I need you to worry about your family in London. ibid. Kerra to Noah
Your family’s in London. You’re a McCabe. Rough Diamonds s1e3, Kerra
Noah, we need the diamonds first thing in the morning. ibid. Adina
Such a man cannot lead. He only brings about turmoil. Destruction. ibid. dad on deathbed confronts Noah
Shameless, this guy. Fifteen years without a word. Now he shows up on time to rob us blind. Rough Diamonds s1e4, Eli to Benny
Without a bona fide supplier I cannot move forward. ibid.
Eli is trying to cut us out of the company. ibid. Adina to Noah
No-one has ever respected you. And no-one ever will. ibid. Noah to Eli
The deal we made – it’s not so simple with these folks. It’s about a lot more than stones. Kerra buys their drugs and they launder their money with our diamonds. It’s a three-way deal. This is the price we pay to save the company. ibid. Noah to Adina
This is the only reason your business is still running. ibid. Kerra with drugs
Arthur Goldman – he’s been organising these events for the past few years. Rough Diamonds s1e5, Adina to Noah
Our bank has new opportunities that the minister might want to be in on. ibid. Mr Matthias to Noah
I felt a bit lucky that nobody ever caught us. ibid. Gila to Noah
We’ll be free soon enough. ibid. Noah to Adina
I can’t do this. Don’t accept this deal, I’m sorry. ibid. Noah with Mr Matthias to Brazilian delegation
Cut it out. You’ll supply diamonds to us for as long as I want you to. Rough Diamonds s1e6, Albanian nasty with Mr Matthias to Noah & Adina
I’m calling because you’re in danger. They made that very clear. ibid. Kerra to Noah
We can’t have them coming after the children. ibid. Adina to Noah
But let’s say this clear – the firm is finished. ibid. Noah to Eli & Adina
Come with me. I want you with me and the kids. ibid. Noah to Gila
They were watching us for a while but we have no clue what they might know. Rough Diamonds s1e7, Noah to Mr Matthias
We are not bringing this to the bench, Jo. ibid. boss to rozzer
The prosecution withdrew the settlement. They’re going to take us to trial. ibid. Noah to Kerra
Call the prosecutor. You and I are about to make her day. ibid. Noah to Eli
It’s not going to take long for this to make international headlines. Rough Diamonds s1e8
I’ve got another witness. One of your own. He can’t wait to talk about Wolfson Diamonds. ibid. rozzer to Eli & Noah
We have to give you the opportunity to explain yourself, Benny. ibid. Adina
Everything could be made same as a natural base. I like so much the idea about synthetic diamonds. It is much much cheaper than natural stones. And also, they looks better. Nothing Lasts Forever, Dumac Simic, gemologist, Netflix 2023
Why should we still mine for diamonds? ibid. interviewer
De Beers invented a way to sell to people. ibid. designer
The sale of synthetic diamonds as diamond engagement rings is a fundamental violation of the ethics of the diamond industry. You’d be hurting people where it counts. ibid. Rapaport
We sell the idea behind the diamonds. ibid.
Like every origin story it’s been … embroidered. ibid. designer
It’s the non-disclosure of synthetics which is creating a fear psychosis. ibid. man in the know
[Washington News] Thugs Crack Treasury Vault Loot One Million Dollars in Currency: Crooks Tunnel In From Next Excavation. The Diamond aka The Diamond Wizard 1954 starring Dennis O’Keefe & Margaret Sheridan & Philip Friend & Alan Wheatley & Francis de Wolff & Eric Berry & Michael Balfour & Gudrun Ure et al, director Montgomery Tully/Dennis O’Keefe
Diamond expert #1: It’s a perfect diamond. Except it’s artificial. Made by man.
Diamond expert #2: So it’s come at last. The perfect synthetic diamond. ibid.
[news]: This was the glittering prize. The De Beers Millennium Star, a flawless stone of 203 carats. The Diamond Heist: Chapter 1: Robbers, Netflix 2025
[news]: Armed and masked robbers used a van equipped with a steel spike to ram a Securicor van early today. ibid.
Ray told me the target they were going for was the Millennium Star. ibid.
Ray told me if we can pull if we could pull it off, it was going to be the biggest heist of all time. ibid.
We had a team. Now we need to get to work. ibid.
But what this gang of criminals didn’t know is that we were following them. ibid. rozzer
[rozzer]: In July later that year Aylesford got hit. Myself and my two deputies went down to Kent and we spoke with the investigators. The Diamond Heist: Chapter 2: Cops
We need to catch them in the act. ibid.
Nobody goes to the Dome twice. ibid.
The reality was they’d done two robberies, both with multimillion-pound payoffs. They’d been unsuccessful and they were looking for their third big job. And this fitted that. But this was not their usual load that they went after.
I never thought that Wenham was the brains behind the idea. But we became convinced that Tong Farm was the key to identify the gang leader and the main perpetrators involved. ibid.
So the game plan was to let them do the robbery. ibid.
They were absolutely appalled that I knew about it. ibid. journalist
On the 6th November the JCB was taken all the way up to South-East London where it was placed in a coal yard that was within visual sight of the Dome. The boat is then brought up and taken to the far side of the river. So we knew the job was on for the next day. ibid. rozzer
[rozzer]: But there’s always something that can go wrong. The Diamond Heist: Chapter 3: Cops & Robbers
If this went wrong, it would be a disaster for the Flying Squad. ibid. reporter
The next thing we hear is that the JCB is on the move. ibid. rozzer
Despite all the planning the gang were simply outsmarted by police. ibid. news