Rachel also becomes angry with Franklin, despite their earlier mutual yet unspoken infatuation, when he goes out of his way to locate the diamond. Suspicion is immediately placed on a number of different characters: the Indian jugglers, Rosanna Spearman, the odd maidservant with a past of robbery and theft, and on Rachel herself, who behaves suspiciously. That night, the diamond is mysteriously stolen from Rachel’s bedroom. Some Indian jugglers, along with a small English boy, arrive at the house but are quickly turned away. However, Rachel is very pleased with the gift and immediately places it on her dress for all to see at the large dinner celebrating her birthday. Many members of the family, including her cousin Franklin Blake and her mother Lady Verinder, believe that the diamond was given to her as some sort of insult from her corrupt uncle due to the fact that the diamond is said to be cursed, bringing nothing with it but destruction. Because of this, three Hindu priests have dedicated their lives to recovering the diamond to bring it back to India.
The diamond is greatly valuable, both financially and religiously. He acquired it during the Siege of Seringapatam through a series of murder and theft. Rachel Verinder, a young English woman inherits an Indian diamond, known as the “moonstone,” for her 18th birthday from her uncle, a corrupt British army officer who served in India. Ablewhite discovered at the inn Plot Summary
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