Serge loves living it up but painting the town red has a price too high for him What to do then Alfred his servant and former pickpocket has the solution steal of course No sooner said than done Or rather No sooner said than tried For when Serge assisted by his mistress Gloriane acting as bait he tries to rob a jeweler on the Place Vendôme of a precious diamond bracelet he realizes that a gang of thieves have preceded him Later on he will learn that the boss of the gang is a Polish noblewoman Countess Waldapowska