Lord Lister No. 0002: De straf van den juweelenvervalscher

In a bustling London hotel, two impeccably dressed strangers—one with a sleek black beard—check in under the names Gaston Durand, a Parisian banker, and his secretary Henry Ricold. Their arrival draws the attention of the ever‑watchful porter, yet the duo slips quietly to their rooms, exchanging nervous whispers about a shadowy figure named Raffles and the possibility of police on their trail. Their companion, Lord Lister, remains cool‑collected, lighting cigarettes and probing the surroundings with a detective’s eye, hinting at a deeper game afoot.

Soon the conversation shifts to a long‑standing grudge against the jeweler Collgate, who once swindled Lister with counterfeit diamonds. Determined to turn the tables, Lister and his nervous associate Charly plot a bold confrontation, weighing the risks of a heist against their modest fortunes. The stage is set for a clever cat‑and‑mouse chase through the fog‑laden streets of Victorian London, where wit and audacity may be the only weapons against a cunning adversary.