▁quar ries . ▁While ▁there , ▁John ▁in ad vert ently ▁finds ▁out ▁that ▁the ▁vers es ▁from ▁Black be ard ' s ▁lo cket ▁contain ▁a ▁code ▁that ▁will ▁reve al ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁his ▁famous ▁diam ond . ▁ ▁Once ▁John ' s ▁w ound ▁he als , ▁he ▁and ▁Block ▁decide ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁diam ond ▁from ▁Car is bro oke ▁Castle . ▁After ▁a ▁susp ense ful ▁scene ▁in ▁the ▁well ▁where ▁the ▁j ew el ▁is ▁hidden , ▁they ▁succeed ▁in ▁esc aping ▁to ▁Holland ▁where ▁they ▁try ▁to ▁sell ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁Jewish ▁diam ond ▁merchant ▁named ▁K ris p ijn ▁Ald ob rand . ▁The ▁merchant ▁che ats ▁them , ▁claim ing ▁the ▁diam ond ▁is ▁fake . ▁El ze vir ▁falls ▁for ▁the ▁dece it ▁and ▁an gr ily ▁throws ▁the ▁diam ond ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁window . ▁John , ▁however , ▁knows ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁dup ed , ▁and ▁suggests ▁they ▁try ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁diam ond ▁through ▁burg l ary . ▁The ▁attempt ▁fails ▁and , ▁they ▁are ▁arrested ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁prison . ▁John ▁curs es ▁the ▁merchant ▁for ▁his ▁lies . ▁ ▁John ▁and ▁El ze vir ▁go ▁to ▁prison ▁for ▁life . ▁Event ually ▁they ▁are ▁separated . ▁Then , ▁unexpected ly , ▁ten ▁years ▁later , ▁their ▁paths ▁cross ▁again . ▁They ▁are ▁being ▁transport ed , ▁and ▁board ▁a ▁ship . ▁A ▁storm ▁blow s ▁up , ▁and ▁by ▁a ▁strong ▁coinc idence , ▁the ▁ship ▁is