A precious jewel, known as the BLUE RUBY, was stolen yesterday from the jewelry box of the Countess of Morcar. The countess offers a reward of a thousand pounds for information leading to the recovery of the precious jewel... The police begin their investigation to locate the missing gem when, quite unexpectedly, the jewel is found around the neck of a goose. How did the gem travel from a jewelry box at one end of the city to the neck of a goose at the other end? Another mystery for detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Watson, who are involved in a race against time to save the life of an innocent person.