All the entertainment of the disabled Mikhail Cherikover consisted of contemplating the Jerusalem street from the window of his apartment, until, through an incredible set of circumstances, stolen diamonds, including the famous Red Adamant, fell into his hands. This incident turned his whole life upside down and led to a chain of unexpected situations. As the detective plot unfolds, the reader becomes acquainted with the character and life of a man who is both Jewish and Russian, and, moreover, a surprisingly integral nature with a unique, very bizarre philosophy of life.