It was the kind of hotel, a large hotel, to be found in any good sized city. In the lobby the bell-captain’s desk stood just across from the main desk providing a vantage point from which Jerry Watkins could supervise the young men of whom he was in command and the comings and goings of all the guests in the building.

One of the hotel’s most valued guests discovers a diamond bracelet worth $7000 missing. Stealing from the wealthier guests is not the only racket Jerry is running from the hotel.