Belloq glared at Tuco and snarled, "It's a diamond they want, not gold. An enormous shining diamond."

He had no expectation or hope that the Orions would be forgiving. Their local crime boss was notoriously pitiless and impatient. The best he could hope for is to trick them. Perhaps if he captured the Prop and somehow forced it back into the shape of the diamond sword long enough to hand it off to the smuggler captain. Then it would become someone else's problem.

He fell to his knees and peered under the bed.

"Help me capture that creature."