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The Cook inspecting one of the diamonds to have been sold during the opening cinematic of Grand Theft Auto IV. The diamonds are being mixed into a cake batter, presumably to be smuggled into the country after being stolen from Ray 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 protagonists, Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz and Luis Fernando Lopez as well as many others. Detailed below are the many different scenarios that 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 Diamonds Forever in TBOGT achievements/trophies.

Below explains how the diamonds went around Liberty City, who was involved with them and why.

Description

The cook smuggled the diamonds into Liberty City by hiding them in a cake mixture. They were brought in along with Niko Bellic aboard the Platypus. Eventually, Maisonette 9 owner Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince, his boyfriend Evan Moss, and bodyguard/business partner Luis Fernando Lopez met with the cook to buy the diamonds. Ray Boccino however, having learned of the diamonds, sent Johnny Klebitz and The Lost MC to crash the meet and steal them.

After buying the diamonds, Luis noticed Johnny and the bikers approaching and pushed Tony into a limousine, while shouting to Evan, who was holding the diamonds, to get them to Maisonette 9. Johnny sent numerous Lost members after Luis and Tony while he chased Evan. Luis and Tony managed to fend off the bikers, but Evan was caught by Johnny and killed, and the diamonds were taken. Johnny followed Ray's orders to hide the diamonds in two trash bags, which would later be collected by Niko Bellic, Luca Silvestri and his crew while disguised as trash collectors.

Niko left Luca with the diamonds as instructed, but then Luca and his crew plotted to steal the diamonds and flee to Las Venturas. Niko soon caught them before they left and killed them all in Middle Park, before taking back the diamonds and returning them to Ray.

Eventually, Ray found a buyer for the diamonds in the form of Isaac Roth and the Jewish Mob. He sent Johnny and Niko to do the deal with Isaac. Niko took the diamonds to the Libertonian Museum where Johnny would meet him. Ray's plan was for them to successfully sell the diamonds, with Johnny and Niko each taking half of the profits.

Unfortunately, Luis Lopez ambushed the deal after learning what was going down, shooting and killing Mori Green. This sparked chaos in the museum, and Johnny snatched the cash, while Isaac grabbed the diamonds. Both Niko and Johnny fought through the Jewish Mob and escaped, but Niko left with nothing. Amidst the riot, Luis caught Isaac and knocked him out, retrieving the diamonds. He then also escaped and gave them to Tony, who secured them in his safe.

Because Johnny stole the money, Ray sent Niko to kill Johnny's best friend, Jim Fitzgerald, after failing to do so himself. Johnny was then attacked by numerous groups of hitmen but managed to survive, only to learn that Jim had indeed been killed. Johnny was then advised by acquaintance; congressman Thomas Stubbs to stay away from Ray, as Stubbs correctly predicted that Ray would be either dead or in jail within a month.

Isaac Roth, having regained consciousness in the museum, fled to the Majestic Hotel and began falsely accusing Ray of setting up the deal in order to keep both the diamonds and the money. Isaac threatened to have Ray killed, so Ray promptly sent Niko to the Majestic to finish off Isaac and the Jewish Mob. After doing this, Niko refused to do any more work for Ray.

Ray's boss, James Pegorino, soon came up with a plan to get the diamonds back from Tony and Luis. They used their small time associates, the McRearys, and Niko to kidnap Tony's friend Gracie Ancelotti and hold her for ransom to coax Tony into giving up the diamonds for Gracie herself. After the Ancelotti's failed to get Gracie back by force, and with Luis and Tony facing death threats from Gracie's father, they gave in and arrived to exchange the diamonds. Niko and his friend Packie McReary met with Luis and Tony on Charge Island. The deal would have gone to plan if not for the interruption of Bulgarin, who seeked to reclaim his diamonds which he believed Luis had stolen and also to kill Niko, his former employee.

Bulgarin ordered his men to attack the exchange and kill everyone. Luis, Tony and Gracie quickly fled the scene, but Niko and Packie cut down many of Bulgarin's men and chased the one holding the diamonds. When Niko and Packie cornered him, he intentionally dropped them into a waste truck to ensure that nobody could have them, reasoning that Bulgarin would have later killed him if he was to give them up. Ultimately, Niko and Packie left empty-handed.

A short while later, Luis was walking through Meadows Park to meet with Tony, shortly after killing Bulgarin aboard his private jet. He accidentally bumped into Jerry Kapowitz, who fell to the ground knocking over a trash bin. After apologizing, Luis continued on, but Jerry noticed that amongst the split trash, lied the small pouch of diamonds. He examined them before running off with excitement.

According to a Liberty Tree report, over 100 people contested Jerry and claimed ownership of the diamonds, but Mayor Julio Ochoa finally allowed Jerry to keep the money made from selling them. He later bought a mansion in Alderney, contrary to reports that he planned to move to Vice City and open a gun and liquor store.

Mission appearances

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

Opening cutscene of GTA IV.
Diamonds in the Rough (TLAD) and Frosting on the Cake (TBOGT)
Taking in the Trash (GTA IV)
Meltdown (GTA IV)
Museum Piece (GTA IV), Collector's Item (TLAD) and Not So Fast (TBOGT)
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend (GTA IV) and Ladies Half Price (TBOGT)
Departure Time (TBOGT)
Mentioned on Weazel News (radio).

Trivia

Everybody who touched or held the diamonds besides Niko, Luis, and Tony have been killed. Ironically, Jerry Kapowitz was not involved in any way, and never even knew of their existence, but was eventually the one to have them for himself.

Where the diamonds ended up is not chronologically correct. On the Liberty Tree website the diamonds were supposedly heading to the dump (after which one of Bulgarin's men threw them onto the back of a truck). However Jerry Kapowitz finds them in the trash at the Monoglobe in Meadows Park, either they were somehow transported to the bin, or it is a minor retcon.

The Lost and Damned

Characters	Characters \| Johnny Klebitz \| Billy Grey \| Ashley Butler \| Category
Content	Radio Content \| Trailers \| TV Shows \| Vehicles \| Websites \| Weapons
Gameplay	Completion \| Cheats \| Missions \| Multiplayer \| Seagulls
Plot Related	Diamonds \| Heroin \| Impossible Trinity (Museum Piece, Collector's Item, and Not So Fast)

The Ballad of Gay Tony

Characters	Characters \| Luis Lopez \| Gay Tony \| Ray Bulgarin \| Gracie Ancelotti \| Category
Content	Features \| Radio content \| Safehouses \| Trailers \| Vehicles \| Weapons
Gameplay	Achievements/Trophies \| Cheats \| Missions \| Nightclubs (Maisonette 9 and Hercules) \| Seagulls
Plot Related	Diamonds \| Heroin \| Impossible Trinity (Museum Piece, Collector's Item, and Not So Fast)

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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.]]
+[[File:TheCook-GTAIV.jpg|thumb|300px|[[The Cook]] inspecting one of the diamonds to have been sold during the opening cinematic of [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. The diamonds are being mixed into a cake batter, presumably to be smuggled into the country after being stolen from Ray 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.
+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 that 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/trophies.
-== Description ==
+Below explains how the diamonds went around Liberty City, who was involved with them and why.
-The diamonds originally belonged to [[Rodislav Bulgarin]] and are first seen in the beginning cutscene of GTA IV where they are brought to [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] on the [[Platypus]], smuggled by the unnamed [[The Cook|cook]].
-Later, [[Gay Tony]] and [[Luis Lopez]] [[Frosting on the Cake|attend a meeting]] with the ship's [[The Cook|cook]] in order to obtain the diamonds. This deal however, was [[Diamonds in the Rough|interrupted]] by [[Johnny Klebitz]] and several members of [[The Lost]], on the orders of [[Ray Boccino]].
+==Description==
+The cook smuggled the diamonds into [[Liberty City]] by hiding them in a cake mixture. They were brought in along with [[Niko Bellic]] aboard the [[Platypus]]. Eventually, [[Maisonette 9]] owner [[Anthony Prince | Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince]], his boyfriend [[Evan Moss]], and bodyguard/business partner [[Luis Fernando Lopez]] [[Frosting On The Cake|met with the cook to buy the diamonds]]. [[Ray Boccino]] however, having learned of the diamonds, sent [[Johnny Klebitz]] and [[The Lost MC]] to [[Diamonds in the Rough|crash the meet and steal them]].
-Following the ambush, Johnny followed and killed Tony's boyfriend, [[Evan Moss]], obtained the diamonds, and then hid them within some garbage in Algonquin, in which the diamonds [[Taking in the Trash|will be collected]] by [[Niko Bellic]], [[Luca Silvestri]], [[Joseph DiLeo|Joseph "Tuna" DiLeo]] and [[Johnny Spaz]].
+After buying the diamonds, Luis noticed Johnny and the bikers approaching and pushed Tony into a limousine, while shouting to Evan, who was holding the diamonds, to get them to Maisonette 9. Johnny sent numerous Lost members after Luis and Tony while he chased Evan. Luis and Tony managed to fend off the bikers, but Evan was caught by Johnny and killed, and the diamonds were taken. Johnny followed Ray's orders to hide the diamonds in two trash bags, which would later be [[Taking in the Trash|collected by Niko Bellic, Luca Silvestri and his crew while disguised as trash collectors]].
-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.
+Niko left [[Luca Silvestri|Luca]] with the diamonds as instructed, but then Luca and his crew plotted to steal the diamonds and flee to [[Las Venturas]]. Niko soon caught them before they left and [[Meltdown (GTA IV)|killed them all in Middle Park]], before taking back the diamonds and returning them to Ray.
-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]].
+Eventually, Ray found a buyer for the diamonds in the form of [[Isaac Roth]] and the [[Jewish Mob]]. He sent Johnny and Niko to do the [[Museum Piece|deal with Isaac]]. Niko took the diamonds to the [[Libertonian Museum]] where [[Collector's Item|Johnny would meet him]]. Ray's plan was for them to successfully sell the diamonds, with Johnny and Niko each taking half of the profits.
-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.
+Unfortunately, Luis Lopez [[Not So Fast|ambushed the deal]] after learning what was going down, shooting and killing [[Mori Green]]. This sparked chaos in the museum, and Johnny snatched the cash, while Isaac grabbed the diamonds. Both Niko and Johnny fought through the Jewish Mob and escaped, but Niko left with nothing. Amidst the riot, Luis caught Isaac and knocked him out, retrieving the diamonds. He then also escaped and gave them to Tony, who secured them in his safe.
-[[File:JerryKapowitz-TBOGT.JPG|thumb|300px|[[Jerry Kapowitz]] holding one of the diamonds.]]
+Because Johnny stole the money, Ray sent [[No Way on the Subway|Niko to kill Johnny's best friend]], [[Jim Fitzgerald]], after [[Was It Worth It?|failing to do so himself]]. Johnny was then attacked by numerous groups of hitmen but managed to survive, only to learn that Jim had indeed been killed. Johnny was then [[Get Lost|advised by acquaintance]]; congressman [[Thomas Stubbs]] to stay away from Ray, as Stubbs correctly predicted that Ray would be either [[Pest Control|dead]] or in jail within a month.
-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.
+Isaac Roth, having regained consciousness in the museum, fled to the [[Majestic Hotel]] and began falsely accusing Ray of setting up the deal in order to keep both the diamonds and the money. Isaac threatened to have Ray killed, so Ray promptly sent [[Late Checkout|Niko to the Majestic to finish off Isaac and the Jewish Mob]]. After doing this, Niko refused to do any more work for Ray.
-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]].
+Ray's boss, [[James Pegorino]], soon came up with a plan to get the diamonds back from Tony and Luis. They used their small time associates, the McRearys, and Niko to [[I'll Take Her|kidnap Tony's friend]] [[Gracie Ancelotti]] and hold her for ransom to coax Tony into giving up the diamonds for Gracie herself. After the Ancelotti's [[She's a Keeper|failed to get Gracie back by force]], and with Luis and Tony facing death threats from Gracie's father, they gave in and arrived to exchange the diamonds. Niko and his friend [[Packie McReary]] [[Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend|met with Luis and Tony]] on [[Charge Island]]. The deal would have gone to plan if not for the interruption of Bulgarin, who seeked to reclaim his diamonds which he believed Luis had stolen and also to kill Niko, his former employee.
-== Fate/Consequences ==
+Bulgarin ordered his men to attack the exchange and kill everyone. [[Ladies Half Price|Luis, Tony and Gracie quickly fled the scene]], but Niko and Packie cut down many of Bulgarin's men and chased the one holding the diamonds. When Niko and Packie cornered him, he intentionally dropped them into a waste truck to ensure that nobody could have them, reasoning that Bulgarin would have later killed him if he was to give them up. Ultimately, Niko and Packie left empty-handed.
-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.
-=== Protagonists ===
+A short while later, Luis was walking through Meadows Park to meet with Tony, shortly after [[Departure Time|killing Bulgarin aboard his private jet]]. He accidentally bumped into [[Jerry Kapowitz]], who fell to the ground knocking over a trash bin. After apologizing, Luis continued on, but Jerry noticed that amongst the split trash, lied the small pouch of diamonds. He examined them before running off with excitement.
-==== Niko Bellic ====
-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.
-==== Johnny Klebitz ====
+According to a [[Liberty Tree]] report, over 100 people contested Jerry and claimed ownership of the diamonds, but Mayor [[Julio Ochoa]] finally allowed Jerry to keep the money made from selling them. He later bought a mansion in [[Alderney]], contrary to reports that he planned to move to [[Vice City in GTA IV Era|Vice City]] and open a gun and liquor store.
-After [[Johnny Klebitz|Johnny]] stole the two million dollars that were meant for [[Ray Boccino]], Ray ordered Niko to kill Johnny's bestfriend [[Jim Fitzgerald|Jim]], Ray also trashes the Lost MC clubhouse and conspired with Billy against Johnny. After this, [[Thomas Stubbs III|Tom Stubbs III]] advises to leave Ray alone and take out Billy, around this time Ray is killed by Niko after being ordered to do so by Jimmy Pegorino. After the theft of the diamond money, The Lost MC nearly got wiped out by the Pegorinos.
-As seen in [[Collector's Item]] and [[Was It Worth It?]], Ray Boccino sent numerous hitmen squads against Johnny and The Lost.
-==== Luis Lopez ====
-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.
-As seen in [[In the Crosshairs]], [[Ladies Half Price]] and [[Party's Over]].
-=== Others ===
-==== 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.
-==== Ray Boccino ====
-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.
-==== Luca Silvestri, Joseph DiLeo and John Barbosa ====
-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 Cook ====
-The result in stealing Ray's diamonds and attempting to deal with them ended with the Cook being beheaded by Bulgarin.
-====Evan Moss ====
-During the missions [[Diamonds in the Rough]]/[[Frosting on the Cake]], Evan attempts to flee with the diamonds after [[The Lost]] members ambush the deal. Evan was chased down by [[Johnny Klebitz]] and affiliates, and murdered.
-====Isaac Roth====
-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]].
-====Mori Green====
-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.
-====Jerry Kapowitz ====
-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.
 == Mission appearances ==
-Note the following missions are sorted in chronological order of the timeline.
+Note the following missions are been sorted in chronological order of the timeline.
 * [[The Cousins Bellic|Opening cutscene of GTA IV]].
 * [[Diamonds in the Rough]] (TLAD) and [[Frosting on the Cake]] (TBOGT)
 * [[Taking in the Trash]] (GTA IV)
-* [[Meltdown]] (GTA IV)
+* [[Meltdown (GTA IV)|Meltdown]] (GTA IV)
 * [[Museum Piece]] (GTA IV), [[Collector's Item]] (TLAD) and [[Not So Fast]] (TBOGT)
 * [[Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend]] (GTA IV) and [[Ladies Half Price]] (TBOGT)
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 == Trivia ==
-* It is possible that the diamonds will make an appearance in the next GTA series.
+*Everybody who touched or held the diamonds besides Niko, Luis, and Tony have been killed. Ironically, Jerry Kapowitz was not involved in any way, and never even knew of their existence, but was eventually the one to have them for himself.
-* Niko mentions that the diamonds are cursed and caused nothing but problems. This is fitting as the people who attempted to get the diamonds, suffered a consequence of some sort.
+*Where the diamonds ended up is not chronologically correct. On the Liberty Tree website the diamonds were supposedly heading to the dump (after which one of Bulgarin's men threw them onto the back of a truck). However Jerry Kapowitz finds them in the trash at the Monoglobe in Meadows Park, either they were somehow transported to the bin, or it is a minor retcon.
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