be sold, during the opening cinematic of [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. The diamonds are mixed into a cake batter, presumably to be smuggled into the country after being stolen from Rodislav Bulgarin.]]

The '''Diamonds''' are featured in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]] and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] wherein they are involved in many scenarios also involving the [[Protagonist|protagonists]], [[Niko Bellic]], [[Johnny Klebitz]] and [[Luis Fernando Lopez]] as well as many others. Detailed below are the many different scenarios which take place involving the diamonds and the different people that gain possession of them each time. The diamonds are the main purpose which led to the [[Impossible Trinity]] in GTA IV and [[Impossible Trinity|Diamonds Forever]] in TBOGT achievements.

After the diamonds were collected, Luca and his crew [[Meltdown|attempt to steal the diamonds for themselves]] and plan to move to Las Venturas, but are stopped and are killed by Niko, who turn them over to Ray Boccino.  

Later on, again on the orders of Ray Boccino, Niko teams up with Johnny, though not for [[Blow Your Cover|the first time]], and attempts to sell the diamonds to [[Isaac Roth]] and [[Mori Green]], members of the [[Jewish Mob]]. The deal is [[Not So Fast|interrupted]] by Luis Lopez, who achieves his goal of stealing the diamonds from Mori and delivers them to Tony, who puts them in his safe. This deal is seen played out from three different perspectives; in Niko's [[Museum Piece|point of view]], Johnny's [[Collector's Item|point of view]] and Luis' [[Not So Fast|point of view]].

Later on, Niko and [[Packie]] kidnap [[Gracie Ancelotti]] on the orders of [[Gerald McReary]] in an attempt to trade her for the diamonds at a later stage. Gay Tony and Luis Lopez agree to [[Ladies Half Price|strike a deal]] to [[Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend|trade the diamonds]] for the safe return of Gracie at an Oil Refinery on [[Charge Island]] after being threatened with death by Gracie's father should Gracie die or not be returned. Soon thereafter, the deal gets underway and seems to be going smoothly until [[Rodislav Bulgarin|Bulgarin]] appears, claiming that the diamonds were his before Gay Tony and Luis stole them. Following a shoot-out, one of Bulgarin's men grabs the diamonds and escapes up onto one of the metal walkways surrounding the refinery and holds them over the railings when he is cornered by Niko and Packie. Fearful for his life, no matter his decision, he decides to drop them over the railing into a passing [[Biff|dump truck]] before he is promptly killed.

The last appearance the diamonds have are at the end of [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]'s final mission, [[Departure Time]]. Luis meets Tony at the Monoglobe Monument after killing Rodislav Bulgarin on his plane. As he moves towards Tony, he "makes a scene" by bumping into a [[Jerry Kapowitz|homeless man]], knocking him over. He picks the old man up and walks away, not noticing the old man finding a pouch on the ground. The old man reaches into the pouch and pulls out a diamond, inspects it, puts it back in the bag and runs away laughing.

The last mention of the diamonds happens when listening to [[Weazel News]]. It is said that a [[Jerry Kapowitz|homeless man]] found them in the trash, and were valued to be worth $2 million. 100 people attempt to obtain the diamonds before the mayor makes the decision to give them to the homeless man. The homeless man then speaks of his plan to sell the diamonds and use his money to open up a gun shop and a liquor store in [[Vice City]], but not before buying a large mansion in [[Alderney]].

Apparently, all of the protagonists in GTA IV and both episodes never accomplished in getting the diamonds in their storylines, excluded in stealing them. Some of the people working with the protagonists ended up killed or disappeared for many reasons. Also, the original owner of the diamonds was [[Rodislav Bulgarin|Bulgarin]], though he was the owner, he was [[Departure Time|killed]] by Luis for getting revenge on him. The diamonds caused the people who possessed or stole them and the protagonists many problems. Below are the consequences of the people that stole and owned them. The consequences are based on the storyline.

Niko only held the diamonds before and during the [[Museum Piece|trade]] with [[Isaac Roth]], when he picked them for the trash and let them see to [[Mori Green]], though after the latter was killed, dropped them.

After [[Rodislav Bulgarin|Ray Bulgarin finds]] out the Gay Tony and Luis have his diamonds, he promises them that they will die and sends numerous hit squads against them. Luis then kills Ray and his private army to "[[Departure Time|end this bullshit]]". After the diamonds were taken back by Gay Tony, both him and Luis Lopez and his friends and family could have been killed by Ray Bulgarin.

Typically, Bulgarin is the real owner of the diamonds and was stolen (in which the person that stole the diamond is unknown). It appears in the opening cutscene, in the ownership of [[The Cook]]. He arrives in Liberty City and doesn't know who stole his diamonds until he was told that the diamonds is in the hands of The Cook with Luis and Gay Tony as his dealers. He then plans to kill them. He later appears in the hostage deal where he orders his men to kill them but his men managed to retrieve the diamonds but it was short, however. One of Bulgarin's men throws the diamonds and lands in a dump truck and he was killed, resulting Niko and Packie in getting nothing. He later appears in the [[Departure Time|last mission in TBoGT]] and plans to flee Liberty City. Luis managed to get inside his plane and was killed.

He was first to introduce the diamonds to both Niko and Johnny. Ray hired them involving in stealing and/or dealing the diamonds to himself and possibly, to them too. Several of his tasks to Niko and Johnny was successful but it was stolen by Luis during the deal between the Jewish Mob and Niko and Johnny. To both protagonists, he was angry. Ray ordered some of his men to kill Johnny but it was unsuccessful and he was also angry to Niko. He was eventually killed by Niko for an unrelated reason.

They, with the help of Niko Bellic find the stashed diamonds that Johnny Klebitz stole during Gay Tony and Luis' diamond deal with The Cook, they do this subtly disguised as trash collectors. After the trio keep the diamonds for themselves, Niko [[Meltdown|kills them]] and another fat guy, then takes the diamonds back to Ray Boccino.

The result in stealing Ray's diamonds and attempting to deal with them ended with the Cook being beheaded by Bulgarin.

After attempting to buy the diamonds off of Niko Bellic and Johnny Klebitz, Luis Lopez ambushed the deal, knocking him out and stealing the diamonds seconds after spending 2 million cash on them. Isaac blames Ray Boccino for the betrayal, which in turn leads to his murder in the mission [[Late Checkout]].

Partner of Issac Roth and was about to buy the diamonds off of Niko Bellic and Johnny Klebitz on behalf of the Pegorinos. Luis Lopez kills Mori then later steals the diamonds off of Issac Roth.

One of Bulgarin's goons was fast enough to take the diamonds off the ground in front of [[Niko]] and [[Packie]]. Later, during the battle of mission [[Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend]], he was chased by them and was asked to return diamonds. He refused, because there was no way for him to survive, and through diamonds to the trash truck. He was killed by desperated Niko and Packie.

In all of the people that are involved in stealing the diamonds, including the protagonists, Jerry was the luckiest. A homeless man, he appeared in the last cutscene in TBoGT where he was bumped by Luis and found the pouch with the diamonds inside. He inspects it and runs off gleefully and was decided that Jerry will keep the diamonds and plans to go to Vice City where he could establish a liquor shop and a gun store.

Humorously, he appears in GTA IV during the mission where [[Vladimir Glebov]] tells [[Niko Bellic]] to steal a car. Jerry appears on the street asking for crack money only to be told off by Vlad.

Note the following missions are sorted in chronological order of the timeline.

* Niko mentions that the diamonds are cursed and caused nothing but problems. It looks like true, because everybody, except protagonists and final owner of the diamonds, who touched the diamonds in some way was killed.